Low Bridge Map — Portugal

There are 4,169 recorded height restrictions on roads in Portugal — bridges, tunnels, underpasses and height barriers. The lowest clearance a road vehicle could pass is 2.00 m — anything tagged lower is a gate or a barrier — and 887 restrictions are under 2.5 m. This map shows all of them, and the data behind it is rebuilt every week.

Updated October 25, 2026

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4,169Restrictions

887under 2.5 m

2.00 mLowest

1,985height unknown

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The lowest clearances in Portugal

The 100 lowest signed restrictions, lowest first. Every one of the 4,169 is on the map above.

Location	Height	Type	Road	Region
Rua 25 de Abril · Albufeira	2.00 m	restriction	—	Faro
Restauradores · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Avenida da Liberdade · Lisboa	2.00 m	barrier	—	Lisboa
Camões · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Praça Luís de Camões · Lisboa	2.00 m	barrier	—	Lisboa
Avenida da República · Lisboa	2.00 m	barrier	—	Lisboa
Campo Pequeno · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Campo Pequeno - Saída · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Campo Mártires da Pátria - Saída · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Alameda · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Parque -1, Entrada Sul;Piso inferior · Aveiro	2.00 m	restriction	—	Aveiro
Caminho de São Martinho · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Rua dos Alecrins · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Rua Professora Margarida Vieira Mendes · Lisboa	2.00 m	barrier	—	Lisboa
Avenida Afonso Costa · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Rua do Ribeirinho · Machico	2.00 m	tunnel	—	—
Parque de Estacionamento Centro Cívico · Vila Nova de Gaia	2.00 m	restriction	—	Porto
Horizonte · Coimbra	2.00 m	tunnel	—	Coimbra
Parque Chiado · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Roma · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Avenida 25 de Maio · Santana	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Restauradores · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Parque do SAMS · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Parque de Estacionamento Centro Cívico · Vila Nova de Gaia	2.00 m	restriction	—	Porto
Parque Luísa Sigeia · Almada	2.00 m	restriction	—	Setúbal
Rua de Agramonte · Porto	2.00 m	restriction	—	Porto
Entrada Norte · Aveiro	2.00 m	restriction	—	Aveiro
Camões - Saída · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Parque 2 \| 2A \| 3 \| 3A;Pisos superiores · Aveiro	2.00 m	restriction	—	Aveiro
Rua Heróis e Mártires de Angola · Porto	2.00 m	restriction	—	Porto
Rua Mestre Sidónio · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
EN 222 · Fontelo	2.00 m	restriction	EN 222	Viseu
Estacionamento do Campo Pequeno · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Caminho de São Martinho · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Escadinhas da Madalena · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Avenida Doutor Augusto Pais Martins · Odivelas	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Avenida Doutor Augusto Pais Martins · Odivelas	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Rua Actor José Camacho Costa · Odivelas	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Avenida do Município · Nazaré	2.00 m	restriction	—	Leiria
Mercado da Ribeira / Cais do Sodré · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Entrada Parque Subterrâneo · Elvas	2.00 m	restriction	—	Portalegre
Cobertura · Senhora da Hora	2.00 m	restriction	—	Porto
Parque Valbom · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Unisana Hospital do Oeste · Torres Vedras	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Brasília · Porto	2.00 m	restriction	—	Porto
Parque Valbom · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Avenida Marquês de Tomar · Lisboa	2.00 m	barrier	—	Lisboa
Parque Valbom - Saída · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Arnado · Coimbra	2.00 m	tunnel	—	Coimbra
Albufeira	2.00 m	restriction	—	Faro
Saída Parque Subterrâneo · Elvas	2.00 m	restriction	—	Portalegre
Sete Rios - Zoo · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Hotel Guest Parking · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Infante Santo · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Avenida da Guarda Inglesa · Coimbra	2.00 m	restriction	—	Coimbra
Avenida da Guarda Inglesa · Coimbra	2.00 m	restriction	—	Coimbra
Continente Modelo Santa Maria da Feira · Santa Maria da Feira	2.00 m	restriction	—	Aveiro
Rua Professor Juvenal Esteves · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Rua 5 de Outubro · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Rua do Paiol · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Caminho da Achada · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Rua Doutor João Lemos Gomes · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Rua Doutor João Lemos Gomes · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Rua Doutor João Lemos Gomes · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Caminho de São Martinho · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Travessa Ribeiro dos Alecrins · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Setúbal	2.00 m	barrier	—	Setúbal
Rua da Ladeira · Albufeira	2.00 m	restriction	—	Faro
Rua Almirante Reis · Nazaré	2.00 m	barrier	—	Leiria
Parque Valbom · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Avenida Miguel Bombarda · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Avenida João Crisóstomo · Lisboa	2.00 m	barrier	—	Lisboa
Autoparque Roma · Lisboa	2.00 m	barrier	—	Lisboa
Avenida Duque de Ávila · Lisboa	2.00 m	barrier	—	Lisboa
Avenida de Liberdade 245 · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Praça Marechal Humberto Delgado · Lisboa	2.00 m	barrier	—	Lisboa
Rua Embaixador Teixeira de Sampaio · Lisboa	2.00 m	barrier	—	Lisboa
Travessa do Mercado · Aveiro	2.00 m	barrier	—	Aveiro
Mercado Manuel Firmino · Aveiro	2.00 m	restriction	27684	Aveiro
Maria Cristina · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Maria Cristina · Lisboa	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Rua 18 · Espinho	2.00 m	restriction	—	Aveiro
Rua 20 · Espinho	2.00 m	restriction	—	Aveiro
Avenida da Liberdade · Lisboa	2.00 m	barrier	—	Lisboa
Praça do Rossio · Aveiro	2.00 m	restriction	—	Aveiro
Avenida do Cerro da Vila · Quarteira	2.00 m	restriction	—	Faro
Rua da Malaca · Peniche	2.00 m	restriction	—	Leiria
Rua 21 · Espinho	2.00 m	restriction	—	Aveiro
Edifício Sintra · Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)	2.00 m	restriction	—	Lisboa
Cobertura · Senhora da Hora	2.00 m	barrier	—	Porto
Seia	2.00 m	restriction	—	Guarda
Gouveia	2.00 m	restriction	—	Guarda
Acesso UPPs Ourém · Ourém	2.00 m	restriction	—	Santarém
Acesso UPPs Ourém · Ourém	2.00 m	restriction	—	Santarém
Caminho de Santa Quitéria · Funchal	2.00 m	tunnel	—	—
Caminho de São Martinho · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Caminho de São Martinho · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Caminho de São Martinho · Funchal	2.00 m	restriction	—	—
Rua do Ribeirinho · Machico	2.00 m	tunnel	—	—

By region

Where the 4,169 restrictions in Portugal are, across 20 regions.

Region	Restrictions	Lowest
Porto	951	2.00 m
Lisboa	652	2.00 m
Braga	501	2.00 m
Aveiro	400	2.00 m
Faro	350	2.00 m
Leiria	299	2.00 m
Madeira	186	2.00 m
Coimbra	170	2.00 m
Setúbal	146	2.00 m
Viseu	118	2.00 m
Santarém	111	2.00 m
Castelo Branco	70	2.10 m
Viana do Castelo	52	2.00 m
Azores	46	2.05 m
Portalegre	43	2.00 m
Guarda	27	2.00 m
Vila Real	23	2.00 m
Évora	16	3.10 m
Bragança	7	3.00 m
Beja	1	2.00 m

How to read this data

Every point on this map comes from open map data, where a height restriction is recorded against the road, the bridge or the barrier it applies to. We rebuild our copy of Portugal once a week, so a clearance corrected on Monday is here by the following weekend. The table lists the 100 lowest restrictions in the country; the map shows every one of them.

Of the 4,169 restrictions in Portugal, 1,985 carry no height at all. That does not mean the road is clear. It means somebody recorded that a limit exists without recording the number — an unsigned height barrier, a sign nobody has read closely, or a tag that says only "lower than the usual limit". Treat those as unknown obstacles, not as open road. The rest break down as 887 under 2.5 m, 296 between 2.5 and 3.2 m, 152 between 3.2 and 4.0 m, and 849 above 4.0 m, with a median stated clearance of 3.00 m.

Coverage is uneven, and honestly so

This data is surveyed by people, and people survey what they drive. Motorways and trunk roads in Portugal are close to complete; farm tracks, private yards and small village underpasses are not. Porto alone accounts for 951 of the country's restrictions, which says as much about who maps there as about where the low bridges are. A road with no marker on this map has probably never been surveyed for clearance — it is not a guarantee of headroom.

How tall is your vehicle

Vehicle	Typical height
Small campervan (VW California, Transit Custom)	2.0–2.2 m
Panel van conversion with a roof vent	2.6–2.9 m
Coachbuilt motorhome	3.0–3.5 m
Motorhome with a roof box or satellite dome	up to 3.6 m
Box truck / lorry	4.0 m

Measure yours rather than trusting the brochure: an air conditioner, a solar panel or a roof rack routinely adds 20 cm to a figure that was measured empty, and a loaded suspension does not give it back. Write the number on a sticker on the dashboard — it is the only figure that matters at the moment you are looking at a bridge and a queue of traffic behind you.

Before you drive

Restrictions cluster where old railways cross old roads, and those are exactly the routes a satnav picks to avoid a motorway toll. If your vehicle is over 3 m, plan the route before you start rather than trusting the shortest line on a phone screen.

Questions

How do I find the low bridges on my route in Portugal?

Open the map above and look along your route before you leave: all 4,169 recorded restrictions in Portugal are on it, coloured by clearance, and the table lists the 100 lowest with the town and road each one is on. On the road itself you want something watching ahead for you — a plan made at the kitchen table does not help at a junction you have already reached.

What is the maximum vehicle height allowed in Portugal?

The general limit is 4.00 m, and anything lower than that has to be signed. That is exactly what makes the 4,169 restrictions on this page worth reading: they are the places where the ordinary limit does not apply.

How many low bridges are there in Portugal?

Recorded here are 4,169 height restrictions of every kind — railway bridges, tunnels, underpasses and height barriers. 887 of them are under 2.5 m and 296 are between 2.5 and 3.2 m — the band that stops an ordinary campervan — while 849 are above 4.0 m.

What is the lowest bridge in Portugal?

The lowest clearance a road vehicle could pass is 2.00 m; anything tagged lower is a gate or a barrier rather than a road. The median stated clearance is 3.00 m, and the table above starts at the lowest and works up.

A restriction on the map has no height. Does that mean the road is clear?

No. 1,985 of the 4,169 restrictions in Portugal carry no number at all: somebody recorded that a limit exists without recording what it is — an unsigned barrier, a sign nobody read closely. Treat those as unknown obstacles, not as open road.

Where does this data come from, and how current is it?

From OpenStreetMap, rebuilt weekly; these figures were last measured on October 25, 2026. Coverage is uneven and this page says so: Porto alone accounts for 951 of the restrictions, which is as much about where people survey as about where the low bridges are.

Nearby countries

Spain12,054 · lowest 2.00 m France50,380 · lowest 2.00 m Germany102,381 · lowest 2.00 m Italy23,486 · lowest 2.00 m United Kingdom22,589 · lowest 2.00 m Poland13,535 · lowest 2.00 m

On the road

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