Low Bridge Map — Portugal
There are 4,142 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 878 restrictions are under 2.5 m. This map shows all of them, and the data behind it is rebuilt every week.
The map
The lowest clearances in Portugal
The 100 lowest signed restrictions, lowest first. Every one of the 4,142 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Valbom · Lisboa | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Lisboa |
| Avenida Marquês de Tomar · Lisboa | 2.00 m | barrier | — | Lisboa |
| 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 |
| 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 | — | — |
| Rua Actor José Camacho Costa · Odivelas | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Lisboa |
| Caminho do Poço Barral · Funchal | 2.00 m | restriction | — | — |
| Impasse do Poço Barral · Funchal | 2.00 m | restriction | — | — |
| Rua 25 de Abril · Albufeira | 2.00 m | restriction | — | Faro |
| EM 516-1 · Olhão | 2.00 m | restriction | EM 516-1 | Faro |
By region
Where the 4,142 restrictions in Portugal are, across 20 regions.
| Region | Restrictions | Lowest |
|---|---|---|
| Porto | 947 | 1.00 m |
| Lisboa | 640 | 1.00 m |
| Braga | 493 | 1.00 m |
| Aveiro | 400 | 1.00 m |
| Faro | 349 | 1.90 m |
| Leiria | 301 | 1.90 m |
| Madeira | 186 | 1.50 m |
| Coimbra | 170 | 1.90 m |
| Setúbal | 147 | 2.00 m |
| Viseu | 118 | 2.00 m |
| Santarém | 111 | 2.00 m |
| Castelo Branco | 70 | 2.10 m |
| Viana do Castelo | 49 | 2.00 m |
| Azores | 46 | 1.50 m |
| Portalegre | 43 | 2.00 m |
| Guarda | 25 | 2.00 m |
| Vila Real | 23 | 1.00 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 4,142 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 878 under 2.5 m, 293 between 2.5 and 3.2 m, 149 between 3.2 and 4.0 m, and 837 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 947 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 4,142 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 4,142 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 4,142 height restrictions of every kind — railway bridges, tunnels, underpasses and height barriers. 878 of them are under 2.5 m and 293 are between 2.5 and 3.2 m — the band that stops an ordinary campervan — while 837 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 4,142 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 September 6, 2026. Coverage is uneven and this page says so: Porto alone accounts for 947 of the restrictions, which is as much about where people survey as about where the low bridges are.
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On the road
This map is a planning tool. On the road, ilovay warns you about height restrictions ahead based on the height of your vehicle, and can route around them. Free on Android.