Low bridges in California
4,786 height restrictions are recorded in California, United States. The lowest clearance a road vehicle can still pass is 2.00 m, and 636 are under 2.5 m. The map shows every one; the table lists the 20 lowest.
The map
The lowest clearances in California
The 20 lowest signed restrictions, lowest first. Every one of the 4,786 is on the map above.
| Location | Height | Type | Road | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Gatos Creek Trail · Los Gatos | 2.00 m6 ft 7 in | restriction | — | California |
| Siskiyou Road · Apple Valley | 2.00 m6 ft 7 in | restriction | — | California |
| Siskiyou Road · Apple Valley | 2.00 m6 ft 7 in | restriction | — | California |
| Redding Road · Campbell | 2.00 m6 ft 7 in | restriction | — | California |
| Garage Three · Santa Rosa | 2.00 m6 ft 7 in | restriction | — | California |
| Carl Street · San Francisco | 2.01 m6 ft 7 in | restriction | — | California |
| Irving Street · San Francisco | 2.01 m6 ft 7 in | restriction | — | California |
| 11th Street · San Francisco | 2.01 m6 ft 7 in | restriction | — | California |
| Regents Park Row · San Diego | 2.01 m6 ft 7 in | restriction | — | California |
| Executive Drive · San Diego | 2.01 m6 ft 7 in | restriction | — | California |
| Executive Square · San Diego | 2.01 m6 ft 7 in | restriction | — | California |
| Shrader Street · San Francisco | 2.01 m6 ft 7 in | restriction | — | California |
| West Milford Street · Glendale | 2.01 m6 ft 7 in | restriction | — | California |
| Drybank Drive · Rolling Hills Estates | 2.03 m6 ft 8 in | restriction | — | California |
| Deep Valley Drive · Rolling Hills Estates | 2.03 m6 ft 8 in | restriction | — | California |
| North Grand Avenue · Los Angeles | 2.03 m6 ft 8 in | restriction | — | California |
| Los Angeles | 2.03 m6 ft 8 in | restriction | — | California |
| Convention Center Public Parking · San Jose | 2.03 m6 ft 8 in | restriction | — | California |
| Indian Peak Road · Rancho Palos Verdes | 2.03 m6 ft 8 in | restriction | — | California |
| East Green Street · Pasadena | 2.03 m6 ft 8 in | restriction | — | California |
How low it gets here
Of the 4,786 restrictions in California, 636 are under 2.5 m, 285 sit between 2.5 and 3.2 m — the band where a typical motorhome has to stop — 199 between 3.2 and 4.0 m, and 2,487 above 4.0 m. The median signed clearance is 4.50 m.
What the numbers leave out
1,179 of them state no height at all. That is not a clear road: somebody recorded a limit without a number. Treat those as obstacles of unknown height. Where nothing is signed, the general limit in United States applies — 4.11 m.
Questions
How many low bridges are there in California?
4,786 height restrictions of every kind are recorded in California: 636 under 2.5 m and 285 between 2.5 and 3.2 m, the range that stops an ordinary motorhome.
What is the lowest bridge in California?
The lowest clearance a road vehicle can still pass is 2.00 m, and the table above starts with it. Anything signed lower is a gate or a barrier rather than a road.
How current is this data?
It is rebuilt every week from OpenStreetMap; these figures were measured on October 25, 2026. A restriction nobody has mapped is not here, so above 3 m plan the route before you set off.
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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.