DeKalb County, TN

100 public highway bridges

DeKalb County Bridge Snapshot

DeKalb County, Tennessee contains 100 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 23% are rated “Good,” 68% “Fair,” 7% “Poor,” and 7% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in TN are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

100
Total Bridges
23%
Good
7%
Poor
7%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
23% (23)
Fair
68% (68)
Poor
7% (7)
SD
7% (7)

All Bridges (100)

NFA A424

Fair

Over: BRAGER HOLLOW BRANCH

CURTIS ST - 1 M S OF SR26, DeKalb, TN

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

FAS 264

Fair

Over: REYNOLDS BRANCH

IN ALEXANDRIA, DeKalb, TN

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 546

NFA 1118 (SA 2118)

Fair

Over: OAKLEY CREEK

2MI SOUTH OF SMITH CO., DeKalb, TN

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 688

FAS 264

Fair

Over: SMITH FORK CREEK

2.2 MI.S.OF SMITH CO., DeKalb, TN

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 653

FAP 26

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

IN ALEXANDRIA CITY LIMITS, DeKalb, TN

Built 1953 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,849

FAP 26

Fair

Over: HELTON CREEK

1 MILE S. OF ALEXANDRIA, DeKalb, TN

Built 1953 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,023

FAP 26

Fair

Over: BRANCH

NEAR THE SR-96 JCT., DeKalb, TN

Built 1953 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,023

FAP 26

Fair

Over: SMITH FORK CREEK

7 MI.W.OF LIBERTY, DeKalb, TN

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,478

FAP 26

Fair

Over: BRANCH

IN LIBERTY CITY LIMITS, DeKalb, TN

Built 1953 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,478

FAP 26

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

IN SMITHVILLE CITY LIMITS, DeKalb, TN

Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,821

FAP 26

Fair

Over: BRANCH

IN LIBERTY CITY LIMITS, DeKalb, TN

Built 1951 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,015

FAS 96

Fair

Over: BRANCH

NEAR LIBERTY, DeKalb, TN

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,809

FAS 96

Fair

Over: JORDAN BRANCH

NEAR LIBERTY, DeKalb, TN

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,809

FAS 96

Fair

Over: BRANCH

NEAR LIBERTY, DeKalb, TN

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,809

FAS 146

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

2 MI.SW.OF SMITHVILLE, DeKalb, TN

Built 1947 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,760

FAS 96

Fair

Over: CENTER HILL DAM SPILLWAY

CENTER HILL DAM, DeKalb, TN

Built 1948 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 684

FAP 56

Fair

Over: CANEY FORK RIVER

AT PEDIGO RIDGE RD., DeKalb, TN

Built 1949 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,861

FAS 141

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

2 MI FM CENTER HILL DAM, DeKalb, TN

Built 1975 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 205

NFA A263

Fair

Over: SINK CREEK

.7 MI EAST OF SR56, DeKalb, TN

Built 1993 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 90

FAP 26

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

IN DOWELLTOWN CITY LIMITS, DeKalb, TN

Built 2004 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 8,478

NFA A219 (SA 2107)

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

5 MI EAST OF SR56, DeKalb, TN

Built 2022 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 360

FAP 56

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

1.9 MI.S.OF SMITHVILLE, DeKalb, TN

Built 1966 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 6,921

NFA A327

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

01 MI FROM DRY CREEK RD, DeKalb, TN

Built 1985 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 30

NFA A054

Good

Over: CLEAR FORK CREEK

.2MI EAST OF SR53, DeKalb, TN

Built 1985 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 30

NFA 2148 (SA 2119)

Good

Over: SMITH FORK CREEK

1MI EAST OF HELTON TN., DeKalb, TN

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 501

NFA 2149 (SA 2111)

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

5MI SOUTHWEST OF US70, DeKalb, TN

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 265

NFA 2191 (SA 2102)

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

1MI EAST OF SR146, DeKalb, TN

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 330

NFA A018

Good

Over: DISMAL BRANCH

3MI EAST OF SR53, DeKalb, TN

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 70

NFA A016

Good

Over: DISMAL BRANCH

3MI EAST OF SR53, DeKalb, TN

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60

NFA A012

Good

Over: HELTON CREEK

5MI EAST OF SR53, DeKalb, TN

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 110

NFA A095

Good

Over: FALL CREEK

.1 MI WEST OF SR56, DeKalb, TN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,510

NFA A299 (SA 2102)

Good

Over: SINK CREEK

1 MI NORTH OF WARREN CO., DeKalb, TN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80

NFA A301

Good

Over: SINK CREEK

.25 MI BLUE SPGS RD., DeKalb, TN

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

NFA A347

Good

Over: CLEAR FORK CREEK

.98 MI FROM SR53, DeKalb, TN

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80

NFA A330

Good

Over: BRANCH

1 MI SOUTH OF US 70, DeKalb, TN

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

NFA A368

Good

Over: HELTON CREEK

.5MI WEST OF US70, DeKalb, TN

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 160

NFA A052

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

.3MI SOUTH OF SR141, DeKalb, TN

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

NFA A381

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.5 KM N. OF US70, DeKalb, TN

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,170

FAP 56

Good

Over: SINK CREEK

5.7 MI.S.OF SMITHVILLE, DeKalb, TN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,395

FAP 56

Good

Over: CAPPY SPRINGS BRANCH

1.6 MI.S.OF SHINING ROCK, DeKalb, TN

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,921

FAS 96

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

BUFFALO VALLEY RD, DeKalb, TN

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 722

NFA A417

Good

Over: BARGER HOLLOW BRANCH

.1MI NORTH OF US70, DeKalb, TN

Built 1994 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 160

NFA A288

Good

Over: SINK CREEK

1.5 MI WEST OF SR56, DeKalb, TN

Built 1984 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 80

NFA A320

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

7MI WEST OF SR146, DeKalb, TN

Built 1970 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 10

FAP 53

Poor

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

DECALB-CANNON CO. LINE, DeKalb, TN

Built 1947 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 776

FAP 53

Poor

Over: SMITH FORK CREEK

IN LIBERTY CITY LIMITS, DeKalb, TN

Built 1948 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,370

NFA A548

Poor

Over: HICKMAN CREEK

CITY LIMITS OF ALEXANDRIA, DeKalb, TN

Built 1951 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 1,010

NFA A013

Poor

Over: SMITH FORK CREEK

5MI EAST OF SR53, DeKalb, TN

Built 2007 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 170

FAP 56

Poor

Over: FALL CREEK

IN SMITHVILLE CITY LIMITS, DeKalb, TN

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,573

NFA A330

Structurally Deficient

Over: DRY CREEK

.1MI SOUTH OF US70, DeKalb, TN

Built 1922 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 20

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial