Shelby County, TN

1,077 public highway bridges

Shelby County Bridge Snapshot

Shelby County, Tennessee contains 1,077 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 16.4% are rated “Good,” 54.7% “Fair,” 3.4% “Poor,” and 3.4% 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.

1,077
Total Bridges
16.4%
Good
3.4%
Poor
3.4%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
16.4% (177)
Fair
54.7% (589)
Poor
3.4% (37)
SD
3.4% (37)

All Bridges (1,077)

NFA K638

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW

RICKS RD - SHELBY CO, Shelby, TN

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80

NFA A206

Fair

Over: BRANCH

BONNY BRIDGE RD-MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 360

NFA D785

Fair

Over: BRANCH

MARIETTA ST IN BARTLETT, Shelby, TN

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

NFA D520

Fair

Over: BRANCH

OLD COLEMAN RD - SHELBY, Shelby, TN

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60

FAU 2821 299591J

Fair

Over: CNIC RAILROAD

POINT CHURCH RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,623

NFA J327

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

BELVEDERE ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

NFA J326

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

N AVALON ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 780

NFA A588

Fair

Over: BRANCH

MASSEY LN-MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 360

NFA J336

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

GRANT ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

NFA F248

Fair

Over: BRANCH

BRIDGEWATER RD-SHELBY CO, Shelby, TN

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 330

FAU 2875

Fair

Over: BRANCH

DEXTER RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,879

FAU 5135

Fair

Over: FLETCHER CREEK

APPLING RD - SHELBY CO., Shelby, TN

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 37,816

FAU 4452

Fair

Over: BRANCH

APPLING RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,022

NFA D955

Fair

Over: GRAYS CREEK

REED-HOOKER RD-SHELBY CO, Shelby, TN

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 240

NFA D994

Fair

Over: BRANCH

GEORGE R JAMES RD-SHELBY, Shelby, TN

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80

NFA 5443

Fair

Over: FLETCHER CREEK

BERRYHILL RD - SHELBY CO, Shelby, TN

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,883

FAU 4053

Fair

Over: BRANCH

PETERSON LAKE RD- COLLIER, Shelby, TN

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,362

FAU 5081

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

HODGE RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,414

NFA G657

Fair

Over: BRANCH

BOEINGSHIRE RD-MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 640

NFA B166

Fair

Over: BRANCH

FLAMINGO RD IN MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 270

NFA P001

Fair

Over: HORN LAKE CUTOFF

T.O. FULLER STATE PARK, Shelby, TN

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 110

FAU 5043

Fair

Over: BRANCH

LOWRANCE RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,195

FAU 4189

Fair

Over: JOHNS CREEK

RAINES RD, Shelby, TN

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20,846

FAU 2861 297545B

Fair

Over: CNIC RAILROAD

E. MCLEMORE ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,995

FAU 177

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2.6 MI S OF SR-57 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1957 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,513

NFA 5056

Fair

Over: JOHNS CREEK

MALONE RD - SHELBY CO, Shelby, TN

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,347

FAU 4458

Fair

Over: BRANCH

MEMP-ARLINGTON RD-BARTLET, Shelby, TN

Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,939

NFA K409

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

STATEN AVE - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 770

NFA K418

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

DEVOY AVE - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

NFA H506

Fair

Over: DAYS CREEK

DIRECTORS RD. - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,620

NFA L124

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

MCCAIN RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,320

FAU 5208

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RAILROAD

TRIGG AVE - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,911

NFA E961

Fair

Over: LATHAM BRANCH

INDUSTRIAL AVE-MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 90

FAU 5182

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

PERSON AVE - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,976

FAU 5248

Fair

Over: WORKHOUSE CREEK

MOUNT OLIVE RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,979

NFA 5200

Fair

Over: WORKHOUSE BAYOU

HOLMES ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,678

NFA K299

Fair

Over: WORKHOUSE BAYOU

LAMPHIER AVE - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 780

FAU 5256

Fair

Over: HARRISON CREEK

TUTWILLER AVE - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,549

FAU 5250

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

SCOTT ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,912

NFA K264

Fair

Over: CUMBERLAND BAYOU

BROAD AVE - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,399

FAU 5263

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

JOHNSON AVE - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,126

NFA B392

Fair

Over: HARRISON CREEK

CHICKASAW RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 820

NFA B429

Fair

Over: HARRISON CREEK

BARFIELD RD IN MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 280

FAU 5185 299605P

Fair

Over: CNIC RAILROAD

SPOTTSWOOD AVE - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,481

FAU 300

Fair

Over: WOLF RIVER

ON NORTH SECOND STREET, Shelby, TN

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,154

NFA J296

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

AUBURNDALE ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

NFA J291

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

IDLEWILD ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 180

FAU 5005

Fair

Over: ROYSTER CREEK

BILOXI RD - MILLINGTON, Shelby, TN

Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,833

NFA C010

Fair

Over: WEST BEAVER CREEK

MOOSE RD - SHELBY CO, Shelby, TN

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 110

NFA D378

Fair

Over: BRANCH

JOHN F KENNEDY PARK, Shelby, TN

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

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