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)

FAU 1

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

AT UNIVERSITY ST. JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1956 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,234

FAP 86

Fair

Over: LITTLE NONCONNAH CREEK

0.76 MI FR FAYETTE CO LN, Shelby, TN

Built 1930 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,463

FAS 175

Fair

Over: BRANCH

NEAR HACKS CROSS RD JCT, Shelby, TN

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20,559

FAS 175

Fair

Over: DAYS CREEK

0.97 MI. W OF I-55 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 31,267

FAS 175

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

1.82 MI. W OF SR-4 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 45,602

FAS 175

Fair

Over: JOHNS CREEK

0.2 MI. W OF SR-4 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 37,663

FAS176

Fair

Over: JOHNS CREEK

AT MISS. STATE LINE, Shelby, TN

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,359

FAS176

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

1.3 MI. FROM MISS. ST. LN, Shelby, TN

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 41,640

FAS 177

Fair

Over: DITCH

NORTH OF WOLF RIVER, Shelby, TN

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 59,405

FAS 204

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2.04 MI. N OF SR-14 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 16,419

FAS 204

Fair

Over: LOOSAHATCHIE RIVER

2.77 MI. N OF SR-14 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 16,419

NFA K900

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK DRAINAGE CANAL

SINGLETON AVE-SHELBY CO., Shelby, TN

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,720

FAU 385

Fair

Over: NONCONNAH CREEK

0.6 MI E OF SR177 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 70,582

FAP 385

Fair

Over: LOOSAHATCHIE RIVER

PAUL BARRETT PKWY., Shelby, TN

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,891

FAP 385

Fair

Over: NONCONNAH CREEK

2.33 MI W OF SR175 JCT, Shelby, TN

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 46,564

FAU 385

Fair

Over: HOWARD CREEK

1.6 MI W OF I240 JCT, Shelby, TN

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 127,548

FAP 385

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2 MI E OF SR177 JCT, Shelby, TN

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 48,482

FAP 385

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2.2 MI E OF SR177 JCT, Shelby, TN

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 48,482

FAP 385

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2.8 MI E OF SR177 JCT, Shelby, TN

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 48,482

I 269

Fair

Over: GRAYS CREEK

0.27 MI. S. OF US-64 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 28,518

I 269

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

3.5 MI. S OF I-40 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 19,963

FAS 388

Fair

Over: DITCH

4.7 MI. N OF SR-3 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,334

FAS 388

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2.41 MI. N OF SR-3 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,352

FAS 388

Fair

Over: BRANCH

5.52 MI. N OF SR-3 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,334

FAU 2867

Fair

Over: BRANCH

QUINCE RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1965 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 18,528

FAU 2867

Fair

Over: BRANCH

QUINCE RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1965 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 18,528

FAU 5221

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

VOLLINTINE AVE - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1960 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 7,714

FAU 5207

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

RAGAN ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1986 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 1,406

NFA B518

Fair

Over: BLACK BAYOU

BARRON RD IN MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1954 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 1,750

FAU 2867

Fair

Over: CHERRY BAYOU

QUINCE RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1960 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 18,385

FAU 3

Fair

Over: PAVED DITCH

BROOKS RD. INTERSECTION, Shelby, TN

Built 1931 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 36,558

FAU 3

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW

.15 M FM CORPORATE RD, Shelby, TN

Built 1935 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 16,141

FAS 176

Fair

Over: NONCONNAH CREEK

0.2 MI. S OF I-240 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1954 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 43,614

FAS 204 348507K

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1.46 MI. N OF I-40 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1972 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 42,256

NFA L004

Fair

Over: GRAYS CREEK

PISGAH RD 1.5 M S SR 15, Shelby, TN

Built 1994 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,730

FAU 2818

Fair

Over: WOLF RIVER

WALNUT GROVE RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 2007 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 48,121

FAP 3

Fair

Over: WOLF RIVER

US-51 (SR-3), Shelby, TN

Built 2012 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 13,073

FAU 5220

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

N BELLEVUE BLVD -MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1960 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 8,950

NFA J087

Fair

Over: CUMBY BAYOU

LEATH ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1970 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 210

I 269

Fair

Over: GRAYS CREEK

0.27 MI. S. OF US-64 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 2007 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 28,518

FAU 2831

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

MALLORY AVE - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1950 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 12,903

FAU 5095

Fair

Over: TODD CREEK

MILLINGTON ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1983 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,297

FAU 2821

Fair

Over: BRANCH

HAWKINS MILL RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1963 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 6,623

FAU 5224

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

N EVERGREEN ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1964 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 6,314

FAU 3 299613G

Fair

Over: CNIC RR

2 M N OF I-240S JCT, Shelby, TN

Built 1934 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 15,953

FAP 15

Fair

Over: GRAYS CREEK

3 M E OF I40, Shelby, TN

Built 1992 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 35,879

FAP 14

Fair

Over: WOLF RIVER

1 M NORTH OF I-40 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1996 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 42,682

I55 SB

Fair

Over: I-55 SB / PVT. RD

1 MI W OF I240 JCT, Shelby, TN

Built 1963 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 97,284

I 269

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

3.5 MI. S OF I-40 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 2007 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 19,963

NFA D965

Fair

Over: BRANCH

PLANTATION WOODS DRIVE, Shelby, TN

Built 1965 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 50

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