Total Bridges
20,426
Public highway bridges in Tennessee
State profile · Below national median SD
Tennessee bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Tennessee — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 20,426
- Public bridges
- 38.0%
- Good condition
- 4.0%
- Poor condition
- 4.0%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
38.0%
7,762 bridges rated 7-9
-12.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.0%
811 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
4.0%
811 bridges flagged for repair priority
-3.0pp vs national avg 7.0%
Tennessee vs national bridge condition
Tennessee — Good condition share 38.0%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Tennessee — Structurally deficient share 13.2%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Tennessee (FHWA NBI)
Counties (95)
Anderson 175 Bedford 294 Benton 147 Bledsoe 83 Blount 220 Bradley 199 Campbell 137 Cannon 159 Carroll 240 Carter 195 Cheatham 128 Chester 127 Claiborne 101 Clay 64 Cocke 190 Coffee 217 Crockett 167 Cumberland 137 Davidson 836 DeKalb 100 Decatur 104 Dickson 243 Dyer 232 Fayette 336 Fentress 55 Franklin 157 Gibson 386 Giles 321 Grainger 88 Greene 306 Grundy 85 Hamblen 119 Hamilton 464 Hancock 61 Hardeman 223 Hardin 192 Hawkins 190 Haywood 241 Henderson 207 Henry 187 Hickman 332 Houston 118 Humphreys 250 Jackson 131 Jefferson 123 Johnson 109 Knox 588 Lake 30 Lauderdale 258 Lawrence 211 Lewis 139 Lincoln 304 Loudon 117 Macon 169 Madison 418 Marion 177 Marshall 240 Maury 433 McMinn 220 McNairy 218 Meigs 76 Monroe 145 Montgomery 187 Moore 69 Morgan 120 Obion 381 Overton 78 Perry 153 Pickett 30 Polk 140 Putnam 167 Rhea 100 Roane 161 Robertson 204 Rutherford 428 Scott 111 Sequatchie 67 Sevier 276 Shelby 1077 Smith 202 Stewart 168 Sullivan 370 Sumner 398 Tipton 201 Trousdale 88 Unicoi 161 Union 61 Van Buren 37 Warren 160 Washington 284 Wayne 282 Weakley 351 White 69 Williamson 524 Wilson 402
Tennessee vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Tennessee on the same metric.
27
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
09
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
47
Tennessee
3.97% top marginal rate
24
Maryland
4.27% top marginal rate
08
Colorado
4.32% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Tennessee
Six lowest-condition bridges in Tennessee, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
NFA A253
Structurally DeficientOver: EMORY RIVER
FROZEN HEAD STATE PARK, Morgan, TN
Built 1975 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 150
NFA B485
PoorOver: PAW PAW CREEK
S OFF I40 ON LOUDON CO LN, Roane, TN
Built 1934 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 330
NFA A153
Structurally DeficientOver: DADDY'S CREEK (CWMA)
.1MI FROM MORGAN CO. LINE, Cumberland, TN
Built 1950 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 25
NFA A317 347891F
PoorOver: CSX RAILROAD
3.4 MI SW JCT SR30&SR33, Polk, TN
Built 1913 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 40
NFA A191
PoorOver: BYRAMS FORK CREEK
1 M W OF SR170 AT UNION C, Anderson, TN
Built 1970 Load: 1.9 t ADT: 70
NFA A463
PoorOver: HILL CREEK
WITHIN 1M SE OF WOODBURY, Cannon, TN
Built 1950 Load: 1.9 t ADT: 170
All Bridges in Tennessee
NFA A376
FairOver: LONG HUNGRY CREEK
4 M SW RED BOILING SPRING, Macon, TN
Built 1975 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 30
NFA B175
FairOver: BRANCH
3 M N OF EULIA, Macon, TN
Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 180
NFA 870 (SA 5705)
FairOver: COBB CREEK
3.7 MI NW JCT SR18&HARDEM, Madison, TN
Built 1968 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 280
FAS 2
FairOver: DRY CREEK
IN HALETOWN, Marion, TN
Built 1929 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,240
FAP 28
FairOver: HENDRIX CREEK
3.3 MI.NORTH OF WHITWELL, Marion, TN
Built 1972 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 5,947
FAS 156
FairOver: GRAHAM COVE BRANCH
2.7 MI.E.OF NEW HOPE, Marion, TN
Built 1930 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,419
NFSR 210
FairOver: TELLICO RIVER
NATIONAL FOREST, Monroe, TN
Built 1984 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 139
FAP 63
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
1.5 MI SE JCT SR297, Scott, TN
Built 1983 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 7,802
I-55
FairOver: MISS RIVER & CORD 312
ARKANSAS STATE LINE, Shelby, TN
Built 1949 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 69,044
NFA B182
FairOver: GARRETT CREEK
3.1 MI N JCT SR 6 & SR 52, Sumner, TN
Built 1984 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 50
NFA 1473 297460Y
FairOver: IC RAILROAD
0.5 MI S OF COVINGTON, Tipton, TN
Built 1997 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,229
FAU 4241
FairOver: KNOB CREEK
SW OF I181-W OF JOHNSON C, Washington, TN
Built 1970 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,861
FAS 190
FairOver: BRANCH
NORTH OF SR124, Weakley, TN
Built 1958 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 675
I40
FairOver: ROUND LICK CREEK
IN WILSON CO., Wilson, TN
Built 1964 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 44,993
I75
FairOver: CLINCH RIVER
4.0 M E OF LAKE CITY, Anderson, TN
Built 1969 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 49,351
NFA A316
FairOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
11 M. SW. SHELBYVILLE., Bedford, TN
Built 1975 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 50
FAP 10
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
5 MI.S.OF SHELBYVILLE, Bedford, TN
Built 1928 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 1,860
FAP 16
FairOver: FALL CREEK
3.7 MI.NW.OF SHELBYVILLE, Bedford, TN
Built 1937 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 7,683
NFA A103
FairOver: LITTLE ELK CREEK
W OF SR297-S OF NEWCOMB, Campbell, TN
Built 1938 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 180
NFA 0A971
FairOver: LITTLE ELK CREEK
3.78MI WEST OF NEWCOMB, Campbell, TN
Built 1938 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 180
NFA A002
FairOver: MARSHALL CREEK
2.2 MI NORTH OF SR96, Cannon, TN
Built 1960 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 20
FAS 143
FairOver: DOE RIVER
IN BURBANK COMMUNITY, Carter, TN
Built 1986 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 1,969
NFA A242
FairOver: LITTLE SYCAMORE CREEK
IN PLEASANT VIEW, Claiborne, TN
Built 1984 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 120
FAS 63
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
.6 M E OF FORGE RIDGE RD, Claiborne, TN
Built 1970 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 1,250
FAP 69
FairOver: CUB CREEK
1.4 MI.SO.OF JEANNETTE, Decatur, TN
Built 1973 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 5,257
FAP 3
FairOver: N. FK. FORKED DEER RIVER
SOUTH OF SR020, Dyer, TN
Built 1959 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 10,376
FAP 3
FairOver: N. FK. FORKED DEER RIVER
SOUTH OF SR020, Dyer, TN
Built 1959 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 10,376
NFA 1904 (SA 2828)
FairOver: N FK PIGEON ROOST CREEK
5 M NE OF PULASKI, Giles, TN
Built 1930 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 983
FAU 107
FairOver: HOLLEY CREEK
1.2 M SW OF GREENVILLE, Greene, TN
Built 1927 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 9,149
NFA A023
FairOver: BRANCH
8.5 M NW OF ALTAMONT, Grundy, TN
Built 1970 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 100
NFA 2546 (SA 3402)
FairOver: BIG WAR CREEK
IN SW CORNER OF COUNTY, Hancock, TN
Built 1946 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 233
FAP 18
FairOver: OVERFLOW
NEAR BOLIVAR TENN., Hardeman, TN
Built 1985 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 6,835
NFA A596
FairOver: PUMKIN CREEK
.07 M S PUMKIN CR RD, Humphreys, TN
Built 1983 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 30
FAP 34
FairOver: LYONS CREEK
NORTH OF TRENTSVILLE, Knox, TN
Built 1942 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 17,282
NFA A495
FairOver: CARR CREEK
7 M. N. TAFT., Lincoln, TN
Built 1978 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 60
FAS 2
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK
SOUTH OF MONTEAGLE, Marion, TN
Built 1928 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 656
FAP 7
FairOver: DUCK RIVER
.1 M N JCT SR7&SR99, Maury, TN
Built 1947 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 24,920
FAP 99
FairOver: GREENLICK CREEK
3.03 MI.E. JCT. FAS 6253, Maury, TN
Built 1941 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 6,849
NFA A111
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
4 M W OF SR62-SR298 JCT, Morgan, TN
Built 1965 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 30
FAP 68
FairOver: DAVIS MILL CREEK
NEAR STAFFORDTOWN, Polk, TN
Built 1931 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 5,918
FAP 28
FairOver: STILLHOUSE BRANCH
1 MI. N OF SR111 JCT., Sequatchie, TN
Built 1940 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 5,167
FAU 5030
FairOver: JOHNS CREEK
COTTONWOOD RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1961 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 6,623
FAP 1
FairOver: BRANCH
2 M W OF SR205, Shelby, TN
Built 1925 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 17,719
FAU 36 243989U
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
4 MI.NW. OF WASHINGTON CO, Sullivan, TN
Built 1930 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 17,625
FAS 288
FairOver: BARTON CREEK
.8 MI.S.OF DECALB CO.LINE, Warren, TN
Built 1961 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 518
FAU 5732
FairOver: ABD. CSX RAILROAD
SKYHAWK PKWY, Weakley, TN
Built 1979 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 3,723
I75
FairOver: JOHNS CREEK
1.0 NW OF SR61, Anderson, TN
Built 1972 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 53,108
FAP 61
FairOver: BRANCH
IN CLINTON CITY LIMITS, Anderson, TN
Built 1946 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 14,914
FAP 62
FairOver: BRANCH
.1 MI FM JCT SR95 & SR62, Anderson, TN
Built 1960 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 26,169
NFA 1753
FairOver: S FORK CROOKED CREEK
3.1 MI NW JCT HUMP.&HOUST, Benton, TN
Built 1950 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 81
Showing 5,451-5,500 of 20,426 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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