Total Bridges
20,426
Public highway bridges in Tennessee
State profile · Below median Poor share
Tennessee bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Tennessee, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 20,426
- Public bridges
- 38.0%
- Good condition
- 4.0%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
38.0%
7,762 bridges rated 7-9
-12.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.0%
811 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-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 - Poor-condition share 13.2%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Tennessee on the same metric.
MN
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
CT
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
TN
Tennessee
3.97% top marginal rate
MD
Maryland
4.27% top marginal rate
CO
Colorado
4.32% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Tennessee
Six lowest-condition bridges in Tennessee, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
NFA A253
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
I40
FairOver: BIG MUDDY (OVERFLOW)
0.2 M SE OF DOUGLAS, Haywood, TN
Built 1962 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 28,765
NFA A277
FairOver: PINEY CREEK
2 MI E OF SR104, Henderson, TN
Built 2001 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 80
NFA A540
FairOver: BRANCH
.3 MI E OF WEAKLEY CO LN, Henry, TN
Built 1979 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 20
FAP 76
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
NEAR PARIS LDG.STATE PARK, Henry, TN
Built 1944 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 6,641
NFA 963 (SA 4119)
FairOver: LICK CREEK
.5 M WEST PRIMM SPRINGS, Hickman, TN
Built 1963 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 743
FAP 85
FairOver: SALT LICK CREEK
1.3 MI.E.OF SMITH CO., Jackson, TN
Built 1962 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 674
NFA A509
FairOver: E. FK. THIRD CREEK
WEST KNOXVILLE, Knox, TN
Built 1999 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 420
FAS 210
FairOver: S FORK FORKED DEER RIVER
AT DYER CO LN, Lauderdale, TN
Built 1990 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,867
NFA A267
FairOver: LOVE BRANCH
5 M. SE. LAWRENCEBERG, Lawrence, TN
Built 1975 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 70
FAP 10
FairOver: BRANCH
5 M N OF ALABAMA STATE LN, Lincoln, TN
Built 1947 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 14,232
NFA A384
FairOver: BRANCH
2.6 MI SW JCT SR138&SR223, Madison, TN
Built 1970 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 90
NFA 877 (SA 5731)
FairOver: BRANCH
2 MI N OF I40, Madison, TN
Built 2002 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 4,494
NFA 877 (SA 5731)
FairOver: BRANCH
0.1 MI S OF GIBSON COUNTY, Madison, TN
Built 1999 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 3,553
NFA 1131
FairOver: LITTLE SEQUATCHIE RIVER
.78 MI.N.E.OF JASPER, Marion, TN
Built 1925 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,883
NFA 1897 (SA 6016)
FairOver: NEGRO CREEK
6 M. SE. COLUMBIA., Maury, TN
Built 1950 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 76
NFA B025
FairOver: E FORK LITTLE BIGBY CREE
5 M. NW. CULLEOKA., Maury, TN
Built 1935 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 110
NFA 972 (SA 6029)
FairOver: LITTLE FLAT CREEK
8 M. SE. SPRING HILL., Maury, TN
Built 1958 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 3,281
FAP 30
FairOver: NORTH MOUSE CREEK
IN ATHENS CITY LIMITS, McMinn, TN
Built 1974 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 19,859
FAS 310
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
.05 FROM US 411, McMinn, TN
Built 1982 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 2,604
FAP 5
FairOver: ROLAND CREEK
IN EASTVIEW CITY LIMITS, McNairy, TN
Built 1997 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 11,398
FAS 322
FairOver: FORK CREEK
NEAR SWEETWATER, Monroe, TN
Built 1958 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 3,299
FAP 12
FairOver: LITTLE W. FORK RED RIVER
3 MI.SO.OF KENTUCKY LINE, Montgomery, TN
Built 1950 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 40,763
FAU 3121 348175T
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
IN CLARKSVILLE, Montgomery, TN
Built 2000 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 4,808
NFA A036
FairOver: MILL CREEK
2.8 MI NW JCT SR21&SR184, Obion, TN
Built 1975 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 110
FAS 325
FairOver: DRY CREEK
AT PICKETT FENTRESS CO LI, Pickett, TN
Built 1995 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 645
FAS 378
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
IN DAYTON CITY LIMITS, Rhea, TN
Built 1974 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 5,170
NFA 1084 (SA 7520)
FairOver: OVERALL CREEK
2.3 MI NW JCT I24&SR96, Rutherford, TN
Built 2004 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 7,925
NFA 2392
FairOver: WEBB CREEK
E OFF US27 AT MORGAN CO L, Scott, TN
Built 1940 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 269
FAP 35
FairOver: KNOB CREEK
4.5 MI.W.OF SEVIERVILLE, Sevier, TN
Built 1931 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 18,846
NFA A020
FairOver: NONCONNAH CREEK
SYCAMORE RD - COLLIERVILL, Shelby, TN
Built 2005 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,000
I-240 WB
FairOver: TARENT BRANCH
0.29 MI. N OF I-55 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1960 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 102,621
FAS 175
FairOver: HORN LAKE CREEK
1 M S OF SR14, Shelby, TN
Built 2005 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 4,055
NFA 945 (SA 8106)
FairOver: HAYES FORK CREEK
2MI.S-E OF BUMPUS MILLS, Stewart, TN
Built 1958 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 613
FAS 120
FairOver: SALINE CREEK
IN BUMPAS MILLS TN, Stewart, TN
Built 1975 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,119
I81
FairOver: SOUTH FORK HOLSTON RIVER
1 M NE JCT I81&SR36, Sullivan, TN
Built 1973 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 32,258
FAU 5287
FairOver: SUMMER'S BRANCH
2.4 M E JCT SR41&SR52, Sumner, TN
Built 1934 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 3,624
NFA 4701
FairOver: MARTIN CREEK
IN ERWIN, Unicoi, TN
Built 1928 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 3,743
NFA A319
FairOver: HARDIN BRANCH
3 MI NORTH OF US70S, Warren, TN
Built 1955 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 60
NFA A912
FairOver: NOLICHUCKY RIVER
ON SNAP BRIDGE ROAD, Washington, TN
Built 1986 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 190
FAP 81 731214K
FairOver: LITTLE LIMSTN CR &SOU RW
.1 M NW JCT SR81&SR353, Washington, TN
Built 1938 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 9,226
NFA 1780 (SA 9106)
FairOver: ROBINSON HOLLOW BRANCH
7.3 MI NW JCT SR13&SR203, Wayne, TN
Built 1996 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 113
NFA 915 (SA 9102)
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
2.0 MI NW JCT SR227&ALA.L, Wayne, TN
Built 1969 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 320
NFA 815 (SA 9220)
FairOver: OBION RIVER OVERFLOW
RUTHVILLE RD, Weakley, TN
Built 1990 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 272
NFA 0855
FairOver: OVERFLOW
PARKERS LEVEE ROAD, Weakley, TN
Built 1963 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 654
NFA 855 (SA 9215)
FairOver: MUD CREEK
2.4 MI W OF SR43, Weakley, TN
Built 1996 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 654
FAP 43
FairOver: OVERFLOW
3 MI JCT NW SR 124, Weakley, TN
Built 1993 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 7,344
FAS 118
FairOver: MUD CREEK
IN DRESDEN CITY LIMITS, Weakley, TN
Built 1954 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,586
FAS 124
FairOver: BRANCH
6 MI.EAST OF GREENFIELD, Weakley, TN
Built 1989 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,198
NFA 2216 (SA 9312)
FairOver: FALLING WATER RIVER
5MI SOUTH OF PUTNAM CO, White, TN
Built 1963 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,277
NFA A285
FairOver: LOST CREEK
2 MI W OF BOTTOM RD, White, TN
Built 1994 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 20
Showing 5,851-5,900 of 20,426 bridges
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