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

Total Bridges

20,426

Public highway bridges in Tennessee

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)

Tennessee38.000587486536766%46.607265250171345%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969

09

Connecticut

3.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,277
Selected

47

Tennessee

3.97% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,426

24

Maryland

4.27% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,527

08

Colorado

4.32% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,965

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 Deficient

Over: EMORY RIVER

FROZEN HEAD STATE PARK, Morgan, TN

Built 1975 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 150

NFA B485

Poor

Over: PAW PAW CREEK

S OFF I40 ON LOUDON CO LN, Roane, TN

Built 1934 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 330

NFA A153

Structurally Deficient

Over: DADDY'S CREEK (CWMA)

.1MI FROM MORGAN CO. LINE, Cumberland, TN

Built 1950 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 25

NFA A317 347891F

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD

3.4 MI SW JCT SR30&SR33, Polk, TN

Built 1913 Load: 1.6 t ADT: 40

NFA A191

Poor

Over: BYRAMS FORK CREEK

1 M W OF SR170 AT UNION C, Anderson, TN

Built 1970 Load: 1.9 t ADT: 70

NFA A463

Poor

Over: HILL CREEK

WITHIN 1M SE OF WOODBURY, Cannon, TN

Built 1950 Load: 1.9 t ADT: 170

All Bridges in Tennessee

NFA A043

Fair

Over: BASSWOOD CREEK

4.6 MI NW JCT SR59&SR222, Fayette, TN

Built 1965 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 150

NFA A043

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW

2.7 MI SW JCT I40&SR222, Fayette, TN

Built 1973 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 150

NFA A043

Fair

Over: BRANCH

OLD FIFTY NINE DR., Fayette, TN

Built 1973 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 150

NFA A097

Fair

Over: BRANCH

PERRY RD., Fayette, TN

Built 1965 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 70

NFA A127

Fair

Over: BRANCH

FINNIE DR., Fayette, TN

Built 1993 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 200

NFA A129

Fair

Over: MCKINNIE CREEK

8.0 MI SE JCT SR76&SR194, Fayette, TN

Built 1993 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,140

NFA A133

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF WOLF RIVER

8.1 MI SE JCT SR76&SR195, Fayette, TN

Built 1965 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 110

NFA A196

Fair

Over: BRANCH

3.1 MI NE JCT SR57&SR76, Fayette, TN

Built 1965 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 20

NFA A204

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

HAYES RD., Fayette, TN

Built 1965 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 230

NFA A210

Fair

Over: TEAGUE BRANCH

SUGAR HILL RD., Fayette, TN

Built 1965 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 890

NFA A220

Fair

Over: SHAWS CREEK

1.5 MI SW JCT SR193&SR194, Fayette, TN

Built 1965 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 80

NFA A222

Fair

Over: BRANCH

4.4 MI SW JCT SR193&SR194, Fayette, TN

Built 1960 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 130

NFA A229

Fair

Over: SHAWS CREEK

3.8 MI SE JCT SR193&SR196, Fayette, TN

Built 1965 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 240

NFA A229

Fair

Over: SHAWS CREEK OVERFLOW

3.9 MI SE JCT SR193&SR196, Fayette, TN

Built 1993 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 240

NFA A018

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW

3.9 MI SW JCT SR59&SR194, Fayette, TN

Built 1965 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 120

NFA A317

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

2.1 MI SE JCT SR43&SR54, Gibson, TN

Built 1960 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 20

FAS 54

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW

3.4 MI.SW.OF BRADFORD, Gibson, TN

Built 1975 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 2,532

FAP 160

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

.7 M NW OF I81, Hamblen, TN

Built 1950 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 3,842

NFA A025

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1 MI S OF WHITEVILLE, Hardeman, TN

Built 1975 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,930

NFA 1700

Fair

Over: BRANCH

8 MI E OF MADISON CO., Henderson, TN

Built 1978 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 564

NFA A208

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

3.5 MI W OF DECATUR CO., Henderson, TN

Built 1976 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 150

NFA A726 (SA 3916)

Fair

Over: MIDDLETON CREEK

2.5 MI N OF SR100, Henderson, TN

Built 1976 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 190

NFA A451

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK DEER CREEK

6 MI N OF SR200, Henderson, TN

Built 1971 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 470

NFA A667

Fair

Over: DABBS CREEK

0.5 MI N OF US40, Henderson, TN

Built 1975 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 270

NFA 5566 (SA 3911)

Fair

Over: M. FK. FORKED DEER RIVER

1.2 MI N OF SR20, Henderson, TN

Built 1973 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 560

FAS 201

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2 M S OF SR104, Henderson, TN

Built 1998 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 138

NFA A014

Fair

Over: COLD CREEK

W. OF FORT PILLOW, Lauderdale, TN

Built 1998 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 50

NFA A316

Fair

Over: BRANCH

5 MI. W. OF HAYWOOD CO., Lauderdale, TN

Built 1960 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 50

FAS 141 348975E

Fair

Over: NASHVILLE & EASTERN RR

.8 MI W OF SR56, Putnam, TN

Built 1969 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,055

FAP 29

Fair

Over: ROARING PAUNCH CREEK

1.3 MI S TN-KY ST LI, Scott, TN

Built 1959 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 6,057

FAP 1

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW

2.72 MI. E OF SR-385 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1925 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 3,584

FAU 385

Fair

Over: SR385 / NONCONNAH CREEK

0.6 MI E OF SR177 JCT, Shelby, TN

Built 1996 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 70,582

FAP 385

Fair

Over: NONCONNAH CREEK

2.33 MI W OF SR175 JCT, Shelby, TN

Built 1996 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 46,564

FAU 3889

Fair

Over: REEDY CREEK

.5 M SW OF US11W&SR93 JCT, Sullivan, TN

Built 1965 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 21,573

NFA A007

Fair

Over: EAGLE CREEK

2.6 MI NW JCT SR15&SR114, Wayne, TN

Built 1996 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 2688

Fair

Over: WILBUR BLUFF

WILBUR DAM, Carter, TN

Built 1942 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 849

NFA A202

Fair

Over: BRANCH

4.5 MI SE JCT SR100&SR200, Chester, TN

Built 1970 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 130

FAP 32

Fair

Over: FRENCH BROAD RIVER

1 M SE OF PAP BRADEY RD, Cocke, TN

Built 2016 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 7,020

I-269

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RWY

0.1 MI SOUT OF SR-57 JCT., Fayette, TN

Built 2005 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 9,887

NFA E066

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN RAILWAY

.3 MI EAST OF I75, Hamilton, TN

Built 1987 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 60

NFA A861

Fair

Over: ROBERTSON CREEK

1.1 M NW OF SR66-SR70 JCT, Hawkins, TN

Built 1987 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 560

ROAD 1907

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

EAST OF ACID PLANT, Hawkins, TN

Built 1980 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 50

FAS 54

Fair

Over: BRANCH

3.7 MI.N.OF BROWNSVILLE, Haywood, TN

Built 1989 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,875

FAS 48

Fair

Over: GARNER CREEK

1.5 MI.S.OF DICKSON CO., Hickman, TN

Built 2008 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,801

NFA A062

Fair

Over: MATTHEWS CREEK

3 MI N OF SR 20, Madison, TN

Built 1993 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 30

NFA A356

Fair

Over: BRANCH

3.8 MI SW JCT SR5&SR18, Madison, TN

Built 1992 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 130

NFA A248

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1.5 MI NE JCT SR43&SR215, Obion, TN

Built 1965 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 110

FAP 385

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

PAUL BARRETT PKWY., Shelby, TN

Built 1996 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 16,804

NFA 4784 244009L

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

S OF SR36 AT SULLIVAN CO, Washington, TN

Built 1987 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 905

NFA 2444 (SA 0102)

Fair

Over: POPLAR CREEK

NE OF SR61-AT OLIVER SPRG, Anderson, TN

Built 1978 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 659

Showing 6,101-6,150 of 20,426 bridges

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