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
FAU 2871
FairOver: NONCONNAH CREEK
KIRBY PKWY - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1995 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 42,087
FAU 5757
FairOver: GRAYS CREEK
1.2 MI. S OF SR-15 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1954 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 2,369
FAP 3
FairOver: BIG CREEK
.2 M N OF SR385, Shelby, TN
Built 1960 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 29,424
NFA A425
FairOver: NORTH INDIAN CREEK
S OFF SR107-2.5 M E OF 36, Unicoi, TN
Built 1996 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 10
FAS 288
FairOver: BARREN CREEK
.4 MI.S.OF DECALB CO.LINE, Warren, TN
Built 1961 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 518
NFA A292
FairOver: SWANEGAN BRANCH
2.9 M NE JCT SR13 & SR227, Wayne, TN
Built 1991 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 250
NFA A477
FairOver: HOG CREEK
4.9 MI SW JCT SR13&SR15, Wayne, TN
Built 1992 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 230
NFA 1159 (SA 9318)
FairOver: HICKORY VALLEY BRANCH
5MI NORTH OF VAN BUREN CO, White, TN
Built 1952 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 533
NFA 996 (SA 9409)
FairOver: WEST HARPETH RIVER
2.7 MI N JCT SR106&SR247, Williamson, TN
Built 1981 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 1,706
FAS 116
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
4.04 MI.MORGAN CO. LINE, Anderson, TN
Built 1992 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 226
NFA A266
FairOver: GORDON BRANCH
3.5 M. NW. RAUS., Bedford, TN
Built 1950 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 50
FAP 10
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
IN SHELBYVILLE CITY LIMIT, Bedford, TN
Built 1927 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 3,561
FAP 69
FairOver: BIRDSONG CREEK
3.4 MI NW JCT SR69&SR192, Benton, TN
Built 1975 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 5,176
FAS 2
FairOver: BEANS CREEK
7.9 MI.SE.OF MANCHESTER, Coffee, TN
Built 1942 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 3,034
I40 EBL
FairOver: OBED RIVER
.1 MI FROM SR28, Cumberland, TN
Built 1966 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 37,495
NFA 1873 (SA 2820)
FairOver: ELK RIVER
2 M S OF PROSPECT, Giles, TN
Built 1989 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 192
NFA 963 (SA 4119)
FairOver: DOG CREEK
.1 M SOUTH PRIMM SPRINGS, Hickman, TN
Built 1963 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 386
FAS 50 351106N
FairOver: SCT RAILROAD
IN CENTERVILLE CITY LIMIT, Hickman, TN
Built 1970 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 3,281
I40
FairOver: I40 / OLD WEST HILLS I/C
.8 M SE OF SR1, Knox, TN
Built 1959 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 179,856
FAP 50
FairOver: PINHOOK BRANCH
4.2 M S MARSHALL CO LINE, Lincoln, TN
Built 1938 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 3,134
NFA A501
FairOver: BIG FIERY GIZZARD CREEK
0.3 MI SE JCT I24&SR2, Marion, TN
Built 1964 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 40
FAS 243 350702K
FairOver: TENNESSEE SOUTHERN RR
1.13 MI.N. JCT. FAS 6199, Maury, TN
Built 1927 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 7,865
FAP 68
FairOver: SEWEE CREEK
.3 MILES EAST OF SR058, Meigs, TN
Built 1964 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 5,311
NFA 2086 (SA 8510)
FairOver: DIXON CREEK
2 MI W OF SMITH CO., Trousdale, TN
Built 1984 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 120
NFA A055
FairOver: LITTLE HIGGINS CREEK
NEAR ERNESTVILLE, Unicoi, TN
Built 1978 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 120
NFA 1114 (SA 8907)
FairOver: OAKLAND BRANCH
1.1 MI FROM SR1, Warren, TN
Built 1930 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 709
FAP 55
FairOver: BIG HICKORY CREEK
1 MI S OF SR108, Warren, TN
Built 1965 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 5,555
FAP 10
FairOver: CUMBERLAND RIVER
IS WILSON-TROUSDALE LINE, Wilson, TN
Built 1991 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 7,934
NFA A204
FairOver: CARSON FORK CREEK
NEAR BURT TN, Cannon, TN
Built 2001 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 80
FAP 1
FairOver: BEAM CREEK
2 MI.E. OF PLEASANT HILL, Cumberland, TN
Built 2006 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,274
NFA A441
FairOver: HICKORY CREEK
10 M NW OF ALTAMONT, Grundy, TN
Built 1931 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 60
NFA D771
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
.5 MI WEST OF US 27, Hamilton, TN
Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 729
FAU 1258 297434J
FairOver: CNIC RAILROAD
IN RIPLEY, Lauderdale, TN
Built 1987 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,194
NFA A166 (SA 5526)
FairOver: COON CREEK
3 MI S OF CHESTER CO., McNairy, TN
Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 107
FAP 35
FairOver: GISTS CREEK RL
IN SEVIERVILLE, Sevier, TN
Built 1956 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 15,031
FAU 4196
FairOver: CYRESS CREEK
WEAVER RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1969 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,203
FAS 204
FairOver: WOLF RIVER
0.24 MI. N OF I-40 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1975 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 42,256
NFA 1006 (SA 9517)
FairOver: OLD HICKORY LAKE
3.4 MI NW JCT SR24& SR171, Wilson, TN
Built 1945 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,537
NFA 2314 (SA 2505)
FairOver: SO. PRONG CLEAR FK. CR
1MI WESTOF MORGAN CO LINE, Fentress, TN
Built 1945 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 348
SR 444
FairOver: LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
BELOW TELLICO DAM, Loudon, TN
Built 1981 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 9,302
FAS 138
FairOver: PENNYCOST CREEK
.5 MI.SOUTHEAST OF MERCER, Madison, TN
Built 1992 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 866
I24
FairOver: BIG FIERY GIZZARD CREEK
1 MI S OF SR2, Marion, TN
Built 1963 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 36,821
NFA A141
FairOver: PUMPKIN CREEK
9.5 M. NE. COLUMBIA, Maury, TN
Built 2011 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 170
NFSR 103
FairOver: LITTLE LOST CREEK
NATIONAL FOREST, Polk, TN
Built 1989 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 50
I75
FairOver: HINDS CREEK
2.5 M N OF SR61, Anderson, TN
Built 1972 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 53,108
NFA A131
FairOver: GLADE CREEK
BLEDSOE STATE FOREST, Bledsoe, TN
Built 2005 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 10
NFA 2145 (SA 0809)
FairOver: EAST FORK STONES RIVER
.09 MI NORTH OF US70S, Cannon, TN
Built 1971 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 813
FAU 359
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
IN JOHNSON CITY, Carter, TN
Built 1925 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 7,010
NFA A227
FairOver: PINE CREEK
3 MI EAST OF SR56, DeKalb, TN
Built 1984 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 70
NFA A323
FairOver: SMITH FORK CREEK
01 MI FROM WILSON CO LI, DeKalb, TN
Built 1985 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 100
Showing 6,651-6,700 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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