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 A521

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

5.5 M. SW. LAWRENCEBERG., Lawrence, TN

Built 1984 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 180

NFA 1898 (SA 5201)

Good

Over: BRANCH

4.5 M. NW. TAFT., Lincoln, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 196

NFA 1898 (SA 5201)

Good

Over: BRANCH

6.5 M. NW. TAFT., Lincoln, TN

Built 1997 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 196

NFA 1902 (SA 5220)

Good

Over: REED HOLLOW BRANCH

11 M. NW. FAYETTEVILLE., Lincoln, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 344

NFA A006

Good

Over: HANNAH GAP BRANCH

13 M. N. FAYETTEVILLE., Lincoln, TN

Built 1975 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 80

NFA A416

Good

Over: FLYNN BRANCH

4 M. NE. TAFT., Lincoln, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 60

NFA A530

Good

Over: WYATT CREEK

6 M. W. FAYETTEVILLE., Lincoln, TN

Built 1983 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 80

FAP 50

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.1 M NW JCT SR273&SR50, Lincoln, TN

Built 1936 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 5,215

FAU 110

Good

Over: BRANCH

.5 M SW JCT SR10&SR110, Lincoln, TN

Built 1971 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 5,528

NFA 2364

Good

Over: BRANCH

BEALS CHAPEL RD, Loudon, TN

Built 1965 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,982

NFA 2093 (SA 5602)

Good

Over: BRANCH

3 M SE EULIA, Macon, TN

Built 1987 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 201

NFA A031

Good

Over: DRY BRANCH

7 M N OF EULIA, Macon, TN

Built 1992 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 120

NFA A475

Good

Over: BRANCH

7.5 M SW OF LAFAYETTE, Macon, TN

Built 1984 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 60

NFA 1986 (SA 5906)

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.1 MI SE JCT I65&SR373, Marshall, TN

Built 1980 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 482

NFA A173

Good

Over: BRANCH

6 M E OF COLUMBIA, Maury, TN

Built 1970 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 160

NFA A491

Good

Over: JOHNSON BRANCH

0.5 M NE SR50, Maury, TN

Built 1980 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 60

NFA 2327 (SA 5424)

Good

Over: NORTH MOUSE CREEK

1MI EAST OF I75, McMinn, TN

Built 1967 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,070

FAP 2

Good

Over: BRANCH

.25 MI. FROM MORGAN CO LN, McMinn, TN

Built 1925 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 4,479

NFA A105

Good

Over: BUSHEL BRANCH

3 MI S OF CHESTER CO., McNairy, TN

Built 1984 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 280

NFA 947 (SA 6106)

Good

Over: LEWIS CREEK

EAST OF SR58, Meigs, TN

Built 1940 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 542

NFA 1202 (SA 6205)

Good

Over: STRATTON CREEK

W OF SR360-BALLPLAY RD, Monroe, TN

Built 1958 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 570

FAP 2

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

LEAVE SWEETWATER, Monroe, TN

Built 1966 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 3,141

FAP 68

Good

Over: COKER CREEK

.79 MI.N.OF POLK CO.LN., Monroe, TN

Built 1993 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,231

FAP 68 347812S

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

NEAR MADISONVILLE, Monroe, TN

Built 1970 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 10,611

NFA A386

Good

Over: BRANCH

5 M. SE. CUNNINGHAM., Montgomery, TN

Built 1955 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 170

FAS 129

Good

Over: W. FK. MULBERRY CREEK

LOWER LF. SECTOR OF CO., Moore, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 668

FAP 85

Good

Over: ZOLLICOFFER CREEK

1.5 MI W OF LIVINGSTON, Overton, TN

Built 1931 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 3,811

FAS 325

Good

Over: WIDOW CREEK

3 MI E OF SR42, Pickett, TN

Built 1938 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 790

NFA 2216 (SA 7108)

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

ON WHITE&PUTNAM CO LINE, Putnam, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,693

NFA 1165 (SA 7110)

Good

Over: BRANCH

2MI SOUTH OF I40, Putnam, TN

Built 1998 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 2,751

FAS 443

Good

Over: WELLER BRANCH

3MI SOUTH OF SR 30, Rhea, TN

Built 1954 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,228

NFA 2374 (SA 7317)

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.4 M NE OF KINGSTON EXIT, Roane, TN

Built 1945 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 2,717

NFA A714

Good

Over: BARNARD NARROWS BRANCH

3.2 M S OF SR58-SR72 JCT, Roane, TN

Built 1984 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 430

FAP 95

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

IN OAK RIDGE, Roane, TN

Built 1946 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 6,052

NFA 1951 (SA 7418)

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.8 MI SE JCT SR25&SR49, Robertson, TN

Built 1950 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,266

NFA A299

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.5 MI SW JCT SR11&SR257, Robertson, TN

Built 1986 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 280

NFA A312

Good

Over: BEDNIGO BRANCH

2 MI SE JCT SR65&SR257, Robertson, TN

Built 1975 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 370

NFA A328

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.8 MI N JCT SR10&SR266, Rutherford, TN

Built 1988 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 90

NFA A490

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.3 MI N JCT SR16&SR269, Rutherford, TN

Built 1983 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 210

FAP 96

Good

Over: STEWART'S BRANCH

.4 M W JCT SR96&SR102, Rutherford, TN

Built 1936 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 4,952

NFA 505

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2 M SW OF PIGEON FORGE, Sevier, TN

Built 1993 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 120

NFA A823

Good

Over: DUDLEY CREEK

IN GATLINBURG-S OFF US321, Sevier, TN

Built 1994 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 120

FAP 73

Good

Over: COVE CREEK

4.8 MI. S. US 441, Sevier, TN

Built 1977 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 10,497

NFA 2436 (SA 7804)

Good

Over: GAP CREEK

3 M N OF NEWELL STATION, Sevier, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 2,170

NFA 2084

Good

Over: DEFEATED CREEK

4.4 MI NE JCT SR85&SR263, Smith, TN

Built 1986 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 57

NFA B669

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.8 MI SE JCT SR6&SR25, Sumner, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,820

NFA 2046 (SA 8308)

Good

Over: BRINKLEY BRANCH

3.6 MI NE JCT SR174&SR258, Sumner, TN

Built 1986 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 354

NFA 2055 (SA 8321)

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.7 MI SE JCT SR76&SR109, Sumner, TN

Built 1983 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 575

NFA A454

Good

Over: BRIGGANCE BRANCH

4.3 MI SE JCT SR25&SR76, Sumner, TN

Built 1994 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 20

NFA A454

Good

Over: BRANCH

4.3 MI SE JCT SR25&SR76, Sumner, TN

Built 1992 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 120

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