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

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 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

Tennessee42.9%52.6%GoodFairPoor
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 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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969

CT

Connecticut

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

TN

Tennessee

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

MD

Maryland

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

CO

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

NFA A253

Poor

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

Poor

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 A003

Unknown

Over: NFA A003 / I40

1 MI N OF SR 1, Madison, TN

Built 1957 ADT: 41,152

NFA 871

Unknown

Over: NFA 871 / I40

I MI N OF SR 1, Madison, TN

Built 1961 ADT: 41,152

NFA B290

Unknown

Over: NFA B290 / I40

I MI N OF SR 1, Madison, TN

Built 1960 ADT: 41,152

NFA B261

Unknown

Over: NFA B261 / I40

3 MI W OF SR 20, Madison, TN

Built 1960 ADT: 41,499

I40

Unknown

Over: I40 / SR 20

NEAR JACKSON TENN., Madison, TN

Built 1962 ADT: 17,171

FAS 186

Unknown

Over: SR 186 / I40

NEAR JACKSON TN, Madison, TN

Built 1961 ADT: 54,718

I40

Unknown

Over: I40 / SR 5

NEAR JACKSON TENN., Madison, TN

Built 2019 ADT: 34,944

FAU 877

Unknown

Over: FAU 877 / I40

1 MI E OF SR 5, Madison, TN

Built 1960 ADT: 53,881

NFA A121

Unknown

Over: NFA A121 / I40

NEAR JACKSON, Madison, TN

Built 1961 ADT: 54,117

NFA 872

Unknown

Over: NFA 872 / I40

2 MI W OF SR 1, Madison, TN

Built 1961 ADT: 54,117

NFA A133

Unknown

Over: NFA A133 / I40

1 MI N OF SR 20, Madison, TN

Built 1962 ADT: 45,286

FAP 1

Unknown

Over: SR 1 / I40

NEAR JACKSON TENN., Madison, TN

Built 1960 ADT: 40,793

FAP 1

Unknown

Over: SR 1 / I40

NEAR JACKSON TENN., Madison, TN

Built 1960 ADT: 45,286

NFA A188

Unknown

Over: NFA A188 / I40

1 MI N OF SR 20, Madison, TN

Built 1960 ADT: 35,994

NFA A186

Unknown

Over: NFA A186 / I40

1 MI N OF SR 20, Madison, TN

Built 1964 ADT: 35,994

NFA A184

Unknown

Over: NFA A184 / I40

1 MI N OF SR 20, Madison, TN

Built 1960 ADT: 35,994

NFA A202

Unknown

Over: NFA A202 / I40

1 MI N OF SR 20, Madison, TN

Built 1964 ADT: 35,994

FAS 152

Unknown

Over: SR 152 / I40

1 M N OF SR 20, Madison, TN

Built 1960 ADT: 35,994

FAS 223

Unknown

Over: SR 223 / I40

W. OF JACKSON, Madison, TN

Built 1992 ADT: 41,499

FAU 3058

Unknown

Over: FAU 3058

IN JACKSON, Madison, TN

Built 1940 ADT: 1,910

FAU 1

Unknown

Over: SR 1 / FAU 3048

IN THE CITY OF JACKSON, Madison, TN

Built 1978 ADT: 7,045

FAP 43

Unknown

Over: SR 5

N OF JACKSON, Madison, TN

Built 1992 ADT: 30,652

FAP 5

Unknown

Over: SR 5

N OF JACKSON CITY LIMITS, Madison, TN

Built 1997 ADT: 25,616

FAP 5

Unknown

Over: SR 5

N OF JACKSON CITY LIMITS, Madison, TN

Built 1997 ADT: 25,616

NFA A050

Unknown

Over: NFA A050/SR20

IN JACKSON CITY LIMITS, Madison, TN

Built 1991 ADT: 12,522

FAU 20

Unknown

Over: SR-20/NFA A050 & BRANCH

IN THE CITY OF JACKSON, Madison, TN

Built 1991 ADT: 2,390

FAU 20

Unknown

Over: SR-20/NFA A050 & BRANCH

IN THE CITY OF JACKSON, Madison, TN

Built 1991 ADT: 2,390

FAP 186

Unknown

Over: SR 186/FAU 3049-VANN DR

IN THE CITY OF JACKSON, Madison, TN

Built 1997 ADT: 11,085

FAP 186

Unknown

Over: SR 186/FAU 3049-VANN DR

IN THE CITY OF JACKSON, Madison, TN

Built 1997 ADT: 8,016

FAP 186

Unknown

Over: SR 186/FAU 3049-VANN DR

IN THE CITY OF JACKSON, Madison, TN

Built 1997 ADT: 8,016

FAP 15

Unknown

Over: SR-15 / I-24

MONTEAGLE, Marion, TN

Built 1959 ADT: 42,129

FAP 15

Unknown

Over: SR-15 / I-24

MONTEAGLE, Marion, TN

Built 1959 ADT: 42,129

NFA A526

Unknown

Over: LAUREL LAKE DR / I-24

NEAR SOUTH PITTSBURG TENN, Marion, TN

Built 1966 ADT: 42,129

FAS 2

Unknown

Over: DIXIE LEE HWY / I-24 EB

SR-2 / I-24 JCT., Marion, TN

Built 1995 ADT: 42,129

NFA A512

Unknown

Over: MARTIN SPRINGS RD.

2.7 MI.NW OF SR 2, Marion, TN

Built 1963 ADT: 36,821

FAS 2

Unknown

Over: SR-2

NEAR SOUTH PITTSBURG TENN, Marion, TN

Built 1963 ADT: 36,821

NFA A396

Unknown

Over: FISH TRAP RD. / I-24

NEAR SOUTH PITTSBURG TENN, Marion, TN

Built 1963 ADT: 36,821

I24

Unknown

Over: I-24 / SR-27 (US-72)

NEAR SOUTH PITTSBURG, Marion, TN

Built 2014 ADT: 22,208

NFA A386

Unknown

Over: KIMBALL LN / I-24

NEAR SOUTH PITTSBURG TENN, Marion, TN

Built 1965 ADT: 54,044

I24

Unknown

Over: I-24 / INDUSTRIAL BLVD

.5 MI FROM SR 28, Marion, TN

Built 1965 ADT: 750

I24

Unknown

Over: I-24 / INDUSTRIAL BLVD

.5 MI FROM SR 28, Marion, TN

Built 1965 ADT: 750

NFA 2161

Unknown

Over: SHELLMOUND RD. / I-24 EB

NEAR SOUTH PITTSBURG TENN, Marion, TN

Built 1965 ADT: 52,102

I24

Unknown

Over: I-24 EB / TVA ACCESS RD

NEAR SOUTH PITTSBURG TENN, Marion, TN

Built 1965 ADT: 1,716

I24

Unknown

Over: I-24 WB / SR-27

NEAR SOUTH PITTSBURG TENN, Marion, TN

Built 1965 ADT: 10,016

FAS 156

Unknown

Over: SR-156 / I-24

NEAR SOUTH PITTSBURG TENN, Marion, TN

Built 1965 ADT: 54,610

NFA A360

Unknown

Over: SCRATCH ANKLE RD / I-24

NEAR SOUTH PITTSBURG TENN, Marion, TN

Built 1965 ADT: 54,610

NFA A261

Unknown

Over: MURPHY HOLLOW RD / I-24

1 MI.FROM GA.TN.ST.LINE, Marion, TN

Built 2015 ADT: 54,610

NFA A541

Unknown

Over: TRUSSELL RD / I-24 WB

1.6 MI.SE.OF GRUNDY CO., Marion, TN

Built 1968 ADT: 43,176

FAP 28

Unknown

Over: SR-28 / I-24

3 MI. N. NICKAJACK DAM, Marion, TN

Built 1982 ADT: 52,102

FAP 28

Unknown

Over: SR-28 / I-24

3 MI. N. NICKAJACK DAM, Marion, TN

Built 1982 ADT: 54,044

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