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 WB ENT RAMP
UnknownOver: I40 EX RP TO SR 300
SR-300 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1977 ADT: 103,151
I40 / FAU 2806
UnknownOver: I-40 E.B. / N WATKINS ST
0.5 MI E OF SR300 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1979 ADT: 31,971
I40-LL / FAU 2806
UnknownOver: I-40 W.B. / N WATKINS ST
0.5 MI E OF SR300 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1979 ADT: 20,945
FAU 2819
UnknownOver: N. MCLEAN BLVD / I40
N. MCLEAN BLVD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1976 ADT: 95,722
I40-RL
UnknownOver: I-40 EB / N HOLLYWOOD ST
2.3 MI E OF SR300 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1975 ADT: 21,144
I40-LL
UnknownOver: I-40 WB / N HOLLYWOOD ST
2.3 MI E OF SR300 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1975 ADT: 28,438
I40-RL
UnknownOver: I-40 E.B. / WARFORD ST.
WARFORD ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1976 ADT: 10,454
I40-LL
UnknownOver: I-40 W.B. / WARFORD ST.
WARFORD ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1976 ADT: 13,638
FAU 4186
UnknownOver: N HIGHLAND ST / I-40
IN MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1972 ADT: 101,149
I40 RP
UnknownOver: I40 RAMP / SR 14
I40 & SR 14 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1977 ADT: 27,391
I40
UnknownOver: I-40 / SR-15
I40 & SR 14 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1979 ADT: 27,391
I40
UnknownOver: I-40 / I-40 RP TO SR-14
I40 & SR 14 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1978 ADT: 108,567
I40
UnknownOver: I-40 / SR-204
I-40 / SR-204 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1978 ADT: 42,256
I40-RL
UnknownOver: I-40 E.B. / SR-1
0.3 MI W OF I240 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 2005 ADT: 36,466
I40-LL
UnknownOver: I-40 W.B. / SR-1
0.3 MI W OF I240 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 2005 ADT: 36,466
I40 EB
UnknownOver: I40 EB / I40 EXIT RAMP
.1 MI W OF I240 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1962 ADT: 96,170
I40
UnknownOver: I-40 / SAM COOPER BLVD
SAM COOPER BLVD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1962 ADT: 79,787
I40 WBL
UnknownOver: I-240 W.B. / I-40
I40 & I240 (EAST JCT), Shelby, TN
Built 1962 ADT: 174,067
I40
UnknownOver: I-40 / SYCAMORE VIEW RD
SYCAMORE VIEW RD-MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 37,446
FAU 5131
UnknownOver: WHITTEN RD / I-40
IN MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1962 ADT: 143,913
FAU 5135
UnknownOver: APPLING RD / I40
APPLING RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1994 ADT: 125,498
FAS 177
UnknownOver: RAMP TO SR-177 N.B.
SR-177 / I-40, Shelby, TN
Built 1988 ADT: 103,701
I40
UnknownOver: I-40 / US-64
1 MI E OF SR177 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1964 ADT: 36,620
FAU 02278
UnknownOver: DAVIES PLANTATION / I-40
DAVIE PLANTATION RD - MEM, Shelby, TN
Built 1961 ADT: 69,585
FAU 811
UnknownOver: CANADA RD / I-40
IN LAKELAND TENNESSEE, Shelby, TN
Built 2017 ADT: 45,952
NFA D958
UnknownOver: CHAMBERS CHAPEL RD / I40
1.9 M N OF SR 15, Shelby, TN
Built 1962 ADT: 45,952
FAS 205
UnknownOver: W.B. RAMP
SR-205 OVER I-40, Shelby, TN
Built 1998 ADT: 41,161
I40
UnknownOver: I-40 EB / CHESTER ST
1 MI W OF FAYETTE CO LN, Shelby, TN
Built 1964 ADT: 735
I40
UnknownOver: I-40 WB / CHESTER ST
1 MI W OF FAYETTE CO LN, Shelby, TN
Built 1964 ADT: 735
I-269
UnknownOver: I40 MAINLINE
I-269 / I-40 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 2000 ADT: 45,952
I-269
UnknownOver: I40 EB RAMP B
I-269 / I-40 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 2000 ADT: 45,952
I40 RL ENT RP
UnknownOver: I40-RP-E / N. FRONT ST
AT I40/MS RV BRIDGE, Shelby, TN
Built 1989 ADT: 4,849
I40 WB EXIT RAMP
UnknownOver: I40-RP-B / N. FRONT ST
AT I40 / MS RV BRIDGE, Shelby, TN
Built 1989 ADT: 4,849
FAU 2803
UnknownOver: POPLAR AVE / I-40 EB RP
0.3 MI. S OF I40/I240 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1964 ADT: 13,468
FAU 2855
UnknownOver: N.B. RAMP
MADISON AVE-RP-MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1964 ADT: 13,468
I40WB RP TO SR3 SB
UnknownOver: I40-LL-RP-2B/N THIRD ST
I40 / SR 3 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1973 ADT: 6,609
I0040
UnknownOver: I40 EB RP / I40 RP
I-40 RAMP TO I-240 WEST., Shelby, TN
Built 2016 ADT: 103,701
I0040
UnknownOver: I40WB RAMP TO I40WB
UNDER I40WB RAMP TO I40WB, Shelby, TN
Built 2016 ADT: 96,170
I-240 EB
UnknownOver: I-240 EB / I-40
MID-TOWN INTERCHANGE, Shelby, TN
Built 2006 ADT: 113,116
FAU 1450
UnknownOver: HOLMES RD / I-55
NEAR MEMPHIS TENN., Shelby, TN
Built 1999 ADT: 104,835
I55
UnknownOver: I-55 / WILSON RD
1.3 MI N OF TN-MS ST LN, Shelby, TN
Built 1960 ADT: 3,186
FAS 175
UnknownOver: SR-175 / I-55
SR-175 / I-55, Shelby, TN
Built 2002 ADT: 104,835
NFA G679
UnknownOver: GOODHAVEN DR / I-55
GOODHAVEN DR @ I55-MEMPHI, Shelby, TN
Built 1999 ADT: 118,031
FAU 2872
UnknownOver: RAINES RD / I-55
NEAR MEMPHIS TENN., Shelby, TN
Built 1999 ADT: 118,031
I-55
UnknownOver: I-55 / MILL BRANCH RD
3.5 MI N OF TN-MS ST LN, Shelby, TN
Built 1960 ADT: 18,304
FAU 2813
UnknownOver: WINCHESTER RD / I-55
WINCHESTER RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 2000 ADT: 118,031
I55 NB
UnknownOver: I-55 N.B. / BROOKS RD
I MI S OF I240 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 2001 ADT: 19,431
I55 SB
UnknownOver: I-55 S.B. / BROOKS RD
I MI S OF I240 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 2001 ADT: 19,431
I55 NB
UnknownOver: I-55 N.B. / SR-3
I55 / SR 3 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1960 ADT: 16,141
I55 SB
UnknownOver: I-55 S.B. / SR-3
I55 / SR 3 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1960 ADT: 36,558
Showing 1,701-1,750 of 20,426 bridges
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