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
I55
UnknownOver: I240 EB RP
.1 MI S OF I55 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1960 ADT: 136,778
I55 NB /I240
UnknownOver: I-55 N.B. / I-240
I-240 OVER I-55 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1958 ADT: 136,778
I55
UnknownOver: I-240 / I-55
I-55 & I-240 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1958 ADT: 97,284
I55 RP TO SR14
UnknownOver: I-55 RP / SR-14 & I-55
I55 & SR 14 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 48,162
FAP 14
UnknownOver: SR 14 / I55
2 MI WEST OF I240 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 1964 ADT: 97,284
FAU 2842
UnknownOver: NEW HORN LAKE RD / I-55
NEW HORN LAKE RD-MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 68,688
I55
UnknownOver: I-55 / RIVERPORT RD
RIVERPORT RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 2012 ADT: 14,539
I55 RL
UnknownOver: I-55 N.B. / MALLORY AVE
3.2 MI N OF SR14 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 2012 ADT: 12,903
I55
UnknownOver: I-55 S.B. / MALLORY AVE
3.2 MI N OF SR 14 JCT, Shelby, TN
Built 2012 ADT: 6,530
NFA E752
UnknownOver: PERSON AVE / I-55
I55 @ PERSON AVE-MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1964 ADT: 67,702
FAU 2807
UnknownOver: SOUTH PARKWAY / I-55
NEAR MEMPHIS TENN., Shelby, TN
Built 1967 ADT: 67,702
NFA X015
UnknownOver: INDUST. ACCESS RD / I-55
NEAR SOUTH PARKWAY JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1967 ADT: 63,936
NFA E721
UnknownOver: OLIVE AVE / I-55
OLIVE AVE @I55 IN MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1962 ADT: 63,936
NFA E747
UnknownOver: TRIGG AVE / I-55
TRIGG AVE @ I55-MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1961 ADT: 63,936
FAU 5234
UnknownOver: RIVERSIDE BLVD / I-55
RIVERSIDE BLVD-MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1961 ADT: 63,936
I55
UnknownOver: I-55 N.B. / MCLEMORE AVE
0.65 MI S OF SR-1 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1964 ADT: 6,995
I-55 SB
UnknownOver: I-55 S.B. / MCLEMORE AVE
0.65 MI S OF SR-1 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1964 ADT: 16,158
WISCONSIN AVE
UnknownOver: I-55
I55 @ WISCONSIN AVE-MEMPH, Shelby, TN
Built 2023 ADT: 63,357
FAU 1
UnknownOver: I-55 & SR-1 / I-55
NEAR MEMPHIS TENN., Shelby, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 63,357
I55
UnknownOver: I-55 / METAL MUSEUM DR
0.1 MI FROM MS RIVER, Shelby, TN
Built 1965 ADT: 300
FAU 3
UnknownOver: SR-3 / I-240
SR3 / I240, Shelby, TN
Built 1958 ADT: 136,778
FAU 2850
UnknownOver: MADISON /I240-MADISON-RP
MADISON AVE-RP-MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1964 ADT: 13,468
FAU 2850
UnknownOver: MADISON AVE RP K / I-240
NEAR MEMPHIS TENN., Shelby, TN
Built 1969 ADT: 82,917
I-240 EXIT RAMP
UnknownOver: I-240 EX RAMP / I-240
0.06 MI N OF SR-3 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1964 ADT: 82,917
I0240
UnknownOver: SR-3 / I-240 EXIT RAMP
SR-3 / I-240 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1969 ADT: 82,917
NFA E528
UnknownOver: I-240 S.B. RAMP
UNION AVE RP TO I240-RL, Shelby, TN
Built 1968 ADT: 41,170
NFA E326
UnknownOver: SR-3 RAMP
UNION AVE RP TO I240-RL, Shelby, TN
Built 1968 ADT: 41,170
I240 EX RP TO SR 4
UnknownOver: I240 EX RP / I240 ENT RP
0.2 MI. N OF SR-4 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1968 ADT: 41,170
I240
UnknownOver: I-240 E.B. / PEABODY AVE
0.5 MI. N OF SR-4 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1969 ADT: 9,033
I240
UnknownOver: I-240 W.B. / PEABODY AVE
0.5 MI. N OF SR-4 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1969 ADT: 9,033
I240
UnknownOver: I-240 RAMP / PEABODY AVE
0.16 MI N OF SR-4 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1968 ADT: 9,033
I240
UnknownOver: I-240 RP/SR-4 RP & 5218
0.1 MI. N OF SR-4 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1967 ADT: 9,033
I-240SB
UnknownOver: I-240 EB. / SR-4
I-240SB OVER SR-4, Shelby, TN
Built 1968 ADT: 21,860
I-240NB
UnknownOver: I-240 WB. / SR-4
I-240NB OVER SR-4, Shelby, TN
Built 1968 ADT: 22,599
I-240 SB
UnknownOver: I-240 E.B. / CENTRAL AVE
0.26 MI. S OF SR-4 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 1,000
I-240 NB
UnknownOver: I-240 W.B. / CENTRAL AVE
CENTRAL AVE - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 1,000
I-240 SB
UnknownOver: I-240 EB / AGNES PL & RR
0.38 MI. S OF SR-4 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 200
I-240 NBL
UnknownOver: I-240 WB / AGNES PL & RR
0.38 MI. S OF SR-4 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 200
I-240 EB
UnknownOver: I-240 EB. / WALKER AVE
0.8 MI. S OF SR-4 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 2,725
I-240 WB
UnknownOver: I-240 WB. / WALKER AVE
0.8 MI. S OF SR-4 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 2,725
FAU 2861
UnknownOver: E. MCLEMORE AVE / I-240
E. MCLEMORE ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1961 ADT: 105,381
FAU 5208
UnknownOver: TRIGG AVE / I240 WB RAMP
CUMMINS ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1961 ADT: 2,000
FAU 2807(EBL)
UnknownOver: SOUTH PARKWAY EB / I-240
NEAR MEMPHIS TENN., Shelby, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 105,381
FAU 2807
UnknownOver: SOUTH PARKWAY WB / I-240
NEAR MEMPHIS TN, Shelby, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 105,392
I-240 EB
UnknownOver: I-240 EB. / KERR AVE.
0.2 MI S. OF S. PKWY JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 5,098
I-240 WB
UnknownOver: I-240 WB. / KERR AVE.
0.2 MI S. OF S. PKWY JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 5,098
NFA E155
UnknownOver: PERSON AVE / I-240
PERSON AVE - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1965 ADT: 105,392
I-240 EB
UnknownOver: I-240 EB. / ALICE AVE.
1.49 MI. N OF I-55 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1962 ADT: 5,309
I-240 WB
UnknownOver: I-240 WB. / ALICE AVE.
1.49 MI. N OF I-55 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1965 ADT: 5,309
FAU 2831
UnknownOver: NORRIS RD / I-240
NEAR MEMPHIS TENN., Shelby, TN
Built 1965 ADT: 105,392
Showing 1,751-1,800 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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