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
FAP 26
GoodOver: BRANCH
.8 M NW DEKALB CO LINE, Wilson, TN
Built 1956 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,453
FAP 26
GoodOver: EAVENS CREEK
.1 M W DEKALB CO LINE, Wilson, TN
Built 1953 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,849
FAP 96
GoodOver: BRANCH
2 M N CANNON CO LINE, Wilson, TN
Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,365
FAP 109
GoodOver: MIDDLE FORK CEDAR CREEK
.1 M NW JCT I40&SR109, Wilson, TN
Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30,452
FAP 109
GoodOver: BRANCH
.6 M NW JCT SR24&SR109, Wilson, TN
Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,032
FAP 109
GoodOver: DRY FORK CREEK
3.9 M NW JCT SR24&SR109, Wilson, TN
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,032
FAP 109
GoodOver: NORTH FORK CEDAR CREEK
.4 M NW JCT I40&SR109, Wilson, TN
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30,452
FAP 109
GoodOver: BRANCH
.4 M SW JCT I40 & SR109, Wilson, TN
Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 34,489
FAP 109
GoodOver: N.E.R.R.
SW JCT I40 & SR109, Wilson, TN
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25,894
FAS 141
GoodOver: BRANCH
2 M SW TROUSDALE CO LINE, Wilson, TN
Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,858
FAS 141
GoodOver: BRANCH
3.4 M SW TROUSDALE CO LN, Wilson, TN
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,858
FAS 141
GoodOver: CEDAR CREEK
3.5 M SW TROUSDALE CO LN, Wilson, TN
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,857
FAS 141
GoodOver: JENNINGS FORK CREEK
3.2 M W SMITH CO LINE, Wilson, TN
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,743
FAS 141
GoodOver: BRANCH
3.0 M W SMITH CO LINE, Wilson, TN
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,743
FAS 141
GoodOver: JENNINGS FORK CREEK
1.5 M W SMITH CO LINE, Wilson, TN
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,743
FAS 141
GoodOver: BRANCH
3.7 M SW TROUSDALE CO LN, Wilson, TN
Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,145
FAS 171
GoodOver: WRIGHT BRANCH
0.3 MI S JCT I40&SR 171, Wilson, TN
Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 19,768
FAS 171
GoodOver: BRANCH
2.5 MI S JCT SR171&SR265, Wilson, TN
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,504
FAS 452
GoodOver: BRANCH
1.0 M E JCT SR840 & SR45, Wilson, TN
Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,147
I840
GoodOver: SINKING CREEK
4.8 MI SW JCT SR10&SR265, Wilson, TN
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35,929
I840
GoodOver: SINKING CREEK
4.8 MI SW JCT SR10&SR265, Wilson, TN
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35,929
I840
GoodOver: BRANCH
.8 MI SW JCT I840&SR265, Wilson, TN
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 41,939
I840
GoodOver: BRANCH
1.2 MI S JCT I40&I840, Wilson, TN
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20,977
I840
GoodOver: BRANCH
1.0 MI N. JCT. SR 452 &, Wilson, TN
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 37,760
FOOTHILLS PKWY
GoodOver: CARR CREEK RD & CARR CRE
6.2 MILES EAST FROM U.S., Blount, TN
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 764
FOOTHILLS PARKWAY
GoodOver: RAVINE
9.4 MILES EAST FROM U.S., Blount, TN
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 764
COSBY CAMPGROUND A
GoodOver: CRYING CREEK
0.2 MILES SOUTH FROM TN R, Cocke, TN
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1
NFA A123
GoodOver: ROCK CREEK
EAST OF SR130, Franklin, TN
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 810
ROAD 1931
GoodOver: ARNOTT BRANCH
ENTRANCE TO ACID PLANT, Hawkins, TN
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: SHEBOSS RIDGE ROAD
AT TOBACCO BARN, Hickman, TN
Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 215
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: COUNTY ROAD
1.18 MILES TO TN ROUTE 50, Hickman, TN
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 215
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: TN ROUTE 50
0.35 MILES FROM DUCK RIVE, Hickman, TN
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 215
NFA A051
GoodOver: DOE CREEK
S OFF SR167-.8 M E OF 67, Johnson, TN
Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20
FAP 15
GoodOver: MCAFEE CREEK
4.7 MI E OF GILES CO LN, Lincoln, TN
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,448
GHOST CORPS TRAIL
GoodOver: TRIB TO PINEY FORK CREEK
0.4 MI E PALMYRA RD/GHOST, Montgomery, TN
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
SUKCHON ROAD
GoodOver: TRIB ELK FORK CREEK
447-468, Montgomery, TN
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
DESTINY TRAIL
GoodOver: TRIB OF JORDAN CREEK
0.5 MI W ORIENTAL VILLAGE, Montgomery, TN
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
DESTINY TRAIL
GoodOver: ELK FORK CREEK
23, Montgomery, TN
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
FAP 4
GoodOver: JOHNS CREEK
IN MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 42,038
DESTINY TRAIL
GoodOver: TRIB PINEY FORK CREEK
388-486, Stewart, TN
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
STAMPERS CHAPEL RD
GoodOver: PINE FORK CREEK
0.6 MI W OF BR007, Stewart, TN
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
FAU 4440
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
IN COVINGTON CITY LIMITS, Tipton, TN
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,935
FAS 75
GoodOver: CEDAR CREEK
2.5 MI NE OF I-181, Washington, TN
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,141
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: GARRISON CREEK ROAD & CR
1.2 MILES TO TN ROUTE 46, Williamson, TN
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 210
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: TN ROUTE 46 & PINEWOOD B
0.15 MILES TO TN ROUTE 46, Williamson, TN
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 210
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: OLD TN ROUTE 96 & DOBBIN
1.75 MILES TO TN ROUTE 46, Williamson, TN
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 210
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: FOREHAND HOLLOW
6.85 MILES TO TN ROUTE 46, Williamson, TN
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 231
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: TN ROUTE 96
8.7 MILES FROM NORTHERN T, Williamson, TN
Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 210
NFA A988
GoodOver: OVERFLOW
4.8 KM NE. OF I40/US231, Wilson, TN
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,220
NFA 2582 (SA 3009)
GoodOver: JENNINGS CREEK
2.5 M E OF SR350-SR351 JC, Greene, TN
Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 374
Showing 19,151-19,200 of 20,426 bridges
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