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 A316

Poor

Over: OVERFLOW

5 MI. W. OF HAYWOOD CO., Lauderdale, TN

Built 1973 ADT: 50

NFA 821 (SA 4930)

Poor

Over: OVERFLOW

NEAR HALLS, Lauderdale, TN

Built 1972 ADT: 225

NFA 821 (SA 4930)

Poor

Over: OVERFLOW

NEAR HALLS, Lauderdale, TN

Built 1960 ADT: 225

NFA A405

Poor

Over: ELK RIVER

LINCOLN COUNTY, Lincoln, TN

Built 1901 ADT: 100

NFA A364

Poor

Over: OVERFLOW

1.3 MI N JCT SR18&HAEDEMA, Madison, TN

Built 1945 ADT: 10

NFA A386

Poor

Over: OVERFLOW

2.5 MI SW JCT SR138&SR223, Madison, TN

Built 1968 ADT: 30

NFA 1905 350647M

Poor

Over: GREENLICK CR &TSOU RR

5.5M. NW. COLUMBIA., Maury, TN

Built 1962 ADT: 228

NFA A358

Poor

Over: BIG BIGBY BRANCH

4 M S OF MT PLEASANT, Maury, TN

Built 1916 ADT: 140

NFA A408

Poor

Over: BIG BIGBY CREEK

3 M. N. MT. PLEASANT., Maury, TN

Built 1930 ADT: 260

NFA A082

Poor

Over: SULPHUR SPRINGS BRANCH

10 MI W OF SR22, McNairy, TN

Built 1977 ADT: 90

NFA A022

Poor

Over: SEWEE CREEK

EAST OF TENN RIVER, Meigs, TN

Built 1884 ADT: 20

NFA A615

Poor

Over: BLOOMING GROVE CREEK

.5 M. W. OF DOTSONVILLE, Montgomery, TN

Built 1976 ADT: 430

NFA 2400 841834C

Poor

Over: SOUTHERN RAILWAY

W OFF US27-N OF HELENWOOD, Scott, TN

Built 1937 ADT: 769

NFA K640

Poor

Over: BRANCH

GALLAWAY LEVEE RD-SHELBY, Shelby, TN

Built 1958 ADT: 461

NFA K639

Poor

Over: W BEAVER CREEK CANAL

COLLIERVILLE-ARLINGTON RD, Shelby, TN

Built 1958 ADT: 1,288

NFA 2076 (SA 8013)

Poor

Over: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK

3 MI NE JCT SR 24 & SR 53, Smith, TN

Built 1927 ADT: 50

ROAD 910

Poor

Over: MADD CREEK

HOLSTON AAP PLANT A, Sullivan, TN

Built 1950 ADT: 50

NFA A259

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

3.5 MI N OF SHELBY CO., Tipton, TN

Built 1984 ADT: 760

NFSR 25

Poor

Over: SCIOTO CREEK

UNICOI WORK CENTER, Unicoi, TN

Built 1936 ADT: 50

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

NFA A021

Poor

Over: BRANCH

NEAR FULTON, Lauderdale, TN

Built 1995 Load: 1.9 t ADT: 150

NFA A484

Poor

Over: FORK COAL CREEK

1.2 M NW OF I75-US25W JCT, Anderson, TN

Built 1965 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 170

NFA A716

Poor

Over: HEATON BRANCH

S OF SR159-NE OF ROAN MTN, Carter, TN

Built 1960 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 10

NFA A277

Poor

Over: TRAIL FORK BIG CREEK

OFF SR107 SE OF DEL RIO, Cocke, TN

Built 1973 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 10

NFA A831

Poor

Over: MYATT CREEK (CWMA)

5 M NORTH OF I40, Cumberland, TN

Built 1989 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 200

FAU 4144

Poor

Over: BRANCH

6 MI GA TN ST LI, Hamilton, TN

Built 1981 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 2,256

NFA A765

Poor

Over: ROBERTSON CREEK

3 M SW OF SR66-SR113 JCT., Hawkins, TN

Built 1940 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 260

NFA A187

Poor

Over: REED CREEK

2.2 MI SW JCT SR99&CANNON, Rutherford, TN

Built 1940 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 170

NFA A119

Poor

Over: APISON FORK

3MI NORTHWEST OF I75, Bradley, TN

Built 1935 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 110

NFA A234

Poor

Over: CANDIES CREEK

.4MI NORTH OF SR40, Bradley, TN

Built 1965 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 460

NFA A158

Poor

Over: SEQUATCHIE RIVER

EAST OF US127, Cumberland, TN

Built 1970 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 60

NFA A117

Poor

Over: BRANCH

4 MI. N. OF SR 88, Lauderdale, TN

Built 2002 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 170

NFA A254

Poor

Over: ROCK CREEK

IN ERWIN, Unicoi, TN

Built 1978 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 430

NFA A383

Poor

Over: HILL CREEK

SOUTHEAST OF WOODBURY, Cannon, TN

Built 1970 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 50

NFA A393

Poor

Over: HOLLOW ROCK BRANCH

IN CITY OF HOLLOW ROCK, Carroll, TN

Built 1970 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 20

NFA A154

Poor

Over: INDIAN CREEK

.2 MI N OF SR 63, Claiborne, TN

Built 1990 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 30

NFA A053

Poor

Over: PROCTOR BRANCH

.1 MI FROM SR 52, Clay, TN

Built 1950 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 50

NFA A082

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

3 M NW OF NEW MARKET, Jefferson, TN

Built 1942 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 90

NFA A579

Poor

Over: LONG CREEK

1.3 M S OF SR341-I81 JCT., Jefferson, TN

Built 1952 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 130

NFA A359

Poor

Over: LITTLE PIGEON RIVER

1 M N OF US321-PITTMAN CT, Sevier, TN

Built 1970 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 80

NFA 1077 (SA 1011)

Poor

Over: SULPHER CREEK

JUST SE OF ELIZABETHTON, Carter, TN

Built 1955 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 1,005

NFA A618

Poor

Over: TIGER CREEK

SE OF SR173-NEAR ST. LINE, Carter, TN

Built 1970 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 10

NFA A323 (SA 2726)

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF THOMPSON CREEK

1.7 MI SW JCT SR105&CAROL, Gibson, TN

Built 1970 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 210

NFA 1463 (SA 7924)

Poor

Over: BRANCH

SLEDGE RD - SHELBY CO, Shelby, TN

Built 1950 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 7,982

NFA A839

Poor

Over: HARPERS CREEK

WYATT HOLLOW RD-N OF 421, Sullivan, TN

Built 1988 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 120

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