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
FAP 100
PoorOver: SHORT CREEK
.6 MI.W.OF HATCHIE RIVER, Hardeman, TN
Built 1964 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,944
NFA A177
PoorOver: PUMPKIN CREEK
10 M. E. COLUMBIA., Maury, TN
Built 1945 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 150
FAP 13 298336W
PoorOver: IC RR (REMOVED)
IN CLARKSVILLE, Montgomery, TN
Built 1956 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 17,368
NFA 840 (SA 2411)
PoorOver: BRANCH
4.7 MI W JCT SR15&HARDEMA, Fayette, TN
Built 1965 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 236
FAS 106
PoorOver: RUTHERFORD CREEK
.3 M S JCT SR106&SR247, Williamson, TN
Built 1966 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 5,337
FAP 26
PoorOver: BEECH CREEK
.8 M W JCT SR26&SR267, Wilson, TN
Built 1956 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 9,181
NFA A119
PoorOver: ELK FORK CREEK
IN JELLICO-W OF SR9-SR297, Campbell, TN
Built 1984 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 720
I24
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
.7 MI NW JCT SR254, Davidson, TN
Built 1958 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 155,629
NFA A065
PoorOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
IN CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, Hamilton, TN
Built 1965 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 790
FAS 438
PoorOver: COW HOLLOW BRANCH
IN COBLE CITY LIMITS, Hickman, TN
Built 1983 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 722
FAS 261
PoorOver: SALT LICK CREEK
1 M S OF KENTUCKY ST LINE, Macon, TN
Built 1967 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 309
I24
PoorOver: SEQUATCHIE RIVER
0.5 MI S OF SR28, Marion, TN
Built 1965 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 52,102
I40 348852T
PoorOver: CSX RAILROAD
IN WILSON CO., Wilson, TN
Built 1964 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 57,395
FAS 179
PoorOver: POPLAR CREEK
1.4 M S WALTER STEWART RD, Haywood, TN
Built 1951 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,786
FAP 96
PoorOver: SAUNDERS FORK CREEK
.1 M NE JCT SR96&SR267, Wilson, TN
Built 1963 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 3,365
NFA A005
PoorOver: CLOUD CREEK
W OF ROGERSVILLE, Hawkins, TN
Built 1942 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 420
I24 EBL
PoorOver: BRADLEY CREEK
0.2 MI E OF SR127, Coffee, TN
Built 1963 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 44,002
FAP 28
PoorOver: DADDYS CREEK
2 MI.N. OF BLEDSOE CO., Cumberland, TN
Built 1958 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,435
FAS 54
PoorOver: BRANCH
3 MI NE JCT SR369, Haywood, TN
Built 1993 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,875
FAP 13
PoorOver: DUCK RIVER
4 MILES NE.OF BUFFALO, Humphreys, TN
Built 2005 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,230
NFA A991
PoorOver: BARTONS CREEK
0.4 MI SOUTH OF SR24, Wilson, TN
Built 1960 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,633
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
PoorOver: COUNTY ROAD
7.1 MILES FROM TN ROUTE 1, Wayne, TN
Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 700
FAP 28
PoorOver: OBED RIVER
1.52 MI.N.OF CROSSVILLE, Cumberland, TN
Built 1972 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 21,423
FAS 104
PoorOver: BRANCH
ON HENDERSON CO.LINE, Carroll, TN
Built 1985 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 524
NFA 1433 (SA 2308)
PoorOver: OBION RIVER
1 MI S OF OBION CO, Dyer, TN
Built 1957 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 730
NFSR 35-1
PoorOver: CITICO CREEK
NATIONAL FOREST, Monroe, TN
Built 1922 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 43
NFA 5445
PoorOver: BRANCH
BOLEN HUSE RD - SHELBY CO, Shelby, TN
Built 1955 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 736
I40
PoorOver: CANEY FORK RIVER
IN SMITH CO, Smith, TN
Built 1962 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 44,898
I40
PoorOver: CANEY FORK RIVER
IN SMITH CO, Smith, TN
Built 1962 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 44,898
I40
PoorOver: HARPETH RIVER
.4 M E JCT SR249&I40, Cheatham, TN
Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 53,557
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
PoorOver: COUNTY ROAD
8.7 MILES FROM TN ROUTE 1, Wayne, TN
Built 1950 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 700
FAP 96 350363H
PoorOver: CSX RAILROAD
6 MI.SE.OF FRANKLIN, Williamson, TN
Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 14,885
NFA A021
PoorOver: WHITE CREEK
1.5 M E OF SR33-SR331 JCT, Knox, TN
Built 1950 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,051
NFA A209
PoorOver: BRANCH
.88 M NW OF ROBBINS, Scott, TN
Built 1938 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 60
NFA A152 (SA 8705)
PoorOver: N. FK BULL RUN CREEK
JUST E OFF SR144, Union, TN
Built 1976 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 50
NFA A280
PoorOver: BUTLER CREEK
2.8 MI NE JCT SR13&SR227, Wayne, TN
Built 1935 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 110
NFA 1846 (SA 4125)
PoorOver: DUCK RIVER
7 M EAST OF CENTERVILLE, Hickman, TN
Built 1968 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 216
NFA A115
PoorOver: W FORK BUFFALO RIVER
1 M. SE. HENRYVILLE, Lawrence, TN
Built 1984 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 120
NFA 815 (SA 9220)
PoorOver: NORTH FORK OBION RIVER
4 MI E OF OBION CO LINE, Weakley, TN
Built 1956 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 272
NFA A021 (SA 0919)
PoorOver: DEMOSS CREEK
2.3 MI NW JCT SR76&SR105, Carroll, TN
Built 1970 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 200
I40
PoorOver: HARPETH RIVER
.4 M E JCT SR249&I40, Cheatham, TN
Built 1960 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 53,557
FAP 100
PoorOver: HARPETH RIVER
1.4 M SW JCT SR100&SR254, Davidson, TN
Built 1929 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 19,517
I24 WBL
PoorOver: MISSIONARY RIDGE
1 MI FROM SR17, Hamilton, TN
Built 1964 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 94,104
NFA A048
PoorOver: NORTH FORK CREEK
2 M. S. UNIONVILLE., Bedford, TN
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 160
NFA 979 (SA 1109)
PoorOver: SYCAMORE CREEK
1.5 M. NE. SR12., Cheatham, TN
Built 1949 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 577
FAP 52
PoorOver: TRACE CREEK
2 MI.EAST OF MACON CO., Clay, TN
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,112
NFA 2515 (SA 1501)
PoorOver: INDIAN CAMP CREEK
1 M W. OF COSBY, Cocke, TN
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 494
NFA 2574
PoorOver: GULF FORK BIG CREEK
4 MI E OF I40-5M N OF LI., Cocke, TN
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 586
NFA A136
PoorOver: CLEAR CREEK
.9 M N OF SR35-E OF SR160, Cocke, TN
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 170
FAP 9
PoorOver: PIGEON RIVER
IN NEWPORT, Cocke, TN
Built 1936 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,209
Showing 20,201-20,250 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.
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