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
NFA A348
UnknownOver: NFA A348 - MASSENGILL RD
NEAR BRISTOL TENN., Sullivan, TN
Built 1970 ADT: 27,225
FAU 3890
UnknownOver: FAU 3890
IN KINGSPORT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1959 ADT: 8,233
FAS 358
UnknownOver: SR 358
JUST N OF SR44, Sullivan, TN
Built 1975 ADT: 150
FAS 346
UnknownOver: SR 346 (HAWKINS CO BR)
VERY NW CORNER OF COUNTY, Sullivan, TN
Built 1977 ADT: 2,889
FAP 1
UnknownOver: SR 1
NEAR KINGSPORT TENN., Sullivan, TN
Built 1957 ADT: 6,696
FAP 93
UnknownOver: SR 93
NEAR KINGSPORT TENN., Sullivan, TN
Built 1975 ADT: 31,476
FAP 93
UnknownOver: SR 93
NEAR KINGSPORT TENN., Sullivan, TN
Built 1975 ADT: 32,451
FAP 34
UnknownOver: SR 34 RT LN
SOUTH OF BRISTOL, Sullivan, TN
Built 1977 ADT: 437
FAP 34
UnknownOver: SR 34 LF LN
SOUTH OF BRISTOL, Sullivan, TN
Built 1977 ADT: 437
FAP 34
UnknownOver: SR 34
S OF DOWNTOWN BRISTOL, Sullivan, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 7,464
FAP 34
UnknownOver: SR 34
IN BLUFF CITY, Sullivan, TN
Built 1977 ADT: 8,343
FAP 34
UnknownOver: SR 34
IN BLUFF CITY, Sullivan, TN
Built 1977 ADT: 13,100
FAP 473
UnknownOver: SR 473 / A729
2ND STREET, Sullivan, TN
Built 2008 ADT: 8,550
FAP 34
UnknownOver: 82-SR037-03.26
SOUTH OF BRISTOL, Sullivan, TN
Built 2015 ADT: 10,140
FAP 34
UnknownOver: 82-SR037-03.26
SOUTH OF BRISTOL, Sullivan, TN
Built 2015 ADT: 10,140
FAP 93
UnknownOver: SR 93
NEAR KINGSPORT TENN., Sullivan, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 17,625
FAP 93
UnknownOver: SR 93
NEAR KINGSPORT TENN., Sullivan, TN
Built 1960 ADT: 17,682
FAP 137
UnknownOver: SR 137 RT LN
NEAR THE STATE LINE, Sullivan, TN
Built 1984 ADT: 15,398
FAS 357
UnknownOver: SR 357
AT AIRPORT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1979 ADT: 9,369
FAP 93 (SA 8208)
UnknownOver: SR 93 RT LN
S. OF HOLSTON RIVER, Sullivan, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 12,213
FAP 93 (SA 8208)
UnknownOver: SR 93 LF LN
S. OF HOLSTON RIVER, Sullivan, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 7,020
FAP 93 RT LN
UnknownOver: SR 93 RT LN
E OF SR36 JCT IN KINGSPRT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 150
FAP 93 LF LN
UnknownOver: SR 93 LF LN
E OF SR36 JCT IN KINGSPRT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 150
FAP 93
UnknownOver: SR 93
IN KINGSPORT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1945 ADT: 14,653
FAP 93
UnknownOver: SR 93
IN KINGSPORT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1965 ADT: 14,653
NFA C333
UnknownOver: NFA C333
IN KINGSPORT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1965 ADT: 25,054
FAU 126
UnknownOver: SR 126
IN KINGSPORT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1986 ADT: 4,946
SR126
UnknownOver: WILCOX DRIVE
EASTMAN TRUSS WALKWAY, Sullivan, TN
Built 2016 ADT: 14,534
FAP 137
UnknownOver: SR 137 RT LN
N OF US11W AT KINGSPORT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1984 ADT: 1,000
FAP 137
UnknownOver: SR 137 RT LN
N OF US11W-AT KINGSPORT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1984 ADT: 1,000
FAU 3900
UnknownOver: FAU 3900
IN KINGSPORT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1983 ADT: 12,904
FAP 137
UnknownOver: SR 137 RT LN
N OF US11W-SW OF SR36 JCT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1983 ADT: 1,624
FAP 137
UnknownOver: SR 137 LF LN
N OF US11W-SW OF SR36 JCT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1983 ADT: 1,624
NFA B906
UnknownOver: NFA B906
NORTH OF KINGSPORT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1983 ADT: 12,904
FAP 137
UnknownOver: SR 137 LF LN
NEAR STATE LINE, Sullivan, TN
Built 1984 ADT: 7,976
FAP 137
UnknownOver: SR 137 RT LN
IN KINGSPORT - NEAR SR 36, Sullivan, TN
Built 1984 ADT: 2,638
FAS 357
UnknownOver: SR 357 RT LN
JUST OFF I81, Sullivan, TN
Built 1975 ADT: 850
FAS 357
UnknownOver: SR 357 LF LN
JUST OFF I81, Sullivan, TN
Built 1975 ADT: 667
FAS 357
UnknownOver: SR 357 RT LN
NEAR AIRPORT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1975 ADT: 90
FAS 357
UnknownOver: SR 357 LF LN
NEAR AIRPORT, Sullivan, TN
Built 1975 ADT: 90
FAP 394
UnknownOver: NFA 1378 & SOUTHERN RWY
IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, Sullivan, TN
Built 1992 ADT: 2,236
FAP 394
UnknownOver: NFA 1378 & SOUTHERN RWY
IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, Sullivan, TN
Built 1992 ADT: 2,236
FAP 394
UnknownOver: SR 358
IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, Sullivan, TN
Built 1991 ADT: 7,062
FAP 394
UnknownOver: SR 358
IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, Sullivan, TN
Built 1991 ADT: 7,062
I65
UnknownOver: I65 / SR 41
NEAR GOODLETTSVILLE TENN., Sumner, TN
Built 1967 ADT: 9,891
I65
UnknownOver: I65 / SR 41
NEAR GOODLETTSVILLE TENN., Sumner, TN
Built 1967 ADT: 18,337
I65
UnknownOver: I65 /CARTWRIGHT CIRCE
2.3 MI N JCT SR11 & SR41, Sumner, TN
Built 1969 ADT: 450
I65
UnknownOver: I65 /CARTWRIGHT CIRCE
2.3 MI N JCT SR11 & SR41, Sumner, TN
Built 1969 ADT: 450
I65
UnknownOver: I65 / WILLIAMSON RD. B21
2.3 MI N JCT SR11 & SR41, Sumner, TN
Built 1969 ADT: 2,508
I65
UnknownOver: I65 / WILLIAMSON RD. B21
2.3 MI N JCT SR11 & SR41, Sumner, TN
Built 1969 ADT: 2,508
Showing 2,001-2,050 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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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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| Sources | FHWA National Bridge Inventory, public U.S. government datasets |