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

I26 LT LN

Unknown

Over: I26 LT LN

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1975 ADT: 5,587

I26 RT LN

Unknown

Over: I26 RT LN

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1975 ADT: 1,230

I26 LT LN

Unknown

Over: I26 LT LN

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1975 ADT: 1,230

I26 RT LN

Unknown

Over: I26 RT LN

NW OF I26 - SR 91 JCT, Washington, TN

Built 1975 ADT: 680

I26 LT LN

Unknown

Over: I26 LT LN

NW OF I26 & SR 91 JCT, Washington, TN

Built 1975 ADT: 680

I26 RT LN

Unknown

Over: I26 RT LN / SR 91

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1976 ADT: 5,823

I26 LF LN

Unknown

Over: I26 LT LN / SR 91

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1976 ADT: 5,823

I26 RT LN

Unknown

Over: I26 RT LN

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1977 ADT: 8,783

I26 LT LN

Unknown

Over: I26 LT LN

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1977 ADT: 8,783

I26 RT LN

Unknown

Over: I26 RT LN

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1978 ADT: 2,687

I26 LT LN

Unknown

Over: I26 LT LN

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1978 ADT: 2,687

NFA B490

Unknown

Over: NFA B490

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1977 ADT: 43,857

I26 RT LN

Unknown

Over: I26 RT LN / SR 67

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1977 ADT: 24,080

I26

Unknown

Over: I26 / SR 67

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1977 ADT: 24,080

I26

Unknown

Over: NFA C270

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1982 ADT: 20,070

NFA B859

Unknown

Over: NFA B859

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1982 ADT: 23,569

I81

Unknown

Over: I81 / SR 93

NEAR LEWIS TENN., Washington, TN

Built 1974 ADT: 3,581

I81

Unknown

Over: I81 / SR 93

NEAR LEWIS TENN., Washington, TN

Built 1974 ADT: 4,381

NFA A164

Unknown

Over: NFA A164 / I81

AT I81, Washington, TN

Built 1974 ADT: 53,763

I81

Unknown

Over: I81 RT LN

AT SULLIVAN CO LINE, Washington, TN

Built 1974 ADT: 170

I81

Unknown

Over: I81 LF LN

AT SULLIVAN CO LINE, Washington, TN

Built 1974 ADT: 170

FAP 34

Unknown

Over: SR 34 / SR 81

NEAR JONESBORO TENN., Washington, TN

Built 1959 ADT: 2,997

FAP 34

Unknown

Over: SR 34 / SR 81

NEAR JONESBORO TENN., Washington, TN

Built 1959 ADT: 2,997

FAP 34

Unknown

Over: SR 381

1.5 M NE OF I181, Washington, TN

Built 1992 ADT: 23,906

FAP 36

Unknown

Over: SR 381

.5 MI NE OF I181, Washington, TN

Built 1992 ADT: 15,050

FAU 3960

Unknown

Over: SR 67

IN JOHNSON CITY, Washington, TN

Built 1987 ADT: 24,080

NFA E500

Unknown

Over: NT PARKWAY / NFA A283

.3 MI E JCT SR 13 &SR 203, Wayne, TN

Built 1954 ADT: 133

NFA E500 (SA 9106)

Unknown

Over: NFA E500 / NFA 912

3.9 TO SR 13, Wayne, TN

Built 1954 ADT: 2,341

NFA E500

Unknown

Over: NT PARKWAY/NFA A257 (NPS

5 MI NE JCT SR13 & SR 203, Wayne, TN

Built 1950 ADT: 250

NFA E500

Unknown

Over: NT PARKWAY/NFA A222 (NPS

6.6 MI NE JCT SR13&SR203, Wayne, TN

Built 1950 ADT: 70

NFA E500

Unknown

Over: N T PARKWAY / NFA A535

2.8 MI SW JCT NTP & SR 15, Wayne, TN

Built 1950 ADT: 30

NFA E500

Unknown

Over: N T PARKWAY / NFA A239

1.5 MI S JCT NTP & SR 15, Wayne, TN

Built 1950 ADT: 20

NFA E500

Unknown

Over: NATCHEZ TRACE PKY / SR 1

NATCHEZ TRACE PKWY, Wayne, TN

Built 1954 ADT: 2,253

FAP 15

Unknown

Over: SR15 / SR13

IN WAYNESBORO, Wayne, TN

Built 1999 ADT: 3,650

NFA E500

Unknown

Over: NATCHEZ TRACE PKY/SR 15

NATCHEZ TRACE PKWY, Wayne, TN

Built 1960 ADT: 4,962

FAP 216

Unknown

Over: SR 022

SR 216, Weakley, TN

Built 1994 ADT: 7,661

NFA 104

Unknown

Over: SR-43 / TRAVIS RD.

IN THE CITY OF MARTIN, Weakley, TN

Built 1985 ADT: 180

NFA 104

Unknown

Over: SR-43 / TRAVIS RD.

IN THE CITY OF MARTIN, Weakley, TN

Built 1985 ADT: 180

NFA A582

Unknown

Over: NFA A582 / SR 22

INSIDE MARTIN CITY LIMITS, Weakley, TN

Built 1987 ADT: 6,466

FAP 22

Unknown

Over: SR 22

NEAR MARTIN, Weakley, TN

Built 1987 ADT: 6,466

NFA A926

Unknown

Over: NFA A926

NEAR MARTIN, Weakley, TN

Built 1987 ADT: 6,466

FAP 22

Unknown

Over: SR-22 / N. LINDELL ST.

NEAR MARTIN, Weakley, TN

Built 1987 ADT: 4,298

FAP 22

Unknown

Over: SR-22 / N. LINDELL ST.

NEAR MARTIN, Weakley, TN

Built 1987 ADT: 3,857

SR 22

Unknown

Over: SR 22

NEAR THE CITY OF MARTIN, Weakley, TN

Built 1989 ADT: 9,356

NFA A008

Unknown

Over: GARDNER RD. / SR 22

3 MI W OF JCT SR43, Weakley, TN

Built 1987 ADT: 9,356

NFA A786

Unknown

Over: HAZELWOOD RD. / SR-22

IN THE CITY OF MARTIN, Weakley, TN

Built 1991 ADT: 9,356

NFA A786

Unknown

Over: TERRELL EXT. / SR-22

NEAR MARTIN, Weakley, TN

Built 1991 ADT: 9,356

FAP 43

Unknown

Over: SKYHAWK PKWY / SR-22

IN THE CITY OF MARTIN, Weakley, TN

Built 1987 ADT: 5,269

FAP 43

Unknown

Over: SKYHAWK PKWY / SR-22

IN THE CITY OF MARTIN, Weakley, TN

Built 1987 ADT: 4,656

FAP 22

Unknown

Over: RAMP O FROM SR 22

TRAVIS RD, Weakley, TN

Built 1994 ADT: 180

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