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
FAS 127
UnknownOver: SR 127
SR127/I-24 @ HILLSBORO, Coffee, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 44,002
NFA 1105 (SA 1606)
UnknownOver: NFA 1105
3 MI S OF HILLSBORO, Coffee, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 44,002
NFA 1408 (SA 1607)
UnknownOver: NFA 1408
2.36 MI W OF GRUNDY CO., Coffee, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 44,002
NFA 2125 (SA 1608)
UnknownOver: NFA 2125
1.4 MI W OF GRUNDY CO LN, Coffee, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 44,002
FAP 55
UnknownOver: SR 55 / S. ATLANTIC ST
IN CITY OF TULLAHOMA, Coffee, TN
Built 1941 ADT: 760
FAU 269
UnknownOver: SR 269
IN TULLAHOMA, Coffee, TN
Built 1993 ADT: 4,008
FAP 20
UnknownOver: SR 20 / SR 76
2.3 MI SE JCT SR20&SR88, Crockett, TN
Built 1991 ADT: 4,112
FAP 20
UnknownOver: SR 20 / SR 76
6 M SE OF ALAMO, Crockett, TN
Built 1991 ADT: 3,582
FAS 88
UnknownOver: SR 88 / SR 20
1.1 M SE JCT SR 20&SR 76, Crockett, TN
Built 1991 ADT: 15,061
NFA A078
UnknownOver: REYNOLDS RD / SR 20
.9 MI W JCT SR152&SR188, Crockett, TN
Built 1994 ADT: 12,706
FAP 20
UnknownOver: SR 189 / SR 20
4 MI NW JCT SR20 & SR152, Crockett, TN
Built 1993 ADT: 11,451
FAS 188
UnknownOver: SR 188 / SR 20
1.8 MI SE JCT SR20&SR152, Crockett, TN
Built 1994 ADT: 12,706
FAP 20 RAMP A
UnknownOver: SR 20 RAMP A / SR 20
1.1 M N JCT SR 20 & SR 54, Crockett, TN
Built 1994 ADT: 12,706
FAS 54
UnknownOver: SR 54 / SR 20
0.7 M SE JCT SR54&SR188, Crockett, TN
Built 1994 ADT: 12,706
NFA A450
UnknownOver: NFA A450 RAMP A / SR 20
2.3 M SE JCT SR 20&SR 54, Crockett, TN
Built 1994 ADT: 13,208
FAS 88
UnknownOver: SR 88 / SR 20
2.4 MI NW JCT SR20&SR76, Crockett, TN
Built 1994 ADT: 14,935
I40 EBL
UnknownOver: I40 EBL
NEAR PUTNAM CO. LN., Cumberland, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 2,882
I40 WBL
UnknownOver: I40 WBL
NEAR PUTNAM CO. LN., Cumberland, TN
Built 1963 ADT: 2,882
NFA A001
UnknownOver: NFA A001
NEAR MONTEREY TENN., Cumberland, TN
Built 1964 ADT: 36,293
NFA A009
UnknownOver: NFA A009- JIM GARRETT RD
NEAR MONTEREY TENN., Cumberland, TN
Built 1964 ADT: 36,293
NFA A073
UnknownOver: NFA A073
NEAR MONTEREY TENN., Cumberland, TN
Built 1965 ADT: 35,960
NFA 1170 (SA 1816)
UnknownOver: I40
1.8 MI FROM SR 28, Cumberland, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 431
NFA 1170 (SA 1816)
UnknownOver: I40
1.8 MI FROM SR 28, Cumberland, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 431
FAP 28
UnknownOver: SR 28
IN CROSSVILLE, Cumberland, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 35,960
FAS 298
UnknownOver: SR 298
NEAR CROSSVILLE TENN., Cumberland, TN
Built 2015 ADT: 37,495
NFA A454
UnknownOver: NFA A454
NEAR CROSSVILLE TENN., Cumberland, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 40,545
FAS 101
UnknownOver: SR 101
EXIT NO. 322 - CROSSVILLE, Cumberland, TN
Built 2009 ADT: 40,545
I40 EBL
UnknownOver: I40 EBL
IN CRAB ORCHARD, Cumberland, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 120
I40 WBL
UnknownOver: I40 WBL
IN CRAB ORCHARD, Cumberland, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 120
I40 EBL
UnknownOver: I40 EBL
IN CRAB ORCHARD, Cumberland, TN
Built 1967 ADT: 120
I40 EBL
UnknownOver: I40 WBL
IN CRAB ORCHARD, Cumberland, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 120
I40 EBL
UnknownOver: I40
NEAR CROSSVILLE TENN., Cumberland, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 3,154
I40 WBL
UnknownOver: I40
NEAR CROSSVILLE TN, Cumberland, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 3,154
NFA 884 (SA 1809)
UnknownOver: NFA 884
IN CRAB ORCHARD TENN., Cumberland, TN
Built 2006 ADT: 30,660
I40
UnknownOver: I40
NEAR CROSSVILLE TN, Cumberland, TN
Built 1967 ADT: 2,039
I40
UnknownOver: I40
NEAR CROSSVILLE TENN., Cumberland, TN
Built 1967 ADT: 2,039
I40 EBL
UnknownOver: I40 EBL
.1 MI FROM SR 1, Cumberland, TN
Built 1967 ADT: 120
I40 WBL
UnknownOver: I40 WBL
.1 MI FROM SR 1, Cumberland, TN
Built 1967 ADT: 120
NFA 2287
UnknownOver: MT. VERNON RD OVER I-40
NEAR MT ROOSVELT ST PK, Cumberland, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 29,862
FAS 299
UnknownOver: SR 299
NEAR MT. ROOSVELT ST. PK., Cumberland, TN
Built 1967 ADT: 29,862
NFA 1174
UnknownOver: NFA 1174 / EBL I40
PLATEAU RD / I-40 EB, Cumberland, TN
Built 2005 ADT: 36,293
NFA 1174
UnknownOver: NFA 1174 / WBL I40
PLATEAU RD / I-40 WB, Cumberland, TN
Built 2005 ADT: 35,960
NFA A251
UnknownOver: NFA A251/EBL I-40
NEAR CROSSVILLE TENN., Cumberland, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 30,660
NFA A251
UnknownOver: NFA A251 / WBL I40
NEAR CROSSVILLE TENN., Cumberland, TN
Built 1966 ADT: 30,660
FAU 5343
UnknownOver: DEMONBREUN ST/11TH&CSX R
DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE, Davidson, TN
Built 2005 ADT: 11,500
FAU 3253
UnknownOver: TRINITY LN / ELLINGTON P
NEAR NASHVILLE, Davidson, TN
Built 1972 ADT: 46,596
FAU 6
UnknownOver: SR 6 RL / HART LANE
IN NASHVILLE, Davidson, TN
Built 1977 ADT: 12,479
FAU 6
UnknownOver: SR 6 LL / HART LANE
IN NASHVILLE, Davidson, TN
Built 1970 ADT: 6,420
FAU 6
UnknownOver: SR 6 RL / BROADMOOR DRIV
IN NASHVILLE, Davidson, TN
Built 1977 ADT: 5,564
FAU 6
UnknownOver: SR 6 LL / BROADMOOR DRIV
IN NASHVILLE, Davidson, TN
Built 1977 ADT: 10,414
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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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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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