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

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 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)

Tennessee38.000587486536766%46.607265250171345%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969

09

Connecticut

3.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,277
Selected

47

Tennessee

3.97% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,426

24

Maryland

4.27% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,527

08

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

NFA A253

Structurally Deficient

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

Structurally Deficient

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 A247

Fair

Over: WET PRONG LEATHERWOOD CR

1 M W MAURY CO LN, Hickman, TN

Built 1991 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 30

NFA A247

Fair

Over: PUCKETT BRANCH

1 M W MAURY CO LN, Hickman, TN

Built 1991 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 30

NFA A033

Fair

Over: JONES SLOUGH

NEAR ASHPORT, Lauderdale, TN

Built 1985 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 10

FAS 273

Fair

Over: SWAN CREEK

9.2 M NE GILES CO LINE, Lincoln, TN

Built 1960 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 731

NFA A609

Fair

Over: BIG ROCK CREEK

IN DOWNTOWN LEWISBURG, Marshall, TN

Built 1965 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 2,370

NFA A501

Fair

Over: BRANCH

6.8 MI SE JCT SR5&SR21, Obion, TN

Built 1970 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 20

FAU 4199

Fair

Over: LITTLE RICHLAND CREEK

1.1 NW OF SR29, Rhea, TN

Built 1969 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 4,449

FAP 29 731087L

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN RAILWAY

IN HARRIMAN, Roane, TN

Built 1967 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 11,559

FAP 93

Fair

Over: HORSE CREEK

1 MI.NE.OF WASHINGTON CO., Sullivan, TN

Built 1985 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 4,696

NFA 1287 (SA 4738)

Fair

Over: ROSSBERRY CREEK

ROBERTS RD-N OF US11W, Knox, TN

Built 1939 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 2,181

NFA A746

Fair

Over: PIGEON ROOST CREEK

SOUTH CREEK RD NEAR HW111, Putnam, TN

Built 1970 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 4,930

NFA 1683 (SA 1218)

Fair

Over: CLARKS CREEK

2.0 MI NORTH OF SR22A, Chester, TN

Built 1970 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 259

NFA A189

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.9 MI SE JCT SR22A&SR100, Chester, TN

Built 1995 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 861

NFA 882 (SA 1215)

Fair

Over: 0VERFLOW

0.1 MI S OF HENDERSON CO., Chester, TN

Built 1953 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 364

NFA A215

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2.5 MI FROM SR 53, Clay, TN

Built 1940 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 10

NFA A664

Fair

Over: PAINT CREEK

1.2 M N OF SR70 AT ST LI, Greene, TN

Built 2000 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 20

FAU 2

Fair

Over: RAVINE -LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN

JCT OF SR-148, Hamilton, TN

Built 1935 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 9,998

NFA 1853 (SA 6316)

Fair

Over: LITTLE BARTONS CREEK

3.5 MI SE CUNNINGHAM, Montgomery, TN

Built 1950 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 482

NFA 2374 (SA 7317)

Fair

Over: CLINCH RIVER

OLD KINGSTON FERRY LOCAT., Roane, TN

Built 1987 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 2,717

NFA 1400 (SA 7607)

Fair

Over: MONTGOMERY FORK CREEK

4 MI SE OF FAIRIEW, Scott, TN

Built 1975 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 1,537

NFA 5434

Fair

Over: BRANCH

FLEMING RD - COLLIERVILLE, Shelby, TN

Built 1965 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 610

FAU 5757

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW

2.33 MI. N OF SR-57 JCT., Shelby, TN

Built 1959 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 8,449

FAS 75

Fair

Over: CLEAR FORK CREEK

1 M SW JCT SR75&SR81, Washington, TN

Built 1940 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 2,079

NFA A004

Fair

Over: WRIGHT CREEK

2 M N OF SR61 E OF CO LIN, Anderson, TN

Built 1965 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 220

NFA A342

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

.3MI EAST OF MIEGS CO., Bradley, TN

Built 1965 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 60

NFA 852 (SA 1716)

Fair

Over: PEARSONS CREEK

2.2 MI N OF SR20, Crockett, TN

Built 1940 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 1,235

NFA A214 (SA 2107)

Fair

Over: FALL CREEK

1MI SOUTH OF US 70, DeKalb, TN

Built 1945 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 640

FAS 166

Fair

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

2.7 MI N OF SR 15, Giles, TN

Built 1957 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 2,320

FAS 322

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

.4 M S MURRAY'S CHAPEL RD, Loudon, TN

Built 1950 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 1,603

NFA 2101 (SA 5603)

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW

5.25 M E OF EULIA, Macon, TN

Built 1962 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 1,178

NFA B388

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1.8 MI SE JCT SR1&SR138, Madison, TN

Built 1981 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 10

FAP 1 299248P

Fair

Over: ICG RR

IN JACKSON, Madison, TN

Built 1966 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 21,529

FAP 3

Fair

Over: TROY CREEK

NEAR TROY, Obion, TN

Built 1960 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 15,604

NFA B346

Fair

Over: KENDRICK CREEK

SW OF I81-US23 JCT, Sullivan, TN

Built 1960 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 670

NFA A292

Fair

Over: HOLLY CREEK

.8 MI WEST OF LAWRENCE C, Wayne, TN

Built 1991 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 150

NFA A017

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1 M. NE. UNIONVILLE., Bedford, TN

Built 1940 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 80

NFA A132

Fair

Over: MINKSLIDE CREEK

6. M. NE. SHELBYVILLE., Bedford, TN

Built 1963 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 350

NFA A245 (SA 0225)

Fair

Over: WARTRACE CREEK

4 M. N. BELL BUCKLE., Bedford, TN

Built 1966 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 130

NFA A178

Fair

Over: BRANCH

11.5 M. SW. SHELBYVILLE., Bedford, TN

Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 30

NFA A786

Fair

Over: FAY BRANCH

5 M. E. SHELBYVILLE., Bedford, TN

Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 60

NFA A237

Fair

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

2.1 M. W. NORMANDY., Bedford, TN

Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 100

NFA A266

Fair

Over: GORDON BRANCH

3 M. NW. RAUS., Bedford, TN

Built 1970 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 50

NFA A387

Fair

Over: STRAIGHT CREEK

4 M. NE. WARTRACE., Bedford, TN

Built 1950 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 90

NFA A632

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

5 M. W. WALLAND., Blount, TN

Built 1970 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 760

NFA A003 (SA 0604)

Fair

Over: BLACK FOX CREEK

2MI WEST OF SR60, Bradley, TN

Built 1940 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 750

NFA 2472 (SA 0709)

Fair

Over: DOAKES CREEK

S OF SR63-3 M W OF CO LI, Campbell, TN

Built 1935 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,030

NFA A071

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF STINKING CREEK

BTWN I75&SR9-S OF JELLICO, Campbell, TN

Built 1925 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 220

NFA A004

Fair

Over: MARSHALL CREEK

2.2 MI NORTH OF SR96, Cannon, TN

Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 80

NFA A033

Fair

Over: SAUNDERS FORK CREEK

.02 MI EAST OF SR145, Cannon, TN

Built 1920 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 100

NFA A044

Fair

Over: NORTHCUTT BRANCH

6MI WEST OF SR145, Cannon, TN

Built 1975 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 90

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