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

NFA A008

Fair

Over: STANDIFER BRANCH

0.7 MI E JCT SR2&SR150, Marion, TN

Built 1940 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 110

NFA 1127

Fair

Over: POPLAR SPRINGS BRANCH

IN SOUTH PITTSBURG, Marion, TN

Built 1928 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 3,612

FAS 272

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1.1 M E JCT SR129&SR272, Marshall, TN

Built 1952 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 428

FAP 85

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

4.1 MI W OF LIVINGSTON, Overton, TN

Built 1931 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 1,656

FAS 141

Fair

Over: CUMBERLAND RIVER

AT HARTSVILLE CITY LIMITS, Trousdale, TN

Built 1981 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 5,129

FAP 22

Fair

Over: MORRIS BRANCH

IN GLEASON CITY LIMITS, Weakley, TN

Built 1958 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 6,181

FAS 9

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1 MI.S.CLINTON CITY LIMIT, Anderson, TN

Built 1927 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 10,956

FAS 269

Fair

Over: WARTRACE CREEK

IN WARTRACE CITY LIMITS, Bedford, TN

Built 1930 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 1,615

FAS 391

Fair

Over: BRANCH

IN CAMDEN, Benton, TN

Built 1950 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 5,637

NFA 1134 (SA 0405)

Fair

Over: MCREYNOLDS BRANCH

1MI EAST OF US127, Bledsoe, TN

Built 1952 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 484

NFA B095

Fair

Over: BROWN CREEK

JCT-SR129&SR411-MARYVILLE, Blount, TN

Built 1950 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 3,843

NFA A165

Fair

Over: BRANCH

IN LAFOLLETTE-N OFF SR 9, Campbell, TN

Built 1930 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 680

FAS 297

Fair

Over: DOUGLAS BRANCH

.7 M FR SOUTHERN RR, Campbell, TN

Built 1958 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 1,149

NFA 1280 (SA 0710)

Fair

Over: BRANCH

W OF I75-JUST N OF SR63, Campbell, TN

Built 1993 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 119

FAS 90

Fair

Over: TACKETT CREEK

1.8 M S OF CLAIBORNE CO, Campbell, TN

Built 1965 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 737

NFA A074 (SA 0920)

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW

4.4 MI NW JCT SR76&SR105, Carroll, TN

Built 1989 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 170

FAS 190

Fair

Over: BRANCH

3.2 MI NW JCT SR76&SR105, Carroll, TN

Built 1953 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 446

FAS 190

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW

3.3 MI NW JCT SR76&SR105, Carroll, TN

Built 1953 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 446

FAS 190

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW

3.4 MI NW JCT SR76&SR105, Carroll, TN

Built 1953 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 446

FAS 225

Fair

Over: WOODVILLE CREEK

0.81 MI N OF MCNAIRY CO, Chester, TN

Built 1955 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 282

NFA A167

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF CYPRESS CREEK

1.4 MI S OF SR152, Crockett, TN

Built 1985 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 60

NFA A235

Fair

Over: LITTLE MARROW BONE CREEK

2 M. W. GERMANTOWN, Davidson, TN

Built 1940 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 740

NFA C600

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK CREEK

OVERBROOK DR@ GLEN LEVEN., Davidson, TN

Built 1965 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 430

FAP 100

Fair

Over: BRANCH

6.7 MI.SW.OF DECATURVILLE, Decatur, TN

Built 1930 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 3,081

FAP 100

Fair

Over: BRANCH

6.2 MI.SW.OF DECATURVILLE, Decatur, TN

Built 1930 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 3,081

FAS 141

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

1 MI.W.OF CENTER HILL DAM, DeKalb, TN

Built 1946 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 386

NFA 1502 (SA 2317)

Fair

Over: DOAKVILLE CREEK

3 MI W OF GIBSON CO., Dyer, TN

Built 1960 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 323

NFA A651

Fair

Over: DITCH

0.5 MI E OF SR20, Dyer, TN

Built 1979 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 70

NFA A297

Fair

Over: CHILDER CREEK

EAST OF SR127, Franklin, TN

Built 1980 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 40

FAS 152

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH

2.6 MI.EAST OF MEDINA, Gibson, TN

Built 1991 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 2,540

FAP 7

Fair

Over: BRANCH

8.9 MI.NORTH OF PULASKI, Giles, TN

Built 1927 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 3,300

FAU 5313

Fair

Over: BRANCH

.13 MI.E.OF PULASKI, Giles, TN

Built 1930 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 3,653

FAP 1

Fair

Over: BUCK HOLLOW BRANCH

IN TATE SPRINGS, Grainger, TN

Built 1942 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 5,584

FAP 34 LL

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

NEAR MOSHEIM, Greene, TN

Built 1980 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 15,074

NFA A510

Fair

Over: SMALL BRANCH

.1 M EAST OF SR 56, Grundy, TN

Built 1945 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 20

I81 730393A

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN RAILWAY

.2/M.FROM JEFFERSON CO.LN, Hamblen, TN

Built 1967 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 49,004

FAP 34

Fair

Over: CANEY FORK CREEK

.9 M SE OF HANKINS CO LN, Hamblen, TN

Built 1927 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 5,966

NFA D781

Fair

Over: SALE CREEK

.2 MI WEST OF US 27, Hamilton, TN

Built 1955 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 230

NFA A195

Fair

Over: GREASY ROCK CREEK

IN WEST SNEEDVILLE, Hancock, TN

Built 1984 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 770

NFA 1742

Fair

Over: LEFT FORK WHITES CREEK

WHITES CREEK RD, Hardin, TN

Built 1977 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 83

FAP 69

Fair

Over: BEVINS BRANCH

8.3 MI.SE.OF SAVANNAH, Hardin, TN

Built 1935 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 2,930

FAP 69

Fair

Over: HOWARD BRANCH

6.8 MI.SE.OF SAVANNAH, Hardin, TN

Built 1935 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 2,930

NFA A854

Fair

Over: WAR CREEK

3.9 M W OF SR66-SR113 JCT, Hawkins, TN

Built 1954 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 170

I40

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1 M S OF SR019, Haywood, TN

Built 1961 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 34,490

NFA 3064

Fair

Over: TOWN CREEK

0.1 MI. N. OF PARIS, Henry, TN

Built 1963 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 1,959

FAP 54

Fair

Over: MORMON BRANCH

1.1 MILE N.OF PURYEAR, Henry, TN

Built 1937 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 4,966

FAS 114

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

1 MI.NORTH OF CARROLL CO., Henry, TN

Built 1953 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 727

FAS 140

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1.2 MILE EAST OF PURYEAR, Henry, TN

Built 1948 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 1,005

NFA 1833 (SA 4103)

Fair

Over: SULPHUR FORK CREEK

5 M EAST OF PLEASANTVILLE, Hickman, TN

Built 1965 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 133

NFA 944 (SA 4113)

Fair

Over: LITTLE SPRING CREEK

3 M EAST OF PINEWOOD, Hickman, TN

Built 1950 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 982

Showing 3,101-3,150 of 20,426 bridges

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