Total Bridges
20,426
Public highway bridges in Tennessee
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
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
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
CT
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
TN
Tennessee
3.97% top marginal rate
MD
Maryland
4.27% top marginal rate
CO
Colorado
4.32% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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 A209
FairOver: BLACKLEY CREEK
W OF SR81-SR75 JCT, Washington, TN
Built 1940 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 120
FAP 81
FairOver: NOLICHUCKY RIVER
1.9 M NW OF UNICOI CO LN, Washington, TN
Built 1976 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 4,903
NFA 2038 (SA 9515)
FairOver: DRY FORK CREEK
2 MI WEST OF SMITH CO, Wilson, TN
Built 1965 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 561
NFA A276
FairOver: EAVENS BRANCH
0.7 MI WEST OF DEKALB CO., Wilson, TN
Built 1960 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 110
GATLINBURG BYPASS
FairOver: WEST PRONG LPR
0.1 MILES NORTH FROM NPS, Sevier, TN
Built 1965 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,630
CAMPBELL LEAD ROAD
FairOver: GATLINBURG BYPASS
1.8 MILES SOUTH FROM NPS, Sevier, TN
Built 1969 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,630
SB GATLINBURG SPUR
FairOver: NORTON CREEK
1.2 MILES NORTH FROM NPS, Sevier, TN
Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 4,342
FAS 63
FairOver: POWELL RIVER
8 MILES FROM TAZEWELL, Claiborne, TN
Built 1978 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 368
NFA A118
FairOver: RICE CREEK
4 MI E OF FRIENDSHIP, Crockett, TN
Built 1960 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 10
FAS 24
FairOver: MEADOW CREEK
1.3 MI.NW.OF CROSSVILLE, Cumberland, TN
Built 1997 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 7,324
I440
FairOver: L3-SN165-RL /L2-SN162 16
I440-I65 LOOP@MELROSE I/C, Davidson, TN
Built 1985 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 96,254
NFA A406
FairOver: WAGNER CREEK
.1 MI EAST OF SR16, Franklin, TN
Built 1985 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 1,260
NFA A406
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
EAST OF SR1, Grainger, TN
Built 1970 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 80
FAP 34 RL
FairOver: LICK CREEK
NEAR MOSHEIM, Greene, TN
Built 1980 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 15,074
NFA D836
FairOver: POSSUM CREEK
.3 MI EAST OF US 27, Hamilton, TN
Built 1955 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 150
FAS 138
FairOver: OVERFLOW
IN MERCER, Madison, TN
Built 1949 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 866
FAP 58
FairOver: TENNESSEE RIVER
1.5 S.W.OF KINGSTON, Roane, TN
Built 2004 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 10,295
NFA 1240 (SA 7613)
FairOver: BRANCH
E OF US27 NEAR WINFIELD, Scott, TN
Built 1948 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 831
FAS 205
FairOver: CASPER CREEK
3.76 MI. E OF SR-3 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1943 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 5,140
FAU 2837
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
MITCHELL RD - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1950 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 5,393
NFA A349
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
0.1 MI S OF SR59, Tipton, TN
Built 1975 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
NFA A885
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
.1 M N OF COVINGTON, Tipton, TN
Built 1994 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 620
FAS 287
FairOver: CANEY BRANCH
4 MI.S.OF CINRERTOWN, Warren, TN
Built 1959 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 1,238
NFA 2138 (SA 8920)
FairOver: COLLINS RIVER
1.4MI EAST OF SR56, Warren, TN
Built 1938 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 570
FAP 52
FairOver: CUMBERLAND RIVER
.3 MI FROM SR53, Clay, TN
Built 1988 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 6,000
NFA A013
FairOver: W. FORK HICKORY CREEK
3 MI FROM SR 55, Coffee, TN
Built 1965 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 40
FAS 114
FairOver: TENNESSEE RIVER
2.25 MI S SR69 INTER., Hardin, TN
Built 1997 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 2,725
NFA A804
FairOver: TAYLOR CREEK
CUDE CEMETRY ROAD, Hickman, TN
Built 2010 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 30
FAS 138
FairOver: OVERFLOW
IN MERCER, Madison, TN
Built 1949 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 866
FAS 272
FairOver: COLLINS CREEK
1.1 M S JCT SR106&SR272, Marshall, TN
Built 1955 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 1,805
NFA 971 (SA 6313)
FairOver: BRANCH
6 MI N CUNNINGHAM, Montgomery, TN
Built 1963 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 2,364
FAP 111
FairOver: WOLF RIVER
2 M SOUTH OF KY. STATE LN, Pickett, TN
Built 1988 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 4,728
NFA 2830
FairOver: BRANCH
WINCHESTER RD - SHELBY CO, Shelby, TN
Built 1969 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 37,592
I40 RL EXIT RP
FairOver: WOLF RIVER HARBOR
AT I40/MS RV BRIDGE, Shelby, TN
Built 1973 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 35,551
FAU 2806 297486B
FairOver: CNIC RAILROAD
N WATKINS ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN
Built 1953 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 9,385
NFA 2599 (SA 8215)
FairOver: BOONE LAKE
DEVAULT BR RD, Sullivan, TN
Built 1952 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 1,927
NFA 2061
FairOver: RED RIVER
3.5 MI W JCT SR76&SR109, Sumner, TN
Built 1960 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 910
NFA A143
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
3 M NE OF CLINTON, Anderson, TN
Built 1970 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 270
NFA 2004 (SA 0219)
FairOver: BOBO CREEK
3 M. W. RAUS., Bedford, TN
Built 1950 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 424
FAP 64
FairOver: FLATT CREEK
.3 MI.W.OF SHELBYVILLE, Bedford, TN
Built 1959 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 7,256
NFA 1757 (SA 0317)
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
3.8 MI NE JCT SR69A&HENRY, Benton, TN
Built 1958 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 168
NFA 1155 (SA 0409)
FairOver: MILL BRANCH
3MI EAST OF US 127, Bledsoe, TN
Built 1997 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 263
FAP 28
FairOver: CANNON CREEK
.4 MI.SW.OF COLLEGE, Bledsoe, TN
Built 1951 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 4,141
NFA A554
FairOver: REED CREEK
1.5 M. E. WALLAND., Blount, TN
Built 2003 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 280
FAS 9
FairOver: LICK CREEK
2.1 M OF CSX RR, Campbell, TN
Built 1930 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 981
FAP 53
FairOver: MCMAHAN CREEK
4.9 MI.N.OF COFFEE CO., Cannon, TN
Built 1934 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 3,790
FAP 53
FairOver: BRANCH
5.2 MI.N.OF COFFEE CO.LI., Cannon, TN
Built 1934 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 3,790
NFA A408
FairOver: COSBY CREEK
N OF SR32-SE OF COSBY, Cocke, TN
Built 1983 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 150
NFA A428
FairOver: INDIAN CAMP CREEK
1 M E OF CO LN-N OF SR 73, Cocke, TN
Built 1975 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 10
FAS 339
FairOver: COSBY CREEK
1.1 M OF GREEN MTN, Cocke, TN
Built 1955 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 2,276
Showing 3,201-3,250 of 20,426 bridges
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