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

I40-RL

Fair

Over: I-40 E.B. / WOLF RIVER

1 MI W OF SR 14 JCT, Shelby, TN

Built 1976 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 101,149

FAU 2806

Fair

Over: WOLF RIVER

N WATKINS ST - MEMPHIS, Shelby, TN

Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 31,971

FAP 85

Fair

Over: LANKFORD CREEK

IN DEFEATED-TENNESSEE, Smith, TN

Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,047

FAU 4429 (SA 8209)

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK HOLSTON RIVER

IN KINGSPORT-NEAR ST PARK, Sullivan, TN

Built 1952 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,881

FAS 174

Fair

Over: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK

1.5 M S KENTUCKY STATE LN, Sumner, TN

Built 1956 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 791

FAS 190

Fair

Over: LITTLE CANE CREEK

3.5 MI.S.OF PALMERSVILLE, Weakley, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 279

FAS 9

Fair

Over: BLOWING SPRINGS CREEK

2 MI.N.CLINTON CITY LIMIT, Anderson, TN

Built 1927 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 6,157

FAS 61

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

1.57 MI.W.JCT. FAS 2572, Anderson, TN

Built 1946 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 4,083

FAP 1

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1.9 MI.E. OF CARROLL CO., Benton, TN

Built 1952 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 5,761

NFA 1134 (SA 0405)

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

5MI EAST OF VAN BUREN CO, Bledsoe, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 469

NFA 1134 (SA 0405)

Fair

Over: CRYSTAL CREEK

3MI EAST OF US 127, Bledsoe, TN

Built 1952 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 484

NFA 2233 (SA 0406)

Fair

Over: MCWILLIAMS CREEK

3MI EAST OF US 127, Bledsoe, TN

Built 1963 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 689

NFA A073

Fair

Over: LACKEY CREEK

NW OF US321 AT MARYVILLE, Blount, TN

Built 1925 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 120

NFA A660 (SA 0523)

Fair

Over: PITNER CREEK

6 M. NE. WALLAND., Blount, TN

Built 1931 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 230

FAU 3649

Fair

Over: SOUTH MOUSE CREEK

IN CLEVELAND CITY LIMITS, Bradley, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 2,927

NFA A403

Fair

Over: LITTLE SOUTH MOUSE CREEK

.04MI WEST OF US11, Bradley, TN

Built 1987 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 670

NFA A071

Fair

Over: BRANCH

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

Built 1987 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 220

NFA A122

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

SW OF JELLICO, Campbell, TN

Built 1983 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 210

FAS 116

Fair

Over: BRANCH

.4 M FR ANDERSON CO LI, Campbell, TN

Built 1935 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 3,593

FAP 9

Fair

Over: COVE LAKE

E. OF I75, Campbell, TN

Built 1968 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 32,569

FAP 53

Fair

Over: ROCKHOUSE CREEK

4.2 MI.NE.OF WOODBURY, Cannon, TN

Built 1932 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,230

FAS 114

Fair

Over: CHERRY CREEK

N.OF HOLLOW PARK, Carroll, TN

Built 1955 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 809

FAS 423

Fair

Over: BRANCH

3.8 MI SW JCT SR77&HENRY, Carroll, TN

Built 1956 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 265

FAP 364

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW OF BEAVER CREEK

1.0 MI SE JCT SR1&SR77, Carroll, TN

Built 1988 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 4,089

FAP 67

Fair

Over: WATAUGA RIVER

1.7 M SE OF MILLIGAN, Carter, TN

Built 1946 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 3,884

NFA A150 (SA 1116)

Fair

Over: JONES BRANCH

4 M. E. SR49., Cheatham, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 210

NFA A394

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1 M. W. I40., Cheatham, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 700

NFA 5555 (SA 1206)

Fair

Over: LITTLE SUGAR CREEK

4.5 MI E OF HARDEMAN CO., Chester, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 183

FAP 100

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH

3.58 MI.E. JCT. FAS 8164, Chester, TN

Built 1931 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 6,381

NFA A424

Fair

Over: GAP CREEK

N OFF SR63 IN ARTHUR, Claiborne, TN

Built 1984 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 420

FAS 340

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

.8 M SE OF PARROTTSVILLE, Cocke, TN

Built 1955 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,160

NFA A174

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

3.0MI E JCT SR 54 & SR221, Crockett, TN

Built 1985 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 20

NFA A400

Fair

Over: OBED RIVER

IN CITY OF CROSSVILLE, Cumberland, TN

Built 1926 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,890

NFA 1199 (SA 1803)

Fair

Over: SELF CREEK

WEST OF US127, Cumberland, TN

Built 1959 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 531

FAU 3289

Fair

Over: BRANCH

EDMONDSON PIKE, Davidson, TN

Built 1970 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 17,016

NFA B090

Fair

Over: MCCRORY CREEK

PULLEY RD @ DONELSON, Davidson, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 290

FAU 4846

Fair

Over: BRANCH

PETTUS RD@OLD HICKORY BLV, Davidson, TN

Built 1968 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 4,500

NFA C582

Fair

Over: BROWNS CREEK

BILTMORE NEAR BATTERY LN., Davidson, TN

Built 1955 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 240

NFA C557

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK CREEK

GLENDALE LN@CURTISWOOD LN, Davidson, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,770

NFA A344

Fair

Over: BRANCH

IN NASHVILLE, Davidson, TN

Built 1995 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 370

NFA C971

Fair

Over: BRANCH

IN NASHVILLE, Davidson, TN

Built 1950 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,390

NFA E503

Fair

Over: BRANCH

PEPPERWOOD DR-NASHVILLE, Davidson, TN

Built 1980 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 3,880

FAU 4171

Fair

Over: BRANCH

IN NASHVILLE, Davidson, TN

Built 1950 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 13,053

FAP 106

Fair

Over: SUGAR TREE CREEK

1.8 M SW JCT SR106&I440, Davidson, TN

Built 1938 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 20,234

FAP 408 (SR 155)

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.6 M E JCT SR155&I24, Davidson, TN

Built 1963 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 38,057

NFA A018

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

2.1 MI W JCT SR20&SR69, Decatur, TN

Built 1977 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 40

NFA A299

Fair

Over: TURNBO CREEK

1.4 MI NE JCT SR114&SR202, Decatur, TN

Built 1977 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 550

NFA A511

Fair

Over: PIKES PEAK BRANCH

.13 MI.S.OF SR020, Decatur, TN

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 320

NFA 2732

Fair

Over: GANS CREEK

1 MI.NW.OF BATH SPRINGS, Decatur, TN

Built 1996 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 176

NFA 2025 (SA 2116)

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

1MI SOUTHWEST OF US70, DeKalb, TN

Built 1984 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 295

Showing 3,451-3,500 of 20,426 bridges

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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.

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