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
NFA A279
FairOver: BRANCH
.1 MI FROM SR 130, Coffee, TN
Built 1942 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,050
NFA A310
FairOver: CASCADE CREEK
1.5 MI FROM BEDFORD CO LN, Coffee, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 240
NFA A898
FairOver: BOBO CREEK
3 MI FROM MT VERNON, Coffee, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 940
NFA A381
FairOver: RILEY CREEK
.9 MI FROM CATHEY RIDGE R, Coffee, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 40
NFA A900
FairOver: NORTH FORK ROCK CREEK
.1 MI FROM SR 16, Coffee, TN
Built 1942 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,840
NFA A405
FairOver: NOAH FORK CREEK
.1 MI FROM SR 2, Coffee, TN
Built 1969 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 70
NFA A406
FairOver: LITTLE DUCK RIVER
2 MI FROM SR 2, Coffee, TN
Built 1965 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 150
NFA A407
FairOver: GARRISON FORK CREEK
1.1 MI FROM SR 2, Coffee, TN
Built 1975 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 30
NFA A409
FairOver: GARRISON FORK CREEK
2.5 MI FROM SR 2, Coffee, TN
Built 1963 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 100
NFA A421
FairOver: NOAH FORK CREEK
1.5 MI FROM SR 2, Coffee, TN
Built 1955 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 120
NFA A428
FairOver: CROSSLIN BRANCH
5 MI FROM SR 2, Coffee, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 80
NFA A451
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
3.3 MI FROM SR 53, Coffee, TN
Built 1955 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 260
NFA 1115 (SA 1616)
FairOver: MUDDY BRANCH
1.1 MI FROM ANDERSON RD, Coffee, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 684
NFA 1111 (SA 1603)
FairOver: BOBO CREEK
2.1 MI FROM MT VERNON, Coffee, TN
Built 1965 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,002
FAU 3428
FairOver: BRANCH
IN TULLAHOMA CITY LIMITS, Coffee, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,853
FAS 127
FairOver: BRADLEY CREEK
.3 MI.N.E.OF SR002, Coffee, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,285
FAS 127
FairOver: BRADLEY CREEK
1.28 MI.N.E.OF SR002, Coffee, TN
Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,285
FAS 269
FairOver: NORMAN CREEK
NEAR TULLAHOMA, Coffee, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,514
FAS 269
FairOver: NORMAN CREEK
NEAR TULLAHOMA, Coffee, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,514
FAS 280
FairOver: DUCK RIVER
.1 MI.W.OF GNAT HILL, Coffee, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,424
FAS 280
FairOver: PERRY CREEK
1.2 MI.E.OF GNAT HILL, Coffee, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,424
NFA 1100 (SA 1618)
FairOver: LIBERTY CREEK OVERFLOW
4 MI FROM SR 53, Coffee, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 769
NFA 1113 (SA 1602)
FairOver: BREWER CREEK
1.37 MI FROM SR 2, Coffee, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,446
NFA 1098 (SA 1612)
FairOver: WEST FORK HICKORY CREEK
2.1MI SOUTH OF SR55, Coffee, TN
Built 1975 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 256
NFA 1098 (SA 1612)
FairOver: WEST FORK HICKORY CREEK
.2 MI FROM SR 55, Coffee, TN
Built 1921 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 256
NFA A886 (SA 1616)
FairOver: EATON BRANCH
4 MI FROM I24, Coffee, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,210
NFA 1115 (SA 1616)
FairOver: CLEAR BRANCH
.1 MI FROM COOPER RD, Coffee, TN
Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 684
NFA 1408 (SA 1607)
FairOver: BEANS CREEK
3.5 MI FROM I24, Coffee, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 501
FAS 2
FairOver: BRANCH
3.9 MI.S.OF BEECH GROVE, Coffee, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,732
FAU 2
FairOver: LITTLE DUCK RIVER
IN MANCHESTER, Coffee, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 21,748
FAS 2
FairOver: BETSY WILLIS CREEK
1 MI.W.OF GRUNDY CO.LINE, Coffee, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,030
FAP 53
FairOver: GOOSE POND BRANCH
7.1 MI.N.OF MANCHESTER, Coffee, TN
Built 1956 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,355
FAP 55
FairOver: BRANCH
IN TULLAHOMA CITY LIMITS, Coffee, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 15,204
FAS 127
FairOver: DRY CREEK
3.5 MI.SOUTH OF HILLSBORO, Coffee, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,358
NFA 852 (SA 1716)
FairOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
0.5 MI N OF SR20, Crockett, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,235
FAS 188
FairOver: POND CREEK
.6 MI.N.OF SR088, Crockett, TN
Built 1945 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,090
FAS 188
FairOver: M. FK. FORKED DEER RIVER
.2 MI.W.OF GIBSON CO., Crockett, TN
Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 448
FAS 88
FairOver: BRANCH
.5 MI. E OF BELLS CITY, Crockett, TN
Built 1955 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,401
FAS 152
FairOver: SCHOOL HOUSE CREEK
3.5 M E JCT SR 54&SR 152, Crockett, TN
Built 1975 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,661
FAS 419
FairOver: BYRDS CR & LAKE (CMSP)
IN CUMBERLAND MT STATE PK, Cumberland, TN
Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,794
NFA 2202 (SA 1814)
FairOver: WHITEOAK CREEK
IN CITY OF PLEASAN HILL, Cumberland, TN
Built 1972 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 651
NFA B018
FairOver: LITTLE FIELDS BRANCH
SOUTH OF SR1, Cumberland, TN
Built 1939 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 110
NFA B018
FairOver: TANTROUGH CREEK
SOUTH OF US70, Cumberland, TN
Built 1938 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 110
NFA B018
FairOver: BEAM CREEK
SOUTH OF US70, Cumberland, TN
Built 1938 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 110
NFA 1168 (SA 1807)
FairOver: BYRD CREEK
SOUTH OF I40, Cumberland, TN
Built 1934 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 586
FAS 1
FairOver: MAMMYS CREEK
3.37 MI.NWO OF ROANE CO., Cumberland, TN
Built 1928 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,039
FAS 1
FairOver: KING CREEK
2 MI.NW. OF ROANE CO., Cumberland, TN
Built 1928 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,039
FAU 1952 (SA 1914)
FairOver: STONE'S CREEK
IN NASHVILLE, Davidson, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 4,607
FAU 3287
FairOver: STONER'S CREEK
IN NASHVILLE, Davidson, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 16,063
FAU 3292
FairOver: MCCRORY CREEK
IN NASHVILLE, Davidson, TN
Built 1955 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 11,565
Showing 4,151-4,200 of 20,426 bridges
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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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