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 1802 (SA 4313)
FairOver: LITTLE BLUE CREEK
3 MI. SE. WAVERLY, Humphreys, TN
Built 1968 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 353
NFA 1818
FairOver: BRANCH
3.5 M SW WAVERLY, Humphreys, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 624
NFA A195
FairOver: DOGWOOD BRANCH
5 M. E. MCEWEN NEAR SR-1, Humphreys, TN
Built 1976 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 260
NFA A099
FairOver: SOUTH FORK BLUE CREEK
0.2 M. N. OF I40, Humphreys, TN
Built 1968 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 20
NFA 909 (SA 4301)
FairOver: BRANCH
4 M. W. OF SR 13., Humphreys, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 401
NFA 927 (SA 4305)
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
LONG ST. IN-NEW JOHNSONVI, Humphreys, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,707
NFA 927 (SA 4305)
FairOver: HARMAN BRANCH
6 M. SE NEW JOHNSONVILLE, Humphreys, TN
Built 1965 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 305
NFA 910 (SA 4308)
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
4 M. W. SR 13., Humphreys, TN
Built 1975 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,239
FAS 230
FairOver: PUMPKIN CREEK
.6 M SE JCT SR13&SR230, Humphreys, TN
Built 1959 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,109
FAS 230
FairOver: WOODWARD BRANCH
.6 M N OF SPANN RD, Humphreys, TN
Built 1939 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,109
FAS 230
FairOver: BRANCH
.6 M S OF STEWART BR RD, Humphreys, TN
Built 1959 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,109
FAS 230
FairOver: BRANCH
.8 M S OF STEWART BR RD, Humphreys, TN
Built 1959 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,109
NFA 933 (SA 4314)
FairOver: WALLACE BRANCH
4 M. E. SR-13., Humphreys, TN
Built 1965 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 332
FAS 231
FairOver: TRACE CREEK
.5 M N OF OLD STAGE RD, Humphreys, TN
Built 1952 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,222
FAP 1
FairOver: BRANCH
2.8 MI E NEW JOHNSONVILLE, Humphreys, TN
Built 1959 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 8,019
FAP 1
FairOver: TRACE CREEK
3.4 MI E OF JOHNSONVILLE, Humphreys, TN
Built 1959 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 8,019
NFA A452
FairOver: TRACE CREEK
IN WAVERLY, Humphreys, TN
Built 1925 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,150
FAP 1
FairOver: BRANCH
.9 MI. E. OF WAVERLY, Humphreys, TN
Built 1925 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 7,746
FAP 13
FairOver: BRANCH
10.1 MI S OF WAVERLY, Humphreys, TN
Built 1949 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,230
FAP 13
FairOver: DRY BRANCH
6.7 MI N OF WAVERLY, Humphreys, TN
Built 1933 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,316
FAP 13
FairOver: DRY BRANCH
AT HOUSTON CO LINE, Humphreys, TN
Built 1933 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,476
SR-477
FairOver: DRY CREEK
2MI WEST OF SR135, Jackson, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,019
NFA 2244 (SA 4409)
FairOver: MORRISON CREEK
3MI EAST OF SR56, Jackson, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 81
NFA A293
FairOver: OVERFLOW OF FLYNN CREEK
3.57 MI FROM SR53, Jackson, TN
Built 1985 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 180
NFA 2516 (SA 4527)
FairOver: LONG CREEK
S OF I81 AT WHITE PINE, Jefferson, TN
Built 1918 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 414
NFA D585
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
3 M NE OF STRAWBRY PLNS., Jefferson, TN
Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 500
NFA A145
FairOver: LOST CREEK
IN NEW MARKET-S OF US11E, Jefferson, TN
Built 1921 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,397
NFA A583
FairOver: LONG CREEK
S OF I81 NEAR I40 JCT., Jefferson, TN
Built 1981 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50
FAU 3831
FairOver: MOSSY CREEK
IN JEFFERSON CITY, Jefferson, TN
Built 1988 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,187
NFA A137 (SA 4505)
FairOver: PIEDMONT BRANCH
.06 M NE OF SR 9, Jefferson, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 940
NFA 1298 (SA 4512)
FairOver: PIEDMONT BRANCH
N OFF US70 - W OF JCT 140, Jefferson, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,645
NFA 1296 (SA 4509)
FairOver: PIEDMONT BRANCH
3 M NW OF US70-I40 JCT, Jefferson, TN
Built 1955 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 862
FAU 2716 (SA 4514)
FairOver: MOSSY CREEK
IN JEFFERSON CITY, Jefferson, TN
Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 5,648
FAS 9
FairOver: TUCKAHOE CREEK
.3 M S OF WILLARDTOWN, Jefferson, TN
Built 1930 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,293
FAS 66
FairOver: RIMMER CREEK
1.2 M SW OF DANDRIDGE, Jefferson, TN
Built 1948 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,189
FAP 92
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
1.2 M NE BEN HENDERSON RD, Jefferson, TN
Built 1946 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,648
FAP 92
FairOver: DUMPLIN CREEK
1.7 M SE OF DANDRIDGE, Jefferson, TN
Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 18,602
NFA A054
FairOver: DOE CREEK
W OFF SR67-N OF SR167, Johnson, TN
Built 1973 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 30
NFA A150
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
ATWOOD ST-S OF SR91-US421, Johnson, TN
Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 100
NFA A413
FairOver: ROAN CREEK
S OFF SR167-E OF SR67 JCT, Johnson, TN
Built 1965 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 30
NFA A601
FairOver: ROAN CREEK
.3 MI NE OF SR 34, Johnson, TN
Built 1995 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 10
NFA 1394 (SA 4603)
FairOver: BIG DRY RUN CREEK
BIG DRY RUN RD NEAR LAKE, Johnson, TN
Built 1955 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 369
NFA 2613 (SA 4605)
FairOver: VAUGHT CREEK
SE OF CO. AIRPORT, Johnson, TN
Built 1930 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 918
FAP 67
FairOver: DOE CREEK
.2 M SW OF LOYD RD, Johnson, TN
Built 1931 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,667
FAU 1124 (SA 4729)
FairOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
RIVERSIDE DR-AT CITY LMTS, Knox, TN
Built 1925 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 4,110
NFA 2410 (SA 4721)
FairOver: STOCK CREEK
MARTIN MILL RD-E OF US129, Knox, TN
Built 1938 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,138
NFA 2422 (SA 4707)
FairOver: GRABLE CREEK
EVERETT RD-NEAR LOUDON CO, Knox, TN
Built 1930 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,428
NFA 2430 (SA 4726)
FairOver: LEGG CREEK
MILLERTOWN PK-N OF US11W, Knox, TN
Built 1945 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,243
NFA 2432 (SA 4715)
FairOver: BULL RUN CREEK
COPELAND RD ON CO LINE, Knox, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 360
NFA 2436 (SA 4736)
FairOver: HINES CREEK
HENDRON CHAPEL RD-E OF 71, Knox, TN
Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 4,046
Showing 4,501-4,550 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.
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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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