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 D125 (SA 7515)
FairOver: LYTLE CREEK
2.3 MI SE JCT SR1&SR2, Rutherford, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 5,961
NFA A017
FairOver: OLIVE BRANCH
1.6 MI NW JCT I24&SR102, Rutherford, TN
Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 680
NFA A147
FairOver: OVERALL CREEK
3.2 MI NW JCT I24&SR96, Rutherford, TN
Built 1955 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 40
NFA A224
FairOver: EAST FORK OF STONES RIVE
4.2 MI SE JCT SR96&SR266, Rutherford, TN
Built 1968 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 420
NFA A444
FairOver: DRY FORK CREEK
2.1 MI SW JCT SR10&SR269, Rutherford, TN
Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 240
NFA B175
FairOver: SINKING CREEK
ON EAST ST NEAR EWING BLV, Rutherford, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 280
FAU 5515 (SA 7523)
FairOver: ROCK SPRINGS BRANCH
1.8 MI SW JCT SR266&I24, Rutherford, TN
Built 1975 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 8,337
NFA 1047 (SA 7507)
FairOver: BRANCH
4.8 MI SW JCT SR10&SR269, Rutherford, TN
Built 1955 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 984
NFA 1059 (SA 7527)
FairOver: OVERALL CREEK
3.0 MI NW JCT SR1&SR268, Rutherford, TN
Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 4,238
NFA B980 (SA 7526)
FairOver: ROCK SPRINGS CREEK
2.1 MI SW JCT I24&SR266, Rutherford, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,900
FAU 3363
FairOver: BRANCH
HIGHLAND AVE NEAR ROBERTS, Rutherford, TN
Built 1974 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 6,377
NFA C023
FairOver: STEWART CREEK
ON 8TH AVE NEAR G ST, Rutherford, TN
Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,020
NFA 1046 (SA 7533)
FairOver: EAST FORK STONES RIVER
2.5 MI NW JCT SR1&CANNON, Rutherford, TN
Built 1962 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 465
NFA 1046 (SA 7533)
FairOver: BRANCH
1.7 MI SW JCT SR96&CANNON, Rutherford, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 564
NFA 1424 (SA 7518)
FairOver: CRIPPLE CREEK
2.8 MI NW JCT SR99&CANNON, Rutherford, TN
Built 1962 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 271
NFA C034
FairOver: DRY CREEK
5.4 M E JCT SR2&SR99, Rutherford, TN
Built 1945 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,860
NFA C034
FairOver: CRIPPLE CREEK
7.5 M E JCT SR2&SR99, Rutherford, TN
Built 1924 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,120
NFA 2389 (SA 7612)
FairOver: BRANCH
E OFF US27 AT WINFIELD, Scott, TN
Built 1984 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,233
NFA 2396 (SA 7601)
FairOver: BLACK WOLF CREEK
N OF US27 AT MORGAN CO LI, Scott, TN
Built 1975 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 292
NFA A040
FairOver: PINE CREEK
3 MI SW OF ONEIDA, Scott, TN
Built 1984 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 20
NFA A063
FairOver: ROARING PAUNCH CREEK
E OFF US27 NEAR ST. LINE, Scott, TN
Built 1933 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 10
NFA A121
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
4.7 MI N OF FAIRVIEW, Scott, TN
Built 1930 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 70
NFA A308
FairOver: CANE CREEK
2.7 M E JCT SR 29&SR 63, Scott, TN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 490
NFA A154
FairOver: PHILLIPS CREEK
W OF US27 AT HELENWOOD, Scott, TN
Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,560
NFA 1240 (SA 7613)
FairOver: ROARING PUNCH BRANCH
1.6 M NE OF US27 AT WINFI, Scott, TN
Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 831
NFA 1240 (SA 7613)
FairOver: BRANCH
2 M NE OF WINFIELD, Scott, TN
Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 831
FAP 29
FairOver: BRANCH
.9 MI SW JCT SR52, Scott, TN
Built 1927 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,993
NFA A583
FairOver: NIGS CREEK
1.7 MI SW JCT SR297, Scott, TN
Built 1924 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 12,550
FAS 283
FairOver: ANDERSON MILL CREEK
2 IMI. EAST OF SR 28, Sequatchie, TN
Built 1985 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 718
NFA 2229
FairOver: WOODCOCK CREEK
.1 MI WEST OF SR 27, Sequatchie, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,433
FAP 28
FairOver: ROGERS BRANCH
1.3 MI. N OF SR111 JCT., Sequatchie, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 5,167
NFA 2441
FairOver: HAPPY CREEK
3.8 M E OF NEWELL STATION, Sevier, TN
Built 1918 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 276
NFA A068
FairOver: BOYDS CREEK
2 M E OF NEWELL STATION, Sevier, TN
Built 1919 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 170
NFA A331 (SA 7824)
FairOver: EAST FORK
.1 M S OFF SR339, Sevier, TN
Built 1963 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,270
NFA A147
FairOver: DUMPLIN CREEK
1.7 M SE OF I40 AT KNOX C, Sevier, TN
Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 180
NFA C633
FairOver: MILL CREEK
IN PIGEON FORGE, Sevier, TN
Built 1965 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 220
NFA A524
FairOver: COVE CREEK
E OF US321-5 M S OF US441, Sevier, TN
Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 250
NFA A527
FairOver: HAPPY CREEK
3.3 M SE OF NEWELL STATIO, Sevier, TN
Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 160
FAS 339
FairOver: BRANCH
NEAR COCKE CO LINE, Sevier, TN
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,821
FAS 338
FairOver: BOYDS CREEK
5.8 MI.NW.OF SEVIERVILLE, Sevier, TN
Built 1920 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 9,584
NFA 1142 (SA 7811)
FairOver: GISTS CREEK
3 M NW OF US441-411 JCT., Sevier, TN
Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 4,652
FAP 71
FairOver: LECONTE CREEK
1.9 M NE JCT SR71&NPS RD, Sevier, TN
Built 1938 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 9,141
FAP 73
FairOver: ROARING FORK CREEK
IN GATLINBURG, Sevier, TN
Built 1956 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 15,990
FAP 73
FairOver: WEBB CREEK
6.87 MI.E.OF GATLINBURG, Sevier, TN
Built 1954 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 7,596
FAS 139
FairOver: TUCKAHOE CREEK
2.39 MI.S.OF SR009, Sevier, TN
Built 1947 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,142
FAS 175
FairOver: NONCONNAH CREEK
0.6 MI. S OF SR-57 JCT., Shelby, TN
Built 1999 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 41,237
NFA 1456 (SA 7909)
FairOver: BRANCH
RALEIGH-LAGRANGE RD-SHELB, Shelby, TN
Built 1957 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 16,054
NFA 1459 (SA 7914)
FairOver: BRANCH
BRUNSWICK RD - SHELBY CO, Shelby, TN
Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 6,075
NFA 1462 (SA 7919)
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
SHELBY RD - SHELBY CO, Shelby, TN
Built 1970 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 819
NFA 1466 (SA 7928)
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
KERR-ROSEMARK RD-SHELBY, Shelby, TN
Built 1965 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 987
Showing 4,901-4,950 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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