Nfsr 209 over Brush Creek

Cocke County, Tennessee · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

• Nfsr 209 over Brush Creek in Cocke County, Tennessee, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1935 and reconstructed in 1985, making it 90 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 20 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1990).
• It is one of 35 of the 189 inventoried bridges in Cocke County rated good (18.5%); 17 (9.0%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for load (NBI item 41).
• Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
• Status change: newly posted for load since 2024.
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated April 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

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Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Tennessee department of transportation.

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