Nfa A250 over Buffalo Creek

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

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

• Nfa A250 over Buffalo Creek in Carter 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2022, making it 3 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 420 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
• Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
• It is one of 81 of the 194 inventoried bridges in Carter County rated good (41.8%); 27 (13.9%) are rated poor.
• 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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