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Nfa A297 over Branch

Chester County, Tennessee · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Nfa A297 over Branch in Chester County, Tennessee, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1983, making it 42 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 80 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 76 of the 127 inventoried bridges in Chester County rated fair (59.8%); 2 (1.6%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fap 5 over Overflow	1979	17,225	Good
Fap 5 over Overflow	1934	17,225	Fair
Fap 5 over Turkey Creek	1979	17,225	Good
Fap 5 over Turkey Creek	1934	17,225	Fair
Fap 5 over Dry Creek	1979	17,225	Fair
Fap 5 over Dry Creek	1934	17,225	Fair