Fas 48 over SR 48 / I40

Dickson County, Tennessee · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• Fas 48 over SR 48 / I40 in Dickson County, Tennessee, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1963, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 2,160 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 12 of the 242 inventoried bridges in Dickson County rated poor (5.0%); 12 (5.0%) 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 poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

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

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