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Fap 1 over Richland Creek

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

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

Fap 1 over Richland Creek in Grainger 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 1953 and reconstructed in 2011, making it 72 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,883 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 24 of the 88 inventoried bridges in Grainger County rated good (27.3%); 4 (4.5%) 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.

Component ratings

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fap 1 over Meadow Creek	1945	13,327	Fair
Fap 1 over SR 32	1998	13,327	Good
Fap 32 over Briar Fork Creek	1942	10,846	Fair
Fap 1 over Branch	2003	10,315	Good
Fap 32 over Indian Creek	1981	8,247	Fair
Fap 32 over Clinch River	2009	8,247	Good