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Fap 56 over Cumberland River

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

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

Fap 56 over Cumberland River in Jackson 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 1994, making it 31 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,120 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 76 of the 131 inventoried bridges in Jackson County rated fair (58.0%); 4 (3.1%) 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


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 814 ft
Location	In Gainesboro
NBI structure number	44SR0560009
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fap 56 over Doe Creek	1963	5,544	Good
Fap 56 over Doe Creek	1963	5,544	Good
Fap 56 over Doe Creek	1963	5,544	Fair
Fas 290 over Bowman Creek	1998	5,480	Good
Fap 56 over Doe Creek	1972	5,424	Fair
Fap 56 over Gibson Hollow Branch	1972	5,424	Good