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Fap 56 over Branch

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

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

Fap 56 over Branch in Jackson County, Tennessee, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1951, making it 74 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,016 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 51 of the 131 inventoried bridges in Jackson County rated good (38.9%); 4 (3.1%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated June 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 20 ft
Location	0.7 Mi N of SR85
NBI structure number	44SR0560011
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	June 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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