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Nfa D279 over Beaver Creek

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

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

Nfa D279 over Beaver Creek in Knox County, Tennessee, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1987, making it 38 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,823 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 275 of the 584 inventoried bridges in Knox County rated fair (47.1%); 3 (0.5%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 49 ft
Location	Brown Gap Rd-e Ofsr33-131
NBI structure number	470D2790003
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I40 over I40 / Papermill Rd.	2006	182,502	Good
I40 over I40 / Hollywood Dr.	1965	182,502	Good
I40 over I40/i40-eb Rmp to I75 N	1981	182,502	Good
I40 over Third Creek	1965	182,502	Fair
WB Frontage Rd. over I40-wb-rmp / Papermill	2005	182,502	Good
I40 Rmp C-c over I40-wb Rmp-i75n / Pmill	1982	182,502	Good