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Nfa A197 over Dry Weakley Creek

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

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

Nfa A197 over Dry Weakley Creek in Lawrence County, Tennessee, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1975, making it 50 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 140 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 4 of the 211 inventoried bridges in Lawrence County rated poor (1.9%); 4 (1.9%) are rated poor.
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.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 20 ft
Location	3.5 Mi SE Etheridge
NBI structure number	500A1970001
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fap 6 over Shoal Creek	1935	16,379	Fair
Fap 6 over Little Shoal Creek	1994	13,904	Fair
Fap 6 over Crossfield Branch	1996	13,904	Fair
Fap 6 over Branch	1994	13,704	Good
Nfa A089 over Shoal Creek	1994	12,745	Good
Fap 6 over South Buffalo River	1998	11,280	Fair