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Nfa A098 over Buffalo River

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

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

Nfa A098 over Buffalo River in Lewis County, Tennessee, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 4 of the 136 inventoried bridges in Lewis County rated poor (2.9%); 4 (2.9%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 89 ft
Location	7 M. S. Hohenwald.
NBI structure number	510A0980001
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fap 99 over Little Swan Creek	2004	3,836	Good
Fap 99 over Little Swan Creek	1996	3,836	Fair
Fap 99 over Faucett Branch	1947	3,836	Fair
Fap 99 over Little Grinders Creek	1996	3,836	Good
Fap 99 over Little Swan Creek	1996	3,836	Good
Fap 99 over Swan Creek	1952	3,836	Good