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SR 73 over Tennessee River

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

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

SR 73 over Tennessee River in Loudon County, Tennessee, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2017, making it 8 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 13,140 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 76 of the 117 inventoried bridges in Loudon County rated good (65.0%); 2 (1.7%) are rated poor.
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


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 1,399 ft
Location	4.8 Mi South of I-75
NBI structure number	53SR0730021
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I75 Ramp to I40 WB over I40 Ebl	1964	58,302	Good
I75 over SR 1	1964	58,302	Good
I75 over SR 1	1964	58,302	Good
I75 over Hope Creek	1972	58,302	Fair
I75 over I75 Rl / E. Hotchkiss CR	1972	55,134	Fair
I75 over I75 Ll / E. Hotchkiss CR	1972	55,134	Fair