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Nfa A298 (sa 5437) over Chestuee Creek

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

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

Nfa A298 (sa 5437) over Chestuee Creek in McMinn County, Tennessee, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1984, making it 41 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 390 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 133 of the 219 inventoried bridges in McMinn County rated fair (60.7%); 6 (2.7%) 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


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 129 ft
Location	5MI West of SR30
NBI structure number	540A2980001
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I75 Nbl over Mouse Creek	1971	47,306	Good
I75 Sbl over Mouse Creek	1971	47,306	Fair
I75 Nbl over Nfa A486	1971	47,306	Fair
I75 Sbl over Nfa A486	1971	47,306	Fair
I75 Nbl over Nfa 2334	1971	47,306	Fair
I75 over Nfa 2334	1971	47,306	Fair