Nfa B841 over Cane Creek

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

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

• Nfa B841 over Cane Creek in Putnam County, Tennessee, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2011, making it 14 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 4,058 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
• Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
• It is one of 149 of the 167 inventoried bridges in Putnam County rated fair (89.2%); 3 (1.8%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• It was rated good in the 2024 inventory and is now fair (deck 7 to 6, superstructure 7 to 6, substructure 7 to 6).
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated August 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• 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.

View this bridge on a map → (36.13439, -85.56783)

Component ratings

Bridge details

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

Busiest bridges in Putnam County

All bridges nearby: Putnam County, TN bridge conditions · every bridge in Putnam County · Tennessee bridges.

Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected.