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I-55 Nbl over I-55 S.B. / Mclemore Ave

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

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

I-55 Nbl over I-55 S.B. / Mclemore Ave in Shelby 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 1964, making it 61 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 63,936 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 793 of the 1,075 inventoried bridges in Shelby County rated fair (73.8%); 68 (6.3%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 347 ft
Location	0.65 Mi. S of SR-1 Jct.
NBI structure number	79I00550090
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I40 over I-240 / Sam Cooper Blvd	1962	206,483	Fair
I40 over I40 Ll / I40	1960	206,483	Fair
I-240 EB 348578G over Pedestrian Facility	1962	206,483	Fair
I-240WB 348578G over Pedestrian Facility	2001	206,483	Fair
I-240 over I240 WB / I40 / SR001	2005	206,483	Fair
I-240 over Branch	1968	206,483	Fair