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Nfa A047 over Defeated Creek

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

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

Nfa A047 over Defeated Creek in Smith 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 2012, making it 13 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 114 of the 202 inventoried bridges in Smith County rated good (56.4%); 19 (9.4%) 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 prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 277 ft
Location	2.5 Mi NE Jct SR85&SR263
NBI structure number	800A0470001
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I40 over Mulherrin Crk.&new Mid.r	1963	45,338	Good
I40 over Mulherrin Crk.&new Mid.r	1963	45,338	Fair
I40 over Dry Creek	1963	45,338	Good
I40 over Dry Creek	1963	45,338	Good
I40 over I40 / SR 53	1962	45,338	Fair
I40 over I40 / SR 53	1962	45,338	Good