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Fau 5696 over Cumberland River

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

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

Fau 5696 over Cumberland River in Smith County, Tennessee, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1934 and reconstructed in 2014, making it 91 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,931 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 19 of the 202 inventoried bridges in Smith County rated poor (9.4%); 19 (9.4%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel through truss
Length	about 1,412 ft
Location	In the City of Carthage
NBI structure number	800A3920001
Condition class	Poor

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