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Bridge conditions in Clay County, Tennessee

64 inventoried bridges · 3 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Clay County tracks close to typical: 3 of its 64 inventoried bridges (4.7%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

3 of the 64 bridges in Clay County, Tennessee, are rated in poor condition (4.7%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
10 bridges (15.6%) are rated good and 51 (79.7%) fair.
The median Clay County bridge was built in 1985.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Nfa 2109 over Little Trace Creek (built 1979), carrying about 309 vehicles a day.

Good 15.6% · Fair 79.7% · Poor 4.7% of 64 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Nfa 2109 over Little Trace Creek	1979	309	Poor
Nfa A053 over Proctor Branch	1950	50	Poor
Nfa A210 over Mill Creek	1941	40	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fap 52 over Cumberland River	1988	6,000	Fair
Fap 52 over Overflow & Kyle St (A290	1987	6,000	Fair
Fap 52 over Wet Weather Branch	2013	3,949	Good
Fap 52 over Wet Weather Branch	2013	3,949	Good
Fap 52 over SR-52 / Wet Mill CR. Rd.	2013	3,949	Fair
Fap 52 over SR-52 / Wet Mill CR. Rd.	2013	3,949	Fair
Fap 53 over Obey River	1975	3,881	Fair
Fap 52 over New Hope Creek	1999	3,562	Fair
Fap 52 over Proctor Creek	2010	3,562	Good
Fap 53 over Neeley Creek	1975	2,928	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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