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Bridge conditions in Grainger County, Tennessee

88 inventoried bridges · 4 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 88 bridges in Grainger County: 24 rated good, 60 fair, and 4 poor.

4 of the 88 bridges in Grainger County, Tennessee, are rated in poor condition (4.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
24 bridges (27.3%) are rated good and 60 (68.2%) fair.
The median Grainger County bridge was built in 1975.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Fas 131 over Williams Creek (built 1973), carrying about 1,213 vehicles a day.

Good 27.3% · Fair 68.2% · Poor 4.5% of 88 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
Fas 131 over Williams Creek	1973	1,213	Poor
Nfa 2534 (sa 2902) over Richland Creek	1975	887	Poor
Nfa 1274 (sa 2907) over Notchy Creek	1975	268	Poor
Nfa 2544 over Williams Branch	1980	171	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fap 1 over Meadow Creek	1945	13,327	Fair
Fap 1 over SR 32	1998	13,327	Good
Fap 32 over Briar Fork Creek	1942	10,846	Fair
Fap 1 over Branch	2003	10,315	Good
Fap 32 over Indian Creek	1981	8,247	Fair
Fap 32 over Clinch River	2009	8,247	Good
Fap 1 over Branch	1936	5,887	Fair
Fap 1 over Richland Creek	1953	5,883	Good
Fap 1 over Richland Creek	1953	5,883	Good
Fap 1 over Branch	1953	5,639	Good

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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