Bridge conditions in Shelby County, Tennessee 1,075 inventoried bridges · 68 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions 2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWA Compiled August 20, 2026
The federal inventory lists 1,075 bridges in Shelby County: 214 rated good, 793 fair, and 68 poor.
68 of the 1,075 bridges in Shelby County, Tennessee, are rated in poor condition (6.3%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026 .214 bridges (19.9%) are rated good and 793 (73.8%) fair.
The median Shelby County bridge was built in 1974 .
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I40-eb-rp to I240 over I40-rp-k / I240-rl-ex-rp (built 1966), carrying about 62,695 vehicles a day.
Good 19.9% · Fair 73.8% · Poor 6.3% of 1,075 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 I40-eb-rp to I240 over I40-rp-k / I240-rl-ex-rp 1966 62,695 Poor Fau 4032 over Waring Rd 1968 53,975 Poor I40-ll-exit-ramp over I40-wb-ex Rp / N 3RD St. 1973 53,211 Poor Fap 14 297767K over Ic RR & Nonconnah Creek 1929 48,162 Poor Fau 2825 over Cherry Creek 1958 44,832 Poor Fau 2830 over Johns Creek 1970 36,821 Poor Fau 2810 over Winchester Rd 1978 36,663 Poor Fau 57 299598G over SR 23 CSX & Cnic RR 1928 33,396 Poor Fas 175 over Branch of Johns Creek 1979 31,787 Poor Fau 2803 over I-240 & I-40 Ramps 1965 30,230 Poor Fau 4032 over Cnic E419 Iccn & 5250 2003 29,627 Poor Fau 2810 663402M over Airways Blvd/yale Yards 1954 25,855 Poor Fau 2878 over Branch 1963 25,735 Poor Fap 14 over SR-14 / I-55 1964 25,215 Poor Fau 1 over Lick Creek 1956 24,234 Poor Fau 5012 over Johns Creek 1962 23,199 Poor Fau 2813 over Plough Blvd. SB. Lanes 1978 22,230 Poor Fau 2810 over Plough Blvd. NB. Lanes 1978 22,230 Poor Fau 2813 over Days Creek 1965 22,230 Poor Fau 2814 over Sam Cooper Blvd. 1968 21,303 Poor Fau 2814 348583D over Pedestrian Walkway 1970 21,303 Poor Fau 2821 over Cypress Creek 1955 21,144 Poor Fau 4189 over Johns Creek 1963 20,846 Poor Fau 5156 over Sam Cooper Blvd. 1968 20,398 Poor Fau 4191 over Days Creek 1968 19,431 Poor Fau 2863 over Days Creek 1970 18,304 Poor Nfa 1456 (sa 7909) over Branch 1957 16,054 Poor Fau 2850 over I-240 & Madison Ave 1971 13,468 Poor Fau 5029 over Johns Creek 1975 13,191 Poor Fau 2831 over Cane Creek 1950 12,903 Poor Fau 1450 (sa 7901) over Branch 1966 11,325 Poor Nfa K800 over Wolf River 1939 11,202 Poor Fau 2815 over James Rd. 1979 10,822 Poor Fau 2823 over Wolf River 1980 10,454 Poor Fau 388 Rl over Loosahatchie River 1970 9,352 Poor Fau 5220 over Lick Creek 1960 8,950 Poor Fau 4185 over Branch 1962 8,852 Poor Fau 5757 over Wolf River 1949 8,449 Poor Fau 5757 over Overflow 1959 8,449 Poor Nfa 1463 (sa 7924) over Branch 1950 7,982 Poor Fau 5221 over Lick Creek 1960 7,714 Poor Fau 4182 over Fletcher Creek 1960 7,545 Poor Fau 5203 over Cane Creek 1935 5,309 Poor Fau 4186 over N Highland St / I-40 1972 4,669 Poor Fau 1450 (sa 7901) over Branch 1955 4,555 Poor Fau 5250 over Railroad Right-of-way 1958 3,912 Poor Fau 5208 over Trigg Ave / I240 & Ramps 1961 3,911 Poor Fau 5280 663403U over BNSF Railroad 1966 3,516 Poor Fau 5081 over Drainage Ditch 1964 3,414 Poor Nfa K641 over Loosahatchie River 1960 3,132 Poor Fau 2851 over Private Alley 1917 2,732 Poor Fau 2851 over Monroe Ave/d Thomas Blvd 1965 2,732 Poor Nfa A033 over Nonconnah Creek 1960 2,253 Poor Nfa A033 over Branch 1956 2,253 Poor Fau 2819 over Branch 1968 2,182 Poor Nfa E526 over Linden Ave / 4 Routes 1968 2,040 Poor Nfa F247 over Branch 1972 1,820 Poor Nfa K639 over W Beaver Creek Canal 1958 1,288 Poor Nfa F217 over Fletcher Creek 1984 850 Poor Nfa 5445 over Branch 1955 736 Poor Nfa M340 over Channel 3 Dr / Riverside 1948 480 Poor Nfa K640 over Beaver Creek 1956 461 Poor Nfa K640 over Branch 1958 461 Poor Nfa 801 (sa 7918) over Branch 1966 397 Poor Nfa E752 over Person Ave / I-55 1964 290 Poor Nfa C025 over W Beaver Creek 1977 200 Poor Nfa J186 over Lick Creek 1957 200 Poor Nfa C142 over Branch 1969 180 Poor
Busiest bridges in the county 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 I240 EB Ex Rp over Ramp to Mt Moriah Rd 1993 176,791 Fair I240 WB Ex Rp over I-240 WB Ex Rp / I-240 1993 176,791 Fair I40 over Wolf River 2016 174,067 Fair I40 over I-40 / Sycamore View Rd 1963 174,067 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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