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Bridge conditions in Wilson County, Tennessee

403 inventoried bridges · 31 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 403 bridges in Wilson County: 235 rated good, 137 fair, and 31 poor.

31 of the 403 bridges in Wilson County, Tennessee, are rated in poor condition (7.7%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
235 bridges (58.3%) are rated good and 137 (34.0%) fair.
The median Wilson County bridge was built in 1970.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I40 over I40 / SR 26 (built 1964), carrying about 57,395 vehicles a day.

Good 58.3% · Fair 34.0% · Poor 7.7% of 403 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 over I40 / SR 26	1964	57,395	Poor
Fap 401 (SR 24) over Barton Creek	1932	18,565	Poor
Fap 26 over Bartons Creek	1963	13,563	Poor
Fap 10 over SR 10 / I-40	1965	9,676	Poor
Fap 26 over Beech Creek	1956	9,181	Poor
Fap 401 (SR 24) over Sinking Creek	1931	8,355	Poor
Fap 26 over Roundlick Creek	1956	7,453	Poor
Fau 5364 (sa 9506) over Barton Creek	1981	7,354	Poor
Nfa 1052 (sa 9502) over Suggs Creek	1950	7,217	Poor
Fap 10 over Hurricane Creek	1955	6,984	Poor
Fap 10 over Fall Creek	1956	5,258	Poor
Fas 265 over SR 265 / I40	1963	4,066	Poor
Fap 96 over Saunders Fork Creek	1963	3,365	Poor
Nfa A730 over Sinking Creek	1920	3,290	Poor
Nfa A426 over North Fork Suggs Creek	1970	2,820	Poor
Nfa 1368 over North Fork Suggs Creek	1960	2,786	Poor
Nfa A991 over Bartons Creek	1960	2,633	Poor
Nfa B238 over Stones Creek	1988	2,290	Poor
Fas 266 over West Fork Spring Creek	1957	2,238	Poor
Fas 267 over Round Lick Creek	1948	1,512	Poor
Nfa 1050 (sa 9504) over Branch	1935	1,212	Poor
Nfa 2039 over Cedar Creek	1965	825	Poor
Nfa A097 over Spencer Creek	1975	630	Poor
Fas 267 over Smith Fork Creek	1953	556	Poor
Fas 267 over Webb Branch	1993	556	Poor
Nfa A718 over Nancy Branch	1945	410	Poor
Nfa 2032 (sa 9510) over Smith Fork Creek	1928	320	Poor
Nfa 2032 (sa 9510) over Smith Fork Creek	1927	320	Poor
Nfa 1486 over Nfa 1486 / I40	1962	288	Poor
Nfa A284 over Webb Branch	1960	190	Poor
Nfa A476 over Fall Creek	1919	50	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I40 over Branch	1965	84,731	Good
I40 over Wilson Creek	1965	84,731	Good
I40 over South Fork Creek	1965	84,731	Good
I40 over Stoner Creek	1965	84,056	Good
I40 over Bartons Creek	1965	80,356	Good
I40 over Branch	2002	80,356	Good
I40 over Bartons Creek	1965	80,356	Good
I40 over Sinking Creek	1965	63,528	Good
I40 over Sinking Creek	1965	63,528	Good
I40 over Middle Fork Creek	1965	60,290	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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