Oldest Bridges in Tennessee

The oldest bridge in Tennessee dates to 1841. The table below shows the state's most historic bridges, ranked by year built. Many of these structures have survived well beyond their original design life — click any bridge to see its current condition and inspection history.

How this ranking works

This state list uses the NBI year-built field and links each bridge to its current inspection record. Treat age as a history signal, not a condition score.

Bridge	County	Year Built	Condition	Daily Traffic
Nfa E489 over Mansker Creek	Davidson	1841	Fair	30
Nfa A324 over East Fork	Sevier	1875	Fair	20
Nfa A022 over Sewee Creek	Meigs	1884	Poor	20
Nfa A634 over Rr Grade RD / Doe River	Carter	1889	Poor	50
Nfa C199 over Beaver Creek	Knox	1895	Good	290
Fau 3775 over Tennessee River & 2 Rts.	Knox	1897	Poor	6,215
Fas 338 over Boyds Creek	Sevier	1898	Fair	9,584
Nfa A747 over Turkey Creek	Hamblen	1900	Fair	560
Nfa A069 over Branch	Obion	1900	Good	160
Nfa A866 over Branch	Obion	1900	Fair	20
Nfa A405 over Elk River	Lincoln	1901	Poor	100
Nfa A770 over Centenary Creek	Blount	1902	Fair	80
Nfa A255 over Big Laurel Creek	Overton	1903	Poor	30
Nfa E578 348606h over Bnsf & Csx Railroads	Shelby	1903	Fair	150
Fap 13 over Branch	Montgomery	1904	Fair	31,515
Fap 11 over Branch	Robertson	1905	Fair	14,283
Nfa B188 over Duck River (osfsp)	Coffee	1906	Poor	50
Fau 3566 over Inactive Ns Rr Spur	Hamilton	1906	Poor	2,659
Fau 5673 over W Clinch Ave/world Fair	Knox	1907	Fair	3,063
Nfa A825 over Boone Creek	Washington	1909	Good	1,450
Nfa A513 over Sinking Creek	Greene	1910	Fair	520
Nfa C199 over Beaver Creek	Knox	1910	Fair	290
Nfa F209 over Branch	Davidson	1913	Fair	2,400
Nfa A166 over Lazy Branch	Marshall	1913	Good	115
Nfa A317 347891f over Csx Railroad	Polk	1913	Poor	40
Nfa B006 over W Prg Little Pigeon Rive	Sevier	1913	Poor	7,870
Nfa A052 347452w over Csx Railroad	Anderson	1914	Poor	660
Nfa A181 over Branch	Haywood	1914	Good	20
Nfa A040 over Pine Creek	Scott	1914	Poor	20
Nfa A040 over Pine Creek	Scott	1914	Fair	20
Nfa A040 over S.fk. Cumberland River	Scott	1914	Fair	20
Nfa A328 over Beech Log Creek	Wilson	1914	Good	1,210
Nfa A731 over Branch	Wilson	1914	Fair	1,750
Nfa A863 over Nine Mile Creek	Blount	1915	Fair	350
Dossett Lane over Csx Railroad	Campbell	1915	Poor	0
Nfa A253 over Buffalo Creek	Carter	1915	Fair	3,450
Nfa 4261 over Doe River	Carter	1915	Fair	800
Nfa C433 over Brown Creek	Davidson	1915	Fair	3,618
Nfa E073 over Wolftever Creek	Hamilton	1915	Fair	240
Nfa A040 over Stock Creek	Knox	1915	Good	3,647
Nfa E841 over Roseberry Creek	Knox	1915	Good	250
Nfa D917 over Stock Creek	Knox	1915	Fair	710
Nfa 1251 (sa 5316) over Hines Creek	Loudon	1915	Fair	1,151
Nfa J125 over Branch	Shelby	1915	Fair	1,713
Nfa C519 over Branch	Sullivan	1915	Fair	100
Nfa 1073 over Branch	Sumner	1915	Good	651
Nfa 1073 over Branch	Sumner	1915	Fair	651
Nfa A143 (sa 9436) over Branch	Williamson	1915	Good	630
Nfa A265 over Round Lick Creek	Wilson	1915	Fair	430
Nfa A282 over Neal Branch	Wilson	1915	Good	540
Fas 91 over Elliot Branch	Johnson	1916	Fair	3,131
Nfa A358 over Big Bigby Branch	Maury	1916	Poor	140
Nfsr 35-1 over Citico Creek	Monroe	1916	Poor	43
Nfa E004 350223f over Csx Railroad	Davidson	1917	Poor	5,020
Nfa 1213 (sa 2901) over Richland Creek	Grainger	1917	Fair	2,190
Fau 8 over Tn River & Fau 5395	Hamilton	1917	Poor	26,697
Nfa A370 over Walker Creek	Lincoln	1917	Fair	240
Fau 3698 over Black Creek	Roane	1917	Fair	2,580
Fau 2851 over Private Alley	Shelby	1917	Poor	2,732
Nfa A495 over Clear Creek	Cocke	1918	Poor	2,010
Nfa 2516 (sa 4527) over Carter Creek	Jefferson	1918	Poor	414
Nfa 2516 (sa 4527) over Long Creek	Jefferson	1918	Fair	414
Nfa D982 over Stock Creek	Knox	1918	Fair	180
Nfa A557 over Goose Creek	Maury	1918	Fair	100
Nfa A557 over Hurricane Creek	Maury	1918	Fair	100
Nfa A859 over Sinkhole Creek	Monroe	1918	Fair	360
Nfa 2441 over Happy Creek	Sevier	1918	Fair	276
Nfa 1569 over Brush Creek	Smith	1918	Good	211
Nfa 1152 over Branch	Sumner	1918	Poor	1,257
Nfa A394 over Talley Branch	Cheatham	1919	Fair	700
Nfa A068 over Boyds Creek	Sevier	1919	Fair	170
Nfa 2084 (sa 8016) over Branch	Smith	1919	Poor	179
Nfa A476 over Fall Creek	Wilson	1919	Poor	50
Nfa A055 over Wilson Creek	Bedford	1920	Fair	40
Nfa 1246 (sa 0517) over Branch	Blount	1920	Fair	3,992
Fau 4442 over Pistol Creek	Blount	1920	Fair	3,959
Nfa A033 over Saunders Fork Creek	Cannon	1920	Fair	100
Nfa A078 over Wilmore Creek	Cannon	1920	Fair	50
Nfa A141 over Bull Pen Creek	Cannon	1920	Fair	80
Nfa 1376 over East Fork Stones River	Cannon	1920	Poor	1,631
Nfa 1376 over Locke Creek	Cannon	1920	Poor	1,631
Nfa A238 over Long Creek	Cocke	1920	Poor	50
Nfa C507 over Belle Meade Branch	Davidson	1920	Good	180
Fas 104 over Branch	Dyer	1920	Fair	483
Fas 104 over Edwards Creek	Dyer	1920	Fair	5,066
Fau 104 over Branch	Dyer	1920	Fair	5,066
Nfa A401 over West Fork Shoal Creek	Giles	1920	Fair	40
Fap 7 over Overflow	Giles	1920	Fair	4,416
Fas 129 over Trigg Branch	Giles	1920	Fair	1,286
Nfa 2578 (sa 3003) over Cedar Creek	Greene	1920	Fair	1,390
Nfa A824 over Richland Creek	Greene	1920	Fair	220
Fau 58 350112n over Csx Railroad	Hamilton	1920	Fair	11,642
Nfa A681 over Beech Creek	Hawkins	1920	Fair	150
Nfa A106 over First Creek	Knox	1920	Fair	5,380
Nfa D786 over Swan Pond Creek	Knox	1920	Fair	250
Nfa D877 over Hines Creek	Knox	1920	Fair	300
Nfa 2362 over Muddy Creek	Loudon	1920	Fair	1,680
Fap 52 over Little Salt Lick Creek	Macon	1920	Fair	2,228
Nfa 1905 over Knob Creek	Maury	1920	Poor	228
Nfa A081 over Sweetwater Creek	Monroe	1920	Fair	40
Nfa 1235 (sa 6202) over Big Creek	Monroe	1920	Fair	342
Newfound Gap Road over Two Mile Branch	Sevier	1920	Poor	9,800
Fau 5261 over Harrison Creek	Shelby	1920	Fair	2,433
Nfa A381 over Bluff Creek	Smith	1920	Poor	110
Fap 80 over Boston Branch	Smith	1920	Good	845
Nfa B085 over Lick Creek	Sumner	1920	Fair	160
Nfa A904 (sa 9005) over Little Limestone Creek	Washington	1920	Fair	350
Nfa 1782 (sa 9105) over Davis Branch	Wayne	1920	Fair	285
Nfa A054 over Csx Railroad	Williamson	1920	Fair	60
Nfa A730 over Sinking Creek	Wilson	1920	Poor	3,290
Fas 265 over Wright Branch	Wilson	1920	Good	8,388
Fap 9 over Big Creek	Campbell	1921	Good	18,901
Nfa 1098 (sa 1612) over West Fork Hickory Creek	Coffee	1921	Fair	256
Fap 7 over Buchanan Creek	Giles	1921	Fair	4,416
Nfa A988 over Little Chucky Creek	Greene	1921	Fair	210
Nfa A145 over Lost Creek	Jefferson	1921	Fair	1,397
Nfa A094 over Small Branch	Marion	1921	Fair	210
Nfsr 35-1 over Citico Creek	Monroe	1921	Fair	43
Nfa A015 over Laurel Creek	Van Buren	1921	Fair	180
Nfa 2036 (sa 9514) over Round Lick Creek	Wilson	1921	Fair	1,853
Nfa 2425 (sa 0703) over Cove Creek	Campbell	1922	Fair	438
Nfa 2425 (sa 0703) over Cove Creek	Campbell	1922	Fair	438
Nfa 1278 (sa 0705) over Cuckle Creek	Campbell	1922	Fair	3,904
Fas 1 over Branch	Carroll	1922	Fair	7,730
Nfa A330 over Dry Creek	DeKalb	1922	Poor	20
Fau 211 over Branch	Dyer	1922	Poor	5,117
Fap 7 over Sinking Creek	Giles	1922	Good	5,214
Nfa A163 over Hoover Creek	Greene	1922	Fair	210
Nfa A653 over Hud Creek	Greene	1922	Fair	360
Nfa 1236 (sa 3026) over Union Temple Creek	Greene	1922	Fair	416
Fau 8 726098n over Southern Railway	Hamilton	1922	Fair	23,097
Nfa C590 over First Creek	Knox	1922	Fair	5,540
Nfa A980 (sa 5710) over Overflow	Madison	1922	Poor	2,294
Nfa A980 (sa 5710) over Overflow	Madison	1922	Poor	2,294
Nfa A980 (sa 5710) over Overflow	Madison	1922	Poor	2,294
Fas 39 over Dry Valley Creek	McMinn	1922	Good	2,148
Nfsr 35-1 over Caney Branch	Monroe	1922	Fair	79
Nfsr 35-1 over Citico Creek	Monroe	1922	Poor	43
Nfsr 35-1 over Flats Creek	Monroe	1922	Poor	50
Nfsr 35-1 over Citico Creek	Monroe	1922	Fair	43
Nfa A143 over Summers Branch	Robertson	1922	Fair	160
Fap 3 over Town Creek	Tipton	1922	Fair	13,935
Fap 10 over Branch	Bedford	1923	Good	1,860
Fap 10 over Branch	Bedford	1923	Fair	1,860
Fas 130 over Morgan Branch	Bedford	1923	Fair	434
Fas 130 over Branch	Bedford	1923	Fair	434
Fas 130 over Branch	Bedford	1923	Fair	761
Fap 35 over Brown Creek	Blount	1923	Fair	11,231
Fas 2 over Blue Spring Creek	Coffee	1923	Fair	5,073
Fap 1 over Branch	Davidson	1923	Fair	28,658
Fap 1 over Branch	Davidson	1923	Good	28,658
Fap 1 over Richland Creek	Davidson	1923	Fair	28,658
Fap 1 over Sugar Tree Creek	Davidson	1923	Poor	33,357
Fap 1 over Branch	Davidson	1923	Poor	36,062
Fau 211 over Branch	Dyer	1923	Good	8,353
Fau 211 over Branch	Dyer	1923	Fair	5,117
Fau 211 over Branch	Dyer	1923	Fair	5,117
Fau 3 over Lewis Creek	Dyer	1923	Good	11,811
Fap 5 over Lick Creek	Gibson	1923	Fair	5,877
Fap 7 over Branch	Giles	1923	Fair	3,300
Fap 7 over Branch	Giles	1923	Good	3,300
Fap 7 over Branch	Giles	1923	Good	3,300
Nfa 2473 (sa 2910) over Richland Creek	Grainger	1923	Fair	931
Nfa 2473 (sa 2910) over Rocky Creek	Grainger	1923	Good	931
Nfa A412 over Branch	Grainger	1923	Fair	160
Nfa 1213 (sa 2901) over Bethel Branch	Grainger	1923	Fair	1,174
Nfa 1328 (sa 2903) over Branch	Grainger	1923	Fair	1,496
Nfa A309 over Lick Creek	Greene	1923	Fair	130
Fau 1406 over Stringers Branch	Hamilton	1923	Fair	20,371
Fas 346 over Sinking Creek	Hawkins	1923	Fair	1,129
Fas 346 over Sinking Creek	Hawkins	1923	Fair	1,129
Fas 346 over Surgoinsville Creek	Hawkins	1923	Poor	1,688
Fas 346 over Stony Point Creek	Hawkins	1923	Fair	1,688
Fas 210 over Branch	Lauderdale	1923	Fair	1,867
Fap 10 over Branch	Lincoln	1923	Fair	2,329
Fap 10 over Norris Creek	Lincoln	1923	Good	2,329
Fap 10 over Norris Creek	Lincoln	1923	Good	2,329
Fap 10 over Union Branch	Lincoln	1923	Fair	2,329
Fap 10 over Branch	Lincoln	1923	Fair	2,329
Fap 10 over Branch	Lincoln	1923	Fair	1,654
Fap 10 over Branch	Lincoln	1923	Fair	1,654
Fap 7 over Branch	Maury	1923	Fair	4,034
Nfa A233 over Plunkett Creek	Smith	1923	Fair	70
Fap 1 over E. Fork Beaver Ck Canal	Tipton	1923	Fair	4,571
Fas 1 over Town Creek	White	1923	Fair	5,840
Fap 10 over Branch	Bedford	1924	Good	20,477
Fau 33 over Roddy Branch	Blount	1924	Poor	6,242
Fap 35 over Pistol Creek	Blount	1924	Fair	15,955
Nfa 1376 over East Fork Stones River	Cannon	1924	Poor	2,237
Nfa 1376 over East Fork Stones River	Cannon	1924	Poor	2,237
Nfa 1376 over Rush Creek	Cannon	1924	Poor	2,237
Fap 1 over East Fork Stones River	Cannon	1924	Poor	14,614
Nfa A006 over Crane Branch	Cannon	1924	Poor	409
Nfa 1376 over Branch	Cannon	1924	Fair	1,631
Fap 1 over Branch	Carroll	1924	Good	4,494
Fap 1 over M. Fk. Forked Deer River	Carroll	1924	Fair	4,494
Fap 1 over Rutherford Fk Obion Rive	Carroll	1924	Fair	4,139
Fap1 over Branch	Carroll	1924	Fair	4,139
Nfa A909 over Nolichuky River	Cocke	1924	Poor	112
Fap 9 over Laurel Creek	Cocke	1924	Fair	1,381