Bridge Creek Falls is a 35-foot waterfall on Bridge Creek in Marion County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 2.8 miles northwest of Whitwell and roughly 18.8 miles northwest of Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is taller than the typical Tennessee waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 123rd of 332 with a recorded height. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Southwestern Appalachians are the Cumberland Plateau and its escarpments, a sandstone tableland covered in oak and mixed mesophytic forest and cut by deep gorges. Creeks pour off the plateau rim over sandstone caprock into gorges, creating many tall, dramatic falls. Bridge Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Bridge Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
Marion County holds 16 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Mikes Branch Falls, a 60-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Abraham Falls, is about 2.3 miles away. Robinson Branch Falls, is about 4.5 miles away.
Bridge Creek Falls is located at 35.2304° N, 85.5542° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.