With a guide
Guides and charters near Highway 249 Bridge
Captains who run Nashville lakes and the Cumberland, with their own phone numbers. You call and book with them directly.
Nashville Fishing Charters
Stripers, hybrids, crappie, largemouth, smallmouthCall 615-812-2091nashvillefishingcharters.com
Fish Nashville
Striper, hybrid, catfish, crappie, bass, troutCall 615-200-0618fishnashville.com
Crappie Guide Service
White and black crappieCall 615-542-9800crappieguideservice.com
What to bring
Tackle for Highway 249 Bridge
Three picks from the largemouth bass checklist that work for the fish here. Affiliate links: buying through them pays this site a small commission at no extra cost to you.
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How to get there
Getting to Highway 249 Bridge
Highway 249 Bridge is a public access point on Harpeth River in Cheatham County, Tennessee, run by TDOT.
HWY 70 to E. Kingston Springs Road (Hwy 249)
Highway 249 Bridge is 17 miles west of Nashville, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Highway 70 Access, 1.8 miles to the north-west on the same water. For bait, Cumberland Transit in Nashville is about 15 miles away.
Coordinates 36.10732, -87.07283
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Highway 249 Bridge
Harpeth River holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
The Harpeth is one of the only substantially undammed rivers in Tennessee and became the state’s second-longest unimpeded stream after a dam removal in Franklin; it’s the county’s entire fishery and it’s a wade-and-float smallmouth river, not a lake substitute.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Highway 249 Bridge
What you can keep from Harpeth River at Highway 249 Bridge. Harpeth River has no limits of its own, so the statewide limits apply. These are the ones for the fish it holds.
| Fish | Daily limit | Length | Where or when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | 5 black bass combined | No minimum | Statewide |
| Smallmouth bass | 5 black bass combined | No minimum | Statewide |
| Crappie | 15 | 10 in minimum | Statewide |
| Bluegill | No limit | No minimum | Statewide |
| Rock bass | 20 | No minimum | Statewide |
| Channel catfish | No limit under 34 in | Only one over 34 in | Statewide |
From the 2026–27 Tennessee Fishing Guide (TWRA), in effect 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027, checked 25 September 2026. Rules change, so check the guide before you keep a fish.
5 public boat launches in Cheatham County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
Next one along
More Harpeth River access near Highway 249 Bridge
The closest other public access points on Harpeth River, measured straight line from Highway 249 Bridge. Each one opens its own page with directions.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Highway 249 Bridge
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Highway 249 Bridge, including Turnbull Creek, Cumberland River and Cheatham Lake. Handy when the wind is wrong on Harpeth River or the ramp is busy.
Highway 249 Bridge water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Highway 249 Bridge
The closest shops to Highway 249 Bridge that this site has checked. Cumberland Transit in Nashville is nearest, about 15 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Around Highway 249 Bridge
Highway 249 Bridge is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.