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State Route 153 (SR 153) is a state highway in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It runs from Interstate 75/U.S. Route 74 (I-75/US 74) a few miles east of the I-24 interchange, to US 27 just south of Soddy-Daisy. The route serves as a bypass around downtown Chattanooga for I-75 travelers heading towards US 27 north.
The major duties and responsibilities of TDOT are to: plan, build, and maintain the state-owned highway and Interstate system of over 14,000 miles (23,000 km);; administer funding and provide technical assistance in the planning and construction of state and federal aid road programs for cities and counties;
Middle Tennesseans can track TDOT's get updated road conditions and see live video feed of traffic conditions at smartway.tn.gov. For live videos feeds of Nashville roads and highways, visit smart ...
As road closures are expected to last for months, the Tennessee Department of Transportation is warning people to avoid roads between East Tennessee and Western North Carolina.
The State Route System of Tennessee is maintained and developed by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) in the U.S. state of Tennessee.Currently the state has 14,150 miles (22,770 km) of state-maintained roadways, including 1,233 miles (1,984 km) of Interstate Highways and 13,077 miles (21,045 km) of State Highways. [2]
On April 1, 2019, part of the bridge on I-75 southbound over the ramp from I-24 westbound to I-75 northbound at the split in Chattanooga collapsed, injuring one person and blocking traffic for hours. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] [ 46 ] The bridge, built in 1959, is one of the oldest on I-75 in Tennessee, and the interchange is the site of frequent accidents.
I-24 was originally planned to run between Nashville and Chattanooga; it was approved to be extended to I-57 in southern Illinois in August 1964. [ 5 ] The first section of Interstate Highway in Tennessee was a short freeway in Knoxville, completed in two segments in 1952 and 1955, that was integrated into the Interstate Highway System ...
Transportation officials have proposed four optional toll lanes, including two in Nashville on I-24 and I-65, followed by Knoxville and Chattanooga.