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At the time, Tennessee was known as a "detour state", with many of its roads in poor condition compared to those of neighboring states. [6] In 1924, the state implemented a two-cent gasoline tax for the purpose of improving roads, [7] and throughout the 1920s, the department paved much of the newly-established state route system. [8]
The route begins with a 70-mile-per-hour (110 km/h) speed limit in Davidson County, which reduces to 65 mph (105 km/h) upon entering Sumner County less than a mile (1.6 km) later. About two miles (3.2 km) later the route has a trumpet interchange with a connector to US 31E , signed as US 31E.
2.06: 3.03– 3.32: US 64 west / US 70 west / US 79 south (Union Avenue/SR 23 west) SR 23 east (Union Avenue) Southern end of US 64/US 70/US 79 concurrency; interchange; SR 277 becomes an unsigned primary highway: 2.44: 3.93: US 72 east / SR 57 east (Poplar Avenue) Southern end of SR 57 concurrency; western terminus of US 72: 3.00: 4.83
The construction costs of the Tennessee portion of SR 385 from the 1980s until completion in 2013 was over $500 million (equivalent to $645 million in 2023 [8]). [6] Both states' combined investments were over $1.2 billion (equivalent to $1.55 billion in 2023 [ 8 ] ) for the 64.3-mile (103.5 km) I-269 project, including construction and rights ...
U.S. Route 129 (US 129) is a north–south United States highway that runs for 52.8 miles (85.0 km) in East Tennessee, from the North Carolina state line, near Tapoco, to Knoxville. In Tennessee, the highway is completely overlapped by unsigned (except for mileposts) State Route 115 (SR 115).
US 19W (North Carolina state line) in Unicoi County: US 11E / US 19 / US 19E – Bluff City: 1930: current US 19E: 30.98: 49.86 US 19E (North Carolina state line) near Roan Mountain: US 11E / US 19 / US 19W – Bluff City: 1930: current US 23: 57.38: 92.34 I-26 / US 23 (North Carolina state line) in Unicoi County
[50] [51] The last construction contract for I-81 in Tennessee, which was for the northernmost 5.8 miles (9.3 km) in Greene County, was awarded in March 1972. [52] [53] The opening of the 9.6-mile (15.4 km) stretch between SR 126 and US 11W in Bristol was announced on December 23, 1972.
State Route 2 (SR 2) is a 197-mile-long (317 km) west–to–east state highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It begins in Murfreesboro, in Rutherford County, and ends near Farragut in Loudon County. The route is both a primary and secondary route. Most of the route is unsigned.