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Of the six states that I-75 traverses, the segment in Tennessee is the shortest, at 161.86 miles (260.49 km). Between Chattanooga and Knoxville, I-75 follows the route of U.S. Route 11 (US 11), and, from Knoxville into Kentucky, it follows the route of US 25W.
In 1925 or 1926, this route was truncated by part of SR 79, and completed renumbered as part of SR 49 and SR 52 in 1927 or 1928 Around the same time, the second SR 75 was established between the North Carolina line near the Sevier-Cocke County line and US 25/70 in Newport. This route was renumbered as part of SR 32 in 1939 or 1940.
The longest Interstate Highway in Tennessee is Interstate 40, at a length of 454.81 miles (731.95 km). The segment of I-40 in Tennessee is also the longest segment of all of the states the route traverses. The shortest mainline Interstate Highway in Tennessee is I-55, at a length of 12.28 miles (19.
For the next two weeks the Tennessee Department of Transportation will be repairing the I-75 bridge over the Tennessee River near mile marker 74 in Loudon County.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing nearly $400 million to build a new Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas across the Mississippi River, replacing the existing 75 ...
The 75/24 Split (pronounced "seventy-five twenty-four split"), also commonly known simply as "The Split", is the name given to the interchange between Interstates 75 and 24 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The interchange was originally constructed between 1959 and 1961 as a simple directional-T interchange .
The Chickamauga Dam, located downstream from this section of the Hiwassee on the Tennessee River, creates a reservoir which backs up into this section of the Hiwassee River, and as a result creates large lakes near the Interstate where creeks run into the Hiwassee. The Hiwassee River bridges are at one of the lowest elevations on I-75 in Tennessee.
Traffic will be slow through the Pigeon River Gorge with only one narrow lane in each direction as workers fix significant Helene damage.