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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.
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.
As traffic increased in the succeeding decades, the configuration of the Split gradually became inadequate. The ramp between I-75 northbound and I-24 westbound, which reduced from two lanes to one, became a pronounced bottleneck, and sharp curves in the interchange became more hazardous, especially for trucks.
In 2022, annual average daily traffic (AADT) volumes ranged from 61,299 vehicles per day at the southern terminus to 34,896 vehicles per day between US 25E and SR 160. [4] I-81 begins at a directional T interchange with I-40 near Dandridge in unincorporated Jefferson County about 35 miles (56 km) east of downtown Knoxville.
A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper and a sheriff's office deputy died in a helicopter crash in the area of Marion County, about 30 miles west of Chattanooga, on Tuesday, officials said.
Interstate 24 (I-24) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It runs diagonally from I-57, 10 miles (16 km) south of Marion, Illinois, to Chattanooga, Tennessee, at I-75.
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