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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 short segment between Wrights Ferry Road and the Tennessee River was let in May 1988 and completed in August 1990 but also not opened to traffic. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] In December 1989, construction began on the short segment between US 129 and Wrights Ferry Road, [ 45 ] and eight months later, work began on the section between the river and SR 332 ...
The triangle marker design was the only design until November 1983, when Tennessee divided its routes into primary routes and secondary or "arterial" routes with the adoption of a functional classification system, creating a primary marker and making the triangle marker the secondary marker; primary marker signs were posted in 1984.
Location mi km Destinations Notes; McKenzie: 0.00: 0.00: SR 22 – Dresden, Gleason, Huntingdon: Western terminus: Como: SR 54 – Dresden, Paris: Cottage Grove: SR 69 south – Paris: Western end of SR 69 concurrency; provides access to Henry County Airport SR 69 north – Sedalia, KY: Eastern end of SR 69 concurrency: Puryear
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U.S. Route 23 (US 23) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that travels from Jacksonville, Florida, to Mackinaw City, Michigan.In the U.S. state of Tennessee, the highway travels 57.48 miles (92.51 km) in the northeastern part of the state from the North Carolina state line at Sam's Gap in the Bald Mountains to the Virginia state line in Kingsport.