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Interstate 55 (I-55) is part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from LaPlace, Louisiana, to Chicago, Illinois.In the state of Tennessee, the Interstate is located entirely within the state's second-largest city of Memphis, running 12.28 miles (19.76 km) from the Mississippi state line in the Whitehaven neighborhood to the Arkansas border across the Mississippi River.
On April 17, 2023, Governor Bill Lee signed into law the Transportation Modernization Act, which provides increased funding for highway projects in Tennessee. [17] Six months later TDOT and ARDOT completed a study on the possibility of a new bridge in Memphis, which found that replacing the Memphis & Arkansas bridge would be the most cost ...
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 ...
April 6 – 2023 Tennessee House of Representatives expulsions: Two Democratic lawmakers are expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives for participating in pro-gun control protests following the Covenant School shooting. [3] December 9 – A series of tornadoes hits Tennessee, killing six people. [4]
A group from Americans United silently protest Gov. Bill Lee’s Education freedom proposal with signs “No Vouchers” at Tennessee State Museum in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.
State Route 55 (SR 55) is an east–west highway in Middle Tennessee. The road begins at SR 50 in Lynchburg and ends at U.S. Route 70S (US 70S) and SR 380 in McMinnville. The current length is 49.3 mi (79.3 km). SR 55 heads northeast from Lynchburg to Tullahoma as a two-lane road. In Tullahoma, the route runs concurrent with US 41A.
It was challenged on March 27, 2023, by Friends of George's, an LGBTQ+ theatre troupe in Memphis, Tennessee. [14] On April 1, 2023, federal judge Tommy Parker for the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee temporarily blocked the implementation of the act, [15] [16] citing First Amendment concerns. [17]
The result ended the 12-game Tennessee win streak, gave South Carolina their first-ever win at Tennessee, and marked Fulmer's first loss to South Carolina in his career. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Tennessee would continue to struggle, ending the year with a 5–6 record, ending a streak of bowl games dating back to 1988.