A wide median separates the roadways along I-24 through the exchange (Exit 1) with SR 48 (Trenton Road) in Clarksville. 11/07/11
Amid limestone outcrops, a three-wye interchange joins I-24/40 in southeast Nashville. 04/04/13
Angling southeast across central Tennessee, Interstate 24 links the cities of Clarksville, Nashville, Murfreesboro and Chattanooga. The freeway totals 180 miles through the Volunteer State, with a 4.10 mile gap around Raccoon Mountain through Dade County, Georgia. Overlaps also take the route alongside I-65 and I-40 through Nashville.
Interstate 24 Tennessee Guides
Growth of the Nashville area preceded expansion of I-24 to at least six overall lanes from SR 155 (Briley Parkway / Exit 43) south to U.S. 231 (Exit 81) at Murfreesboro. The freeway also widens to at least six lanes from the c/d roadway system with I-124 and U.S. 27 at the "Big Scramble Interchange" in Chattanooga east to Interstate 75.
Interstate 24 across Monteagle Mountain was constructed between 1962 and 1968. It replaced a winding two-lane road originally built in 1923.1 Initial stretches of I-24 completed in Tennessee by 1960 included one of the roadways across Monteagle Mountain and the bridges over the L & N Railroad lines between Exits 178 and 180A in Chattanooga.2
One of the last state named shields for I-24 was a trailblazer posted on U.S. 231 south at U.S. 41/70S and SR 96 in Murphreesboro. Photo by Carter Buchanan (11/01).
Several portions of Interstate 24 were open to traffic between Nashville and Chattanooga per the 1970 Tennessee Official Highway Map. The route northwest from the split with I-65 in Nashville was incomplete.
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 | Central Avenue heads south from U.S. 41/76 (E Main Street) to Rossville Boulevard in Chattanooga. I-24 trailblazers split traffic for eastbound via Rossville Boulevard (SR 27) south to the cloverleaf interchange at Exit 180. 01/21/13 |
 | A loop ramp connects I-24 east with U.S. 11/64 (E 23rd Street) at Central Avenue north. Motorists bound for I-24 west are directed toward the Big Scramble Interchange from Central Avenue south. 01/21/13 |
- "Facts About Tennessee's Interstate System 50th Anniversary, 1956-2006," Tennessee Department of Transportation, 2006 web site.
- "Tennessee Interstate Highways Map," Department of Highways, 1960.
Photo Credits:
01/21/13 by AARoads
Connect with:
Interstate 40
Interstate 65
Interstate 75
Interstate 124
Interstate 440
Interstate 840
U.S. 11
U.S. 27
U.S. 41
U.S. 64
U.S. 72
State Route 155 - Briley Parkway
Page Updated 08-24-2020.