| Interstate Highways of the State Route System | |
|---|---|
Highway markers for Interstate 40 and Interstate 840 | |
 Interstate Highways highlighted in red | |
| System information | |
| Maintained by TDOT | |
| Length | 1,233 mi[1] (1,984 km) |
| Highway names | |
| Interstates | Interstate XX (I-XX) |
| US Highways | U.S. Route XX (US XX) |
| State | State Route XX (SR XX) |
| System links | |
The Interstate Highways in Tennessee are those parts of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways owned and maintained by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) the US state of Tennessee. Currently the state has 1,233 miles (1,984 km) of Interstate Highways.[1] Tennessee's Interstate Highways are designated as the "Senator Albert Gore Sr. Memorial Interstate System" after a U.S. Senator from Tennessee who sponsored the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 that created the Interstate Highway System.[2]
- ^ a b "Transportation System Overview". tn.gov. Tennessee Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ "Minnie Pearl Freeway? Nah, Nashville sticking by the numbers". The Tennessean. Nashville. November 15, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved May 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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