Heading east on I-40, coming up on the TN 155 exit.
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shot of the Briley Parkway interchange, this one shot in the morning
sun. Note the bridge support in the center of the interstate. This will
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Approaching the I-440 split.
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Huntsville
(the I-65 south control city) and Chattanooga (the I-24 east control
city) are listed here as additional destinations for I-440. |
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Coming up on I-65.
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I-40 east joins I-65 north at what used to be the terminus of I-265 before I-65 was routed along that route.
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Approaching the split of I-40 and I-65.
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Prior
to the demise of I-265, I-65 north joined I-40 east here. The
decertification of I-265 came so all traffic staying on the three major
two-digit interstate routes would not be routed through one
interchange. Plus it eliminated a wicked weave required by southbound
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At one time this was both east 40 and north 65.
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This is an older section of interstate carrying I-40 and I-24.
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This
photo is from I-24 in Kentucky. You can see that Kentucky signs its
alternate US highways with the "Alternate xx" designation instead of
"xxA" like Tennessee. Also you can see that this is still the original
version of the Pennyrile Parkway sign and it hasn't been changed out to
the new blue and white sign with the "Kentucky Unbridled Spirit" logo. |
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This is the northern end of Alternate US 41 in Hopkinsville, KY. A little "sine salad" for Mr. Slater!
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Back in Nashville, on I-40 west where I-24 west splits.
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The
traffic merging on the right comes from I-24 eastbound. Once upon a
time, when I-24 shared the eastern portion of the loop around downtown
with I-65, that carried I-65 south traffic. As you can see, there was a
lane drop (at Exit 210C) and then traffic had to move to the left to
stay on I-65. I-40 traffic had to move to the right. The
decommissioning of I-265 and moving I-65 to the route of its former
child route eliminated this nasty weave. |
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I-40 traffic has to negotiate a wicked curve here.
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Another really good photo of the lonely bridge support pier at the Briley Parkway interchange.
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An LED sign, with flashers in the black border of the sign, warning of the sharp curve onto I-440 east.
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Again ... entering the Four-Forty Parkway.
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Note the small "s"es in the US 70S signage. Or would that be US 70s in this case?
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These signs use the more traditional capital letters for the S in 70S.
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The overpass reveals the secret unsigned state route number for US 70S.
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Another small "s."
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Opryland no longer exists, but it still has a sign on I-40.
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On the ramp from I-40 east to TN 45.
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This is on US 70S westbound approaching the end of the split route.
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The end of US 70S.
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Heading west on US 70 beyond US 70S.
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Heading in the other direction, this is approaching US 70S going east.
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Beyond US 70S.
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Approaching US 70S going west.
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On eastbound US 70.
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Yet another view of the converging flyovers at I-40 and TN 155.
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A view of the two flyovers from eastbound I-40.
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US 431 overheads at the ramp from eastbound I-440.
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This is on Woodmont Boulevard, which connects the loop formed by TN 155.
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The end of the ramp from Woodmont to US 31.
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The flyovers at the I-65/I-440 exit as seen from northbound US 31.
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Anotther shot of those flyovers.
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Downtown Nashville's skyline as seen from US 31.
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US 41 and US 41A actually are multiplexed through downtown Nashville. There should be a US 70S sign here too.
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The directional banners for US 70S and US 431 are reversed.
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The US routes are well signed through downtown Nashville.
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