BGS's and Overheads
 

Photo Link & Description	Photographer & Date Taken
Overheads for US 27 on US 127; Chattanooga.	Steve Williams; November 3, 2007
Overheads for I-40 East, US 441 South (Exit 388), and I-275 North (Exit 387A); Knoxville.	Bill Manning; May 2007
Overheads for US 11/70 and TN Secondary Route 158 on US 129 North; Knoxville.	Bill Manning; May 2007
Overhead for I-140 West on US 129 North; Rockford.	Bill Manning; May 2007
Directional overhead for I-40 East - I-75 South/I-40 West - I-275 North and overhead guide for US 11/70 on US 129 North; Knoxville.  This is approaching US 129's Northern Terminus.	Bill Manning; May 2007
Overheads for US 11E North and US 25W South, US 70 East and I-40/81; Trentville.  Take a look at the I-40 Tennessee and I-81 Tennessee shields!  Sadly, this overhead combination no longer stands	Billy Riddle; June 26, 2001
Overheads for I-24 West, US 11/41/64, and I-24 East on US 27 South; Chattanooga.  This is also the southern terminus of unsigned I-124.	Shawn Latta; November 24, 2006
Overhead for US 41 South (Exit 181A) on I-24 East; Chattanooga.	Shawn Latta; November 24, 2006
Guide sign for I-75 (Exits 185A-B) on I-24 East; Chattanooga.	Shawn Latta; November 24, 2006
Diagramical overhead for I-75 (Exits 185A-B) on I-24 East; Chattanooga.	Shawn Latta; November 24, 2006
Overheads for I-75 North (Exit 185B) and of I-75 South (Exit 185A) on I-24 East; Chattanooga.  This marks the eastern terminus of Interstate 24.	Shawn Latta; November 24, 2006
Overhead for US 41 (Exit 1) on I-75 South; East Ridge.  This is the last exit in Tennessee for I-75.	Billy Riddle; June 1, 2006
Overheads for US 11E South and Busines US 11E/TN 70 South; Greenville.	H.B. Elkins; September 23, 2004
Overheads for I-26 (Exit 57A) and I-181 North (Exit 57B) and US 23 on I-81 South; Tri-Cities.  The I-26 shield replaced an I-181 shielld, the reason why an 'east' sign is placed over the Exit 57A guide sign.	Bill Manning; May 2004
Guide sign for TN 155; Nashville.	Jason Ilyes; June 7, 2004
Guide sign for TN Secondary Route 114 (Exit 116) on I-40 East; Henderson County.	Richard Montgomery
Guide sign for TN Secondary Route 152 (Exit 93) on I-40 West; Spring Creek.	Richard Montgomery
Guide Sign for Natchez Trace Parkway (Exit 192) on I-40; Pegram.	Billy Riddle, December 26, 2003
Guide Sign for McCrory Lane (Exit 192) on I-40; Pegram.	Billy Riddle, December 26, 2003
Guide sign for TN Secondary Route 58 (Exit 1C) on I-124 South; Chattanooga.  This night time shot includes a rare I-124 shield.	William Frohelig; July 7, 1999
Metric distance sign for Chattanooga on I-75 South; Cleveland.  This sign has both standard (25 miles) and metric (40 kilometers) to Chattanooga.	William Frohelig; July 7, 1999
Exit diagram overhead for I-40 and US 25W South; on I-640; Knoxville.	H.B. Elkins; November 1999
Overheads for I-640 and I-75 South (Exit 3) on I-275 North; Knoxville.  This is the Northern Terminus of I-275; I-75 North continues straight ahead.	H.B. Elkins; November 1999
Overheads for TN Secondary Route 63 (Exit 387) and I-275 North (Exit 387A) on I-40 West; Knoxville.	Chris Curley, May 9, 2000
Overhead for TN 155 (Exit 215) on I-40 West; Nashville.	Chris Curley, May 9, 2000
Overheads for I-81 (Exits 46A-B) on former I-181 North; Sullivan Branch.  This is now the Western Terminus of I-26.  I-181 now begins straight ahead.	Chris Curley; October 18, 2001
Overhead for US 321/ TN 67 (Exit 31) on former I-181 South; Johnson City.  This was the former terminus of I-181 South.  US 19W/23 South continued south.  Now, I-26 East continues towards Asheville, NC.	Chris Curley; October 18, 2001
Overheads for TN 93 (Exit 51) and Meadow View Parkway (Exit 52A-B) on I-181 North; Kingsport.	Chris Curley; October 18, 2001
Guide sign for TN 81 and TN Secondary Route 107 (Exit 18) on US 23 North; Erwin.  This is now Exit 18 on I-26 West.	Chris Curley; October 18, 2001
Overheads for US 23 North and TN Secondary Route 36 (Exit 57) on US 23 North; Kingsport.  I-181 North ends at Exit 55, the mileage for the highway is based on US 23 which is multiplexed with I-26 and I-181 tfor both routes respective lengths in Tennessee.	Chris Curley; October 18, 2001
Guide Sign for US 31 and TN Secondary Route 7 on I-65 (Exit 1); Ardmore.	JP Nasiatka; September 14, 2003
Overheads for US 31W/41 and TN 155 East; Nashville.  I believe these signs are located on the ramps from I-65 Exit 89 or 90.	JP Nasiatka; September 14, 2003
Guide Sign for TN Secondary Route 323 (Exit 68) on I-75; Philadelphia.	Jason Ilyes; June 21, 2003
Overheads for US 27 North and US 11/41/64 (Exit 178) on I-24 East; Chattanooga.	Jason Ilyes; June 21, 2003
Overheads for I-24 and US 11/41/64 on US 27 South; Chattanooga.	Jason Ilyes; June 21, 2003
Overheads for I-40 and I-65 (Exits 82 A-B) on I-65; Nashville.  The Nashville skyline rises in the distance.	Jason Ilyes; October 1997
Overheads for I-55 and US 61/64/70/79; Memphis. Because of the rerouting of highways in the Memphis area from protests many years ago I-55 follows the lobe of a cloverleaf on it path through town.  Because it is a cloverleaf you actually have an exit from NB 55 providing direct access to SB 55.	Rich Piehl; December 31, 2001
Overheads for I-55 and US 61 North; Memphis.  From the same interchange via I-55 North.  The sign on the overpass says "US 78" and the BGS says US 61.	Rich Piehl; December 31, 2001
Overheads for Riverside Dr./Downtown Memphis, I-55/US 61 North and US 64/70/79 East; Memphis.  This is the signage approaching the interchange shown in the top two photos from I-55 North.	Rich Piehl; December 31, 2001
Overheads for I-55 North and I-240 (Exit 6A-B); Memphis.  Another interchange where I-55 must exit itself to remain onteh same route number.  I-55 North travelers (see next photo) must take a left exit to stay on I-55, I-240 West continues straight ahead.	Rich Piehl; December 31, 2001
Overheads for I-55 North and I-240 West; Memphis. Signs where I-55 has the left exit to stay North.	Rich Piehl; December 31, 2001
BGS for I-55 North; Memphis.  I-55 is about to cross the Mississippi River into Arkansas over the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge.	Rich Piehl; December 31, 2001
Overheads for I-240 and US 51 (Exit 5); Memphis.  US 51 is Elvis Pressley Blvd.	Rich Piehl; December 31, 2001
Overhead for I-24 East and US 27 North (Exit 178) on I-24 East; Chattanooga.  This overhead doesn't show the detail the next sign does on routes served at this interchange.	Chris Patriarca; December 30, 2002
Overheads for I-24 East, US 27 North, and US 11/41/64 (Exit 178); I-24 East Chattanooga.	Chris Patriarca; December 30, 2002
Overheads for I-75 (Exit 185A-B) at I-24's Eastern Terminus; Chattanooga.	Chris Patriarca; December 30, 2002
Overhead for I-140 East, TN 162 on I-40 East/I-75 North (Exit 376); Farragut. I-140 was commissioned in the 1990s.	Chris Patriarca; December 30, 2002
Hazardous Cargo/I-640 Overhead; Knoxville.	Chris Patriarca; December 30, 2002
Overheads for I-40 East; I-75 North/I-640 East (Exit 385); Knoxville.  This is where I-75 North splits from I-40 East, and this marks the Western Terminus of I-640.	Chris Patriarca; December 30, 2002
Overhead for I-640 West, To US 25-W/I-75 North (Exit 393); Knoxville.	Chris Patriarca; January 2, 2003
Overheads for I-40 West and I-75 North/I-40 East on I-75 North (Exit 84A-B); Loudon County.  Here is where I-75 North joins I-40 East.	Chris Patriarca; December 30, 2002
Overheads for I-75 North and TN 153 North (Exit 4); Chattanooga.  Exit 4A is for Hamilton Place Blvd.	Chris Patriarca; December 30, 2002
BGS for I-24 West/ 'TO' I-59 and I-24 East/ 'TO' I-75; Chattanooga.  An interesting BGS which also lists the cities of Nashville, Birmingham, Knoxville, and Atlanta.	Jason Ilyes, Fall 2002
Overheads for I-40 on TN 840; near Lebanon.  This is the current eastern terminus of TN 840.	Dan Garnell; May 2, 2002
Overheads for I-275 South & I-640 East; Knoxville.	Dan Garnell; April 29, 2002
Overhead for TN 254 West (Exit 74B) on I-65 South; Brentwood.	William Lawson; October 1999
Overhead for I-65 South, US 31W/41 (Exit 16B)on TN 155; Nashville.	William Lawson; October 1999
Overheads for I-65 and US 31E South on TN 155; Nashville.	William Lawson; October 1999

Shields & Other Signs
 

Photo Link & Description	Photographer & Date Taken
US 412/ TN 20 / 48 and Secondary TN 99 shield; Hohenwald.  In this photo, the TN Secondary 99 shield is a more modern version.	Jason Ilyes; Spring 2008
West Tennessee 64 shield; Shelbyville.	William Lawson; March 21, 2008
North US 127 - TN Scenic Parkway shield; Chattanooga.	Steve Williams; November 3, 2007
West TN 27 - TN Scenic Parkway shield; Chattanooga.	Steve Williams; November 3, 2007
Federal-Georgia Road Historical Marker; Chattanooga.  The Federal-Georgia Road was built early in the 19th Century to connect Tennessee and other Western settlements to Georgia and the Atlantic.	Steve Williams; November 2, 2007
South TN Secondary Route 435 shield on US 421 North; Bristol.  TN Secondary 435 is a former alignment of US 421.	Christopher Yoder
TN 394, 'TO' I-81, South TN Secondary 390, Alt North US 11E/19 shields; Bristol.  Just south of the Speedway is this example of all four major shields found in Tennessee.	Christopher Yoder
Hwy 78 and Old Hwy 78 street signs; Memphis.  Interesting that the '78' is within a US Shield on the Old Hwy 78 sign.	David Backlin; August 2004
Gruetli-Laager City Limit sign on TN 108.  This unique city name is found in Grundy County.	Howard S.
US 412 / TN 20 / 48 and older TENN 99 shield; Hohenwald.  The TENN 99 shield is a holdout from how primary highways were once signed.	Elysia Duke
Old Junction TENN 135 shield on US 70N; Cookeville.  Another holdout from Tennessee's prior signing practices.	Billy Riddle; 2004
Cutout TENN 46 shield; Bon Aqua.  This oldie but goodie was left on a county road for a number of years.  It is now no longer standing.	Billy Riddle; 1997
South TN 33 and North TN 70 shields; Kyles Ford.	H.B. Elkins; September 23, 2004
North TN 66 and South TN 70 Shields; Chalk Level.	H.B. Elkins; September 23, 2004
North US 11W and TN 70 shields; Rogersville.	H.B. Elkins; September 23, 2004
South US 25E and TN 33 shields; Tazewell.	H.B. Elkins; September 23, 2004
National Forest Route 6303 shield; Cherokee National Forest.  This sign was located off of US 321.	William Lawson; April 2001
West TN Secondary Route 76 shield; Portland.	Jason Ilyes; June 6, 2004
An East TN Secondary Route 45W shield; Madison.  This is the first time I have seen a 'split' secondary route in TN.	Jason Ilyes; May 29, 2004
Older US 31E shields; Madison.	Jason Ilyes; May 29, 2004
US 31/43/412/Business 412 and 'TO' I-65 Shields; Columbia.	Jason Ilyes; April 25, 2004
Secondary 102 South and Secondary 266 North Shields; Smyrna.	Jason Ilyes; May 8, 2004
South US 11W/ North US 25W shields; Bean Station.	HB Elkins; April 16, 1999
US 321/TN 67 and TN Secondary Route 91 shields; Elizabethton.	HB Elkins; April 30, 1999
North US 321/East TN 67 with TN Scenic Parkway shields; Elizabethton.	HB Elkins; April 30, 1999
Odd shaped US 321/421 shields and TN Scenic Parkway sign; Pigeon Forge.	HB Elkins; November 1999
East I-640 and South US 25W shields; Knoxville.	HB Elkins; November 1999
North I-124 shield; Chattanooga.	Philip Hart; November 21, 1999
North I-181/US 19W/23 shields; Johnson City.  The I-181 in August 2003 was replaced with an I-26 West shield.	Chris Curley; October 18, 1999
'TO' I-24 Tennessee/ US 41/70S/231/ and TN 96 shields; Murfreesboro.	Carter Buchanan; November 2001
Junction I-40 Tennessee shield on TN 66; Kodak.	Carter Buchanan; November 2001
Erroneous Junction US 255 shield; Nashville.  This sign located on US 31A/41A should be a secondary route marker.	Jason Ilyes; August 29, 2003
'To' I-40 and TN 109 shields; Martha. This crossroad with US 70 will become an interchange in about two years.	Jason Ilyes; September 29, 2003
US 64/70/72/79 and I-55 shields; Memphis.	Jason Ilyes; October 15, 2003
North US 31/31A/41/41A/431 shields; Nashville.  This great sign combination is found at the intersection 8th & Broadway.	Michael Summa; October 2003
North US 31/41/41A/431 shields; Nashville.  Interesting in how the numbers go down the line from lowest to highest.	Michael Summa; October 2003
South US 31/41/41A and East US 70S shields; Nashville.	Michael Summa; October 2003
US 31A North Shield; Cornersville.	JP Nasiatka; September 14, 2003
South I-181/ US 19W/23 Shields; Johnson City.  Take a good look at this photo because after August 5, 2003, it will be I-26.	HB Elkins; June 14, 2003
North I-181 and US 23 Shields; Gray.  This is just south of the I-81 Interchange.	Dan Garnell; May 5, 2000
US 19E/321 and TN 67 Shields; Hampton.  Also included in this photo is a Tennessee Scenic Parkway shield.	William Lawson, April 2001
TN 840 East Shield; Gladeville.	Dan Garnell; May 2, 2002
US 411/441 North, TN 66/'TO' I-40, and US 411 North Sheilds; Seiverville.	Jason Ilyes; Fall 2001

Road Scenes & Misc
 

PHOTO LINK & DESCRIPTION	Photographer & Date Taken
The Pyramid stands tall among a maze of ramps.	Jason Ilyes; October 15, 2003
US 441 South in Smokey Mountain National Park.  This is where the southbound lanes actually cross under itself.	Dan Garnell; May 1, 2002

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