Another example of an unusually thick font.
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Route markers on the Briley have the Tennessee state outline without the state name.
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Heading west on I-40.
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The next several photos are from the meet tour. This is eastbound on I-40 approaching the Briley Parkway and the new flyover ramps.
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A look at the flyover ramps from surface streets in the area.
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Looking at the Briley/I-40 interchange with the new flyover ramps. The White Bridge Parkway overpass (older bridge at the bottom of the stack) is being torn down and replaced.
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The acceleration ramp from the Briley to I-40 west is being extended.
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Westbound on I-40 approaching TN 840.
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After getting on TN 840, there is a loop ramp back to I-40 east, which will be used when the route is eventually extended to the north. In this case, the truck exited I-40 west and got back on I-40 east.
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At the time of the meet, this was as far as traffic could go on TN 840. Four days later, the route opened as far as TN 46.
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A look at the soon-to-open TN 840 alignment.
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This little dead-end road has full striping.
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That's a sign for the TN 46 exit that you can see in the background of this and the next few photos.
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Northbound on TN 840 from the same vantage point as the last few photos. Note that one bridge is longer than the other.
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At TN 46's interchange with TN 840, signs were covered to be unveiled later. Plus of interest was the water tanker on stilts.
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This sign was turned parallel to the road, ready to be turned to face traffic when the exit opened.
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That's Steve Williams, the Georgia Road Geek, taking a picture of a bunch of us taking a picture of the sign.
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A group checks out the ramp from TN 840 to TN 46.
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TN 46 overpass over TN 840.
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Eric Near, Jason Ilyes, Gene VanDusseldorp and Steve Williams.
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The construction work on TN 840 ends just beyond TN 46.
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THe next several photos are of various overpasses where TN 840 will cross local roads.
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This is where TN 840 will have an interchange with TN 246.
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Graded and unpaved alignment of TN 840 just west of US 31.
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This is southbound on US 31.
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Eastbound on TN 840 from US 31.
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To the right of the Jersey barrier is a ramp from TN 840 west to I-65 south. So traffic is driving on the wrong side of the road here, after a fashion.
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These mile markers duplicate the route number. Several of them are located along this stretch of I-65 south of Nashville.
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Eastbound on I-40, after the meet broke up.
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Entering the late, lamented I-265.
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