Too good not to photograph again was this US 30 goof, located at Tyner in Jackson County.
KY 30 in Laurel County is being upgraded as part of a plan to eventually improve the route from London to Booneville. This is the northern end of the current project.
A view of the KY 30 construction project in Laurel County.
Work is continuing on KY 30.
A small detour is in place on the KY 30 project to allow for installation of a drainage structure.
An odd-shaped curve sign accurately depicts the maneuvers needed to navigate a drainage structure installation on the KY 30 project.
This is a view of the portion of KY 30 that has already been upgraded and opened to traffic. It bypasses East Bernstadt and comes out on the Hal Rogers Parkway, west of the KY 80 and US 25 intersection.
Another shot of upgraded KY 30.
I think I've had this sign photographed before. It's on KY 80 approaching Somerset.
Signage at the intersection of KY 80 and KY 914, which is the southeastern bypass of Somerset.
They want to make sure you get the message to Keep Right here. These signs are in the median as you turn from KY 80 onto KY 914.
A view of the Somerset southeastern bypass, which is heavily used by boaters heading to Lake Cumberland from points north, including the many admirals in the Ohio Navy. The route is two lanes for the westernmost part but expands to four lanes as it nears US 27.
The four-lane portion of KY 914.
Somerset has a lot of traffic lights on US 27 south of town. This light is number 28.
The final numbered traffic light on US 27 as the route leaves Somerset and approaches Burnside.
Crossing Pitman Creek, a tributary of Lake Cumberland, on US 27. This route has recently been four-laned in this area.
Approaching KY 90 and KY 1247 (old US 27) near Burnside. The state has plans to convert the intersection from an at-grade controlled by a traffic light to a grade-separated interchange.
KY 90 east joins US 27 and heads through Burnside and into the Daniel Boone National Forest before departing for Cumberland Falls. KY 90 west is a continuation of Appalachian Corridor J, which begins in London and runs all the way to Chattanooga.
This is the new bridge crossing Lake Cumberland (Cumberland River) on KY 90 near Burnside. This bridge opened to traffic in the summer of 2005.
Approaching the Lake Cumberland bridge.
Another shot of the Lake Cumberland bridge on KY 90.
On the bridge. The beams are made of a naturally-weathering steel and will never need painting.
Passing lanes have been added to KY 90 between Burnside and Monticello. These passing lanes make it handy to pass slow-moving trucks and vehicles towing boats.
Crossing into Wayne County, with a memorial sign naming this portion of KY 90 after a Kentucky State Police trooper killed in the line of duty.
Will only one motorcyclist be using this road? On KY 90 in Wayne County.
This sign announces the project to add the passing lanes on KY 90, which was completed in 2005.
Unusual double-headed red light on KY 90 at KY 92 in Monticello.
Closeup shot of the double-headed red light after it turned green.
This is Old KY 90 in Wayne County. The new route of KY 90 bypasses this alignment to the south.
Another shot of old KY 90, descending to a crossing of Otter Creek.
This is a very old closed bridge on an ancient alignment of KY 90. This route has been bypassed twice -- once by old KY 90 which runs parallel to but above this bridge, and the new ARC Corridor J version of KY 90 which is upstream. Access to this bridge is blocked at the western end and the access to the road on the other side is blocked by guardrail on old KY 90 as well.
This is looking down on the now-closed bridge from the open bridge on old KY 90. You can see a bridge abutment on the downstream side of the bridge which indicates there has been yet another crossing here. My guess, judging from the design of the bridge from which this photo was taken, was that the open bridge was built when Lake Cumberland was impounded. This area may be prone to flooding when the lake is high.
Another shot looking down on the old bridge.
This shot shows the rail of the current bridge and looks down on the old bridge.
Back on new KY 90, this is in Clinton County approaching the KY 350 intersection.
This is on KY 558, which is a shortcut from KY 90 to US 127 for traffic heading west to Albany. This is an old alignment of KY 90; so too is KY 3156. At one time in the 1970s, this was the intersection of KY 558 and US 127. North US 127 turned right and South US 127 continued straight. At the foot of the hill in the distance is where KY 558 now intersects US 127.
KY 2063 is yet another old alignment of KY 90 -- or more precisely, the decommissioned KY 90S.
This is the Y intersection of KY 558 and US 127.
KY 558 ends at US 127. At one point, KY 558 was US 127 and the route turning to the right was KY 734. All the roads in this area have been renumbered and KY 734 is now relocated north of here, near the current intersection of US 127 and KY 90.
Typical view of US 127 southbound, approaching Albany.
US 127 splits into one-way streets in Albany. This is where the two branches come back into one going south.
This is looking northbound on US 127 in Albany where the route splits into one-way streets. Note the KY 127 goof on the left.
Closeup of the KY 127 goof in Albany.
KY 738 leads to Dale Hollow Lake.
KY 696 is a rural route south of Albany.
Typical view of US 127 a couple of miles north of the Tennessee state line.
A narrow bridge on US 127.
After passing KY 696 a few miles back, US 127 intersects KY 969. The combination of those two routes in short succession might give a dyslexic pause!
Approaching the Tennessee state line on US 127 southbound. The missing sign on the right should be a TN 111 state primary route marker. At one time both a TN 111 and a TN 42 sign were posted here.
KY 1076 turns left off of US 127 right at the state line.
At the state line, US 127 veers left and TN 111 turns right.
First TN 111 marker along with a Welcome to Pickett County sign.
Typical view of TN 111 in the Byrdstown area.
TN Secondary 295 sign on TN 111.
TN 325 markers.
Crossing the Wolf River on TN 111. This bridge was the last part of the improved route between Cookeville and the state line to be finished.
Approaching Livingston on TN 111.
TN 111 prepares to make a right turn onto a bypass of Livingston.
Couldn't help but take a photo of a sign pointing the way to the offices of my fellow DOT folks in Tennessee. This is on the TN 111 Livingston bypass.
Intersection of TN 111 and TN 52. The post on the left sign is twisted around.
Advance signage for TN 85 and TN 111 intersection at Livingston.
Signage at the TN 85 and TN 111 intersection.
TN 111 and TN 85 share a brief stretch of pavement. The direction marker is posted under the TN 85 sign.
At this location, ARC Corridor J joins the TN 111 route for the trip south toward Chattanooga. The technical description of the route involves "TN 53" from Livingston to the Kentucky state line. In reality TN 53 picks up the designation at Gainesboro (which also involves KY 61 north to Burkesville and then KY 90 east). The plans are to build a connector route linking TN 56 between Gainesboro and Baxter to TN 111 north of Cookeville.
TN 84 is another state primary route in the Livingston area.
One good thing about Tennessee is reasonable speed limits. The four-lane portion of TN 111 south of Livingston is posted at 65 mph.
Typical four-lane segment of TN 111 betweeen Livingston and Cookeville. This route is signed for 65 mph.
Speed limit 65 sign and a shot of TN 111. Note the billboard in the distance on the right...
Not exactly a sign goof, but Route 111 is depicted in an interstate shield on this billboard.
TN 293 markers.
East TN 293 sign on TN 111.
Approaching Algood and Cookeville on TN 111.
Some mile markers are still in place from back in the days when this highway was TN 42. This is one of them.
Exit signage for US 70N near Cookeville.
Signage at the US 70N exit.
I-40 could really use some bigger signs at this intersection, but only the standard surface route markers are used.
East and West I-40 signs at the ramp from TN 111 south to I-40 west.
A pavement test sign on TN 111 south of I-40.
TN 136 advance exit signage south of I-40. Note the cumulonimbus clouds in the distance ... I had an up close and personal encounter with them later in the trip.
The TN 136 exit.
TN Primary 111 and Secondary 136 co-signed.
Since this is a four-lane limited-access route, the speed limit is 70 mph.
TN 136 departs TN 111 in one mile. I"m not sure why this is called Old Kentucky Road; we're a good hour away from the state line by now.
TN 136 departs.
Typical view of TN 111 between Cookeville and Sparta.
The first exit for Sparta is TN 289.
At the TN 289 exit, the speed limit drops to 55 mph. The Sparta bypass along TN 111 has several traffic signals and shopping areas along it.
TN 111 crosses US 70 at Sparta.
At-grade intersections along TN 111 approaching the US 70 exit.
Signage at the US 70 exit at Sparta.
This is a nice find -- a TN 1 marker. TN 1 is the secret state route for a number of US routes that run from Memphis to Bristol. The only known place where it is signed is in Sparta.
This is even better -- a standalone TN Primary 1 marker.
At this exit, US 70S magically appears. My suspicion is that it became joined with TN 111 back at US 70 and its eastern terminus was at the US 70 interchange a few miles (and photos) back.
TN 111 and US 70S are co-signed south of Sparta.
The split of TN 111 and US 70S is at an oddly-shaped interchange. At this exit, TN 111 veers to the right.
Ground-level signage for the split of US 70S and TN 111.
Overhead signage for the TN 111/US 70S split.
The sign at the gore says "Ramp," not "Exit." This photo gives a view of how the interchange is designed.
This photo shows how traffic from eastbound US 70S merges onto TN 111 south, and the lane at left is for traffic going from north TN 111 onto west US 70S. The bridge crosses US 70S.
South of US 70S, TN 111 carries four lanes.
The four-lane highway ends as TN 111 begins a long mountain climb.
On the climb up to Spencer, TN 111 has a truck lane on the right for southbound traffic.
JCT TN 30 sign in Spencer.
TN 111 and TN 30 are grade-separated. This sign is the advance turn sign for the ramp between the two roads.
TN 30 crosses TN 111.
This is the signage at the loop connecting TN 30 and TN 111.
South of Spencer, TN 111 is being upgraded to four lanes, although very little actual construction activity was visible.
More construction along TN 111, with thunderheads in the distance.
This is a typical view of TN 111 south of Spencer. It crosses a wooded plateau with very light traffic.
TN 8 joins TN 111 and the two routes are co-signed to Dunlap.
TN 8 markers at the intersection.
Both TN 8 and TN 111 are signed here.
Looking south on TN 111, one sees a truck lane in the opposite direction.
I couldn't resist taking a photo of the TN 399 sign because I grew up within a couple of miles of KY 399.
TN 8 and TN 111 continue to be co-signed. Shortly after taking this photo, I got caught in a heavy thunderstorm and a torrential downpour.
After TN 8 and TN 111 drop down the mountain (which I descended in a pouring thunderstorm), TN 8 invisibly departs TN 111 at the US 127 exit at Dunlap.
Unusual US 127 shield (with a "fat" bottom) at the Dunlap exit.
TN 8 has disappeared without notice, leaving only TN 111.
Past Dunlap, TN 111 crosses another mountain. This is reminiscent of the I-26 route climbing to Sams Gap in eastern Tennessee.
Another shot of TN 111 climbing the mountain.
A scenic overlook on southbound TN 111 affords a view of the Sequatchie Valley -- and of the thunderstorm still pounding the mountaintop beyond the valley.
Another shot of the valley and the thunderstorm.
And another...
And yet another...
Notice the low-hanging clouds. This storm later spawned a severe thunderstorm warning in nearby Rhea County.
Looking back toward the northwest.
And yet another shot showing the valley, the road and the stormclouds.
TN 111 south climbs to the top of Waldens Ridge and, in the distance, adds a truck lane.
Southbound TN 111 has a truck lane at the top of the mountain.
This sign warns you that you're getting ready to go downhill.
Looking south on TN 111 down the mountain.
Sheer vertical rock cuts on TN 111.
Looking at the Tennessee River valley on TN 111 south.
Truck ramp and exit signage for US 27.
A closer shot.
The end of TN 111 is at US 27.
Closeup of the overhead signage.
This shows the flyover for traffic going from south TN 111 to north US 27. The highway on the left is southbound US 27 merging in to TN 111 traffic.
TN 319 exit signage on US 27.
US 27 surface marker.
The TN 319 exit signage.
Typical view of the US 27 freeway.
One-mile signage for TN 153 exit.
TN 153 exit overheads.
Overhead for the ramp to TN 153 south.
Blue reference milepoint markers have been installed in the Chattanooga area, beginning with mile marker 14, and placed every two-tenths of a mile.
Another mile marker.
Tennessee's "move over" sign.
Mountain Creek Road has a truck prohibitiion.
Approaching US 127.
Trees obscure the exit sign at the US 127 ramp.
This exit denotes the southern terminus of US 127.
Note the old center divider on this portion of US 27 south of US 127.
Another shot of the old center divider with a two-tenths mile marker.
Yet another shot of this old portion of freeway.
The old gives way to new as you approach downtown Chattanooga.
Overhead exit signs and the Tennessee River crossing on US 27.
More overhead exit signs.
US 27 seems to disappear at I-24. This is the first signage for the approaching interstate.
Overhead diagrammatical sign with a chunk missing, and no indication of I-75 or I-59.
Part of the lefthand sign got cut off in this photo, but it reads I-24 east, Atlanta Knoxville. No mention of US 27 here, so which way do you go to follow it?
On I-24, the one-mile signage for US 11, US 41 and US 64. US 72 is on this route as well but not marked on the exit.
Exit for the three US routes.
This sign indicates the distance to I-59.
Mileage to Nashville and Birmingham.
This Georgia exit sign, done to Peach State standards, is well within Tennessee.
Crossing (briefly) into Georgia on I-24.
A minimum speed is posted on Georgia's portion of I-24.
Georgia reminds drivers to fasten their seat belts.
There are two exits along I-24 in Georgia. One is the I-59 split; this is the other.
This sign, with two distinct state shape shields, greets travelers when they exit I-24.
Georgia's I-24 signs are replete with the state name.
South GA 299 marker.
Here's another state name I-24 sign.
Back on I-24, approaching I-59's northern terminus.
Overhead diagrammatical sign for the I-24 and I-59 interchange.
Another closer view.
Lane designations for the I-59 exit.
Past I-59, an I-24 state name shield.
Mileage to Tennessee destinations in Georgia.
Crossing back into Tennessee on I-24.
This time when you hit Tennessee, you are in the Central Time Zone.
Cable barriers line both sides of I-24 north of the Georgia state line.
The first exit in Tennessee is for TN 156.
Crossing the Tennessee River.
A look off to the right shows the bridge for US 41/64/72 crossing the river.
Another shot of the US 41/64/72 bridge.
Not to be confused with US 27, this is TN Secondary 27.
Exit here for TN 27.
If it's Tennessee, there must be fireworks! At the TN 27 exit, the two lanes of I-24 spread apart and the fireworks store is located in the median.
Another shot of the fireworks emporium.
TN 28 in one mile.
Looking ahead at the limits of another summer popup thundershower.You can see the spot on the bridge where the rain begins.
The shield falling off this sign is for US 72. We will be back to this exit in about a half-hour.
This exit is the beginning of Appalachian Corridor V, which follows US 72 into Alabama. Although unsigned here, US 64 joins I-24. US 41 is a couple of miles off to the right.
Looking ahead to Monteagle Mountain.
Another shot looking ahead to the mountains.
This is the spot where the lanes of I-24 split for Monteagle Mountain.
Another shot of the split.
The route is three lanes wide and trucks can only use two of the lanes.
The climb up Monteagle Mountain was being resurfaced so only two lanes were available.
Cllimbing Monteagle Mountain.
Still climbing.
Vertical rock cuts on either side of I-24.
Slow moving truck in a curve.
More curves.
Finally we near the top at this exit for US 41.
The ramp to US 41 loops around past the bridge.
Next we have Alt. US 41, signed in Tennessee as US 41A.
This is where you exit to hit US 41A.
Signs at the end of the off-ramp direct you to US 41A, which actually ends a few hundred yards to the right, and US 41.
Although this is technically US 41A, the sign is only for US 41.
This is the southern end of US 41A. US 41 north turns to the left, US 41 south continues straight. THe US routes in Monteagle are not well-signed.
Back at I-24, here are the choices.
Heading east on I-24, down the mountain, trucks are required to stop.
This sign in the truck pulloff area notes the location and direction of curves and truck escape ramps.
And here we go ... the descent starts.
Trucks are cautioned to keep it slow, slow, slow.
A curve in the descent.
Three miles of a 6 percent grade.
The runaway truck ramps are to the left. That means if a truck loses its brakes, it's got to cut across two lanes of speeding traffic to get to the escape ramp.
Another curve in the descent.
The first truck escape ramp.
Two more miles of downhill to go.
And another truck ramp on the left is coming up.
This portion of I-24 has a speed limit significantly reduced from the normal 70 mph.
Looking down the mountain as the descent continues.
The second truck ramp.
Approaching the end of the descent and the point where the lanes converge.
Another shot of the convergence point.
Back to the US 72 exit. We'll be getting off here and heading west.
And here is the exit point; the beginning of ARC Corridor V.
Oversized trucks are warned -- hit this sign and if you turn left, you'll hit the bridge.
Actually, US 72 goes both ways here and US 41 is a couple of miles off to the left.
And so the trek across US 72 begins.
Overheads for US 72 and TN 156.
This traffic light assembly has a single red light in the middle.
Shot of US 72 in Tennessee.
The Alabama state line is just ahead (between the two cars in the right lane).
Entering Alabama -- my first time ever in the state.
AL 277 marker sits atop the exit sign for Bridgeport.
Most Alabama county routes are signed with surface markers on the main route, like this sign for Jackson County 74.
Alabama marks its ARC corridors with special signs. This is the sign for US 72.
Mileage sign not far inside the state line.
Typical view of US 72 in northeastern Alabama.
Jackson County 94 markers.
Another US 72 ARC corridor blue sign.
Here is AL 277 again.
Exit for Al 277.
Signs along US 72 note it as the Trail of Tears Corridor.
AL 117 also goes to Stephenson.
Another typical view of US 72, showing the wide median.
This portion of US 72 appears to have been four-laned by what some call "Virginia Twinning" -- building a new, flatter set of lanes parallel to the existing old rodway and then using the old road for one direction of travel.
AL 279 exit for Scottsboro.
AL 279 south at Scottsboro.
AL 35 and AL 279 share an exit.
At the exit.
And here is AL 279 again.
US 72 ARC corridor sign.
Another view of the four-lane highway.
Surface signage for AL 79.
AL 79 crosses US 72.
Junction sign for AL 35.
This is the terminus for AL 35. Look closely on the right (to the right of the mileage marker and the red stop sign) and you can see an End assembly for AL 35 sandwiched between two blue US 72 signs.
US 72 getting closer to Huntsville.
Once in Huntsville, the four-lane becomes limited-access, picks up I-565 and US 72 departs in favor of Alt. US 72.
The first I-565 sign, along with a traditional black-and-white US 72 sign, with the US 72 exit in the distance.
Here is where US 72 departs and Alt. US 72 takes over.
State name I-565 sign, US 72 ARC sign, and a marker for the Trail of Tears.
Overheads for Exits 20 and 19 B-A on I-565. Alt. US 72 is not mentioned on the overheads but is well-signed on the route markers.
Overheads for Exits 19B and 19A.
Overhead for Exit 19B, US 231 and US 431.
More overheads.
These overheads are on the C-D ramps between I-565 and US 231/US 431.
Overhead for AL 53.
Even with four lanes of traffic, I-565 carries a 70 mph speed limit west of downtown Huntsville.
Overheads for I-565 west and AL 53.
More I-565 state name, US 72 ARC and Trail of Tears signs.
Overheads with the first mention of I-65 are dwarfed by rockets at the NASA center.
Closeup of the overheads seen in the earlier photo.
A distant view of the rockets looming in the distance.
Another view.
And another unimpeded view.
More overheads.
No Trail of Tears marker on this Texas goalpost-type assembly.
Another shot of a Texas goalpost type support post.
Approaching I-65 and the end of I-565.
Exit only overhead for the flyover linking west I-565 to its parent.
Why would I-565 be signed as continuing west here? And what about Alt. US 72?
And here's the answer -- I-565 is signed to beyond the I-65 interchange, to the point where the limited-access freeway ends.
West of I-65, Alt. US 72 becomes a busy surface route.
Here's something unusual -- split speed limits for dry and wet conditions.
Approaching US 31 near Decatur.
This is the split for northbound and southbound US 31 traffic. Alt. US 72 continues to the left.
US 31 joins Alt US 72 and AL 20.
Preparing to cross the Tennessee River at Decatur.
This portion of Alt. US 72 has a causeway-like feel to it, surrounded by water on both sides.
Approaching the bridge into Decatur.
Notice how the westbound bridge is a truss bridge while the opposite bridge isn't.
Another bridge pic.
Getting ready to enter the truss portion.
Alt. US 72 and AL 20 turn right after exiting the bridge.
Closeup of US 31, Alt US 72 and AL 20 signage.
They must have been out of blue directional banners the day this sign assembly was installed.
Here is something else unusual. In Kentucky a driver would only have to stop for a school bus if you were going in the same direction it was and following it. In Alabama you have to stop for one on the other side of the four-lane.
At AL 67, the ARC corridor departs Alt. US 72. The ARC corridor follows AL 24 west to Mississippi, then continues along US 78 and US 278 and ends at I-55.
With the ARC corridor gone, the signs for Alt. US 72 and AL 20 revert back to standard black and white.
There are all sorts of North Alabama Birding Trail signs along US 72 and Alt 72.
More AL 20 and Alt 72 signs.
This doesn't look too good...
Neither does this...
Looks like the trailer and its cargo caught fire. Thankfully the local fire department is on the scene.
Lots of signs point the way to the evacuation route for the Browns Ferry Nuke Plant.
AL 33 signage.
Every state has its own version of a sign warning that wet bridges freeze faster than wet pavement. This is Alabama's version. Kentucky's is "Bridges Freeze Before Roadway."
This shot of Alt. 72 doesn't appear to look much different than any of the previous ones.
Lots of signs at the advance warning for the AL 101 intersection.
Nice stairstep effect on this sign assembly.
What has happened to Alt. 72?
And much as I tossed a nod the way of my Tennessee counterparts several hours and photos ago, I'll do the same to Alabama's DOT.
Approaching the end of Alt. US 72, there is no End sign posted, just a bunch of route markers.
This intersection marks the western end of Alternate US 72.
There are six different routes signed at this intersection -- and US 72 has a hidden state companion route of AL 2 that is not signed.
West of Tuscumbia, the terrain traversed by US 72 becomes more rolling as the route leaves the Tennessee River valley.
Here is another North Alabama Birding Trail sign posted along the route.
As US 72 nears the Mississippi state line, it intersects the Natchez Trace Parkway.
This overpass carries the Natchez Trace Parkway across US 72.
Looking west beyond the Natchez Trace Parkway as the Mississippi border draws closer.
Ahead, at the pavement change, is the Mississippi line.
This MS 172 sign is posted in Alabama. The state line is at the green Tishomingo County sign and the pavement change.
The first US 72 sign in Mississippi is of a more traditional shape than those found in Alabama.
The Mississippi welcome sign lies past the MS 172 intersection.
The westernmost portion of US 72 in Mississippi has a concrete surface.
Approaching Iuka.
The MS 25 marker has been slapped atop the exit sign in a haphazard fashion.
The MS 25 exit on US 72.
Forested terrain and a concrete surface mark this portion of US 72.
Another makeshift exit sign, this one for MS 365.
A surface junction sign for MS 365. The three-digit markers for Mississippi state highways are more oval-shaped and do not have the flat tops and bottoms prevalent on Kentucky signs.
The MS 365 intersection is grade-separated.
This appears to be another example of Virginia Twinning on US 72 as you approach Corinth from the east.
Mississippi's counties number their routes with the pentagon-shaped route marker. This one says "Alcorn Co Road 264."
Approaching US 45 in Corinth.
The intersection with US 45 is grade-separated.
At the US 45 interchange, MS 2 joins US 72.
Just west of Corinth, MS 2 separates from US 72.
Seeing this sign makes me think I'm back home in eastern Kentucky, since I have to travel on a portion of KY 15 every day to get to work. But this is MS 15.
The first mention of Memphis comes on this mileage sign west of MS 15 at Walnut.
A wide median marks this stretch of US 72, and even with at-grade intersections the road has a 65 mph speed limit.
Getting a little closer to Memphis and the afternoon sun is affecting the quality of the photographs.
Mississippi has an interesting way of cautioning drivers to slow down as they approach intersections. Instead of a crossroads sign with a 45 mph advisory plate, there is this.
MS 7 -- another instance of seeing a very familiar route marker a few hundred miles away from home.
We're getting closer to Memphis -- MS 302 is a four-lane route that links US 72, US 78 and I-55 and runs parallel to the Tennessee line south of Memphis.
An overhead for the US 72-MS 302 interchange.
Past MS 302, US 72 narrows to two lanes.
These chevrons are mounted on old wooden pallets but they get the message across -- merge right!
More of the pallet-mounted chevrons as US 72 narrows to two lanes.
The two-lane portion of US 72 north of MS 302, approaching the Tennessee state line.
We're still in Mississippi but here is a TN Secondary 196 marker in advance of the state line.
Right at the state line, TN 196 turns off US 72. The Tennessee welcome sign is in the distance.
Back in Tennessee...
TDOT is in the process of expanding US 72 to four lanes north of the state line.
This is a blurry shot, but it is the intersection and overpass of TN 385, the Nonconnah Parkway, and US 72. This exit is a half-SPUI because the freeway ends at US 72. When completed, it will stretch to I-40 east of town and then connect with another existing portion that links to US 51 north of town, at Millington.
Heading west on TN 385.
The low afternoon sun was really wreaking havoc with my photography by this time. This is the end of TN 385 at I-240.
The last usable shot of the day was on I-40 heading east past I-240.