Highway Tennessee, United States
This article is about the section of U.S. Route 70 in Tennessee. For the entire route, see
U.S. Route 70.
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Route of US 70 in Tennessee highlighted in red |
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Maintained by TDOT |
Length | 478.48 mi (770.04 km) |
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Existed | 1926–present |
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West end | I-55 / US 61 / US 64 / US 70 / US 78 / US 79 at the Arkansas state line (Mississippi River) in Memphis |
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East end | US 25 / US 70 at the North Carolina state line in Cocke County |
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Country | United States |
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State | Tennessee |
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Counties | Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, Haywood, Madison, Carroll, Benton, Humphreys, Dickson, Cheatham, Davidson, Wilson, DeKalb, White, Cumberland, Roane, Loudon, Knox, Sevier, Jefferson, Cocke |
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U.S. Route 70 (US 70) enters the state of Tennessee from Arkansas via the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge in Memphis, and runs west to east across 21 counties in all three Grand Divisions of Tennessee, with a total length of 478.48 miles (770.04 km), to end at the North Carolina state line in eastern Cocke County. Along the route, US 70 is accompanied with various U.S. and state highways, including those in three of the state's four major cities (e.g. Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville).