Route information | ||||
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Maintained by TDOT | ||||
Length | 209.83 mi (337.69 km) | |||
Existed | 1944–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-55 / US 61 / US 64 / US 70 / US 78 / US 79 at the Arkansas state line/Mississippi River in Memphis | |||
North end | US 79 at the Kentucky state line northeast of Clarksville | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Tennessee | |||
Counties | Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, Haywood, Crockett, Gibson, Carroll, Henry, Stewart, Montgomery | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 79 (US 79) in Tennessee enters the state from Arkansas via the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge in Memphis, and runs northeast through western and the northwestern portions of middle Tennessee, and leaving the state into Kentucky northeast of Clarksville. Along the route, US 79 is accompanied with several concurrencies, including hidden designations, throughout its alignment in Tennessee.