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'Interstate 24' (abbreviated 'I-24') is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. It runs (diagonally) from Interstate 57 (10 miles south of Marion, Illinois) to Chattanooga, Tennessee, at Interstate 75.
I-24 makes up the majority of a high-traffic corridor between St. Louis, Missouri, and Atlanta, Georgia. This corridor utilizes Interstate 64 and Interstate 57 west of I-24, and Interstate 75 east of I-24.
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|IL
|38.73
|62.33
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|KY
|93.37
|150.26
|-
|TN
|180.16
|289.94
|-
|GA
|4.10
|6.60
|-
|Total Route Log- Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 1 United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration
|316.36
|509.13
|}
Main articles: Interstate 24 in Illinois
In the state of Illinois, Interstate 24 is a remote, four-lane freeway that travels through hilly rural southern Illinois and the Shawnee National Forest. I-24 is in length in Illinois. There are only five mainline exits; of those five, four have services. Interstate 24 crosses into Kentucky via the Interstate 24 Bridge from Metropolis, Illinois to Paducah, Kentucky.
Main articles: Interstate 24 in Kentucky
In the state of Kentucky, Interstate 24 runs from Paducah to the Tennessee border just northwest of Clarksville. Along its route are Kentucky Dam which forms Kentucky Lake and Barkley Dam which forms Lake Barkley, Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area ("LBL"; under the management of the US Forest Service ), and Fort Campbell.
Future extensions of Interstate 66 and Interstate 69 are proposed to overlap Interstate 24 in the Eddyville to Calvert City corridor.
Main articles: Interstate 24 in Tennessee
In the state of Tennessee, Interstate 24 runs from Clarksville to Chattanooga by way of Nashville. Just west of Chattanooga, I-24 drops into Georgia for 4 miles (6 km).
One of the most notoriously hazardous stretches of Interstate highway in the United States is approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of Chattanooga on I-24 in Monteagle, where the highway goes over the Cumberland Plateau. Compared to grades elsewhere, Monteagle's 4 to 6% grade does not come close to the steepest highway roads (Interstate 40 between Nashville and Knoxville features 5% grades in each direction), but the slope is protracted over a distance of several miles.
A spur into Chattanooga, formerly called I-124 (now part of US Highway 27), is designated a secret route. There are no official spurs from I-24. Also in Chattanooga is the "Ridge Cut," a 1/4 mile section of Missionary Ridge, between the 4th Avenue exit and the Germantown/Belvoir exit. Accidents and severe congestion are common here.
Main articles: Interstate 24 in Georgia
In the state of Georgia, Interstate 24 runs for 4 miles (6 km), running along the southern flank of Raccoon Mountain and intersecting with Interstate 59 before turning back north to the Tennessee River and around the northern flank of Lookout Mountain. The exits and mileposts remain numbered according to Tennessee's mileposts.
This segment is also officially 'State Route 409'.
Interstate 24 intersects with the following interstates, from west to east:
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Interstate 57 in Pulleys Mill, Illinois (western terminus)
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Interstate 65 in Nashville, Tennessee (concurrent for about 2 miles (3 km))
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Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tennessee (concurrent for about 2 miles (3 km))
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Interstate 440 in Nashville, Tennessee
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Interstate 59 in Wildwood, Georgia
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Interstate 75 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (eastern terminus)
The highway is expected to cross Interstate 69 in Eddyville, Kentucky and Interstate 66 in Paducah, Kentucky.
★ Illinois Highway Ends: Interstate 24
★ Official State of Tennessee Road Map
'Interstate 24' (abbreviated 'I-24') is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. It runs (diagonally) from Interstate 57 (10 miles south of Marion, Illinois) to Chattanooga, Tennessee, at Interstate 75.
I-24 makes up the majority of a high-traffic corridor between St. Louis, Missouri, and Atlanta, Georgia. This corridor utilizes Interstate 64 and Interstate 57 west of I-24, and Interstate 75 east of I-24.
| Contents |
| Route description |
| Illinois |
| Kentucky |
| Tennessee |
| Georgia |
| Major intersections |
| Future |
| Auxiliary routes |
| References |
| External links |
Route description
|-
|IL
|38.73
|62.33
|-
|KY
|93.37
|150.26
|-
|TN
|180.16
|289.94
|-
|GA
|4.10
|6.60
|-
|Total Route Log- Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 1 United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration
|316.36
|509.13
|}
| Major cities 'Bolded cities' are officially-designated control cities for signs |
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★ 'St. Louis, Missouri' (via I-57 and I-64) ★ 'Paducah, Kentucky' ★ 'Clarksville, Tennessee' ★ 'Nashville, Tennessee' ★ Murfreesboro, Tennessee ★ 'Chattanooga, Tennessee' |
Illinois
Main articles: Interstate 24 in Illinois
In the state of Illinois, Interstate 24 is a remote, four-lane freeway that travels through hilly rural southern Illinois and the Shawnee National Forest. I-24 is in length in Illinois. There are only five mainline exits; of those five, four have services. Interstate 24 crosses into Kentucky via the Interstate 24 Bridge from Metropolis, Illinois to Paducah, Kentucky.
Kentucky
Main articles: Interstate 24 in Kentucky
In the state of Kentucky, Interstate 24 runs from Paducah to the Tennessee border just northwest of Clarksville. Along its route are Kentucky Dam which forms Kentucky Lake and Barkley Dam which forms Lake Barkley, Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area ("LBL"; under the management of the US Forest Service ), and Fort Campbell.
Future extensions of Interstate 66 and Interstate 69 are proposed to overlap Interstate 24 in the Eddyville to Calvert City corridor.
Tennessee
Main articles: Interstate 24 in Tennessee
The Olgiati Bridge on former I-124 (now US 27), spanning the Tennessee River in Chattanooga.
In the state of Tennessee, Interstate 24 runs from Clarksville to Chattanooga by way of Nashville. Just west of Chattanooga, I-24 drops into Georgia for 4 miles (6 km).
One of the most notoriously hazardous stretches of Interstate highway in the United States is approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of Chattanooga on I-24 in Monteagle, where the highway goes over the Cumberland Plateau. Compared to grades elsewhere, Monteagle's 4 to 6% grade does not come close to the steepest highway roads (Interstate 40 between Nashville and Knoxville features 5% grades in each direction), but the slope is protracted over a distance of several miles.
A spur into Chattanooga, formerly called I-124 (now part of US Highway 27), is designated a secret route. There are no official spurs from I-24. Also in Chattanooga is the "Ridge Cut," a 1/4 mile section of Missionary Ridge, between the 4th Avenue exit and the Germantown/Belvoir exit. Accidents and severe congestion are common here.
Georgia
Main articles: Interstate 24 in Georgia
In the state of Georgia, Interstate 24 runs for 4 miles (6 km), running along the southern flank of Raccoon Mountain and intersecting with Interstate 59 before turning back north to the Tennessee River and around the northern flank of Lookout Mountain. The exits and mileposts remain numbered according to Tennessee's mileposts.
This segment is also officially 'State Route 409'.
Major intersections
Interstate 24 intersects with the following interstates, from west to east:
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Future
The highway is expected to cross Interstate 69 in Eddyville, Kentucky and Interstate 66 in Paducah, Kentucky.
Auxiliary routes
References
External links
★ Illinois Highway Ends: Interstate 24
★ Official State of Tennessee Road Map
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