Tennessee § 54-5-1001 - Blue Star Memorial Highways designated.
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§ 54-5-1001. Blue Star Memorial Highways designated.
Those portions of interstate and defense highways I-24, I-75, and I-81 within Tennessee and that portion of State Highway 40 (United States Highway 64) from Chattanooga to the Tennessee-North Carolina state line are designated Blue Star Memorial Highways. That portion of State Highway 57 (United States Highway 72 — Poplar Avenue) lying within Shelby County is also designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway, and in addition to any signs erected in accordance with § 54-5-1002, the department shall consult with organizations and institutions located on the highway, including veterans' hospitals, concerning appropriate signs along the highway. That portion of United States Highway 45 West from the Madison-Gibson County line to the Gibson-Obion County line is also designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway, and in addition to any signs erected in accordance with § 54-5-1002, the department shall consult with organizations and institutions located on the highway, including veterans' hospitals, concerning appropriate signs along the highway. That portion of United States Highway 25 West lying within Cove Lake State Park in Campbell County is also designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway. That segment of United States Highway 641 within Henry County, from the Tennessee-Kentucky state boundary to the Henry County-Benton County boundary, is also designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway. That segment of State Route 14 within Shelby County, from the Tipton County-Shelby County boundary to that route's intersection with Interstate 240, is also designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway. Acts 1981, ch. 71, § 1; 1989, ch. 33, § 1; 1990, ch. 952, § 1; 1991, ch. 95, § 1; 1995, ch. 34, § 1; 1997, ch. 3, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-5-1001 ("Blue Star Memorial Highways designated.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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