Tennessee § 65-6-122 - Tracks not to obstruct travel on highways, streets, and alleys.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 65-6-122 — Tracks not to obstruct travel on highways, streets, and alleys., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 65-6-122. Tracks not to obstruct travel on highways, streets, and alleys.
The line or track of the road shall be so constructed as not to interfere with the convenient travel of the public along the highways, county roads, streets, and alleys of cities, towns, and villages, and so as to allow vehicles conveniently and safely to pass over or under the line or track, and so as not to interrupt travel on foot or horseback, or in vehicles of any kind, in the proper use of the public road, street, or alley in the usual and proper mode for their convenience. Acts 1875, ch. 142, § 6; Shan., § 2417; mod. Code 1932, § 4006; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-633. Cross-References. Maintenance of highway crossings by railroads, §§ 65-11-101 — 65-11-104 . Law Reviews. Torts — Intervening Cause — Pedestrian Injured by Motorist on Narrow Railroad Bridge, 27 Tenn. L. Rev. 629 (1960).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 65-6-122 ("Tracks not to obstruct travel on highways, streets, and alleys.") 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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