Interstate 75 in Tennessee

Interstate 75
Interstate 75
	I-75 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by TDOT
Length	161.86 mi (260.49 km)
Existed	1958–present
History	Completed December 20, 1974
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-75 at Georgia state line
	I-24 in East Ridge; SR 153 in Chattanooga; I-40 in Knoxville; I-140 in Knoxville; I-640 in Knoxville; I-275 in Knoxville;
North end	I-75 at Kentucky state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Hamilton, Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Loudon, Knox, Anderson, Campbell
Highway system
	Interstate Highway System; Main; Auxiliary; Suffixed; Business; Future; Tennessee State Routes; Interstate; US; State;

Interstate 75 (I-75) in the US state of Tennessee runs from Chattanooga to Jellico by way of Knoxville. I-75 enters the East Tennessee region from Georgia, following the Tennessee Valley all the way through Knoxville to near Rocky Top, then climbs into the Cumberland Mountains before crossing over into Kentucky at Jellico.

Of the six states that I-75 traverses, the segment in Tennessee is the shortest, at 161.86 miles (260.49 km). Between Chattanooga and Knoxville, I-75 follows the route of U.S. Route 11 (US 11), and, from Knoxville into Kentucky, it follows the route of US 25W. Beginning in Chattanooga, I-75 follows the route of US 41 for the rest of the length to its southern terminus in Miami.

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