U.S. Route 79 in Tennessee

U.S. Route 79
US 79 highlighted in red
Route information
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
Major intersections	I-55 in Memphis US 51 in downtown Memphis I-40 in Memphis US 64 in Bartlett US 70 / US 70A in Brownsville US 412 in Bells US 45W in Humboldt US 45E in Milan US 641 in Paris I-24 in Clarksville
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
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State
← SR 78 → SR 79

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.