Title 54, Highways, Bridges And Ferries

(a) Highways or thoroughfares that are maintained through the use of state or federal funds, and that are not needed for essential commercial or defense traffic, shall be eligible for designation as scenic highways, with exceptions the general assembly may from time to time consi…

If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this part which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of t…

(a) Once the general assembly designates a highway or road or a portion of the highway or road as a scenic highway, the state or local agency having jurisdiction of the highway shall erect appropriate signs marking the designation, in accordance with the rules and regulations aut…

(a) Whenever a road or highway has been designated part of the system, it is unlawful for any person to construct, use, operate or maintain any sign, except as provided in subsection (c) or § 54-17-109, or junkyard within two thousand feet (2,000′) of any road or highway that is …

(1) The following signs are excepted from § 54-17-108:(1) Official signs and notices, including directional and warning signs, authorized or required by law;(2) Utility signs; and(3) Signs other than outdoor advertising devices, as defined in § 54-21-102, if such signs:(A) (i) Ha…

(a) Any advertising structure or junkyard that is constructed or erected in violation of this part constitutes a public nuisance subject to abatement as provided by law. (b) If the advertising structure or junkyard is declared a nuisance, it shall immediately be removed or abated…

Dumping or disposal of trash or refuse within five hundred feet (500′) of the highway right-of-way is specifically prohibited, and the usual penalties for littering state highways are doubled in the case of scenic highways.

(a) Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this part commits a Class C misdemeanor. (b) Each and every day during which a violation of any provision of this part continues is deemed a separate offense. (c) The attorney general and reporter, the district attorn…

Whenever a provision of this part is found to be in conflict with a provision of any private or public act or local ordinance or code, the provision that establishes the higher standard for promotion and protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the people shall prevail; p…

(a) For the purposes of this part, the following are initially designated scenic highways:(1) Class I — Urban Roads. (A) That portion of Kingston Pike bearing the designation of State Highway 1 and United States Highway 11-70 in Knox County from its intersection with Concord Stre…

(a) (1) The exposed portion of buildings constructed or erected on property located within one thousand feet (1,000′) of a scenic highway shall not exceed a height of thirty-five feet (35′) above the level of the highway on property located below the level of the highway, or a he…

(a) Designation of a road or highway as a scenic highway under this part shall be presumed to arise from the public necessity and to protect the public good. (b) Section 54-17-115 shall become effective immediately upon designation of a road or highway as a scenic highway, the is…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Parkway System Act.”

(a) This state has abundant natural and scenic assets and recreational resources for the enjoyment of our citizens and those of other states. (b) Their general welfare will be enhanced by providing a road system that will promote the enjoyment of these assets and resources in acc…

(a) There is established a system of roads to be known as the Tennessee parkway system as designated in subsection (c). (b) Roads designated as part of the Tennessee parkway system shall retain their existing system designation. (c) The initial designation of the system is as fol…

(a) The department of transportation is directed to erect suitable route and promotional markers for the parkway system. (b) The cost of erecting the markers shall be paid from appropriations made to the department of transportation.

(a) Whenever a road or highway has been designated part of the Tennessee parkway system, it is unlawful for any person to construct, use, operate, or maintain any sign, except as provided in subsection (c) or § 54-17-206, or junkyard within two thousand feet (2,000′) of any road …

(a) The provisions of the Scenic Highway System Act of 1971, compiled in part 1 of this chapter, regarding signs, outdoor advertising devices, junkyards, and trash dumping applies to the Tennessee parkway system. If a conflict exists between this part and part 1 of this chapter r…

Additions to the parkway system shall be part of the system of state highways, and the commissioner of transportation shall have the same powers set forth in §§ 54-5-101 and 54-5-102 with regard to designating the parkway system as the commissioner has to designate the system of …

If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this part which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of t…