Roads in Memphis, Tennessee
# Roads in Memphis, Tennessee

The roads in Memphis, Tennessee, include Interstate 40 (I-40), I-55, I-69, and I-240 with interchanges near the city center, and I-269 with interchanges serving the eastern outskirts. There are eight U.S. Highways serving the city. One beltway surrounds Memphis within the city, plus an additional semi-beltway surrounds the outer reaches of the city.

## Interstates

| Interstate highway | Additional information |
| - | - |
| I-40 | A major east–west interstate that enters the city from Arkansas. The highway continues into the west and north sides of downtown Memphis, then towards Bartlett, and exits the city prior to entering northern Fayette and Haywood Counties |
| I-55 | A major north–south interstate that enters the city from northwest Mississippi, bypasses the downtown area, and leaves the city via the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge into Arkansas. |
| I-69 | A future interstate route that will be extended southward from western Kentucky and southern Indiana to parallel US 51. |
| I-240 | The inner beltway that runs from I-40 in downtown Memphis southward, and then turns east from the I-55 junction, and then north to I-40 |
| I-269 | The future outer beltway in eastern and northern Shelby County that will serve as an auxiliary route of I-69. It will follow SR 385 from Collierville on the Shelby-Fayette County line all the way to the junction with US 51 north of downtown. |

Additionally, I-22, which travels concurrently with U.S. Route 78, also serves the area as a connecting freeway from the Memphis area to Birmingham, Alabama. I-22's western terminus is currently located at the I-269 junction near Byhalia, Mississippi.

## U.S. Highways

| Route number | Local street name(s) |
| - | - |
| US 51 | Elvis Presley Boulevard, Thomas Street, Thomas Road |
| US 61 | 3rd Street |
| US 64 | E.H. Crump Boulevard, Danny Thomas Boulevard, Union Avenue, East Parkway, Summer Avenue, Stage Road |
| US 70 | E.H. Crump Boulevard, Danny Thomas Boulevard, Union Avenue, East Parkway, Summer Avenue |
| US 72 | Poplar Avenue, Tupelo Highway |
| US 78 | Lamar Avenue |
| US 79 | E.H. Crump Boulevard, Danny Thomas Boulevard, Union Avenue, East Parkway, Summer Avenue |

## State routes

| Route number | Local street name(s) |
| - | - |
| SR 1 | E.H. Crump Boulevard, Danny Thomas Boulevard, Union Avenue, Thomas Street, North Parkway, Summer Avenue |
| SR 3 | Elvis Presley Boulevard, 2nd Street, Thomas Steeet, Thomas Road |
| SR 4 | Lamar Avenue |
| SR 14 | 3rd Street, A.W. Willis Avenue, Jackson Avenue, Austin Peay Highway |
| SR 15 | James Road |
| SR 23 | Walnut Grove Road |
| SR 57 | Poplar Avenue |
| SR 86 | Tupelo Highway |
| SR 175 | Weaver Road, Shelby Drive, Byhalla Road |
| SR 176 | Getwell Road |
| SR 177 | Germantown Road |
| SR 204 | Covington Pike, Sargent Walter K. Singleton Parkway |
| SR 205 | Collierville-Arlington Road, Airline Road |
| SR 277 | |
| SR 300 | |
| SR 385 | Bill Morris Parkway, Future I-269, Winfield Dunn Parkway (a.k.a. Memphis Outer Beltway), Paul Barrett Memorial Parkway |
| SR 388 | Winfield Street |

## Other notable roadways

* Sam Cooper Boulevard
