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== Resources by County or Municipality ==
== Resources by County or Municipality ==
In cases where the following data sources are used to set speed limits, it MUST be confirmed either with the street view reticle in WME or reports from "on the ground" that no speed limit is posted on the road segment. If in doubt, do not set or verify the speed.
In cases where the following data sources are used to set speed limits, it MUST be confirmed either with the street view reticle in WME or reports from "on the ground" that no speed limit is posted on the road segment. If in doubt, do not set or verify the speed.
=== Anderson County ===
* Clinton: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/277665bb24387d10852567ae00448918/$FILE/clinton.t-15.pdf]
* Norris: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/5766f1ed5efb6d6a852567a100436e45/$FILE/norris.t-15.pdf]
* Rocky Top: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/e0419600765611e88525677e005da0ae/$FILE/ROCKYTOP.T15.pdf]


=== Blount County ===
=== Blount County ===
* County GIS map contains an incomplete database of speed limit sign locations [http://www.blountgis.org/blountSigns2/ here.]
* County GIS map contains an incomplete database of speed limit sign locations [http://www.blountgis.org/blountSigns2/ here.]
* Alcoa: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/61b0d114d1f3ca75852568bf006f9bfd/$FILE/Alcoa.t-15.pdf]
* Friendsville: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/62a4fc3c2be6e58485257178006c93ca/$FILE/Friendsville.t15.pdf]
* Maryville: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/213e6816715050b2852568cb005be86a/$FILE/MARYVILL.T15.pdf]


=== Bradley County ===
=== Bradley County ===


* 30 MPH unless posted: [http://clevelandtn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/900]
* Cleveland: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://clevelandtn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/900]
 
=== Campbell County ===
 
* Jacksboro: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/a2cef06c611cd91d8525677e005da0a7/$FILE/Jacksboro.t15.pdf]
 
=== Carter County ===
 
* Elizabethton: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/d41c6344673a01068525692600666442/$FILE/elizabeth.t15.pdf]
 
=== Claiborne County ===
 
* Cumberland Gap: 25 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/1e57c398cea5716485256d8f00517eee/$FILE/cumberlndgap.t15.pdf]
* New Tazewell: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/90f99a1aba7a41df85257b4b0063c71b/$FILE/ATTL6RRQ.pdf/newtazwell.t-15.pdf]
* Tazewell: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/1adceac92743e6998525693e0066a349/$FILE/Tazewell.t15.pdf]
 
=== Cumberland County ===
 
* Crossville: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://library.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/Tennessee/crossville_tn/cityofcrossvilletennesseecodeofordinance?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:crossville_tn]
 
=== Greene County ===
 
* Greeneville: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/586f1edd992bb7c88525754a0044a247/$FILE/Greeneville.t-9.pdf]
* Tusculum: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/e1886cbc1d2ace3b85256937004268bb/$FILE/tusculum.t-15.pdf]
 
=== Grundy County ===
 
* Monteagle: 30 MPH unless posted [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/c3aaaf0c2423891e8525678d00]
 
=== Hamblen County ===
=== Hamblen County ===


* City of Morristown: 30 MPH unless signed: [https://www.municode.com/library/tn/morristown/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT15MOVETRPA_CH4SPRE_S15-401MASPLIGE]
* Morristown: 30 MPH unless signed: [https://www.municode.com/library/tn/morristown/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT15MOVETRPA_CH4SPRE_S15-401MASPLIGE]


=== Hamilton County ===
=== Hamilton County ===
Line 28: Line 66:
* Unsigned residential streets have a max speed limit of 25 MPH ([http://www.chattanooga.gov/city-council-files/CityCode/24%20-%20Motor%20Vehicles%20and%20Traffic.pdf source])
* Unsigned residential streets have a max speed limit of 25 MPH ([http://www.chattanooga.gov/city-council-files/CityCode/24%20-%20Motor%20Vehicles%20and%20Traffic.pdf source])
* Unsigned streets in business/ commercial districts are max 30 MPH ([http://www.chattanooga.gov/city-council-files/CityCode/24%20-%20Motor%20Vehicles%20and%20Traffic.pdf source])
* Unsigned streets in business/ commercial districts are max 30 MPH ([http://www.chattanooga.gov/city-council-files/CityCode/24%20-%20Motor%20Vehicles%20and%20Traffic.pdf source])
==== - East Ridge ====
* 25 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/d21b743f2abed192852569b50068849d/$FILE/EASTRIDG.T15.pdf]
==== - Lakesite ====
* 25 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/50f5d1f83a2bee8c8525677e005da0af/$FILE/lakesite.t-15.pdf]
==== - Lookout Mountain ====
* 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/644843aa08fb7e7285256782006775cc/$FILE/lookoutmtnt-9.pdf]
==== - Red Bank ====
* 25 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/184e058d1fda7661852568b6006132e8/$FILE/redbank.t-15.pdf]
==== - Signal Mountain ====
* 25 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/195e9462dd46703d8525693e005144e9/$FILE/signalmtn.t-15.pdf]
==== - Walden ====
* 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/efe0583b504bdb868525692d004f0b3f/$FILE/waldent-15.pdf]
=== Hawkins County ===
* Church Hill: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/40fb13608dd121d58525774c006dd3fe/$FILE/ChurchH.t15.pdf]
* Mount Carmel: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/03908769da6f7d498525679700582c1d/$FILE/MountCarmel.t15.pdf]
=== Jefferson County ===
* White Pine: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/a66bb3041c0590dd85256922007320ba/$FILE/WHITEPI.T15.pdf]


=== Knox County ===
=== Knox County ===
==== - Knoxville ====
Unless otherwise signed, the following limits apply within Knoxville: ([https://www.municode.com/library/tn/knoxville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH17MOVETR_ARTVOPVE_DIV4SP_S17-262MALIES source])
Unless otherwise signed, the following limits apply within Knoxville: ([https://www.municode.com/library/tn/knoxville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH17MOVETR_ARTVOPVE_DIV4SP_S17-262MALIES source])
* Fifteen (15) miles per hour in alleys.
* Fifteen (15) miles per hour in alleys.
* Thirty (30) miles per hour on all streets within the city except....
* Thirty (30) miles per hour on all streets within the city except....
* Fifty-five (55) miles per hour on all highways of the national system of interstate and defense highways and other highways which incorporate similar design and access control features.
* Fifty-five (55) miles per hour on all highways of the national system of interstate and defense highways and other highways which incorporate similar design and access control features.
==== - Farragut ====
* Thirty (30) miles per hour on all streets within the Town except those covered by subsection (c) and those posted with appropriate speed limit signs by the Town traffic coordinator.
* Fifty-five (55) miles per hour on all highways of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and other highways which incorporate similar design and limited access control features. [https://www.municode.com/library/tn/farragut/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT15MOVETRPA_CH1MI_S15-103SPLI]


Outside of city limits, 30 MPH unless signed: [https://www.municode.com/library/tn/knox_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH62TRVE_ARTIIIOPVE_DIV2SP_S62-151GE]
Outside of city limits, 30 MPH unless signed: [https://www.municode.com/library/tn/knox_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH62TRVE_ARTIIIOPVE_DIV2SP_S62-151GE]
Line 41: Line 105:
* Lenoir city: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/0/170A3393B9BAA54885256794004C2036/$FILE/code.pdf]
* Lenoir city: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/0/170A3393B9BAA54885256794004C2036/$FILE/code.pdf]
* Loudon: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://mtas-notes.ips.utk.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/0/67f79b9caa41b7d1852567850048556e/$FILE/code.pdf]
* Loudon: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://mtas-notes.ips.utk.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/0/67f79b9caa41b7d1852567850048556e/$FILE/code.pdf]
=== Marion County ===
* Monteagle: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/c3aaaf0c2423891e8525678d006e746b/$FILE/MONTEAGL.T15.pdf]
* Jasper: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/33323b865dc563ee8525677e005da0a9/$FILE/jasper.t-15.pdf]
* Whitwell: 35 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/90e395f52cb9bcc58525692d005ad14e/$FILE/WHITWELL.T-15.pdf]
=== McMinn County ===
* Athens: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/48a4d315183d783c8525696f004fb8f8/$FILE/athens.t-15.pdf]
* Englewood: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/83d46ef27e0722108525692800698ab2/$FILE/englewood.t-15.pdf]
* Etowah: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://library.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/Tennessee/etowah_tn/cityofetowahtennesseecodeofordinances?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:etowah_tn]
* All County Roads: 55 unless posted
=== Meigs County ===
* Decatur: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/bd1732712ee5309d852570510061cdcd/$FILE/Decatur.t15.pdf]
=== Monroe County ===
* Madisonvile: 35 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/8556b1cdcf31750b85256bc80052a9c6/$FILE/Madisonville.t15.pdf]
* Sweetwater: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/a5360696bec95c1f85256e6800560c57/$FILE/sweetwater.t15.pdf]
=== Polk County ===
* Ducktown: 20 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/d15d7d39cf9795558525737e004d4594/$FILE/Ducktown.t-15.pdf]
=== Putnam County ===
* Algood: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/e495fca10cf9786b8525693e006594bb/$FILE/algoodt-15.pdf]
=== Rhea County ===
* Dayton: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/244ae0c0d616722c85256fe7005e34f7/$FILE/Dayton.t15.pdf]
* Graysville: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/ca87d08bafa2c63b852568b10066c02a/$FILE/graysville.t-15.pdf]
* Spring City: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/928d6823404c60eb8525693e00669558/$FILE/SpringCity.T15.pdf]


=== Roane County ===
=== Roane County ===
* Harriman: 30 MPH unless posted [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/475dab6af5bd063e8525677e005da0a1/$FILE/harriman.t-15.pdf]
* Harriman: 30 MPH unless posted [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/475dab6af5bd063e8525677e005da0a1/$FILE/harriman.t-15.pdf]
* Kingston: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/823214df1d2deee185256929006f0e61/$FILE/kingston.t-15.pdf]
* Rockwood: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/0/512A62B88A1B09318525693E00666064/$FILE/code.pdf]
* Rockwood: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/0/512A62B88A1B09318525693E00666064/$FILE/code.pdf]
=== Sevier County ===
=== Sevier County ===
*''Wants to charge us $500 for speed limit data. Contact Stacey Whaley 865-429-3050
*''Wants to charge us $500 for speed limit data. Contact Stacey Whaley 865-429-3050
''
''
*Gatlinburg: 25 MPH unless posted: [http://gatlinburgtn.gov/pdf/planning/MunicipalCodes.pdf]
*Gatlinburg: 25 MPH unless posted: [http://gatlinburgtn.gov/pdf/planning/MunicipalCodes.pdf]
* Pigeon Forge: 20 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/a53229d0f65a2e0b8525693d006bf357/$FILE/PIGEON.t15.pdf]
*Sevierville: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/66b8de2acb8b1662852567b3005efab0/$FILE/Sevierville.t15.pdf]
*Sevierville: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/66b8de2acb8b1662852567b3005efab0/$FILE/Sevierville.t15.pdf]
=== Sullivan County ===
* Bristol: 25 MPH unless posted: [https://www.municode.com/library/tn/bristol/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH70TRMOVE_ARTIVOPVE_S70-158SPRE]
* Kingsport: 30 MPH unless posted: [https://www.municode.com/library/tn/kingsport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH98TRVE_ARTIIIOPVE_DIV2SP]
=== Van Buren County ===
* Spencer: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/be8ee2de6dc0117285257f4e0073ae08/$FILE/SPENCER.T15.pdf]
=== Warren County ===
* Morrison: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/f5e8fa1fd92b2b74852568e4006e57f1/$FILE/Morrison.t-15.pdf]
=== Washington County ===
* Johnson City: 30 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/07d9802362da8eb485256f9a006708a6/$FILE/JohnsonCity.t15.pdf]
=== White County ===
* Sparta: 35 MPH unless posted: [http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/municodesweb.nsf/65b245743cd39f1785257b0b006921fb/229addf474b91cc38525693e006680db/$FILE/sparta.t15.pdf]

Revision as of 04:58, 22 September 2016

Statewide Speed Limits

According to Tennessee Code Annotated 55-8-152, the following maximum speed limits apply in Tennessee, with individual counties and municipalities setting lower speeds on individual roads as needed:

  • Interstates and limited access freeways (urban and rural): 70 MPH
  • Divided highways: 65 MPH
  • Undivided and two-lane roads: 55 MPH
  • Residential streets: 30 MPH

Note that speed limits along a particular stretch of road may be lower than these limits, but will never be higher.

Resources by County or Municipality

In cases where the following data sources are used to set speed limits, it MUST be confirmed either with the street view reticle in WME or reports from "on the ground" that no speed limit is posted on the road segment. If in doubt, do not set or verify the speed.

Anderson County

  • Clinton: 30 MPH unless posted: [1]
  • Norris: 30 MPH unless posted: [2]
  • Rocky Top: 30 MPH unless posted: [3]

Blount County

  • County GIS map contains an incomplete database of speed limit sign locations here.
  • Alcoa: 30 MPH unless posted: [4]
  • Friendsville: 30 MPH unless posted: [5]
  • Maryville: 30 MPH unless posted: [6]

Bradley County

  • Cleveland: 30 MPH unless posted: [7]

Campbell County

  • Jacksboro: 30 MPH unless posted: [8]

Carter County

  • Elizabethton: 30 MPH unless posted: [9]

Claiborne County

  • Cumberland Gap: 25 MPH unless posted: [10]
  • New Tazewell: 30 MPH unless posted: [11]
  • Tazewell: 30 MPH unless posted: [12]

Cumberland County

  • Crossville: 30 MPH unless posted: [13]

Greene County

  • Greeneville: 30 MPH unless posted: [14]
  • Tusculum: 30 MPH unless posted: [15]

Grundy County

  • Monteagle: 30 MPH unless posted [16]

Hamblen County

  • Morristown: 30 MPH unless signed: [17]

Hamilton County

  • See this pdf file

- Chattanooga

  • Unsigned residential streets have a max speed limit of 25 MPH (source)
  • Unsigned streets in business/ commercial districts are max 30 MPH (source)

- East Ridge

  • 25 MPH unless posted: [18]

- Lakesite

  • 25 MPH unless posted: [19]

- Lookout Mountain

  • 30 MPH unless posted: [20]

- Red Bank

  • 25 MPH unless posted: [21]

- Signal Mountain

  • 25 MPH unless posted: [22]

- Walden

  • 30 MPH unless posted: [23]

Hawkins County

  • Church Hill: 30 MPH unless posted: [24]
  • Mount Carmel: 30 MPH unless posted: [25]

Jefferson County

  • White Pine: 30 MPH unless posted: [26]

Knox County

- Knoxville

Unless otherwise signed, the following limits apply within Knoxville: (source)

  • Fifteen (15) miles per hour in alleys.
  • Thirty (30) miles per hour on all streets within the city except....
  • Fifty-five (55) miles per hour on all highways of the national system of interstate and defense highways and other highways which incorporate similar design and access control features.

- Farragut

  • Thirty (30) miles per hour on all streets within the Town except those covered by subsection (c) and those posted with appropriate speed limit signs by the Town traffic coordinator.
  • Fifty-five (55) miles per hour on all highways of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and other highways which incorporate similar design and limited access control features. [27]

Outside of city limits, 30 MPH unless signed: [28]

Loudon County

  • Lenoir city: 30 MPH unless posted: [29]
  • Loudon: 30 MPH unless posted: [30]

Marion County

  • Monteagle: 30 MPH unless posted: [31]
  • Jasper: 30 MPH unless posted: [32]
  • Whitwell: 35 MPH unless posted: [33]

McMinn County

  • Athens: 30 MPH unless posted: [34]
  • Englewood: 30 MPH unless posted: [35]
  • Etowah: 30 MPH unless posted: [36]
  • All County Roads: 55 unless posted

Meigs County

  • Decatur: 30 MPH unless posted: [37]

Monroe County

  • Madisonvile: 35 MPH unless posted: [38]
  • Sweetwater: 30 MPH unless posted: [39]

Polk County

  • Ducktown: 20 MPH unless posted: [40]

Putnam County

  • Algood: 30 MPH unless posted: [41]

Rhea County

  • Dayton: 30 MPH unless posted: [42]
  • Graysville: 30 MPH unless posted: [43]
  • Spring City: 30 MPH unless posted: [44]

Roane County

  • Harriman: 30 MPH unless posted [45]
  • Kingston: 30 MPH unless posted: [46]
  • Rockwood: 30 MPH unless posted: [47]

Sevier County

  • Wants to charge us $500 for speed limit data. Contact Stacey Whaley 865-429-3050

  • Gatlinburg: 25 MPH unless posted: [48]
  • Pigeon Forge: 20 MPH unless posted: [49]
  • Sevierville: 30 MPH unless posted: [50]

Sullivan County

  • Bristol: 25 MPH unless posted: [51]
  • Kingsport: 30 MPH unless posted: [52]

Van Buren County

  • Spencer: 30 MPH unless posted: [53]

Warren County

  • Morrison: 30 MPH unless posted: [54]

Washington County

  • Johnson City: 30 MPH unless posted: [55]

White County

  • Sparta: 35 MPH unless posted: [56]