Tennessee Statutes

Title 54 - Highways, Bridges And Ferries

Chapter 1 - Department of Transportation
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Unlawful Acts
- Part 3 - Transportation Reporting Act of 2001
- Part 4 -
Chapter 2 - State Highway Funds
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Access Improvement Fund Act of 1971
Chapter 3 - Tennessee Tollway Act
- 54-3-101 - Short title.
- 54-3-102 - Legislative intent Conformance with statewide transportation plan Development of alternatives Environmental evaluation Hearings.
- 54-3-103 - Chapter definitions.
- 54-3-104 - Development and operation of tollway or toll facility projects Funding Setting and collecting tolls.
- 54-3-105 - Establishment of state tollway fund.
- 54-3-106 - Department authority United States citizenship required for operators.
- 54-3-107 - Rules and regulations.
- 54-3-108 - Traffic laws Fine for not paying toll.
- 54-3-109 - Bonds.
- 54-3-110 - Appropriations of the state funding board.
- 54-3-111 - State immunity.
- 54-3-112 - Liberal construction.
- 54-3-113 - Pilot program.
Chapter 4 - State Funds for Local Aid
- Part 1 - County Aid Funds
- Part 2 - Municipal Aid Funds
- Part 3 - Metropolitan Government Aid Funds
- Part 4 - State-Aid Highway System
- Part 5 - 1990 Bridge Grant Program Act
Chapter 5 - State Highways
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Municipal Streets
- Part 3 - Entrances onto Highways
- Part 4 - Industrial Highway Act
- Part 5 - Local Interstate and Fully Controlled Access Highway Connector Act
- Part 6 - Signal Lights
- Part 7 - Directional Signs
- Part 8 - Relocation of Utilities
- Part 9 - Automobile Graveyards [Transferred]
- Part 10 - Memorial Highways
- Part 11 - Specific Service Signs
- Part 12 - Bicentennial Beautification Act of 1993
- Part 13 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs
- Part 14 - Road Planning
Chapter 6 - Rural Roads [Repealed and Transferred]
- Part 1 - State System of Rural Roads [Repealed]
- Part 2 - State-Aid Highway System [Transferred]
Chapter 7 - Tennessee County Uniform Highway Law
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Prohibited ActsPenalties
Chapter 8 - County Highway Commissions
- 54-8-101 - County highway commissions Election Organization.
- 54-8-102 - Duties of commission Notification to landowners.
- 54-8-103 - Commission chair to be county's agent.
- 54-8-104 - Supervisor Employment Duties and compensation Other employees and laborers.
- 54-8-105 - Payment of county highway commissioners for services and expenses.
- 54-8-106 - Employees Manner of paying.
- 54-8-107 - Public road equipment Purchase authorized.
Chapter 9 - County Highway Bonds
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Construction of County Highways, Roads and Bridges
Chapter 10 - Establishment of Public Roads
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Opening, Closing or Changing Public Roads
Chapter 11 - Public Fords, Ferries, and Bridges
- Part 1 - Fords
- Part 2 - Bridges
- Part 3 - Ferries
Chapter 12 - Road Improvement Districts
- Part 1 - Establishment
- Part 2 - Commissioners and Apportionment of Costs
- Part 3 - Management
- Part 4 - Collection of Assessments
Chapter 13 - Private and Local Improvements
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Toll Bridges
- Part 3 - Toll Ferries
Chapter 14 - Private Roads
- 54-14-101 - Way of ingress and egress Procedure for securing Payment of damages Maintenance as private road
- 54-14-102 - Condemnation to secure way of ingress and egress Jurisdiction Joinder of parties in action.
- 54-14-103 - Parties to petition to secure easement or right-of-way Appraisal of land Documents of internal improvements Contents of petition Costs bond.
- 54-14-104 - Jury of view ordered summoned to inquire of and assess damages.
- 54-14-105 - Jury of view Qualification Number Challenges.
- 54-14-106 - Notice of taking inquest of damages.
- 54-14-107 - Oath of jury of view.
- 54-14-108 - Jury to set apart by metes and bounds and assess damages.
- 54-14-109 - Estimates of damages Elements.
- 54-14-110 - Report of jury Contents.
- 54-14-111 - Location of easement or right-of-way.
- 54-14-112 - Report confirmed, or set aside and another writ awarded.
- 54-14-113 - Report modified, and easement of way granted, upon payment of damages and costs.
- 54-14-114 - Appeal from jury of view New trial before a jury summoned in usual way Exclusive remedy.
- 54-14-115 - Verdict affirming jury of view or more unfavorable to appellant Costs.
- 54-14-116 - Writ of possession to petitioners.
- 54-14-117 - Easement belongs to owners of lands benefited Reversion when not used.
- 54-14-118 - Mutual use easement or right-of-way.
Chapter 15 - Tennessee Tollway Authority [Repealed]
- 54-15-101 - 54-15-125. [Repealed.]
Chapter 16 - Controlled-Access Facilities
- 54-16-101 -
- 54-16-102 - Authorization State and local powers granted.
- 54-16-103 - Construction and design Control of traffic.
- 54-16-104 - Acquisition of property Title acquired.
- 54-16-105 - Grade separation Access connections.
- 54-16-106 - Agreements between public agencies.
- 54-16-107 - Control over local service roads.
- 54-16-108 - Rules of the road Violations Penalties.
- 54-16-109 - Commercial enterprises and services on controlled-access facility prohibited Exception Establishment on private property abutting local service roads.
- 54-16-110 - Interstate Route 440 designated parkway.
- 54-16-111 - Rest area mileage information signs.
- 54-16-112 - Underground fiber optic cable facilities Intelligent transportation system and radio communications facilities Rules and regulations Setting rate of compensation Creation of advisory b
- 54-16-113 - Removal of vehicles, spilled cargo or other personal property.
Chapter 17 - Scenic Roadways
- Part 1 - Scenic Highway System Act of 1971
- Part 2 - Tennessee Parkway System Act
Chapter 18 - Highway Planning
- Part 1 - Cooperative Planning Agreements
- Part 2 - Plans for Street and Highway Systems
Chapter 19 - Plans For Street And Highway Systems [Transferred]
- 54-19-101 - 54-19-121. [Transferred.]
Chapter 20 - Junkyards and Automobile Graveyards
- Part 1 - Junkyard Control Act of 1967
- Part 2 - Automobile Graveyards
Chapter 21 - Billboard Regulation and Control Act of 1972
- 54-21-101 - Short title.
- 54-21-102 - Chapter definitions.
- 54-21-103 - Restrictions on outdoor advertising on interstate and primary highways.
- 54-21-104 - Permits and tags Fees.
- 54-21-105 - Failure to comply with § 54-21-104 Effect.
- 54-21-106 - Disposition of fees.
- 54-21-107 - Exemptions.
- 54-21-108 - Acquisition by commissioner of signs along the interstate and primary highway systems.
- 54-21-109 - Restrictions on advertising adjacent to state highways.
- 54-21-110 - Damage, destruction or removal of signs or markers on state highway system.
- 54-21-111 - Information for traveling public.
- 54-21-112 - Power of commissioner to enforce provisions.
- 54-21-113 - Violations of this chapter.
- 54-21-114 - Outdoor advertising as public nuisance.
- 54-21-115 - Commissioner's authority to enter on property without penalty.
- 54-21-116 - Commissioner's authority to enter into agreement with secretary of transportation.
- 54-21-117 - Exceptions.
- 54-21-118 - Outdoor advertising on certain interstate highways prohibited Penalty Exceptions.
- 54-21-119 - Vegetation control permits and fees.
- 54-21-120 - Unauthorized removal, cutting or trimming of vegetation.
- 54-21-121 - Restrictions on new outdoor advertising devices.
- 54-21-122 - Changeable message signs.
- 54-21-123 - Removal of nonconforming device that is destroyed.
Chapter 22 - Rights-of-Way
- 54-22-101 - Presumptions Eminent domain Fences.
- 54-22-102 - Relocation of above-ground utilities and encroachments.
- 54-22-103 - Relocation of below-ground utilities and encroachments.
- 54-22-104 - State eminent domain powers.
- 54-22-105 - Actions at law in inverse eminent domain.