what is the speed limit on i 40 in tennessee
Speed limits in the United States by jurisdiction Tennessee generally posts its rural interstates at 70 mph. These include all of the state's two-digit Interstates except Interstate 55 and Interstate 26. The only auxiliary interstates in Tennessee with a 70 mph speed limit are Interstate 155 and Interstate 840. 70 mph speed limits are allowed on all other controlled access highways, and are found on controlled-access portions of U.S. 51 and S.R. 22, 111, 386, and 396. In 70 mph zones, the default minimum speed limit is 55.[157] Urban interstates are generally posted at 55 to 65 mph, however, portions of Interstates 24, 40, and 65 and S.R. 386 in Davidson County, as well as I-24 in Clarksville are posted at 70 mph. Four-lane divided highways are posted as high as 65 mph but are sometimes 55 mph. These are often hotbeds for speed camera enforcement leading into a municipality.[citation needed] 55 mph speed limits are allowed on two-lane state maintained roads, but some contain 45 and 50 mph limits, even in rural areas, primarily as a result of local policies. In East Tennessee, most mountain roads leading to North Carolina are poorly posted at 45 mph. Furthermore, two-lane roads such as US 321 and S.R. 91 have the same mountain and road width characteristics when leaving Tennessee into North Carolina or Virginia at 55 mph.[citation needed]