page_title: Transportation in Memphis, Tennessee
section_title: Interstates
hierarchical_section_title: Transportation in Memphis, Tennessee / Highways / Interstates
caption_attribution_description: English: US64/US70/US79 overlap on Summer Ave. in Memphis, Tennessee. Photo taken at White Station at I-40 junction in (Jan. 2008).
context_page_description: Memphis, Tennessee has developed into a major Mid-American commercial and transportation hub because of its location on the Mississippi River and a convergence of numerous rail and highway links. Four rail and highway bridges cross the Mississippi River at Memphis. In addition, Memphis International Airport has become the world's largest airfreight terminal.
  Travel and shipment of freight are facilitated by two major Interstate highways, I-40 and I-55, that intersect at Memphis. I-240 is a highway spur that carries traffic around the city. A large volume of railroad freight traffic moves through Memphis, thanks to two Mississippi River railroad crossings and the convergence at Memphis of east–west with north–south rail routes. In addition, Memphis is the second busiest cargo port on the Mississippi River.
  Local public transportation in the Memphis area is provided by the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
context_section_description: Interstate 40 (I-40), its spur highway I-240 and I-55 are the main freeways in the Memphis area. I-40 and I-55 (along with rail lines) cross the Mississippi at Memphis from the state of Arkansas.
  I-22 connects the southeast part of Memphis with Mississippi. I-269 is an outer beltway around the city, partially in Mississippi.
  Future I-69 is planned for the Memphis area.
caption: US 64 / US 70 / US 79 travel concurrently in Memphis (2008)
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