These 1923 and 1926 (?) logs come from annual reports of the Tennessee Department of Highways.
1923
Under the provisions of Chapter 74 of the Public Acts of 1917 the Department is authorized to lay out and establish a system of inter-county or State Highways. Further, the Federal Aid Road Act required that the State Highway Department in co-operation with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, establish a Federal Aid Highway system upon which Federal Aid may be expended. It was provided that this system should not include more than seven per cent of the public road mileage of the State.
Acting under the authority of these laws a system of Federal and State Aid Highways have been established. The Federal Aid system was approved by the Secretary of Agriculture on October 1, 1923 and the system of State Highways was approved as an addition to the system of Federal Aid Highways by the Commissioner on the same date.
The roads on the State Highway system are designated by their control points, these being considered as fixed points whose location, geographically or topographically, determine the location of the highway. The roads are designated by route numbers, these being used by the Department for convenience. Markers bearing these numbers are being erected or painted along the roads throughout the State.
The description of the approved State Highway system which includes the Federal Aid highways and the State Aid highways is as follows:
FEDERAL AID ROADS
Route 1. From the Tennessee-Arkansas State line at Memphis via a point near Bartlett, Brownsville, Jackson, Huntingdon, Camden, Waverly, Dickson, Nashville, Murfreesboro, McMinnville, Sparta, Crossville, Rockwood, Kingston, Campbell, Knoxville, Rutledge, Rogersville, and Kingsport to the Tennessee-Virginia State line at Bristol.
Route 2. From Murfreesboro via Manchester, Monteagle, Jasper, St. Elmo, Chattanooga, Ridgedale, Cleveland, Athens, and Loudon to a point on the Federal Aid road west of Campbell.
Route 3. From The Tennessee-Mississippi State line near Horn Lake, Mississippi, via Memphis, Covington, Ripley, Dyersburg, Troy and Union City to the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Fulton, Kentucky.
Route 4. From Memphis to the Tennessee-Mississippi State line near Olive Branch, Mississippi.
Route 5. From the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Fulton, Kentucky, via a point near Martin, Trenton, Humboldt, Jackson, Henderson, and Selmer, to the Tennessee-Mississippi State line north of Corinth, Mississippi.
Route 6. From the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Adolphus, Kentucky, via Gallatin, Nashville, Columbia, a point near Summertown, and Lawrenceburg, to the Tennessee-Alabama State line near St. Joseph.
Route 7. From Columbia, via Pulaski to the Tennessee-Alabama State line at Ardmore.
Route 8. From a point on the Federal Aid road east of Chattanooga near Ridgedale to the Tennessee-Georgia State line en route to Ringgold, Georgia.
Route 9. From the Tennessee-Kentucky State line at Jellico, via LaFollette, Clinton, Knoxville, Straw Plains, and Newport to the Tennessee-North Carolina State line near Paint Rock, North Carolina.
Route 10. From Murfreesboro via Shelbyville and Fayetteville to the Tennessee-Alabama State line near Fisk, Alabama.
Route 11. From the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Guthrie, Kentucky, via Springfield to Nashville.
Route 12. From Nashville via Ashland City to Clarksville.
Route 13. From the Kentucky-Tennessee State line near Guthrie, Kentucky, via Clarksville, and Erin to a point on the Federal Aid road near Waverly.
Route 14. From Memphis to the Tennessee-Mississippi State line near Walls, Mississippi.
Route 15. From a point on the Federal Aid road near Bartlett, via Somerville, and a point near Whiteville, Selmer, a point near Crump, Waynesboro, Lawrenceburg, Pulaski, and Fayetteville to Winchester.
Route 16. From Shelbyville via Tullahoma, and Winchester to Monteagle.
Route 17. From a point on the Federal Aid road near Crump, via Shiloh National Military Park, to the Tennessee-Mississippi State line en route to Corinth, Mississippi.
Route 18. From a point on the Federal Aid road near Whiteville to Jackson.
Route 19. From Brownsville via Ripley to the Mississippi River near Barr.
Route 20. From Jackson via Dyersburg to the Mississippi River en route to Caruthersville, Missouri.
Route 21. From Troy to Tiptonville.
Route 22. From a point on the Federal Aid road near Martin, via Dresden to Huntingdon.
Route 23. From Jackson via Lexington, Linden, and Hohenwald, to a point on the Federal Aid road near Summertown.
Route 24. From Nashville, via Lebanon, So. Carthage, Cookeville, and Livingston, to the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Huntersville, Kentucky.
Route 25. From Gallatin, via Hartsville to a point on the Federal Aid road near South Carthage.
Route 26. From Cookeville to Sparta.
Route 27. From the Tennessee-Alabama State line near South Pittsburg to a point on the Federal Aid road south of Jasper; and from a point on the Federal Aid road near Jasper via a point near Whitwell, and Valdeau to Chattanooga.
Route 28. From a point on the Federal Aid road east of Whitwell; via Pikeville, Crossville, and Jamestown, to a point on the Federal Aid road south of the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Huntersville, Kentucky.
Route 29. From a point on the Federal Aid road near Yaldeau, via Dayton, to Rockwood.
Route 30. From Pikeville to Dayton.
Route 31. From a point on the Federal Aid road west of Kingston, via Wartburg, and Helenwood to the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Isham.
Route 32. From the Tennessee-Virginia State line near Cumberland Gap via Cumberland Gap, Tazewell and Morristown to a point on the Federal Aid road near Newport.
Route 33. From Tazewell via Maynardsville, and Knoxville to Maryville.
Route 34. From a point on the Federal Aid road near Straw Plains, via Morristown, Greeneville, Johnson City, a point near Bluff City, Bristol and Mountain City to the Tennessee-North Carolina State line near Zionville, North Carolina.
Route 35. From a point on the Federal Aid road near Newport to a point on the Federal Aid road near Greeneville.
Route 36. From Kingsport via Johnson City to Erwin.
Route 37. From a point on the Federal Aid road near Bluff City, via Elizabethton to the Tennessee-North Carolina State line near Elk Park, North Carolina.
Route 38. From a point on the Federal Aid road south of St. Elmo to the Tennessee-Georgia State line west of Lookout Mountain enroute to Trenton, Georgia.
Route 39. From a point on the Tennessee-Georgia State line near Tennga, Georgia, via a point near Ocoee, Benton, and a point near Wetmore, to a point on the Federal Aid road near Athens.
Route 40. From a point on the Tennessee-Georgia State line near Copper Hill to a point on the Federal Aid road between Ocoee and Wetmore.
STATE AID ROADS
Route 36, Extension. From Erwin to North Carolina State line.
Route 41. From Brownsville via Alamo, Trenton, and Union City to a point near Martin.
Route 42. From a point on Federal Aid road north of Jackson via Milan and a point on Federal Aid road south of Sharon to Dresden.
Route 43. From McKenzie via Henry and Paris to Kentucky State line.
Route 44. From Henderson via Lexington to Camden.
Route 45. From Henderson via a point near Right to a point on Federal Aid road near Crump.
Route 46. From a point on State Aid road near Right to a point near Saltillo.
Route 47. From a point on Federal Aid road near Waverly via Linden and Waynesboro to the Alabama State Line.
Route 48. From a point on the Federal Aid road near Linden via Centerville, Dickson and Charlotte to a point on Federal Aid road south of Clarksville, and from Clarksville to a point on the Federal Aid road near Adams.
Route 49. From Charlotte via Erin to Dover.
Route 50. From Centreville via Columbia and Lewisburg to Fayetteville.
Route 51. From Pulaski via Lewisburg, a point near Eagleville, Murfreesboro, to Lebanon.
Route 52. From a point on Federal Aid road near Hartsville via Lafayette and Celina to a point on Federal Aid road near Livingston.
Route 53. From a point on Federal Aid road near Double Springs via Gainesboro to Celina.
Route 54. From Lebanon via near Smithville to Sparta.
Route 55. From Tullahoma via Manchester to McMinnville.
Route 56. From Monteagle via Altamont to McMinnville.
Route 57. From a point on Federal Aid road Northeast to McMinnville via a point near Spencer to Pikeville.
Route 58. From a point on Federal Aid road near Ooltewah via Decatur to Kingston.
Route 59. From Decatur to Athens.
Route 60. From Cleveland to Benton.
Route 61. From Harriman via Oliver Springs to Clinton.
Route 62. From Wartburg to Oliver Springs.
Route 63. From LaFollette to a point on Federal Aid road near Cumberland Gap.
Route 64. From a point on Federal Aid road near Etowah via near Madisonville to Maryville.
Route 65. From Knoxville via Sevierville to Newport.
Route 66. From Tazewell via Sneedville to Rogersville.
Route 67. From Johnson City to Elizabethton.
Route 68. From Kingsport to the Tennessee-Virginia State line.
Route 69. From point on Federal Aid road near Parsons to Decaturville.
Route 70. From Virginia-Tennessee line via Rogersville and Greenville to North Carolina line.
Route 71. From Sevierville to North Carolina line.
Route 72. From Maryville to North Carolina State Line.
Route 73. From Jamestown to point on Federal Aid road north of Wartburg.
Route 74. From a point on Federal Aid road near Algood via Monterey to Crossville.
Route 75. From Springfield to Kentucky State line in direction of Franklin, Ky.
Route 76. From Clarksville to a point on State Aid road near Dover.
Route 77. From Huntingdon via Milan to Trenton.
Route 78. From Kentucky State line via Tiptonville to a point on the Federal Aid road north of Dyersburg.
SUMMARY OF MILEAGE
1926 (as best as I can tell)
Authority for establishing a State Highway System is given to the Department by the provisions of Chapter 74 of the Public Acts of 1917. In these provisions the Department is authorized to lay out and establish a system of State highways. Certain roads of the State Highway System have been designated to receive Federal Aid under the provisions of the Federal Aid Act of 1916. Under the provisions of this Act not more than seven per cent of the State Highway System can receive Federal Aid.
Pursuant to the authority of these laws, a State Highway System has been established. Federal Aid is used only on the Trunk Line routes of the System. The roads of the State Highway System are designated by their control points, these being considered as fixed points whose location geographically or topographically determine the general location of the highway. All roads are designated by route numbers. These numbers are necessary for convenience to the traveler, as well as to the Department in designating the various routes for the purpose of administration. Markers bearing these numbers are erected or painted along the roads throughout the State. The numbers along the routes correspond to the numbers shown on all maps published by the Department showing the State Highway System. The mileage of each route on the State Highway System, classified by type, is shown in Table No. 2 of the Appendix.
A description of the approved State Highway System, giving control points, follows:
STATE ROUTES
Route No. 1. From the Tennessee-Arkansas State line at Memphis via a point near Bartlett, Brownsville, Jackson, Huntingdon, Camden, Waverly, Dickson, Nashville, Murfreesboro, McMinnville, Sparta, Crossville, Rockwood, Kingston, Campbell, Knoxville, Rutledge, Rogersville, and Kingsport to the Tennessee-Virginia State line at Bristol.
Route No. 2. From Murfreesboro via Manchester, Monteagle, Jasper, St. Elmo, Chattanooga, Ridgedale, Cleveland, Athens, and Loudon to a point west of Campbell on Route No. 1.
Route No. 3. From the Tennessee-Mississippi State line near Hernando, Miss., via Memphis, Covington, Ripley, Dyersburg, Troy, and Union City, to the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Fulton, Kentucky.
Route No. 4. From Memphis to the Tennessee-Mississippi State line near Olive Branch, Mississippi.
Route No. 5. From Union City via Kenton, Dyer, Trenton, Humboldt, Jackson, Henderson, and Selmer to the Tennessee-Mississippi State line north of Corinth, Mississippi.
Route No. 6. From the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Adolphus, Ky., via Gallatin, Nashville, Columbia, a point near Summertown, and Lawrenceburg, to the Tennessee-Alabama State line near St. Joseph.
Route No. 7. From Columbia via Pulaski to the Tennessee-Alabama line at Ardmore.
Route No. 8. From Chattanooga via Ridgedale to the Tennessee-Georgia State line enroute to Ringgold, Georgia.
Route No. 9. From the Tennessee-Kentucky State line at Jellico via LaFollette, Clinton, Knoxville, and Newport to the Tennessee-North Carolina State line near Paint Rock, North Carolina.
Route No. 10. From Murfreesboro via Shelbyville and Fayetteville to the Tennessee-Alabama State line near Fisk, Alabama.
Route No. 11. From the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Guthrie, Kentucky, via Springfield, Nashville, and Nolensville to a point on Route No. 51 near Chapel Hill.
Route No. 12. From Nashville via Ashland City and Clarksville to the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Egoten.
Route No. 13. From the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Guthrie, Ky., via Clarksville, Erin, Waverly, Linden, and Waynesboro to the Tennessee-Alabama State line en route to Florence, Alabama.
Route No. 14. From Memphis to the Tennessee-Mississippi State line near Walls, Mississippi.
Route No. 15. From a point on Route No. 1 near Bartlett, via Somerville, and a point near Whiteville, Selmer, a point near Crump, Waynesboro, Lawrenceburg, Pulaski, and Fayetteville to Winchester.
Route No. 16. From Shelbyville via Tullahoma and Winchester to Monteagle.
Route No. 17. From a point on Route No. 22 near Jacks Creek via Right, Crump, and Shiloh National Military Park to the Tennessee-Mississippi State line en route to Corinth, Mississippi.
Route No. 18. From Jackson to a point on Route No. 15 near Bolivar and from Bolivar via Grand Junction to the Tennessee-Mississippi State line en route to Ashland, Mississippi.
Route No. 19. From Brownsville via Ripley to the Mississippi River near Ashport.
Route No. 20. From the Mississippi River at Heloise to Dyersburg and from a point on Route 3 near Dyersburg via Alamo, Jackson, Lexington, Linden, and Hohenwald to a point on Route 6 near Summertown.
Route No. 21. From Troy to Tiptonville.
Route No. 22. From Union City via Martin, Dresden, Huntingdon, and Lexington to Henderson.
Route No. 23. Open.
Route No. 24. From Nashville via Lebanon, South Carthage, Cookeville, and Livingston to the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Huntersville, Kentucky.
Route No. 25. From Gallatin via Hartsville to Carthage.
Route No. 26. From Cookeville via Sparta and Smithville to Route No. 24 near Lebanon.
Route No. 27. From the Tennessee-Alabama State line near South Pittsburg to a point on Route No. 2 south of Jasper and from a point on Route No. 2 near Jasper to a point near Whitwell and Valdeau to Chattanooga.
Route No. 28. From a point on Route No. 27 east of Whitwell via Pikeville, Crossville, and Jamestown to a point on Route No. 24 south of the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Huntersville, Kentucky.
Route No. 29. From a point on Route No. 27 near Valdeau via Dayton to a point on Route No. 1 near Rockwood, and from a point on Route No. 1 approximately four miles west of Kingston via Harriman, Wartburg, and Helenwood to the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Isham.
Route No. 30. From a point on Route No. 1 between McMinnville and Rock Island via a point near Spencer, Pikeville, Dayton, and Decatur, to Athens.
Route No. 31. Open.
Route No. 32. From the Tennessee-Virginia State line near Cumberland Gap via Cumberland Gap, Tazewell, and Morristown to Newport.
Route No. 33. From Tazewell via Maynardville, Knoxville, Maryville, and Madisonville to a point on Route No. 39 near Etowah.
Route No. 34. From a point on Route No. 9 near Trentville via Morristown, Greeneville, Johnson City, a point near Bluff City, Bristol, and Mountain City to the Tennessee-North Carolina State line near Zionville, North Carolina.
Route No. 35. From a point on Route No. 34 near Greeneville to Newport and from a point on Route No. 9 near Newport via Sevierville to Knoxville.
Route No. 36. From the Tennessee-Virginia State line, via Kingsport, Johnson City, and Erwin to the Tennessee-North Carolina State line near Ramsey Ridge, North Carolina.
Route No. 37. From a point on Route No. 34 near Bluff City via Elizabethton to the Tennessee-North Carolina State line near Elk Park, North Carolina.
Route No. 38. From a point on Route No. 2 near St. Elmo to the Tennessee-Georgia State line west of Lookout Mountain en route to Trenton, Georgia.
Route No. 39. From a point on the Tennessee-Georgia State line near Tennga via Ocoee and Etowah to a point on Route No. 2 near Athens.
Route No. 40. From a point on the Tennessee-Georgia State line near Copperhill to a point on Route No. 39 between Ocoee and Etowah.
Route No. 41. From a point on Route No 11 near Goodlettsville to the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Mitchellville en route to Franklin, Kentucky.
Route No. 42. From Cookeville to Crossville.
Route No. 43. From a point on Route No. 5 north of Jackson via Milan, Sharon, and Martin to the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Fulton, Kentucky.
Route No. 44. Open.
Route No. 45. Open.
Route No. 46. Open.
Route No. 47. Open.
Route No. 48. From a point on Route No. 15 near Waynesboro via Hohenwald, Centerville, Dickson, and Charlotte to a point on Route No. 13 south of Clarksville.
Route No. 49. From Dover via Erin and Charlotte to a point on Route No. 12 near Chapmansboro and from a point on Route No. 12 at Ashland City via Springfield to the Tennessee-Kentucky State line en route to Franklin, Kentucky.
Route No. 50. From a point on Route No. 13 near Beardstown via Centerville, Columbia and Lewisburg to Fayetteville.
Route No. 51. From the Tennessee-Alabama State line via Minor Hill, Pulaski, Lewisburg, a point near Eagleville, Murfreesboro, Lebanon, to a point on Route No. 25 approximately four miles west of Hartsville, and from a point on Route No. 25 approximately one and one-half miles east of Hartsville to Lafayette.
Route No. 52. From Orlinda via Westmoreland, Lafayette, Celina, and Livingston to a point on Route No. 28 south of Jamestown, and from a point on Route No. 28 south of Jamestown to a point on Route No. 29 between Wartburg and Helenwood.
Route No. 53. From Woodbury to a point on Route No. 26 near Liberty and from a point on Route No. 26 near Alexandria to Carthage and from a point on Route No. 24 between Carthage and Chestnut Mound via Gainesboro to Celina.
Route No. 54. From Covington via Brownsville, Alamo, Trenton, Greenfield and Dresden to Paris.
Route No. 55. From a point on Route 15 near Lynchburg to a point on Route No. 16 west of Tullahoma and from a point on Route No. 16 near Tullahoma via Manchester to McMinnville.
Route No. 56. From Monteagle via Altamont, McMinnville, Smithville, to a point on Route No. 24 near Double Springs and from a point on Route No. 24 near Double Springs via Gainesboro and Red Boiling Springs to the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Gamaliel, Kentucky.
Route No. 57. From Memphis via Collierville, Moscow, Ramer and Shiloh National Park to the Mississippi State line.
Route No. 58. From Chattanooga via Decatur to Kingston.
Route No. 59. From the Mississippi River to a point near Randolph via Covington and Mason to Somerville.
Route No. 60. From the Tennessee-Georgia State line en route to Dalton, Georgia, via Cleveland to Benton.
Route No. 61. From a point on Route No. 29 near Harriman via Oliver Springs and Clinton to a point on Route No. 33 south of Maynardville; and from Maynardville to Route No. 1 near the Knox County line.
Route No. 62. From a point on Route No. 29 near Wartburg to Oliver Springs.
Route No. 63. From a point on Route No. 32 near Harrogate to a point on Route No. 9 near Lafollette and from a point on Route No. 9 near Caryville via a point near Pioneer and Huntsville to a point on Route No. 29.
Route No. 64. From a point on Route No. 51 north of Lewisburg via Shelbyville to a point on Route No. 2 north of Manchester.
Route No. 65. From Springfield to the Tennessee-Kentucky State line en route to Adairville, Kentucky.
Route No. 66. From a point on Route No. 32 near Tazewell via Sneedville and Rogersville to Bulls Gap on Route No. 34.
Route No. 67. From a point on Route No. 36 near Johnson City to a point on Route No. 37 near Elizabethton, and from a point on Route No. 37 near Hampton to a point on Route No. 34 near Mountain City, and from a point on Route No. 34 near Trade to the Tennessee-North Carolina line en route to Jefferson, North Carolina.
Route No. 68. From a point on Route No. 28 South of Crossville via Spring City, Sweetwater, and Madisonville to Tellico Plains.
Route No. 69. From the Tennessee-Kentucky State line on route to Mayfield, Kentucky, via Paris, Camden, Parsons, Decaturville, Saltillo; and Savannah to the Tennessee-Alabama State line near the Wayne County line.
Route No. 70. From the Tennessee-Virginia State line near Kyles Ford to a point on Route No. 1 east of Rogersville and from a point on Route No. 1 near Rogersville via Greeneville to the Tennessee-North Carolina State line in the direction of Marshall, North Carolina.
Route No. 71. From Maryville via Sevierville and Pigeon Forge to the Tennessee-North Carolina State line near Mount LeConte.
Route No. 72. From a point on Route No. 33 near Maryville to the Tennessee-North Carolina line near Deals Gap.
Route No. 73. From Maryville via Townsend and Elkmont to a point on Route No. 71 near Gatlinburg.
Route No. 74. From a point on Route No. 39 via Parksville to Ducktown, and from Copper Hill to the Tennessee-North Carolina State line.
Route No. 75. From Newport via Cosby to the Tennessee-North Carolina State line.
Route No. 76. From a point on Route No. 11 near Adams via Clarksville, Dover, a point near Big Sandy, Paris, and McKenzie to a point on Route No. 77 near Atwood; and from Milan via Humboldt, Bells, Brownsville, and Somerville to a point on Route No. 57 near Moscow.
Route No. 77. From a point on Route No. 3 near Newbern to a point on Route No. 5 near Dyer, and from Trenton to a point on Route No. 43 north of Milan, and from Milan to a point on Route No. 1 near Huntingdon.
Route No. 78. From the Tennessee-Kentucky State line near Hickman, Kentucky, via Tiptonville to Dyersburg.
Route No. 79. From a point on Route No. 78 near Tank Two to the Mississippi River.
Route No. 80. From a point on Route No. 25 near Carthage to a point on Route No. 56 near Gibbs Cross Roads.
Route No. 81. From a point on Route No. 36 south of Kingsport via Fall Branch and Jonesboro to Erwin.
Route No. 82. From Shelbyville via Flat Creek to Lynchburg.
Route No. 83. From Cleveland to Georgetown.
Route No. 84. From Sparta to Monterey.
Route No. 85. From Gainesboro to Livingston.
Route No. 86. From Collierville to the Tennessee-Mississippi State line.
Route No. 87. From a point on Route No. 3 near Henning to Fulton.
Route No. 88. From a point on Route No. 3 near Halls to Hales Point.
Route No. 89. From Dresden to Dukedom.
Route No. 90. From Morley on Route No. 9 to Pruden near the Tennessee-Kentucky State line.
Route No. 91. From Johnson City via Elizabethton to the Johnson County line.
Route No. 92. From Rutledge via Jefferson City to Dandridge.
Route No. 93. From Greeneville to Haws X Roads at the Junction of Route 81.
Route No. 94. From a point on Route No. 70 via Pressmen's Home to a point on Route No. 66.
Route No. 95. From a point on Route No. 1 at Eatons X Roads to Lenoir City; and from Loudon to a point on Route No. 33 near the Little Tennessee River.
Route No. 96. From Franklin via Murfreesboro to a point on Route No. 26 at Liberty.
Route No. 97. From a point on Route No. 2 at Pelham via Decherd and Winchester to the Lincoln County line near Huntland.
Route No. 98. From a point on Route No. 6 near Leoma to the Tennessee-Alabama State line.
Route No. 99. From Columbia to Hampshire.
Route No. 100. From a point on Route No. 1 near Bellevue via Bon Aqua to Centerville.
Route No. 101. From Route No. 1 to a point east of and near Smyrna.
Route No. 102. From a point on Route No. 30 west of Pikeville to the Herbert Domain.
The existing State Highway System, comprising approximately ten per cent of public road mileage of the State, is made up of the most important interstate and intercounty roads within the State. Constant demands are being made by county organizations that additional highway mileage be added to the State System. Without a definite limit to the State Highway System sound economic development cannot be carried on.
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