Historic Markers Across Tennessee
U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Overton Park and I-40
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| Location: |
is beside the Welcome Center near Mud Island, Memphis, TN |
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Shelby |
| Coordinates: |
N 35° 8.946 W 090° 3.281 |
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35.1491 -90.05468333 |
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Free Standing ** |
| Waymark: |
WMEDV2
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Overton Park and I-40
1956 - 2006
In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the State of Tennessee could not go through Overton Park to build I-40 based on environmental issues. This east-west interstate now follows I-240 around the north side of Memphis. It remains the only incomplete section of I-40 identified in the June 29, 1956 Act that established the U.S. Interstate System.
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