Spanning about 425 miles, Kentucky's entire southern border makes up most of Tennessee's northern border. Three interstates connect Kentucky to Tennessee: 24, 65 and 75. I-65, which runs through middle Tennessee, connects Nashville, Tennessee, to Louisville, Kentucky. I-75 in western Tennessee connects Knoxville, Tennessee, to Lexington, Kentucky. Cities near the border in Tennessee include Union City, Clarksville, Springfield and Oneida. Cities near the border in Kentucky include Murray, Franklin and Williamsburg.
Virginia's southwestern corner makes up the remainder of Tennessee's northern border. The two states share a nearly straight border and are connected by Interstate 81. Cities near the border in Tennessee include Kingsport, Walnut Hill and Harrogate. Cities near the border in Virginia include Weber City and Bristol, which is right off I-81. I-81, which begins northeast of Knoxville, connects eastern Tennessee to Roanoke and Lexington, Virginia.
The western edge of North Carolina makes up Tennessee's eastern border. This border is located along the Appalachian Mountains and contains several U.S. National Parks, including the Great Smoky Mountains and Cherokee National Forest. Interstates 40 and 26 connect Tennessee and North Carolina. I-40, which runs through Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville, Tennessee, passes through Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina. Cities near the border in Tennessee include Mountain City, Johnson City and Gatlinburg. Cities near the border in Knoxville include Elk Park, Mars Lake and Murphy.
Spanning about 90 miles, the northwestern corner of Georgia makes up Tennessee's southwestern border. Interstates 24 and 75 connect the two states, with I-75 connecting Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Atlanta and Macon, Georgia. Bordering cities in Tennessee include Chattanooga, East Brainerd and East Ridge. Cities along the border in Georgia include Lookout Mountain, Rossville and McCaysville.
Alabama's entire northern border makes up Tennessee's south-central border. Interstate 65 connects the two states, and runs through Nashville, Tennessee, and Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile, Alabama. Tennessee's border cities include Iron City, Elkton, Ardmore, South Pittsburg and New Hope. Cities along the border in Alabama include Lexington, Hazel Green and Bridgeport.
The entire northern border of Mississippi makes up Tennessee's southwestern border. Two interstates, 22 and 69/55, connect Tennessee to Mississippi. I-55 connects Tennessee's largest city, Memphis, to Mississippi's capital and most populous city, Jackson. Cities along the border in Tennessee include Memphis, Germantown, Collierville and Chewalla. Mississippi's border cities include Southhaven, Olive Branch, Brownfield and Corinth.
The Mississippi River makes up the border between Tennessee and Arkansas. Interstates 55 and 40 connect the two states, with I-40 connecting Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis to Arkansas's capital and largest city, Little Rock. Cities near the border in Tennessee are Memphis, Covington and Millington. Arkansas's bordering cities include West Memphis, Blytheville and Osceola.
The boundary between Missouri and Tennessee runs along the Mississippi River and spans about 40 miles. The Missouri Bootheel of the southeast corner of the state is connected to Tennessee by Interstate 55. I-55 runs through Dyersburg, Tennessee, and Hayti, Missouri. Tiptonville and Ridgely are along the Mississippi River in Tennessee, and Dyersburg is about 10 miles east of the river. Bordering cities in Missouri include Caruthersville, Hayti, Portageville and Cooter.
