TN 14
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From: Mississippi State Line at Memphis (Shelby County)
To:  Cotton Lake (Tipton County)
Total Length: 56.5 miles
The route continues south about 450 miles as US 61 to end at US 90 New Orleans LA
ROUTE LOG
MS STATE LINE: 0 - 0
TN 175 WB: 2.1 - 2.1
TN 175 EB: 0.8 - 2.9
I-55 (exit 7): 4.5 - 7.4
US 61 NB, US 64, US 70, US 78, US 79, TN 1: 3.1 - 10.5
TN 278: 0.9 - 11.4
TN 3 SB: 0.4 - 11.8
I-40 (exit 1A): 0.7 - 12.5
TN 3 NB: 0.3 - 12.8
US 51 SB, TN 1, TN 4 EB: 0.4 - 13.2
US 51 NB, TN 4 WB: 0.1 - 13.3
I-40 (exit 1F), I-240: 1.0 - 14.3
TN 57: 2.3 - 16.6
I-40 (exit 8), I-240: 4.1 - 20.7
TN 15: 0.9 - 21.6
TN 204: 2.6 - 24.2
TN 385: 6.5 - 30.7
TN 205: 3.1 - 33.8
Tipton-Shelby Line: 6.0 - 39.8
TN 206: 1.7 - 41.6
TN 384: 2.9 - 44.5
TN 59: 4.4 - 48.9
TN 179: 2.9 - 51.8
TN 54: 4.7 - 56.5
 Creation: Appeared in 1923 as an original state highway, running from TN 1 (Crump Blvd at Florida Ave) Memphis southwest to the Mississippi line.
Adjustments: In late 1926, US 61 was added to the entirety of TN 14.
About 1929, TN 14 was placed on completely new routing, using 3rd St the entire way to Mississippi. The old route used Florida St, Old Horn Lake Rd, Mitchell Rd, Horn Lake Rd, Western Park Dr, 3rd St, Westview Rd, Shelby Dr and Weaver Rd
In 1939 or 1940, TN 14 was extended through downtown Memphis, then northeast as new state highway to end at TN 54 Gift.

1923 Official
TN 14 Memphis to Mississippi
1923 Official
1940 Official
TN 14 extended to TN 54
1940 Official

Between 1941-47, TN 14 was moved from 2nd St to 3rd St through downtown Memphis
About 1952, TN 14 was placed on newly constructed arrow straight routing from Prosperity to Mudville Rd near Rosemark. The old routing used Covington Pike (no longer crosses Loosahatchie River), Covington Pike Rd, Pleasant Ridge Rd, Sledge Rd, current TN 205 (except used Leggett View), Rosemark Rd, Mudville Rd
Between 1952-56, TN 14 was put on one-way routing through downtown Memphis, with NB using 3rd and SB using 2nd/Calhoun.

1940 Official
TN 14 using 2nd St
1940 Official
1951 Official
TN 14 using 3rd St
1951 Official
1956 Gousha
TN 14 on 2nd/3rd
1956 Gousha

About 1962, TN 14 was placed on more new routing directly to its current TN 54 endpoint well east of Gift. The old route used Mudville Rd, Brunswick Rd, Redwood Rd, Deadfall Rd, Dunlap Orphanage Rd, Mt. Carmel Rd, Kelly Corner Rd, Terry Lane South Rd, abandoned road east connecting to Robertson Rd, Pickens Store Rd, Pickens Rd, abandoned road north to connect to Tabernacle Rd, Ralph Rd.

1956 Gousha
TN 14 straightened below Rosemark
1956 Gousha
1964 Official
TN 14 straightened to further east on TN 54
1964 Official

In 1996, TN 14 was removed from Old Austin Peay Hwy in the Wolf River/TN 15 area.
In 2008, TN 14 was rerouted to have a bigger concurrency with US 51, as Willis Ave used to connect diagonally directly to Jackson Ave.
Posting: TN 14 is primary throughout except through central Memphis
TN 14 is not posted south of Willis Blvd
Secret US Route Overlay: US 61 (10.5 mi)
Comment: TN 14 still had a gravel section as late as 1956 in Tipton County.

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