100 Years: List of Activities

The TDOT Centennial celebration began with a proclamation by Governor Bill Haslam on July 1, 2014, declaring a year-long commemoration which culminated in a big bash on July 1, 2015. You only turn 100 once, right?

Activities Included:

  • Governor Proclamation
  • Legislative Resolution
  • TDOT Centennial (history) brochure
  • TDOT Centennial (history) Website
  • TDOT Centennial Videos
  • TDOT Centennial Postcards
  • TDOT Centennial Postmark (provided by the U.S. Postal Service on July 1, 2015)
  • TDOT Centennial featured on 2015 State map cover
  • TDOT History book - "Tennessee Department of Transportation: A Century of Achievement and Progress, 1915-2015"
  • Exhibit at the Tennessee State Museum
  • Mobile Exhibit featured at multiple locations statewide
  • SR 1 commemorative signs marking Tennessee's first state route (also known as the Memphis to Bristol Hwy)
  • Convoy to unveil SR 1 commemorative signs
  • TDOT Centennial granite marker
  • TDOT Centennial time capsule
  • TDOT Centennial Bash (July 1, 2015) - official placement of marker and burial of time capsule, Bicentennial Mall, Capitol City
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