Welcome Center & Rest Areas
For information regarding Welcome Centers and Rest Areas status see TDOT Smartway.
Once on TDOT Smartway’s page select Feature Menu then Rest Areas to review the status of a location.
Link to TDOT SmartWay
The Department of Transportation maintains 19 rest areas and 16 welcome centers across the state. These facilities provide a comfort stop for the weary motorist, as well as tourist information.
Access
- Facilities are open and staffed 24/7, except for Welcome Center #23 on I-40 East at Riverside Drive in Shelby County, which closes each evening.
- Public restrooms and vending machines are available at all times.
- No dump stations are located at any Welcome Center or Rest Area location.
- No overnight parking is allowed. There is a two-hour parking limit.
- No grilling or open flames allowed at any location.
- No solicitation and no unloading of livestock.
Locations
|
Route |
Dir |
County |
Type |
Mile |
Location |
Telephone |
1 |
I-24 |
EB |
Grundy |
Rest Area |
133.6 |
0.6 miles west of US-64 |
(931) 924.2199 |
2 |
I-24 |
WB |
Grundy |
Rest Area |
133.6 |
0.6 miles west of US-64 |
(931) 924.2198 |
3 |
I-24 |
EB |
Marion |
Rest Area |
160.0 |
1.3 miles east of SR-28 |
(423) 942.3280 |
4 |
I-40 |
EB |
Madison |
Rest Area |
73.0 |
5.0 miles west of SR-138 |
(731) 422.4164 |
5 |
I-40 |
WB |
Madison |
Rest Area |
73.0 |
5.0 miles west of SR-138 |
(731) 422.5691 |
6 |
I-40 |
WB |
Benton |
Rest Area |
131.5 |
5.0 miles east of SR-69 |
(731) 584.4201 |
7 |
I-40 |
EB |
Benton |
Rest Area |
130.5 |
5.0 miles east of SR 69 |
(731) 584.4422 |
8 |
I-40 |
EB |
Dickson |
Rest Area |
170.0 |
2.5 miles west of SR-46 |
(615) 446.0686 |
9 |
I-40 |
WB |
Dickson |
Rest Area |
170.0 |
2.5 miles west of SR-46 |
(615) 446.0749 |
10 |
I-40 |
EB |
Cumberland |
Rest Area |
324.4 |
8.0 miles east of US-127 |
(931) 484.0241 |
11 |
I-40 |
WB |
Cumberland |
Rest Area |
326.6 |
10.0 miles east of US-127 |
(931) 484.2914 |
12 |
I-40 |
EB |
Jefferson |
Rest Area |
420.0 |
1.0 miles east of SR-92 |
(865) 484.9262 |
13 |
I-40 |
WB |
Jefferson |
Rest Area |
425.0 |
1.4 miles east of SR-113 |
(865) 484.9263 |
14 |
I-75 |
NB |
McMinn |
Rest Area |
45.2 |
3.8 miles south of SR-30 |
(423) 744.1344 |
15 |
I-75 |
SB |
McMinn |
Rest Area |
45.2 |
3.8 miles south of SR-30 |
(423) 744.2829 |
16 |
I-81 |
SB |
Jefferson |
Rest Area |
2.0 |
2.2 miles northeast of Jct. I-40 |
(865) 327.4488 |
17 |
I-81 |
NB |
Greene |
Rest Area |
38.0 |
8.4 miles east of SR-70 |
(423) 915.9443 |
18 |
I-81 |
SB |
Greene |
Rest Area |
41.0 |
10.6 miles east of SR-70 |
(423) 915.9109 |
19 |
US-51 |
NB/SB |
Lauderdale |
Rest Area |
|
5.3 miles north of Covington |
(731) 738.2490 |
20 |
I-24 |
EB |
Montgomery |
Welcome Center |
0.40 |
0.5 miles south of KY state line |
(931) 648.5509 |
21 |
I-24 |
WB |
Marion |
Welcome Center |
160.0 |
1.3 miles east of SR-28 |
(423) 942.0933 |
22 |
I-24 |
EB |
Hamilton |
Welcome Center |
171.8 |
0.8 miles north of GA state line |
(423) 821.2628 |
23 |
I-40 |
EB |
Shelby |
Welcome Center |
0.30 |
Riverside Drive, Memphis, TN |
(901) 543.6757 |
24 |
I-40 |
EB/WB |
Smith |
Welcome Center |
267.0 |
5.5 miles west of SR-56 |
(615) 683.6410 |
25 |
I-40 |
WB |
Cocke |
Welcome Center |
446.0 |
1.0 miles west of Hartford Rd. |
(423) 487.3258 |
26 |
I-55 |
NB |
Shelby |
Welcome Center |
3.10 |
3.1 miles north of MS state line |
(901) 345.5956 |
27 |
I-65 |
NB |
Giles |
Welcome Center |
3.0 |
2.9 miles north of AL state line |
(931) 468.2654 |
28 |
I-65 |
SB |
Robertson |
Welcome Center |
121.0 |
KY state line |
(615) 325.4721 |
29 |
I-75 |
NB |
Hamilton |
Welcome Center |
0.7 |
0.7 miles north of GA state line |
423) 894.6399 |
30 |
I-75 |
SB |
Campbell |
Welcome Center |
161.0 |
0.2 miles south of KY state line |
(423) 784.5820 |
31 |
I-81 |
SB |
Sullivan |
Welcome Center |
75.3 |
VA state line |
(423) 764.5821 |
32 |
I-155 |
EB |
Dyer |
Welcome Center |
8.7 |
8.7 miles east of Mississippi River |
(731) 286.8323 |
33 |
I-26 |
EB/WB |
Unicoi |
Welcome Center |
NA |
Exit 46 - 9 miles west of North Carolina state line |
(423) 743-4146 |
34 |
I-26 |
EB/WB |
Sullivan |
Welcome Center |
5.0 |
|
(423) 246-0214 |
| 35 | I-40 | WB | Haywood | Welcome Center | 44 | 35 miles west of Jackson | (731) 779-1212 |
Contact Information
To request placement of brochures in a Tennessee Welcome Center or Rest Area:
Tami Giles
Tennessee Department of Tourist Development
Phone: 615.741.9012
Fax: 615.532.0479
For more information on any Welcome Center or Rest Area:
Rest Areas: Tennessee Department of Transportation – 615.741.2027
Welcome Centers: Tennessee Department of Tourist Development – 615.741.9035
To print a list of locations, click here.