Tennessee–Alabama border

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international-free subnational boundary state border

The Tennessee–Alabama border is the state line separating Tennessee and Alabama in the southeastern United States, running through a mix of rural areas, small towns, and river crossings.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Alabama–Tennessee border (northward bend)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international-free subnational boundary ⓘ state border ⓘ
approximateLatitude	35 degrees north ⓘ
borderForCounty	Franklin County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Giles County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Hardin County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauderdale County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauderdale County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Limestone County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Marion County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderLengthApproximate	about 250 miles ⓘ about 400 kilometers ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedByHighway	Interstate 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 65 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 231 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 43 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 72 NERFINISHED ⓘ
crossesRiver	Elk River ⓘ Paint Rock River ⓘ Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ
definedBy	congressional acts of the United States ⓘ
followsParallel	35th parallel north ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystem	geodetic coordinates ⓘ
hasHistoricalIssue	survey disputes in 19th century ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Southern United States ⓘ surface form: Southeastern United States
partOf	borders of Alabama ⓘ borders of Tennessee ⓘ
passesNearCity	Athens, Alabama ⓘ Chattanooga, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Fayetteville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Florence, Alabama ⓘ Huntsville, Alabama ⓘ Scottsboro ⓘ surface form: Scottsboro, Alabama Winchester, Tennessee ⓘ
passesThroughStateOf	Alabama ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ
separates	Alabama ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ
terrainTypeAlongBorder	river valleys ⓘ rural areas ⓘ small towns ⓘ
usedAsBoundaryFor	law enforcement jurisdiction ⓘ legal jurisdiction ⓘ taxation authority ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tennessee River → crossesStateBorder → Tennessee–Alabama border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alabama–Tennessee border (northward bend)