Editing Interstate 24 (section)

===Major incidents===
On July 27, 1973, a [[station wagon]] traveling on the northbound span of the Silliman Evans Bridge in Nashville crashed through the bridge's guardrails, exited the roadway, and landed on the ground about {{convert|100|ft|m}} below, killing eight of the nine occupants and injuring the other.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Gibson |first1 = Frank |last2 = Lewis |first2 = Dwight |date = July 28, 1973 |title = Long Drive, Fogged Road Spell Tragedy |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70370910/long-drive-fogged-road-spell-tragedy/ |pages = 1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70371507/overnight-drive-fog-spell-tragedy/ 13] |work = The Tennessean |location = Nashville |access-date = February 13, 2021 |via = Newspapers.com }}</ref> The accident was investigated by the [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB), which named a number of unsafe design features of the bridge as contributors to the crash. The report also concluded that the state had been aware of the safety hazards of the bridge's rails prior to the accident, which had played a role in previous fatal accidents on the bridge.<ref>{{cite news |last = Gillem |first = Tom |date = August 12, 1974 |title = State Knew Barrier Unsafe, Report Says |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70379563/state-knew-barrier-unsafe-report-says/ |page = 1 |work = The Tennessean |location = Nashville |access-date = February 13, 2021 |via = Newspapers.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date = August 14, 1974 |title = Bridge Information Needed |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70380917/bridge-information-needed/ |page = 8 |work = The Tennessean |location = Nashville |access-date = February 13, 2021 |via = Newspapers.com }}</ref> This accident was cited as the primary event that led to the widening project on the bridge months later.

In 1979, structural problems were discovered on the Ohio River Bridge, including 119&nbsp;cracks as a result of defective welding in the tie girders.<ref>{{cite news |title = Bridge Jam to Continue over a Year |work = Williamson Daily News |date = August 30, 1979 }}{{page needed|date=June 2022}}</ref> The bridge was closed on August 3, 1979, and remained closed to all traffic through October 1980 and all truck traffic until mid-1981.<ref>{{cite news |title = Light Traffic Scheduled for I-24 Bridge by Oct. 1 |work = The Southeast Missourian |date = August 8, 1980 }}{{page needed|date=June 2022}}</ref>

On May 18, 2010, it was announced that a sinkhole was found in the eastbound lanes of I-24 in Grundy County near the exit to US&nbsp;64/SR&nbsp;50 (exit&nbsp;127). TDOT officials stated that the hole was growing and diverted traffic onto the westbound lanes.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=12500016 |title = Sinkhole Forces I-24 Closure in Grundy County |location = Nashville, Tennessee |publisher = WTVF-TV |date = May 18, 2010 |access-date = May 18, 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100522043722/https://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=12500016 |archive-date = May 22, 2010 }}</ref> Following emergency repairs, the highway was reopened several days later.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/may/22/sinkhole-repaired-i-24-reopens/?local |title = Sinkhole Repaired, I-24 Reopens |work = Chattanooga Times Free Press |date = May 22, 2010 |access-date = June 26, 2010 |archive-date = March 18, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318055305/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/may/22/sinkhole-repaired-i-24-reopens/?local |url-status = live }}</ref>