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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-6-113

  • Road: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

When any railroad of another state shall intersect the line of the state of Tennessee, at a point within five (5) miles of any railroad in this state, such road of other states is granted the right-of-way from such point of intersection to any point on the line of road in this state; provided, that such point of connection between the roads shall not be more than five (5) miles distant from the state line, and the same shall be subject to all laws of the state in reference to the right-of-way.