While not as famous as the "National Road" (US 40) or "Lincoln Highway" (US 30), U.S. 70 was one of the prominent east-west highways across America, and was nicknamed Broadway of America. In the heart of Dickson, TN, this is a repaint of a mural which depicts the route of Broadway of America through Tennessee, however with East and West switched. The original painting included the line at the bottom for "Courtesy Dickson County Chamber of Commerce." The mural repaint is signed by Erwin - April, 17, 2018. This appears along College St. (The old route of 70 through town) near Main St. on the side of the restaurant MilePost 42.
Towns identified along the mural are Bristol, Kingsport, Rogersville, Rutledge, Knoxville, Kingston, Rockwood, Crossville, Sparta, McMinnville, Woodbury, Murfreesboro, Nashville, White Bluff, Burns, Dickson, Tenn City, McEwen, Waverly, Camden, Bruceton, Huntington, Jackson, Brownsville and Memphis. For those of you that are interested in such things, the route shows here follows what is now US 70S instead of US70 from Nashville to Sparta, which is the original configuration. Before it was part of Broadway of America, much of this route was originally known as the Memphis-to-Bristol Highway or State Route 1.
See this photo here: https://seemidtn.com/collection/galleries/tn/midnw/dickson/#p=54797347175
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