LAWRENCE COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) will set up a series of sobriety checkpoints across the state throughout February in an effort to reduce impaired driving and prevent alcohol-related crashes.
Troopers will be stationed at key locations in both urban and rural counties, including Shelby, Giles, Lawrence, and Maury, among others. Drivers are urged to plan ahead, designate a sober driver, and never get behind the wheel while under the influence.
Some of the scheduled checkpoints include:
Chattanooga District
- 2/5/2026: Meigs Hwy 68 @ SR 304 – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/6/2026: Hamilton West 37th near Charger Drive – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/6/2026: Polk Sloans Gap @ Old Federal Rd. – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/6/2026: Coffee Wattendorf Mem Hwy @ Decherd Hwy – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/8/2026: Hamilton Cherokee Blvd – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/13/2026: Marion State Highway 28 @ Hackworth Rd – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/13/2026: Franklin SR 122 @ McClure Cemetery Rd – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/13/2026: Rhea Hwy 68 @ Big Apple Market – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/20/2026: Hamilton Suck Creek @ Boat Ramp – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/20/2026: Hamilton Dodson Ave @ Taylor St – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/20/2026: Bradley 3rd Street @ Euclid Ave – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/20/2026: Grundy SR 108 @ 20th Ave – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/26/2026: McMinn Hwy 11 @ Hwy 309 (Union Grove) – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/27/2026: Marion Highway 41 @ Marion County Park – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/27/2026: McMinn County Road 250 @ Hwy 305 – Sobriety checkpoint
Cookeville District
- 2/6/2026: Pickett Hwy 111 @ Red Hill Road – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/6/2026: Cannon SR 64 @ Burt Burgen Rd – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/6/2026: Putnam SR 56S, 0.1 mile N of Dekalb Co line – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/6/2026: Cumberland Hwy 70 W @ Browntown Rd – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/13/2026: Van Buren SR 8 @ MM 1 – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/13/2026: Smith SR 25, 0.3 miles E of 2mm (Wilburn Hollow) – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/13/2026: Putnam S Jefferson Ave @ DL Testing Center – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/13/2026: Trousdale Hwy 141 River Bridge – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/20/2026: Warren South Chancery St @ Chris Lane – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/20/2026: Pickett Hwy 111 @ Cherry Tree Lane – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/20/2026: Cumberland Hwy 70 E @ Schaffer’s Rock Yard – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/23/2026: Clay Hwy 53 @ Neelys Creek Rd – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/27/2026: DeKalb SR 53N, 0.2 miles N of 4mm (Alexandria Hwy) – Sobriety checkpoint
Lawrenceburg District
- 2/6/2026: Bedford SR 82 South @ 6.5 mm – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/6/2026: Wayne US Hwy 64 @ 0mm (Hardin Co. Line) – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/13/2026: Giles SR 11 @ 13.1 mile marker – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/13/2026: Lawrence U.S. Hwy 43 North @ 23.4 mile marker – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/13/2026: Lawrence SR 99 @ 7 MM – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/13/2026: Lincoln US Hwy 64 @ 15.7 mm (Wilson Parkway) – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/13/2026: Lewis US-412 W @ 0.9MM – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/20/2026: Giles US Hwy 31 @ 9.5 mm – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/20/2026: Lawrence SR 98 @ 5.5 mile marker – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/20/2026: Maury SR 50 E, 0.2 mile E of 19 MM – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/20/2026: Lincoln SR 50 @ 15.8 mile marker – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/20/2026: Hickman SR 46 @ Hickman & Dickson Co. line – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/27/2026: Marshall SR 50 @ 0MM – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/27/2026: Bedford US 41A North / SR 16, 0.9 mile S of 3 MM – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/27/2026: Perry SR 13 N, 0.1 mile N of 29 MM – Sobriety checkpoint
Jackson District
- 2/8/2026: Henry US 79 @ Steele Rd – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/13/2026: Henderson SR 114 @ 14 mm (Fairfield Drive) – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/14/2026: Decatur SR 69 @ 39 mm (Walter Mills Rd) – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/14/2026: Obion US Hwy 45 E @ McConnell Rd – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/19/2026: Gibson SR 152, east of Tinsley Rd – Seat belt enforcement
- 2/27/2026: Carroll US 79 N, north of Enon Church Rd – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/27/2026: Gibson SR 187 @ 3 MM – Sobriety checkpoint
- 2/28/2026: Madison US 70W @ 4MM – Sobriety checkpoint
Additional checkpoints are scheduled later in the month. Locations and times will vary…