Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-18-103: Construction of track across highways, streets and alleys

The line of track of the road shall be so constructed as not to interfere with the convenient travel of the public along the highways, county roads, streets, and alleys of cities, towns, and villages, and so as to allow carts, wagons, carriages, and other vehicles conveniently and safely to pass over or under the line of track, and so as not to interrupt travel on foot or horseback, or in vehicles of any kind, in the necessary and proper use of the public road, street, or alley in the usual and proper mode.