Bristol is located half in Tennessee and half in Virginia

Bristol, Virginia and Bristol, TennesseePhoto byBristol/Wikipedia Screenshot

People who say you can't be in two places at once probably haven't been to Bristol, where half the independent city is in Tennessee and half in Virginia.

Bristol in Tennessee and VirginiaPhoto byAppalachianCentrist/Bristol Screenshot

The above photo shows a state street in downtown Bristol, Tennessee on the left and Bristol, Virginia on the right. The state line runs down the middle of its main street, State Street.

Bristol is in southwestern Virginia. It is bordered to the west, north, and east by Washington County, Virginia, and to the south by the city of Bristol in Sullivan County, Tennessee.

Bristol's slogan

Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia have the same sloganPhoto byBristol/Wikipedia Screenshot

This unusual situation might be confusing to outsiders, but it is a way of life for residents of Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia. The two states share the same slogan, "A Good Place to Live."