These Are the Places Across America That Now Carry Trump’s Name and the List Just Got Longer This Week
Public places across the U.S. are occasionally renamed after living presidents, and this week two more sites joined that list. In Florida and Tennessee, officials formally put Donald Trump’s name on an airport and a major bridge on Thursday, according to the Associated Press.
Florida airport now carries Trump’s name
Palm Beach International Airport officially became President Donald J. Trump International Airport on Thursday in West Palm Beach, according to airport officials quoted by the AP. The airport said old Palm Beach signs were being removed while new branding goes up over the next several weeks. Officials also said the three-letter airport code will switch from PBI to DJT on Aug. 18.
The first plane to arrive under the new name was “Trump Force One,” a Boeing 757 owned by The Trump Organization, shortly after 5 a.m. Thursday, the AP reported. Eric Trump was among the passengers. The Trump family regularly uses the airport when traveling to Mar-a-Lago in nearby Palm Beach.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation earlier in 2026 that made the airport renaming possible, according to the AP. The change is expected to cost up to $5.5 million for signs, branding, and related updates. Airport officials said travelers will see both old and new visuals during the transition.
Tennessee added a Trump bridge the same day
In Dandridge, Tennessee, officials held a Thursday ceremony to rename the I-40 Bridge in East Tennessee as the Donald J. Trump Bridge, according to the AP. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty, and Rep. Tim Burchett attended the event. The bridge is in Jefferson County, where Trump received 82% of the vote in the 2024 general election, the AP reported.
That makes at least two newly renamed public places carrying Trump’s name this week based on the AP’s reporting. Tennessee officials did not release additional operational changes tied to the bridge name in the AP report. Unlike the Florida airport, no separate code, signage budget, or phased branding timeline was publicly detailed there.
What is not yet clear is whether more states are preparing similar renamings in the immediate term. The AP report identified only the Florida airport and the Tennessee bridge as confirmed Thursday actions. Any broader national list beyond those confirmed sites has not been publicly detailed in the source material provided.
Why these renamings are happening now
The immediate cause in Florida was state legislation signed by DeSantis earlier this year, which authorized the Palm Beach airport name change, according to the AP. In Tennessee, the bridge renaming was marked by a public ceremony featuring federal and state officials on Thursday. Both events happened in places with strong political ties to Trump, including Palm Beach, home to Mar-a-Lago, and Jefferson County, where he won 82% of the 2024 vote.
Supporters at both events described the move as recognition of Trump’s political standing. Eric Trump wrote on X that he would be proud to see “DJT” on a boarding pass, while Bessent said before the Tennessee ceremony that “no one is more deserving” of a bridge renaming, according to the AP. Trump also praised the Florida airport decision on Truth Social after the vote.
For travelers and residents, the biggest immediate effect is in South Florida, where signage is changing now and the airport code changes on Aug. 18. Drivers in East Tennessee may begin seeing the new bridge name reflected in public references, though the AP did not report a full rollout schedule. For now, the confirmed additions this week are one airport in Florida and one bridge in Tennessee.
