The flag of Bristol, Tennessee, is a white background with a turquoise shield containing a white stylized version of the letter B inside of it. A small TM symbol can also be seen by the top right of the shield.
The flag was adopted in 2017, after a new logo was adopted for the city, which is where the "B" was cropped out of.
2022 NAVA survey[]
The flag scored 2.71, ranked 156th out of 312, and got a grade of a D- on the 2022 NAVA City Flag Survey, behind Warwick, and ahead of Eagan.
Former flag[]
The former flag was a horizontal bicolor of blue and red, with a thin white stripe in the middle. On the upper left section, is the city seal of Bristol, Virginia, and on the lower right section is the seal of Bristol, Tennessee. It was adopted on March 4, 2006, designed by Debra Wolfe, and has proportions of 3:5. This flag is still used as the flag of Bristol, Virginia.
Symbolism[]
The blue half may represent Virginia, while the red half may represent Tennessee, the thin white stripe represents the state line, representing the fact that the city of Bristol is both in Tennessee and Virginia.
