Tennessee State Route 385

State Route 385
Route information
	Maintained by TDOT
Length	48.95 mi (78.78 km)
Major junctions
South end	I-240 near Downtown Memphis
	US 72; I-269 (Future eastern terminus); US 64; I-40; US 79
North end	US 51 in Millington
Location
Counties	Fayette, Shelby
Highway system

State Route 385 (SR 385) is the designation for two separate segments of state highway in the Memphis Metropolitan Area in Shelby and Fayette counties in West Tennessee, forming a semicircle around and through the Memphis suburbs.

The route is constructed to Interstate-compatible freeway standards with full control of access throughout. The southern portion of the loop is notable for its almost-exclusive use of single-point urban interchanges.

The eastern portion of the highway, south of I-40 to Collierville has been signed as I-269, although as of April 1, 2018 no formal announcement of the change has been made by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. It is expected that the I-269 designation will be extended to the northern terminus of the highway, and the SR 385 designation truncated at I-269 in the future.

History

Paul W. Barret Parkway

The first section of SR 385 built was the section of Paul W. Barret Parkway built between US 51 and SR 204 in Millington, completed around 1982. On September 25, 1998, a section of Paul Barret Parkway opened from SR 204 to US 70/79.

Bill Morris Parkway

Construction on the Bill Morris Parkway section began in 1990. The first section from I-240 to Ridgeway Road opened on December 24, 1993 to eastbound traffic and January 1994 to westbound traffic. The route was extended to Riverdale Road and opened on December 22, 1995. The portion from Riverdale Road to Houston Levee Road opened on December 29, 1997. Bill Morris Parkway was extended to Byhalia Road in October 1999. Bill Morris Parkway was extended to US 72 in 2005 and to SR 57 on August 23, 2007.^[1]

Winfield Dunn Parkway

The section of Winfield Dunn Parkway from US 70 to I-40 opened in December 1999. The portion from I-40 to US 64 opened on August 31, 2007,^[2] and was extended to Macon Road in June 2009. The final section opened to traffic on November 22, 2013.^[2]

Exit list

All exits are unnumbered.

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Shelby	Memphis	0.00	0.00	I-240 – Jackson, Miss., Nashville	I-240 exit 17
		0.92	1.48	Ridgeway Road
		2.10	3.38	Kirby Parkway
		3.28	5.28	Riverdale Road
		4.51	7.26	Winchester Road
		5.75	9.25	Hacks Cross Road
		7.98	12.84	Forest Hill Irene Road
	Collierville	10.11	16.27	Houston Levee Road
		12.14	19.54	SR 175 (Byhalia Road)
		14.15	22.77	US 72
Shelby–Fayette county line	Collierville–Piperton line	15.44	24.85	I-269 south – Jackson, Miss.	I-269 exit 2
Fayette	Piperton	16.44	26.46	SR 57 – Piperton, Collierville	Signed as I-269 exit 3^[3]
Shelby		24.64	39.65	SR 193 – Macon, Fisherville	Signed as I-269 exit 11^[3]
	Arlington	28.59	46.01	US 64 – Bartlett, Somerville	Signed as I-269 exit 15^[3]
		31.45	50.61	Donelson Farms Parkway	Signed as I-269 exit 18^[3]
		32.08	51.63	I-40 – Memphis, Nashville	Signed as I-269 exit 19^[3], I-40 exit 24
		34.50	55.52	US 70 / US 79 / SR 1 – Arlington, Lakeland
	Lakeland	37.67	60.62	Stewart Road
		39.57	63.68	Brunswick Road
		42.98	69.17	SR 14 (Austin Peay Highway) – Memphis, Brownsville
		46.03	74.08	SR 204 south (Singleton Parkway) – Naval Support Activity Mid-South
	Millington	47.72	76.80	Raleigh–Millington Road
				I-69 south – Memphis	Future northern terminus of I-269
		48.95	78.78	US 51 – Memphis, Millington	Northbound exit and soutbound entrance; future continuation as I-69 North
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Unopened

References

↑ Kevin McKenzie, "Tenn. 385 opens new path: Access to Fayette County to be a Collierville short route" Memphis Commercial Appeal, August 22, 2007.
1 2 "Tennessee Department of Transportation Home". state.tn.us.
1 2 3 4 5 https://www.tdot.tn.gov/PublicDocuments//Construction/Design_CADD_Files/October%206,%202017%20Letting/Region%204/125391-00-RoadwayInfoOnly.pdf

External links

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[1] Kevin McKenzie, "Tenn. 385 opens new path: Access to Fayette County to be a Collierville short route" Memphis Commercial Appeal, August 22, 2007.

[state.tn.us-2] 1 2 "Tennessee Department of Transportation Home". state.tn.us.

[TDOTPlans-3] 1 2 3 4 5 https://www.tdot.tn.gov/PublicDocuments//Construction/Design_CADD_Files/October%206,%202017%20Letting/Region%204/125391-00-RoadwayInfoOnly.pdf