U.S. Route 431 in Tennessee
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| Length | 116.10 mi (186.84 km) | |||
| Existed | 1953–present | |||
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| Counties | Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Williamson, Davidson, Robertson | |||
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U.S. Route 431 (US 431) in Tennessee totals an estimated 116 miles (187 km) through Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Williamson, Davidson, and Robertson Counties in Middle Tennessee.[1]
Route description[1]
Alabama state line to Nashville
US 431 runs concurrently with US 231 upon entry into Tennessee from Madison County, Alabama, where the concurrency begins. The state line also marks the beginning of a secret concurrency with, and the southern terminus of unsigned Tennessee State Route 10. The two U.S. routes plus SR 10 do not split until they reach downtown Fayetteville. While US 231 goes into a north-northeasterly path, US 431 turns northwest into Marshall County, bypassing around Lewisburg, and later into northeastern Maury and into Williamson County. It traverses the city of Franklin, Tennessee before entering the Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County area.[2]
In Nashville, US 431, being known as Hillsboro Pike, traverses the Exit 3 interchange of I-440, and eventually merging into US 70/SR-1 before entering the downtown area. US 431 then joins US 31 and US 41A onto the James Robertson Parkway. After crossing I-24’s exit 47 interchange, US 431 then follows US 41 (SR-11) and US 31W towards the northern suburbs.[3]
Nashville to the Kentucky state line
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| Location | Nashville to the Kentucky state line |
| Length | 34.98 mi (56.29 km) |
US 431, now paired with a secret SR 65 designation, then follows Trinity Lane, crossing the I-65/24 Exit 87 interchange, and turns right onto Whites Creek Pike. A few miles later, it intersects the Briley Parkway (SR-155) and Old Hickory Boulevard near Whites Creek. Like most major routes in and out of Nashville, US 431 crosses Old Hickory Boulevard. twice, the first time in the southern suburbs, and the other in the north.US 431/SR-65 continues northward to traverse I-24’s Joleton interchange, exit 35, before entering Robertson County.[2]
It traverses the Springfield area, running concurrently with US 41 (SR 11) through town. It then splits off again, and US 431 continues north to the Kentucky state line, which marks the northern terminus of SR 65.
Concurrencies and secret designations
In Tennessee, when a US highway runs concurrently with a state highway, the state highway’s designation is not signed, but is a secret designation. Along US 431 in Tennessee, the secret designations include:
- SR 10 from the Alabama state line to Fayetteville (in association with US 231)
- SR 50 from Fayetteville to Lewisburg
- SR 106 from Lewisburg to the US 70S/SR-1 junction in Nashville
- SR 1 in downtown Nashville (in association with US 70S)
- SR 24 in downtown Nashville (with US 70)
- SR 11 from downtown Nashville to the Trinity Lane intersection (in association with US 31/41/41A, and US 31W/41, including James Robertson Parkway), and through downtown Springfield (with US 41) [3]
- SR 65 from Nashville to the Kentucky state line [2]
- SR 76 from downtown Springfield to the north side of Springfield.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lincoln | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hunter Road east | Begin concurrency with unsigned |
| | 2.3 | 3.7 |  | Western terminus of SR 275 | |
| Fayetteville | 9.2 | 14.8 |  | Eastern/northern terminus of SR 110 | |
| 10.7 | 17.2 | | Northern end of US 231/SR 10 concurrency Begin concurrency with unsigned  | ||
| 11.4 | 18.3 |    | Northern end of SR 273 concurrency; southern end of SR 50 concurrency | ||
| | 23.0 | 37.0 |  | Northern terminus of SR 244 | |
| Marshall | Petersburg | 24.2 | 38.9 |   | Southern end of SR 129 concurrency |
| | 25.6 | 41.2 | | Northern end of SR 129 concurrency | |
| Belfast | 32.1 | 51.7 |  | Southern terminus of SR 271 | |
| Lewisburg | 36.5 | 58.7 |    | Southern end of SR 106/272 concurrency; western end of SR 50 concurrency | |
| 37.7 | 60.7 | | Northern end of SR 272 concurrency; southern end of SR 50 concurrency | ||
| 39.0 | 62.8 |  | Northern terminus of SR 417 | ||
| 39.6 | 63.7 | | Northern end of SR 50 concurrency Unsigned  | ||
| Maury | | 50.4 | 81.1 |  | Southern end of SR 99 concurrency |
| | 51.2 | 82.4 |  | Northern end of SR 99 concurrency | |
| Williamson | | 59.0 | 95.0 |  | Eastern terminus of SR 247 |
| | 64.3– 64.5 | 103.5– 103.8 | | I-840 Exit 30 | |
| Franklin | 67.1 | 108.0 |  | ||
| 69.8 | 112.3 |   | |||
| 72.1 | 116.0 |  | Southern end of SR 96 concurrency; western terminus of SR 246 | ||
| 72.2 | 116.2 |  | Unsigned | ||
| 72.3 | 116.4 | | Northern end of SR 96 concurrency; southern end of US 31 Truck concurrency | ||
| 73.7 | 118.6 | | Northern termini of US 431 Truck and SR 397; northern end of US 31 Truck concurrency | ||
| 78.2 | 125.9 |  | Northern terminus of SR 46 | ||
| Davidson | Nashville–Forest Hills line | 81.4 | 131.0 | | |
| Nashville | 86.9 | 139.9 |  | ||
| 87.5– 87.7 | 140.8– 141.1 | | I-440 Exit 3 | ||
| 90.0 | 144.8 |  | Southern end of US 70S/SR 1 concurrency Northern terminus of unsigned | ||
| 99.2 | 159.6 |  | I-40 EB/I-65 SB accessed via 14th Avenue South | ||
| 99.23 | 159.70 |  | I-40 WB/I-65 NB accessed via 13th Avenue North Western end of US 70/SR 24 concurrency | ||
| 99.65 | 160.37 | | Northern end of US 70S/SR 1 concurrency Eastern end of US 70/SR 24 concurrency; Southern end of US 31/41/41A (SR 6/11) concurrency; follows James Robertson Parkway | ||
| 100.35 | 161.50 |  | Northern end of US 41A concurrency | ||
| 101.6 | 163.5 | Interstate Drive south to | Exit 48 from I-24 Eastbound; I-24 EB accessed via Interstate Drive No access to I-24 Westbound | ||
| 101.8 | 163.8 | Main Street East (Old US 31E) -- Hendersonville, Gallatin | |||
| 102.0 | 164.2 | | Southern terminus of US 31E Begin concurrency with US 31W | ||
| 102.3 | 164.6 | Spring Street west to | I-24 Exit 47A off-ramp | ||
| 104.4 | 168.0 | | Northern end of US 31W/US 41/SR 11 concurrency Southern terminus and southern end of concurrency with unsigned  | ||
| 104.7– 104.9 | 168.5– 168.8 | | I-65/24 Exit 87 | ||
| 107.2– 107.3 | 172.5– 172.7 | | SR 155 Exit 19 | ||
| 109.7 | 176.5 |  | Western terminus of SR 45; Old Hickory Blvd continues west | ||
| Nashville–Joleton line | 113.9 | 183.3 | Old Clarksville Pike west to | ||
| 114.6– 114.8 | 184.4– 184.8 | | I-24 Exit 35 | ||
| Robertson | | 123.3 | 198.4 |  | |
| Springfield | 127.2 | 204.7 | | Southern end of US 41/SR 11 concurrency | |
| 128.5 | 206.8 |   | Southern end of SR 76 concurrency | ||
| 130.0 | 209.2 | | Northern end of US 41/SR 11/SR 76 concurrency | ||
| 130.3 | 209.7 |  | Southern terminus of SR 161 | ||
| | 133.1 | 214.2 |  | ||
| | 138.6 | 223.1 | | Tennessee-Kentucky state line  | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- 1 2 Rand McNally (2016). "Tennessee" (Map). The Road Atlas (2016 Walmart ed.). 1 in≈30 mi. Chicago: Rand McNally. pp. 94–95. §§ G12; F11-F12; E11; D11; C11; B11; A11. ISBN 0-528-00626-6.
- 1 2 3 Tennessee Department of Transportation (2017). Tennessee's Official Transportation Map [front] (PDF) (Map) (2016 ed.). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. § A7, B7-B8, C7-C8, D7-D8, E8 (West). Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- 1 2 Tennessee Department of Transportation (2016). Tennessee's Official Transportation Map (Map) (PDF)
|format=requires|url=(help) (2016 ed.). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. Nashville inset.|access-date=requires|url=(help)
External links
- Tennessee Department of Transportation
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