U.S. Route 70S
U.S. Route 70S | ||||
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 US 70S highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route ofUS 70 | ||||
| Maintained byTDOT | ||||
| Length | 113.1 mi[1](182.0 km) | |||
| Existed | 1939–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 70inNashville | |||
 I-440inNashville  I-40/I-65inNashville I-24inNashville I-840inMurfreesboro | ||||
| East end |  US 70/SR 111inSparta | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Davidson,Rutherford,Cannon,Warren,Van Buren,White | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 70S(US 70S) is an alternative toU.S. Route 70between the western part ofNashvilleandSpartainTennessee.It runsconcurrentwith US 70 for several blocks in downtown Nashville. The highway follows Murfreesboro Pike from Nashville to Murfreesboro then heads due east to McMinnville then northeast to Sparta where it ends at its junction with US 70. It was originally designated asU.S. Route 270in 1926.
Route description
[edit]US 70Sbegins at a junction with US 70 andSR 24as the Charlotte Pike, and runs concurrently withSR 1.The road descends to an interchange withI-40,before passing through the community ofBellevueand intersectingSR 251.After this, US 70S enters the urban Nashville area along Harding Pike, intersectingSR 100and then crossingI-440as West End Avenue. US 70S and SR 1 merge withUS 431andSR 106and crosses the I-40 andI-65freeway asBroadway.At that interchange, theone-way coupletof US 70 and SR 24 meets US 70S, and all these routes continue into downtown Nashville. At the intersection of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Broadway,US 31andUS 41run concurrently with the other routes on 8th Avenue South and then Lafayette Street, while US 431 splits off with US 31 and US 41 headed north, and US 70 and SR 24 continue east. US 31 eventually continues south, splitting from the other routes. US 70S and SR 1 and US 41 come to an interchange withI-24near the I-40 interchange, before the three routes leave the Nashville area as Murfreesboro Pike, intersectingSR 155and passing under the runways ofNashville International Airport.[1]
East of the airport, US 70S intersectsSR 255,Donelson Pike, and laterSR 254as well asSR 171(Hobson Pike), as it passes through the suburbs east of Nashville. InRutherford County,US 70S has an interchange withSR 266near the airport before passing throughSmyrna.The highway then has an interchange with Lee Victory Parkway (SR 102) andI-840before briefly paralleling the west fork of theStones Riverand entering the city ofMurfreesboro.U.S. Route 231andSR 10briefly run concurrently with the route, andSR 96intersects it. Southeast of town, US 41 andSR 2continue south, splitting off from SR 1 and US 70S. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and then as the John Bragg Highway, the two routes leave the city and continue east through forested areas and farmland for several miles.[1]
In the town ofWoodbury,the highway intersects withSR 145,and passes through the town as Main Street, also briefly running concurrently withSR 53.The road then winds through foothills before intersectingSR 281,SR 146(both in theBluewingcommunity), andSR 287(in the town ofCentertown). Main Street comes to an interchange withSR 380andSR 55,and US 70S and SR 1 continue northeast on the Bobby Ray Memorial Parkway. The parkway continues along the outskirts ofMcMinnville,intersectingSR 56and SR 380. As Sparta Highway, the routes continue east, intersectingSR 30andSR 288before passing nearCampaignand becoming first Bone Cave Parkway and then Memorial Highway. After several miles, the routes run concurrently withSR 111before heading due north on Spencer Highway before SR 1 exits from the divided highway. US 70S and SR 111 continue north to thediamond interchangewith US 70 andSR 26just west of downtownSparta.[1]
History
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Route changes
[edit]During the 1980s, the section of the route between Belle Meade and Smyrna was widened from two to four lanes.
In 1991, the portion from Smyrna to Murfreesboro was also widened to four lanes.
In the early 1990s, the 18-mile (29 km) stretch fromMurfreesborotoWoodburywas widened from two to four lanes.
Between 1994 and 2002, the section between McMinnville and Sparta was widened to four lanes and a four lane bypass around McMinnville was built. The former routing through downtown McMinnville is now designatedState Route 380.
In 2006, besides the two-mile (3.2 km) western terminus near Bellevue pastInterstate 40to the intersection with US 70, the only section of US 70S that lacked four lanes was between Woodbury and McMinnville. Construction began outside McMinnville on widening to five lanes (including one left turn lane) for three miles (5 km) as a way to avoid congestion.
In 2018, most of the section between McMinnville and Woodbury had been widened to a four-lane divided highway. From McMinnville west to where the road starts up the ridge is four-laned. The stretch of highway going through Woodbury proper is still two-lanes. As the remaining two-lane portion will be adjacent to the site chosen in late January 2017 by theMetropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Board of Educationfor the relocation ofHillwood High School,[2]this may also be upgraded.
Junction list
[edit]| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson | | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 70(Charlotte Pike/SR 1west/SR 24east) –Pegram | Western terminus of US 70S; western end of SR 1 concurrency; western terminus of unsigned SR 24 | |||
| Bellevue | 1.8– 1.9 | 2.9– 3.1 | I-40–Memphis,Nashville | I-40 exit 196 | ||||
| 3.9 | 6.3 |   SR 251north (Old Hickory Boulevard) | Southern terminus of SR 251; continues south asOld Hickory Boulevard | |||||
| Belle Meade | 7.3 | 11.7 |   SR 100west –Pasquo,Fairview | Eastern terminus of SR 100; provides access toNatchez Trace Parkway | ||||
| 8.7 | 14.0 | Bridge overRichland Creek | ||||||
| 9.5 | 15.3 |  SR 155north (White Bridge Pike)Woodmount Boulevard | Southern terminus of SR 155; continues south as Woodmount Boulevard; beltway around Nashville | |||||
| Nashville | 11.1– 11.3 | 17.9– 18.2 | I-440(Four-Forty Parkway) –Memphis,Knoxville | I-440 west exit 1, east exit 1A. | ||||
| 13.2 | 21.2 |   US 431south (Broadway/SR 106south) –Forest Hills | Western end of US 431 concurrency; northern terminus of unsigned SR 106 | |||||
| 13.4 | 21.6 |   I-40east /I-65south –Knoxville,Huntsville | I-40 EB/I-65 SB accessed via 14th Avenue S | |||||
| 13.5 | 21.7 |   I-40west /I-65north –Memphis,LouisvilleUS 70west (13th Avenue N/SR 24west) | Western end of US 70 / SR 24 concurrency | |||||
| 13.9 | 22.4 |     US 70east (Broadway/SR 24east) /US 31north /US 41north /US 41Anorth /US 431north (8th Avenue/SR 6north/SR 11north) | Eastern end of US 70/US 431/SR 24 concurrency; western end of US 31/US 41/US 41A/SR 6/SR 11 concurrency | |||||
| 14.2 | 22.9 | US 31south (8th Avenue South/SR 6south) –Berry Hill,Oak Hill  US 31Abegins | Eastern end of US 31/SR 6 concurrency; Roundabout; northern terminus of US 31A; southern end of US 31A concurrency | |||||
| 14.8– 15.0 | 23.8– 24.1 | US 31Asouth /US 41Asouth (2nd Avenue S/4th Avenue S/SR 11south)I-40–Memphis,Knoxville | Eastern end of US 31A/US 41A/SR 11 concurrency; I-40 exit 210C | |||||
| 17.3– 17.5 | 27.8– 28.2 | I-24/I-40–Chattanooga,Nashville,Knoxville | I-24 exit 52; I-40 exit 213 (westbound only) | |||||
| 18.4 | 29.6 | Bridge overMill Creek | ||||||
| 19.3– 19.5 | 31.1– 31.4 |  SR 155(Briley Parkway) | SR 155 exit 4;Single-point urban interchange;beltway around Nashville | |||||
| 20.4– 20.6 | 32.8– 33.2 | Tunnel underNashville International Airport | ||||||
| 21.2 | 34.1 |   SR 255(Donelson Pike) –Oak Hill,Donelson | Provides access toNashville International Airport | |||||
| Antioch | 24.4 | 39.3 |  SR 254west (Bell Road) –Brentwood | Eastern terminus of SR 254 | ||||
| 27.0 | 43.5 |  SR 171(Old Hickory Boulevard/Hobson Pike) –Mount Juliet | ||||||
| Rutherford | Smyrna | 32.2– 32.6 | 51.8– 52.5 |  SR 266(Sam Ridley Parkway) | Provides access toSmyrna Airport;interchange | |||
| 35.4– 36.1 | 57.0– 58.1 |  SR 102(Lee Victory Parkway/Nissan Drive) | Interchange | |||||
| Murfreesboro | 39.9– 40.8 | 64.2– 65.7 | I-840–Knoxville,Chattanooga | I-840 exit 55 A/B | ||||
| 42.3 | 68.1 | Van Cleve Lane -McFadden Farm (Stones River National Battlefield) | ||||||
| 42.7 | 68.7 |  SR 268east (N Thompson Lane)S Thompson Lane -Stones River National Battlefieldmain entrance | Western terminus of SR 268 | |||||
| 42.8– 42.9 | 68.9– 69.0 | Bridge over theWest Fork of the Stones River | ||||||
| 45.0– 45.1 | 72.4– 72.6 |    US 231north (Memorial Boulevard/SR 10north) /SR 96/SR 99west (Old Fort Parkway) | Western end of US 231/SR 10/SR 99 concurrency; interchange | |||||
| 45.7 | 73.5 | US 231south (South Church Street/SR 10south) | Eastern end of US 231/SR 10 concurrency | |||||
| 46.2 | 74.4 | US 41south /SR 99west (Southeast Broad Street/SR 2east) | Eastern end of US 41/SR 99 concurrency; western terminus of unsigned SR 2 | |||||
| Cannon | Readyville | 59.9 | 96.4 |  SR 64west (Bradyville Road) –Bradyville | Eastern terminus of SR 64 | |||
| Woodbury | 63.6 | 102.4 | William Bill Smith Bridgeover theEast Fork of the Stones River | |||||
| 64.1 | 103.2 |  SR 145north –Auburntown | Southern terminus of SR 145 | |||||
| 64.4– 64.5 | 103.6– 103.8 | Bridge over theEast Fork of the Stones River | ||||||
| 64.9 | 104.4 |  SR 53south (South McCrary Street) –Manchester | Western end of SR 53 concurrency | |||||
| 65.6 | 105.6 | SR 53north (Gassaway Road) –Liberty | Eastern end of SR 53 concurrency | |||||
| Bluewing | 70.6 | 113.6 |  SR 281(Center Hill Road/Manaustown Road) | |||||
| 72.3 | 116.4 |  SR 146north (Short Mountain Road) –Smithville | Southern terminus of SR 146 | |||||
| Warren | Centertown | 76.5 | 123.1 |  SR 287south (W Green Hill Road) –Centertown | Western end of short SR 287 concurrency | |||
| 76.6 | 123.3 | SR 287north (W Green Hill Road) | Eastern end of short SR 287 concurrency | |||||
| | 81.5 | 131.2 | Old Nashville Highway to Airport Road -Warren County Memorial Airport | |||||
| McMinnville | 83.7 | 134.7 |   SR 55west (H T Pelham Memorial Parkway) /SR 380east (W Main Street) –Manchester,Downtown | Interchange; eastern terminus of SR 55; western terminus of SR 380; SR 380 is the former routing of US 70S/SR 1 | ||||
| 85.0 | 136.8 |  SR 56(N Chancery Street/Smithville Highway) –Smithville,Downtown | ||||||
| 86.8– 87.0 | 139.7– 140.0 | SR 380west (Sparta Street) – Downtown | Eastern terminus of SR 380; former routing of US 70S/SR 1 | |||||
| | 88.1– 88.2 | 141.8– 141.9 | Veterans Memorial Bridgeover theCollins River | |||||
| | 89.8– 90.0 | 144.5– 144.8 |  SR 30east (Spencer Road) –Spencer | Western terminus of SR 30 | ||||
| | 90.8 | 146.1 |  SR 288north (Old Rock Island Road) | Southern terminus of SR 288 | ||||
| Campaign | 97.0 | 156.1 |  SR 136north (Rock Island Road) –Rock Island,Rock Island State Park,Walling | Southern terminus of SR 136 | ||||
| Warren–Van Buren county line | Bone Cave | 97.4– 97.5 | 156.8– 156.9 | Great Bone Cave Bridgeover theRocky River | ||||
| Van Buren |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Van Buren–White county line | Quebeck | 100.3– 100.4 | 161.4– 161.6 | John Steele Cooper Bridgeover theCaney Fork River | ||||
| White | Doyle | 105.2 | 169.3 | W Gooseneck Road -Doyle SR 285east (E Gooseneck Road) –Fall Creek Falls State Park | Wester terminus of SR 285; W Gooseneck Road is an access road into the town of Doyle | |||
| | 107.4– 107.5 | 172.8– 173.0 | Bridge over theCalfkiller River | |||||
| | 108.0– 108.2 | 173.8– 174.1 | SR 111south (Spencer Highway) –Spencer | Western end of SR 111 concurrency; interchange | ||||
| Sparta | 110.5– 110.6 | 177.8– 178.0 | James R. Tubb Bridgeover theCalfkiller River | |||||
| 110.9– 111.4 | 178.5– 179.3 |  SR 1east (Mayberry Street) –Sparta | Eastern end of SR 1 concurrency; interchange | |||||
| 113.1 | 182.0 | US 70(W Bockman Way/SR 26) –Sparta,SmithvilleSR 111north –Cookeville | Eastern terminus of US 70S; interchange; eastern end of SR 111 concurrency | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^abcdGoogle(March 3, 2013)."U.S. Route 70S"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedMarch 3,2013.
- ^WKRN,January 24, 2017
External links
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