U.S. Route 231 in Tennessee

U.S. Route 231 (US 231) is a north–south highway that starts south of Fayetteville and ends north of Westmoreland.

U.S. Route 231
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length121.15 mi[1] (194.97 km)
Major junctions
South end US 231 / US 431 at the Alabama state line
  US 64 / US 431 in Fayetteville

US 41A in Shelbyville
I-24 near Murfreesboro
US 41 / US 70S in Murfreesboro
I-40 near Lebanon
US 70 in Lebanon

US 31E in Bransford
North end US 31E / US 231 at the Kentucky state line
Location
CountiesLincoln, Moore, Bedford, Rutherford, Wilson, Trousdale, Sumner
Highway system
SR 230US 231SR 231
SR 375SR 376SR 377
SR 386SR 387SR 388

Route description

From the Alabama state line, US 231 runs concurrent with US 431. In Fayetteville, US 431 runs off to the northwest, while US 231 continues north, crossing the towns of Shelbyville, Murfreesboro at an intersection with I-24, and Lebanon. The highway finally forms a concurrency with US 31E at the town of Bransford, and crosses through the town of Westmoreland before crossing into Kentucky.

History

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Alabama state line0.00.0 US 231 / US 431 continues south into Alabama
Begin concurrency with unsigned SR 10
LincolnPark City SR 275 east (Lincoln Road) FlintvilleWestern terminus of SR 275
Fayetteville SR 110 west (Ardmore Highway) Kirkland, Taft, ArdmoreEastern terminus of SR 110

US 431 north (Main Avenue S/SR 273 west) / US 64 Byp. west (Wilson Parkway/Thornton Taylor Parkway) – Downtown, Petersburg, Lewisburg, Pulaski
Northern end of US 431 concurrency; southern end of US 64 Bypass concurrency; eastern terminus of unsigned SR 273
US 64 / SR 50 (College Street/Winchester Highway/SR 15) Pulaski, downtown, Lynchburg, WinchesterEastern terminus of US 64 Bypass
SR 129 east (Charity Road) LynchburgSouthern end of SR 129 concurrency
SR 129 west (Petersburg-Chestnut Ridge Road) PetersburgNorthern end of SR 129 concurrency
Moore
No major junctions
BedfordShelbyville SR 64 west / SR 130 west (Lewis Avenue) Lewisburg, PetersburgSouthern end of SR 64/SR 130 concurrency

US 231 Bus. north (N Cannon Boulevard/SR 10 north/Lane Parkway) / SR 64 east / SR 130 east (Lane Parkway) – Downtown, Wartrace, Tullahoma
Southern terminus of US 231 Business and unsigned SR 387; northern end of SR 64/SR 130 and unsigned SR 10 concurrency; southern end of unsigned SR 387 concurrency
US 41A (Elm Street/SR 16) Unionville, Eagleville, Tullahoma

US 231 Bus. south / SR 82 south (N Main Street/SR 10 south) – Downtown, Lynchburg
Northern terminus of US 231 Business and unsigned SR 387; southern end of SR 82 and unsigned SR 10 concurrency
SR 437 east (Shelbyville Bypass)Interchange; western terminus of SR 437
SR 82 north (Webb Highway) Bell BuckleNorthern end of SR 82 concurrency
RutherfordChristiana SR 269 east Christiana, Bell Buckle, WartraceSouthern end of SR 269 concurrency
SR 269 west (Walnut Grove Road) Rockvale, EaglevilleNorthern end of SR 269 concurrency
Murfreesboro I-24 Nashville, ChattanoogaI-24 exit 81
US 41 south / US 70S east (Broad Street/SR 1 east/SR 99 east) Manchester, Woodbury, BradyvilleSouthern end of US 41/US 70S/SR 1/SR 99 concurrency
US 41 north / US 70S west (Broad Street/SR 1 west) / SR 96 west (Old Fort Parkway/SR 99 west) Smyrna, Franklin, EaglevilleNorthern end of US 41/US 70S/SR 1/SR 99 concurrency; southern end of SR 96 concurrency
SR 96 east (E Clark Boulevard) Lascassas, Auburntown, LibertyNorthern end of SR 96 concurrency
SR 268 (W Thompson Street/Compton Street)
Walterhill SR 266 (Jefferson Pike) Smyrna, Lascassas
Wilson SR 452 west (Bill France Boulevard) Nashville SuperspeedwayWestern terminus of SR 452
SR 265 (Central Pike/Chicken Road) Hermitage, Watertown
Lebanon I-40 Nashville, KnoxvilleI-40 exit 238

US 70 Bus. (Main Street/SR 24)
US 70 (High Street/SR 26) Watertown, Mount Juliet
Trousdale SR 10 north / SR 25 (Hartsville Pike) Gallatin, HartsvilleNorthern end of unsigned SR 10 concurrency; southern terminus of unsigned SR 376; southern end of unsigned SR 376 concurrency
SR 260 east (Browning Branch Road)Western terminus of SR 260
SumnerBransford US 31E south (SR 6 south) Gallatin, BethpageSouthern end of US 31E/SR 6 concurrency; northern terminus of unsigned SR 276
Westmoreland SR 52 to SR 109 to I-65 Portland, Lafayette
Kentucky state line121.15194.97 US 231 / US 31E continues north into Kentucky
End concurrency with unsigned SR 6
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

State Route 376

State Route 376
LocationPaynes Store-Bransford, Tennessee
Length7.9 mi (12.7 km)

State Route 376 (SR 376) runs as a secret, or hidden designation on US 231 from its SR 25/SR 10 junction in Trousdale County to the US 31E (SR 6) junction in Bransford.

State Route 387

State Route 387
LocationShelbyville, Tennessee
Length1.53 mi (2.46 km)

State Route 387 (SR 387) is the unsigned designation for US 231’s bypass of downtown Shelbyville (Lane Parkway/Colloredo Boulevard), with original route through downtown being signed as US 231 Business and SR 82 (N Cannon Boulevard/Main Street/unsigned SR 10).

References

  1. Google (December 20, 2015). "Overview Map of US 231 in Tennessee" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
U.S. Route 231
Previous state:
Alabama
Tennessee Next state:
Kentucky
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