U.S. Route 431 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
US 431 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of US 31 | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 116.10 mi (186.84 km) | |||
| Existed | January 1954 [1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  
US 231 /
US 431 at the
Alabama state line south of
Fayetteville | |||
| North end |
US 431 at the
Kentucky state line near Springfield | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Williamson, Davidson, Robertson | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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. [2]
Route description
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 State Route 10 (SR 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] [3]
In Nashville, US 431, known as Hillsboro Pike, traverses the exit 3 interchange on I-440, and eventually merges 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. [2] [4]
Nashville to the Kentucky state line
State Route 65 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nashville to the Kentucky state line |
| Length | 34.98 mi (56.29 km) |
| Existed | October 1, 1923 [5]–present |
US 431, now paired with a secret SR 65 designation, then follows Trinity Lane, crossing the I-65/I-24 exit 87 interchange, and turns right onto Whites Creek Pike. A few miles later, it intersects 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 Joelton interchange, exit 35, before entering Robertson County. [2] [3]
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. [2]
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/US 41/US 41A, and US 31W/US 41, including James Robertson Parkway), and through downtown Springfield (with US 41); [4]
- SR 65 from Nashville to the Kentucky state line; [3]
- SR 76 from downtown Springfield to the north side of Springfield.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
US 231 south /
US 431 south –
Huntsville | Alabama state line; southern end of concurrency with unsigned SR 10 |
| Park City | 2.3 | 3.7 |  
SR 275 east (Lincoln Road) –
Flintville | Western terminus of SR 275 | |
| Fayetteville | 9.2 | 14.8 |  
SR 110 west (Ardmore Highway) –
Kirkland,
Taft,
Ardmore | Eastern terminus of SR 110 | |
| 10.7 | 17.2 |   
US 64 Byp. /
US 231 north (Wilson Parkway/Thornton Taylor Parkway/
SR 10 north) –
Pulaski,
Shelbyville,
Winchester | Northern end of US 231 and unsigned SR 10 concurrency; southern end of concurrency with unsigned SR 273 | ||
| 11.4 | 18.3 | 
US 64 /
SR 50 east (College Street/
SR 15/
SR 273 west) –
Pulaski,
Lynchburg,
Winchester | Northern end of unsigned SR 273 concurrency; southern end of unsigned SR 50 concurrency | ||
| Petersburg | 23.0 | 37.0 | 
SR 244 south (Boonshill-Petersburg Road) | Northern terminus of SR 244 | |
| Marshall | 24.2 | 38.9 |  
SR 129 east /
SR 130 east (Railroad Street) –
Lynchburg,
Shelbyville | Southern end of SR 129 concurrency; western terminus of SR 130 | |
| 25.6 | 41.2 |
SR 129 west (Delina Road) –
Cornersville | Northern end of SR 129 concurrency | ||
| Belfast | 32.1 | 51.7 | 
SR 271 north (Belfast-Farmington Road) –
Farmington | Southern terminus of SR 271 | |
| Lewisburg | 36.5 | 58.7 |   
US 31A south /
SR 272 south (Ellington Parkway/
SR 106 south) /
US 431 Bus. north (E Commerce Street/
SR 50 west) –
Pulaski,
Lewisburg | Southern end of US 31A/SR 272 and unsigned SR 106 concurrency; southern terminus of US 431 Bus.; northern end of unsigned SR 50 concurrency | |
| 37.7 | 60.7 |
US 31A Bus. south /
US 431 Bus. south (Verona Avenue/
SR 11 south) /
US 31A north /
SR 272 north (Nashville Highway/
SR 11 north) – Downtown,
Chapel Hill | Northern end of US 31A/SR 272 concurrency; northern terminus of US 31A Business/US 431 Bus. | ||
| 38.9 | 62.6 | 
SR 50 east (Franklin Road) – Downtown | Southern end of SR 50 concurrency | ||
| 39.0 | 62.8 | 
SR 417 south (W Ellington Parkway) | Northern terminus of SR 417 | ||
| 39.6 | 63.7 |
SR 50 west (Jim McCord Highway) –
Columbia | Northern end of SR 50 concurrency | ||
| Maury | | 50.4 | 81.1 | 
SR 99 east (Sylvester Chunn Highway) –
Chapel Hill | Southern end of SR 99 concurrency |
| | 51.2 | 82.4 |    
SR 99 west (Bear Creek Pike) to
I-65 /
US 412 –
Columbia | Northern end of SR 99 concurrency | |
| Williamson | Duplex | 59.0 | 95.0 | 
SR 247 west (Dulpex Road) –
Spring Hill | Eastern terminus of SR 247 |
| | 64.3– 64.5 | 103.5– 103.8 | 
I-840 to
I-65 –
Memphis,
Knoxville | I-840 exit 30 | |
| Franklin | 67.1 | 108.0 | 
SR 248 (Goose Creek Bypass) | ||
| 69.8 | 112.3 |   
SR 397 /
US 31 Truck /
US 431 Truck (Mack Hatcher Memorial Parkway) | |||
| 72.2 | 116.2 | 
US 31 /
SR 96 east (Columbia Avenue/Main Street/
SR 6) –
Spring Hill,
Murfreesboro,
Brentwood | Southern end of SR 96 concurrency | ||
| 72.3 | 116.4 |
SR 96 west (New Highway 96 W) –
Fairview | Northern end of SR 96 concurrency | ||
| 73.7 | 118.6 |
SR 397 /
US 31 Truck /
US 431 Truck (Mack Hatcher Memorial Parkway) | Northern terminus of SR 397/US 31 Truck/US 431 Truck | ||
| 78.2 | 125.9 | 
SR 46 west (Old Hillsboro Road) –
Leipers Fork | Southern (signed eastern) terminus of SR 46 | ||
| Davidson | Forest Hills | 81.4 | 131.0 | 
SR 254 (
Old Hickory Boulevard) –
Bellevue,
Brentwood | |
| Nashville | 86.9 | 139.9 | 
SR 155 (Woodmont Boulevard) | ||
| 87.5– 87.7 | 140.8– 141.1 | 
I-440 (Four-Forty Parkway) to
I-65 –
Memphis,
Knoxville | I-440 exit 3 | ||
| 90.0 | 144.8 | 
US 70S west (
Broadway/West End Avenue/
SR 1 west) | Southern end of US 70S/SR 1 concurrency;nNorthern terminus of unsigned SR 106 | ||
| 99.2 | 159.6 |   
I-40 east /
I-65 south –
Knoxville,
Huntsville | I-40 east/I-65 south accessed via 14th Avenue South | ||
| 99.23 | 159.70 |   
I-40 west /
I-65 north /
US 70 west (13th Avenue North/
SR 24 west) –
Memphis,
Louisville | I-40 west/I-65 north accessed via 13th Avenue North; southern end of US 70/SR 24 concurrency | ||
| 99.65 | 160.37 |  
US 70 east (
Broadway/
SR 24 east) /
US 70S east /
US 31 south /
US 41 south /
US 41A south (8th Avenue S/
SR 1 east/
SR 6 south/
SR 11 south) | Northern end of US 70S/SR 1/US 70/SR 24 concurrency; southern end of US 31/US 41/US 41A (SR 6/11) concurrency; follows James Robertson Parkway | ||
| 100.35 | 161.50 |
US 41A north (Rosa L. Parks Boulevard/
SR 12 north) | Northern end of US 41A concurrency; southern terminus of unsigned SR 12 | ||
| 101.6 | 163.5 |  Interstate Drive south to
I-24 east –
Chattanooga | No access to I-24 west; exit 48 from I-24 east; I-24 east accessed via Interstate Drive | ||
| 101.8 | 163.8 | Main Street East (Old US 31E) – Hendersonville, Gallatin | |||
| 102.0 | 164.2 | 
US 31E north (
Ellington Parkway/
SR 6 north) | US 31 splits into US 31E and US 31W; southern end of US 31W concurrency | ||
| 102.3 | 164.6 | Spring Street west to
I-24 west –
Clarksville | I-24 exit 47A off-ramp | ||
| 104.4 | 168.0 | 
US 31W north /
US 41 north (Dickerson Pike/
SR 11 north) | Northern end of US 31W/US 41/SR 11 concurrency; southern terminus and southern end of concurrency with unsigned SR 65 | ||
| 104.7– 104.9 | 168.5– 168.8 |
I-24 /
I-65 –
Nashville,
Chattanooga,
Clarksville,
Louisville | I-65/I-24 exit 87 | ||
| 107.2– 107.3 | 172.5– 172.7 | 
SR 155 (
Briley Parkway) | SR 155 exit 19 | ||
| Whites Creek | 109.7 | 176.5 | 
SR 45 east (Old Hickory Boulevard) to
I-24 –
Madison | Western terminus of SR 45; Old Hickory Boulevard continues west | |
| Nashville– Joelton line | 113.9 | 183.3 | Old Clarksville Pike west to
US 41A | ||
| 114.6– 114.8 | 184.4– 184.8 |
I-24 –
Clarksville,
Nashville | I-24 exit 35 | ||
| Robertson | | 123.3 | 198.4 | 
SR 257 (Mount Zion Road) –
Coopertown,
Ridgetop | |
| Springfield | 127.2 | 204.7 |
US 41 south (Memorial Boulevard/
SR 11 south) –
Greenbrier,
Ridgetop | Southern end of US 41/SR 11 concurrency | |
| 128.5 | 206.8 |  
SR 49 /
SR 76 east (5th Avenue) –
Ashland City,
White House,
Orlinda | Southern end of SR 76 concurrency | ||
| 130.0 | 209.2 |
US 41 north (Highway 41 N/
SR 11 north/
SR 76 west) –
Adams,
Hopkinsville, KY | Northern end of US 41/SR 11/SR 76 concurrency | ||
| 130.3 | 209.7 | 
SR 161 north –
Allensville, KY | Southern terminus of SR 161 | ||
| | 133.1 | 214.2 | 
SR 25 (Lakewood Road) –
Cross Plains | ||
| | 138.6 | 223.1 |
US 431 north –
Adairville,
Russellville |
Kentucky state line; northern terminus of unsigned 
SR 65 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ "U.S. 431, U.S. 280 Markers Now Up". The Opelika Daily News. Opelika, Alabama. January 26, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved December 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e Rand McNally (2016). "Tennessee" (Map). The Road Atlas (2016 Walmart ed.). c. 1:1,900,800. Chicago: Rand McNally. pp. 94–95. §§ A11–F11, F12–G12. ISBN 0-528-00626-6.
- ^ a b c Tennessee Department of Transportation (2016). Tennessee's Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2016–2017 ed.). c. 1:633,600. Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. §§ A7, B7–B8, C7–C8, D7–D8, E8 (West). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ a b Tennessee Department of Transportation (2016). Tennessee's Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2016–2017 ed.). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. Nashville inset. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ Highway Planning Survey Division (1925). Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee for the Years 1923 and 1924 (PDF) (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. pp. 39–44. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
External links
- U.S. Route 431
- U.S. Highways in Tennessee
- Transportation in Nashville, Tennessee
- Transportation in Davidson County, Tennessee
- Transportation in Lincoln County, Tennessee
- Transportation in Marshall County, Tennessee
- Transportation in Maury County, Tennessee
- Transportation in Robertson County, Tennessee
- Transportation in Williamson County, Tennessee