Interstate 840 (Tennessee)
Tennessee National Guard Parkway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Auxiliary route of I-40 | ||||
Maintained by TDOT | ||||
Length | 77.28 mi[1] (124.37 km) | |||
Existed | August 12, 2016[2]–present | |||
History | Completed November 2, 2012 (as SR 840) | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-40 near Dickson | |||
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East end | I-40 near Lebanon | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Tennessee | |||
Counties | Dickson, Hickman, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 840 (I-840), formerly State Route 840 (SR 840), is a
First proposed by former Governor Lamar Alexander as part of a system of Bicentennial Parkways, I-840 was constructed between 1991 and 2012. The highway was originally planned as an Interstate Highway but was constructed entirely with state funds and initially designated as a state route for this reason.[3] In 2015, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved TDOT's request to redesignate SR 840 as I-840 as part of its integration into the Interstate Highway System. On August 12, 2016, TDOT announced that the route had officially been redesignated as I-840 and that resigning work would begin.[2]
Route description
I-840 begins at an interchange with
After this interchange, I-840 crosses a steep hill and continues through terrain consisting of several rolling hills, some with relatively steep grades, and crosses the
History
Planning and construction
Location | Dickson–Lebanon |
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Length | 77.28 mi[1] (124.37 km) |
Existed | 1991–2016 |
The route that is now I-840 had its origins in the 1975 Tennessee Highway System Plan issued by TDOT for the next four years, which first identified the need for an outer beltway around Nashville by 1995.
The first section of I-840, located between I-40 in Lebanon and Stewart's Ferry Pike, opened on August 2, 1995.[15] The segment between Stewart's Ferry Pike and I-24 near Murfreesboro was completed on November 21, 1996.[16][17] On November 30, 2000, the section between I-24 and US 31A/US 41A near Triune was opened.[18][19] The portion between US 31A/US 41A and US 431 (Lewisburg Pike) near Franklin, including the interchange with I-65, opened on October 18, 2001.[20][21] The section between I-40 near Dickson and SR 100 opened on December 5, 2002.[22][23] Due to high costs and environmental concerns, the proposed northern half of I-840 was indefinitely placed on hold in 2003.[3] The short segment between US 431 and US 31 (Columbia Pike) opened to traffic on September 9, 2005.[24][25]
Construction of the majority of I-840 was met with very little controversy.[11] As work moved into predominantly rural southwestern Williamson County, however, a group of landowners opposed to the route began a movement to stop its construction in 1997.[26][27] Between the late 1990s and mid-2000s, these landowners, spearheaded by singer-songwriter Gene Cotton, filed complaints and eventually lawsuits in an effort to have TDOT address both environmental and aesthetic issues, considerably slowing work on the segment between SR 100 and US 31.[11] A number of criticisms were also made about TDOT's handling of the construction of the route, such as an accusation that they chose to construct I-840 as a state route to avoid federally required environmental studies.[26] TDOT awarded the first contract for the segment between SR 100 and SR 46 on June 14, 2002,[28] but additional litigation forced TDOT to completely cease work on this segment three months later.[29] As a result of these lawsuits, TDOT chose to slightly modify the design and employ new construction methods on the remaining sections the following year.[3] These changes included construction of bridges over streams feeding the South Harpeth River instead of culverts; multiple wildlife underpasses; and designation of the remaining sections as a scenic highway, which prohibits billboards and uses brown powder-coated guardrail.[11][3] A proposed interchange at Leiper's Creek Road was also canceled.[30] As part of the redesign, TDOT formed a citizen's resource team, made up of nine local residents who worked with TDOT to select the final designs and alignment of these stretches.[31]
On February 9, 2006, TDOT announced that the realignment of the final segment of I-840 had been chosen and that work on the unfinished sections would proceed.[32] The first contract for construction of the segment between SR 100 and SR 46 was reawarded on June 1, 2007,[33] and construction on I-840 resumed the following month.[34] This segment opened on October 27, 2010.[35] The contract for the segment between Leiper's Creek Road and US 31 was awarded on December 12, 2008,[36] and, on February 19, 2010, TDOT awarded the final construction contract for I-840, the segment between SR 46 and Leiper's Creek Road.[37] These two segments, the final 14.2 miles (22.9 km) of I-840, were opened on November 2, 2012.[3] The project took 26 years to complete and cost $753.4 million (equivalent to $989 million in 2023[10]).[11]
Northern loop
TDOT was first authorized to begin studies for a northern loop of I-840 north of Nashville and past Dickson,
Redesignation
TDOT first submitted a request to the FHWA to redesignate SR 840 as I-840 in November 1991. This was withdrawn two months later after it was chosen to construct the entire route with state funds.[40]
In 2015, TDOT submitted a request to AASHTO to redesignate SR 840 as I-840. Though the application had an error that required TDOT to refile it, AASHTO conditionally approved it and submitted it to the FHWA for their approval.[41][42] The FHWA approved the change on July 22, 2015, and AASHTO finalized their approval on September 25, 2015.[43] TDOT announced on August 12, 2016, that it would start replacing the signs to change over the designation the week of August 14 and that the project would be completed by the end of the year at a cost of $230,000 (equivalent to $286,000 in 2023[10]).[2]
Tennessee National Guard Parkway
In 2005, the Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation designating I-840 as the "Tennessee National Guard Parkway".
Exit list
County | Location | mi[46] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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stub road westbound | ||||||||
Hickman |
No major junctions | |||||||
Williamson | | 7.3 | 11.7 | 7 | SR 100 / SR 46 – Fairview, Centerville | |||
14.1 | 22.7 | 14 | SR 46 (Pinewood Road) – Leiper's Fork | |||||
Burwood | 22.9 | 36.9 | 23 | SR 246 (Carters Creek Pike) | ||||
Thompson's Station | 28.3 | 45.5 | 28 | US 31 (Columbia Pike/SR 6) – Columbia, Spring Hill, Franklin | ||||
30.3 | 48.8 | 30 | US 431 (Lewisburg Pike/SR 106) – Franklin, Lewisburg | |||||
31.1 | 50.1 | 31 | I-65 – Nashville, Franklin, Huntsville, AL | Signed as exits 31A (south) and 31B (north); I-65 exit 59 | ||||
Peytonsville | 34.9 | 56.2 | 34 | Peytonsville–Trinity Road | ||||
| 37.1 | 59.7 | 37 | Arno Road | ||||
Rutherford | Almaville | 46.9 | 75.5 | 47 | SR 102 (Almaville Road) – Smyrna | |||
Blackman | 50.8 | 81.8 | 50 | Veterans Parkway – Blackman | ||||
Signed as exits 53A (east) and 53B (west) westbound; I-24 exit 74 | ||||||||
55.1 | 88.7 | 55 | US 41 / US 70S (NW Broad Street/New Nashville Highway/SR 1) – Murfreesboro, Smyrna | Signed as exits 55A (south/east) and 55B (north/west) | ||||
| 57.8 | 93.0 | 57 | Sulphur Springs Road | ||||
61.4 | 98.8 | 61 | SR 266 (West Jefferson Pike) – Smyrna | |||||
65.2 | 104.9 | 65 | SR 452 (Bill France Boulevard) – Nashville Superspeedway | |||||
Wilson | | 67.2 | 108.1 | 67 | Couchville Pike | Exit to Cedars of Lebanon State Park | ||
Gladeville | 70.6 | 113.6 | 70 | Stewarts Ferry Pike – Gladeville | ||||
| 72.0 | 115.9 | 72 | SR 265 (Central Pike) to SR 109 north | Signed as 72A (east) and 72B (west) eastbound | |||
Lebanon | 76.8 | 123.6 | 76 | I-40 – Nashville, Knoxville, Lebanon | Signed as exits 76A (east) and left 76B (west); I-40 exit 235; | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
References
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- ^ a b c Tennessee Department of Transportation (August 12, 2016). "Tennessee Adds New 77 Miles of Highway to Interstate System: State Route 840 Now Designated as Interstate 840" (Press release). Tennessee Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Tennessee Department of Transportation (2012). State Route 840: Enjoy the Ride (PDF) (Dedication program). Tennessee Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ Adderly, Kevin (December 31, 2015). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2015". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
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- ^ Cannon, Angela (November 28, 1996). "I-840 South Officially Open". The Rutherford Courier. Smyrna, Tennessee. p. 10A. Retrieved October 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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External links
- Interstate 840 at Kurumi.com
- Interstate 840 at Interstate-Guide.com