Tennessee State Route 155
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State Route 155 (SR 155), mostly designated as Briley Parkway, is a major freeway and parkway beltway around Nashville, Tennessee. It is 35.1 miles (56.5 km) long.
Briley Parkway, named in honor of former Nashville
Route description
Briley Parkway
Briley Parkway consists of the northern loop of SR 155 from I-40 on the west side of Nashville to I-24 southeast of downtown Nashville, which makes up about two thirds of the length of the highway. The entirety of Briley Parkway is a
Briley Parkway begins at a
At this point, Briley Parkway widens to eight lanes, and begins a brief
White Bridge Road/Thompson Lane
The segment of SR 155 designated as White Bridge Road begins at the interchange with I-40 in west Nashville, where the route continues north as controlled-access Briley Parkway. This entire section of SR 155 is a four-lane major arterial thoroughfare with many intersections. Beyond this point, the route immediately has an intersection with US 70, and runs directly north-south before curving to the southeast over 1 mile (1.6 km) later near
History
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Briley Parkway was initially a city project, with construction begun in 1961.[4] The 2.2 miles (3.5 km) segment of Briley Parkway between the intersection with Thompson Lane and Vultee Boulevard just north of US 41/70S opened to traffic in on October 29, 1965.[5][6] The 2.7-mile (4.3 km) section between US 31E (Gallatin Road) and McGavock Pike was dedicated and opened five days later.[5][7] The segment between I-40 and US 70 in the Donelson neighborhood opened to traffic on July 1, 1967.[8] Most of the segment of Briley Parkway between I-65 and I-24 in northeast Nashville was built in the 1960s, but the last section was not completed until March 30, 1978, with the opening of the approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) segment between I-65 and US 31E (Gallatin Road).[9]
In 1983, TDOT took over Briley Parkway as part of a larger takeover of local roads throughout the state.[4] The 4.2 miles (6.8 km) segment between SR 12 (Ashland City Highway) and US 431 (Whites Creek Pike) opened on December 15, 1993.[10] Construction of the last section of Briley Pkwy., the 1.6 miles (2.6 km) segment between I-24 and I-65, began in November 1995, and opened to traffic on December 19, 1997.[11]
Briley Parkway between US 31E (Ellington Parkway) and I-40 in eastern Nashville was widened from four to eight lanes in multiple projects. The first project, which began in early 1996, widened the route between Two Rivers Parkway and McGavock Pike, and was completed in May 1998.[12] The contract for the stretch located between US 31E (Gallatin Pike) and McGavock Pike was awarded in October 2001. The next phase, between Elm Hill Pike and US 70, was awarded in August 2002, and the next phase, between US 70 and Two Rivers Parkway, was awarded in December 2002.[13] The final phase involved widening the parkway between I-40 and Elm Hill Pike and reconstructing the interchange with I-40, which was completed in December 2006.[14] Initially expected to be complete by June 30, 2005, the widening projects ran into multiple issues, including opposition from nearby residents, issues with right-of-way acquisition, and cost overruns, and were not completed until 2007.[13]
The interchange at I-40 and White Bridge Road was reconstructed in two phases. Phase one was completed ahead of schedule in 2005; phase two, ramps to and from Briley and separating it from the White Bridge Road/I-40 interchange, was completed by 2011.[15]
Major intersections
Counterclockwise (CCW) reads down, clockwise (CW) reads up. The entire route is in Davidson County.
Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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Nashville–Oak Hill line | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | US 31 (Franklin Pike / SR 6) | Interchange; unmarked exit 1 | |
US 41A (Nolensville Pike / SR 11 ) | ||||||
2.9 | 4.7 | 3 | I-24 – Chattanooga, Nashville | CW end of freeway; signed as exits 3A (east) and 3B (west); I-24 exit 54; Thompson Lane becomes Briley Pkwy. | ||
3.2 | 5.1 | — | Averitt Express Drive – Authorized vehicles only | CW access via exit 3B | ||
4.4 | 7.1 | 4 | US 41 / US 70S (Murfreesboro Pike / SR 1) | CCW end of freeway | ||
5.3 | 8.5 | 5 | Airways Boulevard | Interchange | ||
6.4 | 10.3 | 6 | I-40 – International Airport, Knoxville, Nashville | CW end of freeway; signed as exits 6A (east) and 6B (west); I-40 exit 204 | ||
7.1 | 11.4 | 7 | Elm Hill Pike | |||
8.4 | 13.5 | 8 | US 70 (Lebanon Pike / SR 24) – Donelson | |||
10.1 | 16.3 | 10 | Two Rivers Parkway | |||
10.6 | 17.1 | 11 | Opry Mills Drive | Serves Grand Ole Opry House | ||
11.9 | 19.2 | 12 | Music Valley Drive / McGavock Pike – Opryland Hotel, Convention Center | |||
14.5 | 23.3 | 14 | CW end of US 31E/SR 6 overlap; signed CCW as exits 14A (north) and 14B (south) | |||
15.2– 16.4 | 24.5– 26.4 | 15 | Ellington Parkway / SR 6 ) / Briarville Road | CCW end of US 31E/SR 6 overlap; signed as exits 15A (Briarville Rd.) and 15B (US 31E) | ||
16A | I-65 north – Louisville | CCW exit signed as exit 15C and is part of exit 15; I-65 exit 90 | ||||
16B | CCW exit signed as exit 16; I-65 exit 90 | |||||
17.7 | 28.5 | 17 | Brick Church Pike | |||
18.0 | 29.0 | 18 | I-24 – Clarksville, Nashville | Signed as exits 18A (west) and 18B (east); I-24 exit 43 | ||
19.7 | 31.7 | 19 | SR 65 ) | |||
20.9 | 33.6 | 21 | SR 112 ) | CCW exit signed as exits 21A (north) and 21B (south) | ||
23.9 | 38.5 | 24 | SR 12 – Ashland City | |||
25.4 | 40.9 | 25 | County Hospital Road | |||
26.9 | 43.3 | 26 | Centennial Boulevard | CW exit signed as exits 26A (east) and 26B (west); serves John C. Tune Airport and Riverbend Maximum Security Institution | ||
28.4 | 45.7 | 27 | I-40 – Nashville, Memphis | CCW end of freeway; signed as exits 27A (east) and 27B (west); no CW exit numbers; I-40 exit 215; Briley Pkwy. becomes White Bridge Pike | ||
28.6 | 46.0 | US 70 (Charlotte Pike / SR 24) | ||||
30.7 | 49.4 | US 70S (Harding Pike / SR 1) | White Bridge Pike becomes Woodmont Blvd. | |||
33.0 | 53.1 | US 431 (Hillsboro Pike / SR 106) | ||||
Nashville–Oak Hill line | 35.1 | 56.5 | SR 155 east (Thompson Lane) | CCW continuation (see above); Woodmont Blvd. becomes Thompson Lane | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- List of Tennessee state highways
References
- ^ DeLorme Street Atlas 2007, Toggle Measure Tool. Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
- ^ "Google Maps".
- ^ a b c d Tennessee Department of Transportation (2000). "Nashville Downtown Area City Map" (PDF). Tennessee Department of Transportation.
- ^ a b Hefner, David (December 13, 1997). "Briley comes full circle". The Tennessean. p. 1A, 2A. Retrieved 2020-09-03 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Briley Road, Span To Open". The Nashville Tennessean. October 28, 1965. p. 3. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Korpan, Steve (November 3, 1965). "Briley Parkway Links City". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 19. Retrieved 2019-05-03 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dedication To Hail Importance Of Link". The Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Whitt, Wayne (May 31, 1967). "I-Roads Funds Needed". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 1, 2. Retrieved 2020-04-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Briley Parkway I-65 Connection Opening Today". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. March 30, 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ Tran, Tini (December 14, 1993). "Briley circle closes in on city". The Tennessean. p. 1. Retrieved 3 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ferguson, Carrie (December 20, 1997). "Briley (finally) parkway". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2020-09-03 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rivers, Margo (November 5, 2002). "Lebanon-Two Rivers segment next of Briley projects". The Tennessean. p. 53. Retrieved 2020-03-18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Schrade, Brad (February 6, 2005). "Road to the end of Briley work is a year longer". The Tennessean. p. A1, A9. Retrieved 2020-03-18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Interstate 40 Widening Project in Nashville Completed Five Months Early". TDOT Press Release. Nashville, Tennessee. January 22, 2007. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ "Bredesen Breaks Ground on Recovery Act Project in Nashville | TN.gov Newsroom". Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-07-06.