Tennessee State Route 2
Dixie Highway Broad Street Lee Highway | ||
Route information | ||
Maintained by TDOT | ||
Length | 197 mi[1] (317 km) | |
Existed | October 1, 1923[2]–present | |
Major junctions | ||
West end | US 41 / US 70S / SR 1 in Murfreesboro | |
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East end | US 11 / US 70 / SR 1 at Dixie Lee Junction | |
Location | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Tennessee | |
Counties | Rutherford, Coffee, Grundy, Marion, Hamilton, Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Loudon | |
Highway system | ||
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State Route 2 (SR 2) is a 197-mile-long (317 km) west–to–east
It travels southeast from
Route description
Rutherford County
SR 2 begins in
Coffee County
After entering Coffee County, the concurrency passes through the community of Beechgrove, and becomes Murfreesboro Highway. They intersect SR 64 (Gossburg Road), which connects to Wartrace and Bradyville, and then SR 280 (McBrides Branch Road) before continuing southeast. They have an interchange with I-24 and continue into Manchester, becoming Hillsboro Blvd in downtown, and intersecting SR 53 (Woodbury Highway), which is also its southern terminus and it connects to Bradyville, then SR 55 (McArthur Street), which connects to McMinnville and Tullahoma, before intersecting I-24 once again and leaving town as Hillsboro Highway.
US 41/SR 2 then continue southeast, and paralleling I-24, they enter the community of Hillsboro and intersect SR 127 (Winchester Highway), which connects to Winchester and Viola, and then they go to the community of Pelham and intersect SR 50 (Payne Cove Road), which connects to Alatamont and Alto. They still continue southeast and enter Grundy.
Grundy County
They rise onto the
Marion County
Once in the valley, SR 2 leaves the concurrency at Martin Springs via Martin Springs Road and Ladds Cove Road. It becomes Battle Creek Road and continues southeast, closely paralleling I-24/US 64 as it does so. It then crosses over the interstate without an interchange and turns south and then southeast once again as it parallels I-24 into Kimball.
Once in Kimball, SR 2 becomes concurrent with US 64 (which leaves the interstate just shortly before this point) and
The concurrency moves southeast once again as Lee Highway before crossing Nickajack Lake/Tennessee River on the Marion Memorial Bridge and turning north and entering Haletown and intersecting SR 134 (J E Clouse Highway), which connects to Whiteville and SR 156. They then continue northeast, then south as the highway parallels the Tennessee River Gorge and works around Lookout Mountain. The highway continues to change directions as it becomes Cummings Highway and enters Tiftonia in Hamilton County.
Hamilton County
SR 2 once again intersects I-24 and then US 11/SR 38 (Birmingham Highway). SR 38 terminates here while US 11 joins the concurrency. They then intersect SR 318 (Old Wauhatchie Pike), which is a short connection to SR 148 and Lookout Mountain and then continues eastward into Chattanooga. In Chattanooga, SR 17 (Tennessee Avenue), which also connects to Lookout Mountain and SR 58, enters the concurrency as it becomes Broad Street and travels northeast into downtown.
In downtown, the concurrency once again intersects I-24 and continues northeast. US 64 and US 11 leave the concurrency here while US 41 and SR 17 leave the concurrency after five more blocks. US 72 terminates at this intersection (West Main Street) while
US 64, US 11, and SR 2 go southeast as McCallie Avenue and through the Missionary Ridge Tunnel. Coming out of the tunnel, the concurrency becomes Brainard Road, at an intersection with SR 320 (East Brainerd Road), and continues southeast for several blocks. It turns northeast and intersects SR 153, then it becomes Lee Highway and continues northeast as it leaves Chattanooga.
The concurrency briefly overlaps
.Bradley County
US 64, US 11, and SR 2 continue northeast into downtown Cleveland as Lee Highway until U S 64 splits from the concurrency with
McMinn County
The concurrency remains as Lee Highway through Calhoun and intersects and has a short concurrency with
Monroe County
Continuing as a primary state route, It then enters Sweetwater and intersects SR 68 at which point US 11/SR 2 becomes South Main Street. In downtown Sweetwater, it changes to North Main Street and briefly turns north before turning northeast once again and intersects SR 322 (Oakland Road), a connector to I-75 and Vonore before leaving town as Lee Highway.
Loudon County
They then enter Loudon County and moves through the small town of Philadelphia, intersecting SR 323 (Pond Creek Road), a connector to I-75. US 11/SR 2 continues northeast as Lee Highway and into Loudon. It intersects SR 72 and enters downtown. It goes straight through town as Mulberry Street and then crosses the Tennessee River. After crossing the river, US 11/SR 2 once again becomes Lee Highway and intersect SR 324 (Sugar Limb Road), a connector to I-75. They then leave Loudon continues generally northeast into Lenoir City.
In Lenoir City, the concurrency becomes West Broadway St and then East Broadway St before intersecting the
History
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Junction list
This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Rutherford | Murfreesboro | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 41 north / SR 99 west (Broad Street) / US 70S / SR 1 (Mercury Boulevard) | Western terminus of SR 2 and SR 99 overlap; road begins concurrency with US 41; US 70S/SR 1 overlap with US 41 ends; SR 2 begins as an unsigned secondary route |
SR 99 east (Bradyville Pike) – Bradyville | East end of SR 99 overlap | ||||
Coffee | Beechgrove | SR 64 west (Beech Grove Road) / SR 64 east (Gossburg Road) | State Route to Secondary Route transition for SR 64; west to I-24 exit 97 | ||
SR 280 east (McBrides Branch Road) | Western terminus of SR 280 | ||||
I-24 – Nashville, Chattanooga | I-24 exit 105 | ||||
SR 53 north (Woodbury Highway) – Bradyville | Southern terminus of SR 53 | ||||
SR 55 (McArthur Street/McMinnville Highway) – Lynchburg, McMinnville | |||||
I-24 – Nashville, Chattanooga | I-24 exit 114 | ||||
Hillsboro | SR 127 (Winchester Highway) – Winchester, Viola | ||||
I-24/US 64 at Exit 127 | |||||
Southern terminus of US 41A; Eastern terminus of SR 15; West end of SR 56 overlap | |||||
US 41 south (Fairmount Avenue/SR 56) / SR 56 – Tracy City | East end of US 41/SR 56 overlap | ||||
West end of I-24/US 64 overlap; I-24 Exit 135 | |||||
I-24 east / US 64 east – Chattanooga | Eastern terminus of I-24/US 64 concurrency; I-24 exit 143 | ||||
US 72 west (N Cedar Avenue/SR 27 west) – South Pittsburg | Western terminus of US 64/US 72/SR 27 concurrency; to I-24 exit 152 | ||||
Jasper | US 41 north / SR 28 (SR 27 east) – Whitwell, Tracy City | Interchange; eastern end of unsigned SR 27 concurrency; western end of US 41 concurrency | |||
| Powell's Crossroads | South to I-24 exit 158 | |||
| Marion Memorial Bridge over the Tennessee River | ||||
Haletown | SR 134 east (J E Clouse Highway) – Whiteside | Western terminus of SR 134 | |||
I-24 – Nashville, Chattanooga | I-24 Exit 174 | ||||
US 11 south (Birmingham Highway/SR 38) | Western end of US 11 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 38 | ||||
SR 318 south (Old Wauhatchie Pike) – Lookout Mountain | Northern terminus of SR 318 | ||||
SR 148 south (Lookout Mountain Parkway) – Lookout Mountain | Northern terminus of SR 148; No right turns are allowed from eastbound SR–2 onto 148 | ||||
Chattanooga | SR 17 (Tennessee Avenue) to SR 58 – Incline, Rock City | Western end of SR 17 concurrency | |||
Downtown, Red Bank | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
US 11 north / US 64 east | Eastern end of US 11 / US 64 concurrency | ||||
US 72 east / SR 17 north | Eastern end of US 41 / US 72 concurrency | ||||
SR 316 west (Martin Luther King Boulevard) | SR 2 turns from Broad Street to Martin Luther King Boulevard; eastern terminus of SR 316; MLK Blvd (SR 316) runs west to northbound US 27 at exit 1 | ||||
SR 8 (Market Street) | |||||
SR 17 (Willow Street) | |||||
US 11 / US 64 (Dodds Avenue) | Western end of US 11 / US 64 concurrency; Dodds Avenue continues north as Glenwood Drive | ||||
McCallie Tunnels under Missionary Ridge | |||||
SR 320 east (East Brainerd Road) – East Brainerd | Western terminus of SR 320 | ||||
SR 153 – Soddy-Daisy, Falling Water | SR 153 exit 1 | ||||
SR 317 west (Bonny Oaks Drive) – Tyner | Western end of SR 317 concurrency | ||||
Atlanta | Western end of I-75 / US 74 concurrency; I-75 exit 7 | ||||
SR 317 east (Apison Pike) – Ooltewah, Collegedale | Northern end of SR 317 concurrency; I-75 exit 9 | ||||
US 74 – Knoxville | Eastern end of I-75 / US 74 concurrency; I-75 exit 11; SR 2 becomes an unsigned primary highway. | ||||
SR 321 south (Main Street) – Collegedale, East Brainerd | Northern terminus of SR 321 | ||||
US 74 | Interchange on US 64 Bypass (APD-40) | ||||
US 64 east / US 11 north | Southern end of US 11 Bypass; northern end of US 11/US 64 concurrency; western terminus of SR 40 | ||||
SR 312 (Harrison Pike/W. Inman Street) | |||||
SR 60 (25th Street NW) to I-75 – Dayton, Dalton | |||||
US 11 south (Ocoee Street/SR 74) – Cleveland | Northern terminus of US 11 Bypass and SR 74; southern end of US 11 concurrency | ||||
Paul Huff Parkway | Eastern terminus of Paul Huff Parkway | ||||
Charleston | SR 308 west (Lauderdale Memorial Highway) to I-75 | Eastern terminus of SR 308 | |||
Hiwassee River | Bridge over the Hiwassee River | ||||
McMinn | Calhoun | SR 163 east (Bowater Road) – Downtown Calhoun, Delano | Western end of SR 163 concurrency | ||
SR 163 west (Lamonville Road) to I-75 | Eastern end of SR 163 concurrency | ||||
Western end of SR 39 concurrency; southern terminus of US 11 Business | |||||
SR 39 west (Riceville Road) to I-75 – Decatur | Eastern end of SR 39 concurrency | ||||
Athens | SR 30 (Decatur Pike) – Dayton, Etowah | West to I-75 at Exit 49 | |||
US 11 Bus. (Redfern Drive / North Jackson Street) – Downtown Athens | Northern terminus of US 11 Business | ||||
SR 305 (Ingleside Avenue) – I-75, Downtown Athens | West to I-75 at Exit 52 | ||||
Niota | SR 309 west (Union Grove Road) to I-75 | Eastern terminus of SR 309 | |||
Monroe | Sweetwater | SR 68 (New Highway 68) – Spring City, Madisonville | West to I-75 at Exit 60 | ||
SR 322 (Oakland Road) to I-75 – Vonore | |||||
Loudon | Philadelphia | SR 323 west (Pond Creek Road) to I-75 | Eastern terminus of SR 323 | ||
Loudon | SR 72 (Loudon Highway) to I-75 – Kingston | ||||
Congressman John J. Duncan Jr. Loudon County Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Tennessee River | |||||
SR 324 west (Sugar Limb Road) to I-75 | Eastern terminus of SR 324 | ||||
SR 2 turns secondary | |||||
Dixie Lee Junction | US 11 north / US 70 (Kingston Pike/SR 1) / SR 1 – Kingston, Knoxville | Eastern terminus of SR 2; US 11 continues east along US 70/SR 1; SR 2 ends as an unsigned secondary highway | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- United States portal
- U.S. Roads portal
- List of state routes in Tennessee
References
- Tennessee Department of Transportation (24 January 2003). "State Highway and Interstate List 2003".
- ^ retrieved from DeLorme Street Atlas USA and Microsoft MapPoint
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
External links
- Media related to Tennessee State Route 2 at Wikimedia Commons