Tennessee State Route 96
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by TDOT | ||||
Length | 126.7 mi (203.9 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 70 in Dickson | |||
North end | SR 53 in Granville | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Tennessee | |||
Counties | Dickson, Williamson, Davidson, Rutherford, Cannon, Wilson, DeKalb, Putnam, Smith, Jackson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 96 (SR 96) is an east–west and north–south highway in Middle Tennessee. The road begins in Dickson and ends in Granville. The current length is 126.7 mi (203.9 km).[1] Along its path it goes through 10 counties. Locals mostly refer to it as Highway 96.
SR 96 changes cardinal directions from East–West to North–South in DeKalb County after an unsigned concurrency with U.S. 70.
Route description
Dickson County
SR 96 begins as a primary highway in Dickson County in Dickson at an intersection with US 70/SR 1. It then goes southeast, leaving Dickson, before coming to an intersection with SR 47 in Burns. It then curves to the east and parallels I-40, passing just north of the I-40/I-840 interchange, before having an interchange with I-40 (Exit 182) just west of Fairview, just after crossing into Williamson County.
Williamson and Davidson counties
SR 96 then enters Fairview and has a trumpet interchange and become concurrent with
Rutherford County
It then almost immediately has an intersection with
Cannon and Wilson counties
SR 96 passes through Auburntown, where it has an intersection with the northern terminus of SR 145, before crossing into the southeast corner of Wilson County. It intersects with SR 267 just across the county line, south of Statesville, before passing through Prosperity and Cottage Home and into DeKalb County.
DeKalb County
Coming to an intersection with
Putnam and Smith counties
It crosses the county line and immediately enters
Jackson County
SR 96 then runs along Martin's Creek, an arm of Cordell Hull Lake/Cumberland River, before entering Granville and terminating at SR 53 in town.
Major intersections
[2]County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Dickson | Dickson | ||||
0.0 | 0.0 | US 70 (E. College Street/SR 1) – Dickson, White Bluff | Western terminus; provides access to Montgomery Bell State Park | ||
Burns | 2.1 | 3.4 | SR 47 (Stuart Street) – Dickson, White Bluff | ||
Williamson | Fairview | 10.4– 10.8 | 16.7– 17.4 | I-40 – Memphis, Nashville | I-40 exit 182 |
15.1 | 24.3 | SR 100 west (Fairview Boulevard) – Bon Aqua | Interchange; western end of SR 100 concurrency | ||
Davidson | Nashville | 20.7 | 33.3 | SR 100 east – Pasquo, Belle Meade | Eastern end of SR 100 concurrency |
Williamson | Bingham | 24.1 | 38.8 | Natchez Trace Parkway | Via short access road |
27.6 | 44.4 | Leipers Fork, Forest Hills | |||
Franklin | 32.4 | 52.1 | US 431 north (Fifth Avenue/SR 106) – Forest Hills | Western end of US 431/SR 106 concurrency | |
32.5 | 52.3 | US 31 south (Columbia Pike/SR 6) – Spring Hill US 431 south (Fifth Avenue/SR 106) – Lewisburg | Eastern end of US 431/SR 106 concurrency; western end of US 31/SR 6 concurrency | ||
32.7 | 52.6 | US 31 north (Main Street/SR 6) – Brentwood | Eastern end of US 31/SR 6 concurrency | ||
34.2 | 55.0 | US 431 Truck (Mack Hatcher Memorial Parkway) | Partial beltway around Franklin | ||
35.3– 35.4 | 56.8– 57.0 | I-65 – Nashville, Huntsville | I-65 exit 65 | ||
Arrington | 42.7 | 68.7 | SR 252 north (Wilson Pike) – Brentwood | Southern terminus of SR 252 | |
Rutherford | Almaville | 49.9 | 80.3 | SR 102 north (Almaville Road) to I-840 (Exit 47) – Smyrna | Southern terminus of SR 102 |
I-24 – Nashville, Chattanooga | I-24 exit 78 | ||||
59.9 | 96.4 | SR 99 west (New Salem Highway) – Eagleville | Western end of SR 99 concurrency | ||
60.2– 60.6 | 96.9– 97.5 | US 231 south / SR 99 east / US 41 / US 70S (Broad Street/SR 1/SR 10) | Eastern end of SR 99 concurrency; western end of US 231/SR 10 concurrency | ||
61.4 | 98.8 | US 231 north (Memorial Boulevard/SR 10) – Lebanon | Eastern end of US 231/SR 10 concurrency | ||
Compton | 66.6 | 107.2 | SR 268 west (Compton Road) | Eastern terminus of SR 268 | |
Lascassas | 69.5 | 111.8 | SR 266 south (E. Jefferson Pike) – Walterhill, Smyrna | Western end of SR 266 concurrency | |
70.3 | 113.1 | SR 266 north (Cainsville Pike) – Norene, Lebanon | Eastern end of SR 266 concurrency | ||
Cannon | Auburntown | 80.8 | 130.0 | SR 145 south (W. Main Street) – Woodbury | Northern terminus of SR 145 |
Wilson | Prosperity | 82.9 | 133.4 | SR 267 north (Statesville Road) – Statesville, Watertown | Southern terminus of SR 267 |
DeKalb | Liberty | 87.6 | 141.0 | US 70 west (SR 26) / SR 53 north – Alexandria | Western end of unsigned concurrency with US 70/SR 26/SR 53 |
89.0 | 143.2 | SR 53 south (Woodbury Highway) – Woodbury | Eastern end of SR 53 concurrency | ||
Dowelltown | 94.4 | 151.9 | US 70 east (SR 26) – Smithville | Eastern end of unsigned concurrency with US 70/SR 26 | |
Temperance Hall | 99.1 | 159.5 | SR 264 north (Hickman Road) – Gordonsville | Southern terminus of SR 264 | |
Center Hill Dam | |||||
106.1 | 170.8 | SR 141 east (Wolf Creek Road) – Silver Point Edgar Evins State Park Road - Edgar Evins State Park | Eastern end of SR 141 concurrency; access road into state park | ||
Buffalo Valley | 109.7– 109.8 | 176.5– 176.7 | I-40 – Nashville, Knoxville | I-40 exit 268 | |
113.3 | 182.3 | US 70N west (Nashville Highway/SR 24) – Carthage, South Carthage | Western end of unsigned concurrency with US 70N/SR 24 | ||
Gentry | 116.0 | 186.7 | US 70N east (Nashville Highway/SR 24) – Baxter | Eastern end of unsigned concurrency with US 70N/SR 24 | |
Jackson | Granville | 126.7 | 203.9 | SR 53 (Granville Highway) – Gainesboro, Carthage | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- List of Tennessee state highways