Tennessee State Route 1

State Route 1 (SR 1), known as the Memphis to Bristol Highway, is a 538.8-mile-long (867.1 km) mostly-unsigned state highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It stretches from the Arkansas state line at Memphis in the southwest corner of the state to Bristol in the northeast part. Most of the route travels concurrently with U.S. Route 70 (US 70) and US 11W. It is the longest highway of any kind in the state of Tennessee. The route is signed as both in the state of Tennessee, a Primary and Secondary Highway (at different times throughout its designation)

State Route 1 marker State Route 1 marker
State Route 1
Memphis to Bristol Highway
TN SR 1 highlighed. Red primary designation and Black secondary designation.
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length538.8 mi (867.1 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1923[1]–present
HistoryDesignated Memphis to Bristol Highway in 1915[2]
Major junctions
West end I-55 / US 61 / US 64 / US 70 / US 78 / US 79 at the Arkansas state line at Memphis
Major intersections
East end US 11E / US 19 / SR 34 in Bristol
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountiesShelby, Fayette, Tipton, Haywood, Madison, Carroll, Benton, Humphreys, Dickson, Cheatham, Davidson, Rutherford, Cannon, Warren, Van Buren, White, Cumberland, Roane, Loudon, Knox, Grainger, Hawkins, Sullivan
Highway system
I-840 SR 2
Map showing the west end of SR 1 in Memphis

In 2015, the Tennessee Department of Transportation erected signs along SR 1 showing motorists they are traveling on the Memphis to Bristol Highway, Tennessee's first state road. TDOT installed the signs at every county line while it celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Route description

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Memphis Area

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SR 1 begins as a primary route on Interstate 55 (I-55) in the middle of the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge at the Arkansas–Tennessee state line. US 61, US 64, US 70, US 78, and US 79 come off the bridge alongside SR 1; US 61 soon turns south with SR 14 and US 78 continues along E.H. Crump Blvd with SR 4 heading eastward. The other three U.S. Highways and SR 1 travel along SR 4 northbound (on Danny Thomas Blvd). At SR 3 (Union Avenue), US 51 joins SR 1 and 4 while US 64/70/79 continue east on Union Avenue. At North Parkway, SR 4 continues along Danny Thomas Blvd/Thomas St with US 51 northbound, while SR 1 turns east alone onto North Parkway. However, US 64/US 70/US 79 soon rejoin SR 1 at SR 57. These 4 routes continue as Summer Avenue until exiting Memphis. The portions where SR 1 runs by itself are signed.

Between Memphis and Nashville

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SR 1 is a Primary Route until it runs around Brownsville. After the junction of SR 76, SR 1 becomes a secondary route for a short time until it crosses TN-SR 186.

After leaving Memphis, SR 1 runs along the following routes:

Nashville

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SR 1 enters Nashville from the west along US 70S through the community of Bellevue. Between Old Hickory Pike and White Bridge Road east of Belle Meade, the highway is known as Harding Pike. Between here and Downtown Nashville, SR 1 is known as West End Avenue. In downtown, SR 1 is known as Broadway. As SR 1 approaches 8th Avenue South/Rosa Parks, it turns right and southeast, joining US 41 and becoming known as Lafayette Street (briefly) and then Murfreesboro Road.

Between Nashville and Knoxville

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Sign marking SR 1 in Cumberland County

Tennessee State Route 1 is a Primary Route until its intersection with US 70N/ TN-SR 24. It continues to be a secondary route until its intersection with US 11W. East of Nashville, SR 1 runs along the following routes:

Knoxville

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SR 1 enters Knox County along with US 70 and US 11 (which joins SR 1 a few feet from the county line). From here to near the downtown area, the road is locally known as Kingston Pike and near the University of Tennessee campus it is known as Cumberland Avenue. It turns north onto Henley Street becoming Broadway Street, east onto Magnolia Avenue, north onto Hall of Fame Drive, and back onto Magnolia Avenue. In East Knoxville, SR 1 splits from US 70 and continues northeast with US 11W as Rutledge Pike.

Between Knoxville and Bristol

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Between Knoxville and Bristol, SR 1 runs along US 11W.

Bristol

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Map showing the east end of SR 1 in Bristol

In Bristol, SR 1 leaves US 11W right at the state line, and heads east on its own (as a primary route) along State Street. It turns south at US 11E/US 19, ending two blocks later at Broad Street (SR 34).

State designations

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State Route 1 runs as a primary or secondary highway as follows:

  • Interestingly, although State Route 1 is signed a Primary highway in Sparta, the TDOT Traffic Map for White County actually identifies this stretch as a Secondary Highway. (Between the eastern end of the TN-111 and US 70S concurrency to the eastern terminus of TN-26 at US 70 in Sparta). There are zero secondary designation reassurance shields signs along the entire State Route 1 corridor.

List of signed segments

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Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
Mississippi River0.000.00 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I-55 north / US 61 north / US 64 west / US 70 west / US 79 north – St. Louis
Continuation into Arkansas; western end of I-55/US 61/US 64/US 70/US 79 overlap
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge
ShelbyMemphis0.661.06 
 
I-55 south – Jackson
Eastern end of I-55 overlap
1.352.17 
 
  US 61 south / SR 14 (Third Street)
Eastern end of US 61 overlap
1.802.90 
 
SR 4 west (Crump Boulevard)
Western end of SR 4 overlap
2.674.30   US 78 / SR 278 (Linden Avenue)
2.964.76 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  US 51 south / US 64 east / US 70 east / US 79 south / SR 3 (Union Avenue)
Eastern end of US 64/US 70/US 79 overlap; western end of US 51 overlap
Madison Avenue (including MATA Trolley Line)Interchange
Jefferson AvenueInterchange
3.766.05  I-40 – Nashville, Little Rock
4.136.65 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 51 north / SR 4 north / SR 14 north (Danny Thomas Boulevard) / SR 14 south (A.W. Willis Avenue)
Eastern end of US 51/SR 4 overlap
5.538.90Watkins StreetInterchange
7.3411.81 
 
 
 
 
 
  US 64 west / US 70 west / US 79 south (E. Parkway North) / SR 57 (Trezevant Street)
Western end of US 64/US 70/US 79 overlap
12.8020.60 
 
 
 
I-40 west / I-240 west
Bartlett17.9028.81 
 
  US 64 east / SR 15 (Stage Road)
Eastern end of US 64 overlap
21.2134.13 
 
SR 177 south (Germantown Parkway)
Arlington28.4345.75  
 
 
 
SR 385 to I-40 / I-269 – Millington, Collierville
FayetteGallaway33.6654.17 
 
SR 197 south (Main Street)
Braden37.6860.64 
 
 
 
SR 59 east to I-40
Western end of SR 59 overlap
TiptonMason40.7265.53 
 
SR 59 west
Eastern end of SR 59 overlap
HaywoodStanton48.8178.55 
 
SR 222 south (Fayette Street)
48.9478.76  SR 179 (Covington Street)
Brownsville59.4495.66 
 
SR 19 west (Brownsville Bypass)
Western end of SR 19 overlap
61.6999.28 
 
 
 
SR 76 south to I-40 – Somerville
62.47100.54 
 
SR 19 east (Jefferson Street)
Eastern end of SR 19 overlap
62.98101.36 
 
 
 
US 70A north / US 79 north (Dupree Avenue)
Eastern end of US 79 overlap
71.31114.76  I-40 – Memphis, Nashville
Madison73.51118.30  
 
SR 138 to I-40
81.71131.50  
 
SR 223 to I-40
Jackson86.38139.02 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 45 Byp. north (Keith Short Bypass) to SR 186 / I-40
Western end of US 45 Byp. overlap
87.93141.51  
 
 
US 45 (S. Highland Avenue) / US 45 Byp. ends
Eastern end of US 45 Byp. overlap
88.85142.99 
 
SR 198 east (Chester Street)
91.72147.61 
 
 
US 412 Bus. west (North Parkway)
Western end of US 412 Bus. overlap
94.52152.12 
 
US 412 east
 
 
 
US 412 Bus. ends
Eastern terminus of US 412 Bus.; western end of US 412 overlap
94.92152.76  
 
I-40 / US 412 west – Memphis, Nashville
Eastern end of US 412 overlap
101.92164.02  SR 152
CarrollCedar Grove108.02173.84 
 
 
 
SR 104 east to I-40 – Lexington
Western end of SR 104 overlap
108.52174.65 
 
SR 220 north – Atwood
111.72179.80 
 
SR 104 west – Milan
Eastern end of SR 104 overlap
112.42180.92 
 
SR 424 east – Clarksburg
Huntingdon113.68182.95 
 
 
 
US 70 east / SR 22 Byp. (Veterans Drive South)
 
 
 
US 70 Bus. begins
Eastern end of US 70 overlap; western terminus of US 70 Bus.
114.29–
114.38
183.93–
184.08
 
 
SR 22 Bus. (Court Square)
Roundabout
116.36187.26 
 
 
 
US 70 west (Veterans Drive South) / US 70A west (Veterans Drive North) – McKenzie, McLemoresville, Lexington, Jackson, Paris
 
 
 
US 70 Bus. ends
Eastern terminus of US 70 Bus.; western end of US 70 overlap
119.43192.20 
 
SR 219 north (Rosser Road)
Hollow Rock123.81199.25 
 
SR 114 south – Buena Vista
Western end of SR 114 overlap
123.91199.41 
 
SR 114 north (Seminary Street)
Eastern end of SR 114 overlap
BentonCamden131.60211.79 
 
 
US 70 Bus. east (W. Main Street)
133.20214.36  US 641 – Camden, Parsons
135.00217.26  SR 191 (Birdsong Road)
135.90218.71 
 
 
US 70 Bus. west (Forest Avenue South) – Camden
Kentucky LakeHickman Lockhart Bridge over Tennessee River
HumphreysNew Johnsonville141.20227.24New Johnsonville Power PlantInterchange
142.36229.11Chemours Johnsonville Plant
Waverly151.87244.41 
 
To SR 13 (SR 13 Spur)
McEwen160.98259.07 
 
SR 231 north (Main Street)
DicksonDickson174.24280.41 
 
SR 46 north
Western end of SR 46 overlap
174.32280.54 
 
 
US 70 Bus. east (W. College Street)
175.39282.26   SR 48 (North Main Street) – Charlotte, Centerville, ClarksvilleInterchange
175.88283.05 
 
 
 
SR 46 south (Mathis Drive) to I-40
Eastern end of SR 46 overlap
176.27283.68 
 
 
US 70 Bus. west (E. College Street)
177.89286.29 
 
 
 
SR 96 east to I-40
White Bluff184.21296.46 
 
SR 47 south – Burns
Western end of SR 47 overlap
184.77297.36 
 
SR 47 north (Walton Speight Highway) – Charlotte
Eastern end of SR 47 overlap
CheathamPegram195.08313.95 
 
 
 
SR 249 south (Kingston Springs Road) to I-40 – Kingston Springs
Western end of SR 249 overlap
195.30314.30 
 
SR 249 north (Sams Creek Road) – Ashland City
Eastern end of SR 249 overlap
DavidsonBellevue200.83323.20 
 
US 70 east (Charlotte Pike)
 
 
US 70S begins
Eastern end of US 70 overlap; western end of US 70S overlap
202.63326.10  I-40 – Nashville, MemphisI-40 exit 196
204.73329.48 
 
SR 251 north / Old Hickory Boulevard
Belle Meade208.16335.00 
 
SR 100 west – Pasquo, Fairview
210.38338.57 
 
SR 155 north (White Bridge Pike) / Woodmount Boulevard
Nashville212.06341.28  I-440 – Memphis, KnoxvilleI-440 exit 1A
214.06344.50 
 
US 431 south (Broadway)
Western end of US 431 overlap
214.27344.83   
 
  I-40 / I-65 / US 70 west (14th Avenue North) – Airport
Western end of US 70 overlap
214.76345.62 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 70 east (Broadway) / US 31 north / US 41 north / US 41A north / US 431 north (8th Avenue North)
Eastern end of US 70/US 431 overlap; western end of US 31/US 41/US 41A overlap
215.08346.14 
 
US 31 south (8th Avenue South)
 
 
US 31A begins
Roundabout; eastern end of US 31 overlap; western terminus of US 31A
215.59–
215.79
346.96–
347.28
  
 
 
 
I-40 / US 31A south / US 41A south (4th Avenue South) – Memphis, Knoxville
Eastern end of US 31A/US 41A overlap; I-40 exit 210C
218.26351.26    I-24 / I-40 / I-440 – Chattanooga, KnoxvilleI-24 exit 52; I-40 exit 213
220.23354.43  SR 155 (Briley Parkway)SR 155 exit 4
221.98357.24   SR 255 (Donelson Pike) – Airport
Antioch225.19362.41 
 
SR 254 west (Bell Road)
227.79366.59  SR 171 (Old Hickory Boulevard / Hobson Pike)
RutherfordSmyrna233.24375.36  
 
  SR 266 (Sam Ridley Parkway) to I-24 – Smyrna Airport
Interchange
236.53380.66  
 
SR 102 to I-24
Interchange
Murfreesboro241.15388.09  I-840 – Knoxville, ChattanoogaI-840 exit 55
243.48391.84 
 
SR 268 east / Thompson Lane – Stones River National Battlefield
245.83395.63 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 231 north (Memorial Boulevard) / SR 10 north (Old Fort Parkway) to SR 96 / I-24
Western end of US 231 overlap
246.50396.70 
 
 
 
US 231 south (South Church Street) / SR 10 south
Eastern end of US 231 overlap
247.01397.52 
 
 
 
US 41 south (Southeast Broad Street) / SR 2 east
Eastern end of US 41 overlap; western terminus of SR 2
Cannon260.52419.27 
 
SR 64 west (Bradyville Road) – Bradyville
Woodbury261.22420.39 
 
SR 145 north (Auburntown Road) – Auburntown
261.96421.58 
 
SR 53 south (S. McCrary Street)
Western end of SR 53 overlap
262.64422.68 
 
SR 53 north (Gassaway Road) – Liberty
Eastern end of SR 53 overlap
267.72430.85  SR 281 (Center Hill Road) – Bluewing
269.32433.43 
 
SR 146 north (Short Mountain Road) – Smithville
WarrenCentertown273.32439.87 
 
SR 287 south (Green Hill Road) – Centertown
Western end of SR 287 overlap
273.40439.99 
 
SR 287 north (Green Hill Road)
Eastern end of SR 287 overlap
McMinnville280.49451.40 
 
 
 
SR 55 west (Manchester Highway) / SR 380 east (W Main Street) – Manchester
Interchange
281.77453.46  SR 56 (Smithville Highway)
283.88456.86 
 
SR 380 west (Sparta Street) – Downtown
Former routing of US 70S / SR 1
286.69461.38 
 
SR 30 east (Spencer Road) – Spencer
287.49462.67 
 
SR 288 north (Old Rock Island Road)
Campaign293.69472.65 
 
SR 136 north (Rock Island Road) – Rock Island, Walling
Van Buren
No major junctions
WhiteDoyle301.93485.91 
 
SR 285 east (E Gooseneck Road) – Fall Creek Falls State Park
304.76490.46 
 
SR 111 south (Spencer Highway) – Spencer
Interchange; western end of SR 111 overlap
Sparta307.86495.45 
 
 
 
US 70S east / SR 111 north (Spencer Highway)
Interchange; eastern end of US 70S/SR 111 overlap
308.91497.14 
 
US 70 west (W. Bockman Way) – Cookeville, Smithville
Western end of US 70 overlap
308.99497.27 
 
SR 289 north (N. Spring Street)
309.73498.46 
 
SR 84 north (N. Main Street)
CumberlandCrossville333.50536.72 
 
SR 462 east (Northside Drive)
335.74540.32 
 
 
 
 
 
US 70N west (West Avenue) / Elmore Road to I-40 / US 127 – Monterey
336.19541.05  SR 392 (Miller Avenue)
337.17542.62 
 
SR 101 south (Lantana Road)
Western end of SR 101 overlap
337.25542.75   US 127 (S. Main Street) / SR 28
339.68546.66 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SR 392 north to SR 101 north / I-40
Eastern end of SR 101 overlap
Crab Orchard347.38559.05 
 
To I-40 (Market Street)
I-40 exit 329
356.34573.47 
 
 
 
SR 299 north (Westel Road) to I-40
RoaneRockwood359.21578.09 
 
  US 27 south (S. Gateway Avenue) / SR 29 – Spring City, Chattanooga
Western end of US 27 overlap
362.01582.60 
 
 
 
US 27 north / SR 61 east (North Gateway Avenue) – Harriman
Eastern end of US 27 overlap
365.19587.72 
 
SR 382 north (Patton Lane)
Harriman370.00595.46 
 
 
 
SR 29 north (Pine Ridge Road) to I-40
Kingston372.80599.96  
 
SR 58 (Kentucky Street) to I-40 – Chattanooga
376.64606.14 
 
 
 
SR 326 north (Gallaher Road) to I-40 – Oak Ridge
LoudonLenoir City387.24623.20  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 321 to SR 73 / SR 95 / I-40 / I-75 – Lenoir City, Oak Ridge
Farragut391.24629.64 
 
  US 11 south (Lee Highway) / SR 2 – Lenoir City
Western end of US 11 overlap; eastern terminus of SR 2
Knox395.93637.19 
 
SR 332 east (Concord Road)
397.07639.02 
 
SR 131 north (Lovell Road)
Knoxville397.74640.10  I-140 (Pellissippi Parkway) – Maryville, Oak RidgeI-140 exit 1
404.71651.32  SR 332 (Northshore Drive)
408.18656.90 
 
 
 
US 11 north / US 70 east (Neyland Drive)
Eastern end of US 11/US 70 overlap
408.44657.32  
 
 
 
 
 
US 129 (Alcoa Highway) to SR 115 / I-40 / I-75
Interchange
409.82659.54 
 
  US 441 south (Henley Street) / SR 71
Western end of US 441 overlap
410.07659.94  
 
I-40 / I-275 north – Nashville, Asheville, Lexington
I-40 exit 388; I-275 exit 0A
410.17660.10 
 
SR 62 west (Western Avenue)
410.55660.72 
 
US 441 north (Broadway)
Eastern end of US 441 overlap
411.02661.47 
 
 
 
US 11 south / US 70 east (Hall of Fame Drive)
Western end of US 11/US 70 overlap
414.01666.28 
 
US 11 ends
 
 
 
 
US 11E north / US 70 east (Asheville Highway)
 
 
US 11W begins
Eastern end of US 11/US 70 overlap; western terminus of US 11W
414.35666.83  I-40 – Knoxville, AshevilleI-40 exit 392
GraingerBlaine428.85690.17 
 
SR 61 west – Luttrell, Maynardville
Rutledge442.77712.57 
 
SR 92 south – Jefferson City, Dandridge
Bean Station454.09730.79 
 
US 25E north – Tazewell
Interchange; western end of US 25E overlap
456.79735.13 
 
US 25E south – Morristown
Interchange; eastern end of US 25E overlap
HawkinsMooresburg460.23740.67 
 
SR 31 north – Sneedville
470.43757.08 
 
SR 344 south (Melinda Ferry Road) – Saint Clair
Rogersville473.53762.07   
 
SR 66 / SR 70 south – Sneedville, Bulls Gap
Interchange; western end of SR 70 overlap
476.31766.55 
 
 
 
SR 70 north / SR 347 east – Sneedville, Pressmen's Home
Interchange; eastern end of SR 70 overlap
Surgoinsville481.72775.25 
 
SR 346 north (Old Highway 11W)
488.32785.87 
 
SR 346 south (Main Street)
Western end of SR 346 overlap
Church Hill492.89793.23 
 
SR 346 north (Main Boulevard) / Goshen Valley Road
Eastern end of SR 346 overlap
SullivanKingsport501.35806.84 
 
  I-26 east / US 23 – Gate City, Johnson City
I-26 exit 1
502.14808.12  SR 36 (Lynn Garden Drive)Interchange
510.99822.36  SR 93 (John B Dennis Highway) – Bloomingdale, GreenevilleInterchange
514.99828.80 
 
 
 
SR 394 east to I-81 – Blountville
Bristol520.70837.99  I-81 – Roanoke, KnoxvilleI-81 exit 74
522.95841.61 
 
SR 126 west (Blountville Highway)��– Blountville
523.59842.64 
 
   US 11W north (Lee Highway) / US 421 (Gate City Highway) / SR 34
Eastern end of US 11W overlap
524.80844.58 
 
 
 
 
 
US 11E north / US 19 north / US 421 north (Commonwealth Avenue)
Western end of US 11E/US 19/US 421 overlap
524.95844.83 
 
 
 
 
 
US 11E south / US 19 south (Volunteer Parkway) / US 421 south (Anderson Street)
Eastern terminus; eastern end of US 11E/US 19/US 421 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ TDOT 100 Year Anniversary
  3. ^ "City Maps". Tennessee Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  1. Tennessee Department of Transportation (24 January 2003). "State Highway and Interstate List 2003".
  2. Tennessee Department of Transportation official 2020 Map
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