State Route 248 (SR 248) is an east–west secondary state highway located entirely in Williamson County in Middle Tennessee.
 State Route 248 | ||||
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| Goose Creek Bypass | ||||
 SR 248 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 3.7 mi (6.0 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 31 near Thompson's Station | |||
 US 431 south of Franklin | ||||
| East end |  I-65 southeast of Franklin | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Williamson | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History
editIn the early morning of August 15, 2014, while the road and bridge over Interstate 65 were under construction, a tanker crashed into one of the bridge's support pillars, killing the driver and engulfing the bridge in flames. The bridge was damaged beyond repair and was destroyed on September 20. Construction continued as planned, and the widened bridge was opened to traffic on June 15, 2016.[2][3]
Route description
editSR 248 begins at an interchange-style junction with U.S. Route 31 (US 31, SR 6) near Thompson's Station, and goes northeast through rural areas to have an intersection with U.S. Route 431 (US 431, SR 106) before it comes to an end at Interstate 65 (I-65) southeast of Franklin.[4]
After the I-65 junction near the Williamson County Fairgrounds, the road continues as Peytonsville Road, a locally maintained thoroughfare connecting the interchange with the town of Peytonsville and I-840.
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Williamson County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Thompson's Station | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 31 (Columbia Pike/SR 6) – Spring Hill, Franklin | Western terminus; interchange | |
| | US 431 (Lewisburg Pike/SR 106) – Franklin, Lewisburg | ||||
| | 3.7 | 6.0 | I-65 – Huntsville, Nashville | I-65 exit 61; eastern terminus; road continues as Peytonsville Road (end of state maintenance) | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ Buie, Jordan (June 15, 2016). "Williamson bridge project completed on time despite tragedy". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "I-65 partially closed this weekend for bridge demolition". Williamson Herald. September 18, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ Tennessee Department of Transportation (2017). Tennessee's Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2017 ed.). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. §§ C7–C8 (West). Retrieved April 20, 2017.