State Route 45 (SR 45) is a west–east route in Davidson County, Tennessee. It connects US 431 (Whites Creek Pike) in Whites Creek with I-40 in Hermitage.[2]
 State Route 45 | ||||
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| Robinson Road Hadley Avenue Old Hickory Boulevard | ||||
 SR 45 mainline in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 17.92 mi (28.84 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1923[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 431 in Whites Creek | |||
 I-24 in Nashville  US 31W / US 41 in Nashville I-65 in Nashville US 31E in Madison US 70 in Hermitage | ||||
| East end |  I-40 in Hermitage | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Davidson | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSR 45 makes up much of the northern half of Nashville's Old Hickory Boulevard loop. It continues the loop from the intersection with Whites Creek Pike (US 431) in Whites Creek. Traveling parallel to Little Creek, it enters Nashville proper and continues past I-24 exit 40 to its intersection with US 31W/US 41 (Dickerson Pike). After that intersection, the road becomes a four-lane divided highway. SR 45 goes south of Cedar Hill Park and past I-65 exit 92 to enter Madison, where it has an intersection with US 31E (Gallatin Pike). After it crosses the Cumberland River, SR 45 continues onto Robinson Road through the town of Old Hickory before rejoining Old Hickory Boulevard. It heads south through Lakewood and by The Hermitage, to the eponymous town of Hermitage, where it has intersections with US 70 (Lebanon Pike) and SR 265 (Central Pike). SR 45 ends at I-40 exit 221, and Old Hickory Boulevard continues south to Bell Road.
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Davidson County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Whites Creek | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 431 (SR 65/Whites Creek Pike) – Joelton, Springfield, Nashville | Western terminus; road continues west as Old Hickory Boulevard | |
| Nashville | 2.0 | 3.2 | I-24 – Clarksville, Murfreesboro | I-24 exit 40 | |
| 4.7 | 7.6 | US 31W / US 41 (SR 11/Dickerson Pike) – Goodlettsville, Nashville | |||
| 5.8 | 9.3 | I-65 – Nashville, Louisville | I-65 exit 92 | ||
| Madison | 7.2 | 11.6 | US 31E (Gallatin Pike/SR 6) – Nashville, Hendersonville | Known as SR 45 from US 31E eastward to the Cumberland River; known as Robinson Rd. in Old Hickory | |
| Hermitage | 15.7 | 25.3 | US 70 (SR 24/Lebanon Pike) – Nashville, Donelson, Mount Juliet, Lebanon | ||
| 17.7 | 28.5 |  SR 265 (Central Pike) – Mount Juliet | |||
| 17.92 | 28.84 | I-40 – Knoxville, Nashville | Eastern terminus; I-40 exit 221; road continues south as Old Hickory Boulevard | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (2004 ed.). DeLorme.