State Route 49 (SR 49) is a state highway in Tennessee. The route forms a broad southern arc that passes through the rural Middle Tennessee towns of Dover, Erin, Charlotte, Ashland City, Pleasant View, and Springfield.[2][3][4][5][6]
  State Route 49 | ||||
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 SR 49; primary in red, secondary in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 104.57 mi (168.29 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1923[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 79 in Dover | |||
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| East end |  KY 383 at Kentucky state line near Orlinda | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Stewart, Houston, Dickson, Cheatham, Robertson | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSR 49 begins in Stewart County in downtown Dover at a junction with US 79/SR 76 as a primary highway. It goes east, paralleling the Cumberland River before turning south and having an intersection with SR 233. It then goes through some farmland and hills before crossing into Houston County.
SR 49 then immediately enters Tennessee Ridge and comes to an intersection with SR 147, where SR 49 turns east again towards Erin. SR 49 then enters Erin shortly afterwards, going straight through downtown before having an intersection with SR 149. It then intersects with SR 13 not even a half a mile later. It then goes through some more hills and farmland, having an intersection and concurrency with SR 46 before crossing into Dickson County.
SR 49 then goes through some more hills before having an intersection and becoming concurrent with SR 235 and entering Vanleer. They then go through Vanleer, turning to the south temporarily then turning east again, before SR 235 breaks off and goes south, and SR 49 continues east. SR 49 then goes through more hills and farmland before entering Charlotte and having an intersection and short concurrency with SR 48, just north of its intersection with SR 47. SR 49 then goes through downtown and intersects Old State Hwy. 47, an old alignment of SR 47, before leaving Charlotte and becoming very curvy, going northeast.
It then enters Cheatham County and has a crossing of the Harpeth River before intersecting SR 250 and begins paralleling the Cumberland River again, becomes concurrent with SR 249, crosses the Cumberland River, and enters Ashland City. SR 49/SR 249 then intersect with SR 455 (Tennessee Waltz Parkway/Ashland City Bypass), a bypass for SR 12, before entering downtown and having an intersection and short concurrency with SR 12. SR 249 then separates and goes east and SR 49 turns north. SR 49 then enters Pleasant View and intersects US 41A/SR 112 before having an interchange with I-24 and crossing into Robertson County.
It then goes northeast to Coopertown where it intersects SR 257. SR 49 then goes through some farmland before entering Springfield. It then enters downtown and comes to an intersection with US 41/US 431/SR 11/SR 65/SR 76, with SR 76 becoming concurrent with SR 49. SR 76 then separates and turns east while SR 49 leaves Springfield and continues northeast. It then intersects and has a short concurrency with SR 25 before becoming a secondary highway and going through some more farmland. It then becomes curvy before entering Orlinda and intersecting SR 52 in the center of town. SR 49 then continues north to the Kentucky state line, where it continues as KY 383.
History
editSR 49's route between Springfield and the Kentucky state line once formed an alternate route of the Dixie Highway system, bypassing the main route from Springfield to Russellville, Kentucky. The conditions of the road was described as poor.[7]
SR 49's course from Springfield to Orlinda, along with SR 52's eastward course from Orlinda to Portland was signed as SR 75 until the late-1920s.[8]
Until the 2000s, SR 49 extended north on The Trace Road to the Kentucky border.[9] Sometime in the 2000s, this portion was redesignated as SR 461. Google Maps and some recent road maps still displays SR 461 as SR 49.[10]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Stewart | Dover | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 79 (Fort Donelson Parkway/SR 76) – Paris, Clarksville | Western terminus; SR 49 begins as a primary highway; provides access to Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area |
| Carlisle | 9.7 | 15.6 |   SR 233 east (Cumberland City Road) – Cumberland City | Western terminus of SR 233 | |
| Houston | Tennessee Ridge | 17.1 | 27.5 |   SR 147 west (N Main Street) – Big Sandy, McKinnon | Eastern terminus of SR 147 |
| Erin | 21.9 | 35.2 |  SR 149 east (Cumberland City Highway) – Cumberland City, Clarksville | Western terminus of SR 149 | |
| 22.1 | 35.6 |   SR 13 (Waverly Highway/Clarksville Highway) – Waverly, Clarksville | |||
| 26.0 | 41.8 |   SR 46 north – Cumberland City | Western end of SR 46 concurrency | ||
| | 31.2 | 50.2 |  SR 46 south – Dickson | Eastern end of SR 46 concurrency | |
| Dickson | Vanleer | 36.2 | 58.3 |  SR 235 north (Slayden-Marion Road) – Slayden, Cunningham | Western end of SR 235 concurrency |
| 39.8 | 64.1 | SR 235 south (Sylvia Road) – Dickson | Eastern end of SR 235 concurrency | ||
| Charlotte | 46.3 | 74.5 |  SR 48 north – Clarksville | Western end of SR 48 concurrency | |
| 47.1 | 75.8 | SR 48 south – Dickson | Eastern end of SR 48 concurrency | ||
| Cheatham | Ashland City | 64.2 | 103.3 |  SR 250 south (Petway Road) – White Bluff | Northern terminus of SR 250; provides access to the Cheatham State Wildlife Management Area |
| 66.6 | 107.2 |  SR 249 west (River Road) – Pegram | Western end of SR 249 concurrency | ||
| 67.3 | 108.3 |  SR 455 (Tennessee Waltz Parkway) | Ashland City bypass for SR 12 | ||
| 67.6 | 108.8 |  SR 12 north (Main Street) – Clarksville | Western end of SR 12 concurrency | ||
| 67.7 | 109.0 | SR 12 south (Main Street) – Nashville | Eastern end of SR 12 concurrency | ||
| 69.8 | 112.3 | SR 249 east (Bearwallow Road) | Eastern end of SR 249 concurrency | ||
| Pleasant View | 77.1 | 124.1 |  US 41A (SR 112) – Clarksville, Nashville | ||
| Robertson | Pleasant View | 77.3 | 124.4 |  I-24 – Clarksville, Nashville | I-24 exit 24 |
| Coopertown | 83.2 | 133.9 |  SR 257 east – Ridgetop | Western terminus of SR 257 | |
| Springfield | 88.7 | 142.7 |    US 41 / US 431 / SR 76 west (Memorial Boulevard/SR 11/SR 65) | Western end of SR 76 concurrency | |
| 89.8 | 144.5 | SR 76 east – White House | Eastern end of SR 76 concurrency | ||
| 94.0 | 151.3 |  SR 25 west – Barren Plains | Western end of SR 25 concurrency | ||
| | 95.0 | 152.9 |  SR 25 east – Cross Plains | Eastern end of SR 25 concurrency; SR 49 turns secondary | |
| Orlinda | 101.0 | 162.5 |    SR 52 east to I-65 – Portland | Western terminus of SR 52 | |
| 104.6 | 168.3 | KY 383 north (Springfield Road) – Franklin, KY | Eastern terminus; continuation into Kentucky; SR 49 ends as a secondary highway | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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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 Department of Transportation (2012). Official Tennessee Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2012.[full citation needed]
- ^ Burmaster, Bill (October 9, 2009). "Tennessee State Route 49, Stewart County". Roads of the Mid-South and West. Retrieved October 12, 2012.[self-published source]
- ^ Burmaster, Bill (October 9, 2009). "Tennessee State Route 49, Houston County". Roads of the Mid-South and West. Retrieved October 12, 2012.[self-published source]
- ^ Burmaster, Bill (October 9, 2009). "Tennessee State Route 49, Robertson County". Roads of the Mid-South and West. Retrieved October 12, 2012.[self-published source]
- ^ Burmaster, Bill (October 9, 2009). "Tennessee State Route 49, Cheatham County". Roads of the Mid-South and West. Retrieved October 12, 2012.[self-published source]
- ^ "Dixie Highway Maps".
- ^ Austin Peay Campaign Committee (1926). Highway Map of Tennessee Showing the Construction Progress During 8 Year Period 1918–1926, on Federal and State Aid Roads (Map). Scale not given. Nashville: Austin Peay Campaign Committee – via Tennessee Virtual Archive.
- ^ The Southeast (Map). Close-up: U.S.A. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society. 1986.
- ^ AAA (2021). "Kentucky" (Map). AAA Deluxe Road Atlas (2021 ed.). 1 in=20 mi. Kappa Map Group. p. 47. Kentucky Lakes Region inset. §§ R9-R11. ISBN 9781946494412.