State Route 7 (SR 7) is a south–north state highway in Middle Tennessee, running from the Alabama state line in Lincoln County to SR 100/SR 46 in Hickman County.[2]
  State Route 7 | ||||
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 SR 7; primary in red, secondary in blue, unsigned in green | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 80.75 mi (129.95 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1923[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 53 at Alabama state line in Ardmore | |||
| North end |   SR 46 / SR 100 near Bon Aqua | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Lincoln, Giles, Maury, Hickman | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editAlabama state line to Columbia
editSR 7 begins concurrent with Alabama State Route 53 at Lewter Chapel Drive on the Alabama–Tennessee state line in Lincoln County as a secondary highway. They then go west and intersect SR 110 before separating from (AL) SR 53, entering Giles Gounty and Ardmore, Tennessee, and continuing west to an interchange with I-65. At this interchange, SR 7 becomes the unsigned companion route of US 31. US 31/SR 7 then leave Ardmore and go north to Elkton and have a short concurrency with SR 273. They continue north through rural Giles County before having a junction with US 64 before entering Pulaski. SR 7 then becomes a primary highway and they come to an intersection with SR 11 and SR 15, becoming concurrent with SR 11. They go north through downtown and then come to the southern terminus of US 31A, with SR 11 separating and following it. US 31/SR 7 then leave Pulaski and goes north to the community of Waco, just west of Lynnville, and meets the western end of SR 129. The pair then crosses into Maury County and goes through Hopewell before entering Columbia.
Columbia to Bon Aqua
editIn Columbia, US 31/SR 7 intersect SR 50 before entering downtown and becoming concurrent with US 412 Bus/SR 99. They come to an intersection where SR 7 separates and turns northwest, becoming signed once again as a primary highway. SR 7 then goes northwest alone and intersects US 43/US 412/SR 6 before leaving Columbia. It then goes north to the community of Santa Fe and has an intersection and short concurrency with SR 247. It then continues northwest to the community of Fly and has an interchange with the Natchez Trace Parkway. SR 7 then crosses into Hickman County and passes through Primm Springs and ends at an intersection with SR 46 and SR 100 in Bon Aqua.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lincoln | Ardmore | 0.00 | 0.00 |  SR 53 south (Main Street) – Huntsville | Southern terminus; south end of SR 53 concurrency along Alabama state line; road continues as SR 53 south |
| Giles | 0.9 | 1.4 |   SR 110 east (Bowman Street) – Taft, Fayetteville | Western terminus of SR 110 | |
| 1.2 | 1.9 |    SR 7 Truck north (Austin Street) | Southern terminus of SR 7 Truck | ||
| 1.5 | 2.4 |   SR 53 south (Ardmore Avenue) to SR 251 | North end of SR 53 concurrency | ||
| 1.6 | 2.6 |  SR 7 Truck south (Ardmore Ridge Road) – Public Park, Arena, Ballpark | Northern terminus of SR 7 Truck | ||
| 3.8– 4.1 | 6.1– 6.6 |   US 31 south / I-65 – Huntsville, Nashville | South end of US 31 concurrency; I-65 exit 1 | ||
| Elkton | 6.9 | 11.1 |   SR 273 west (Prospect Road) – Prospect | Southern end of SR 273 concurrency | |
| 7.9 | 12.7 |  SR 273 east (Bryson Road) to I-65 | Northern end of SR 273 concurrency | ||
| Pulaski | 18.4 | 29.6 |  US 64 (Lawrenceburg Highway/Fayetteville Highway) – Lawrenceburg, Fayetteville | ||
| 20.6 | 33.2 |   SR 11 south / SR 15 (College Street) – Minor Hill, Lawrenceburg, Fayetteville | Southern end of SR 11 concurrency | ||
| 21.4 | 34.4 |  US 31A north (E Grigsby Street/SR 11 north) to I-65 – Cornersville, Lewisburg | Southern terminus of US 31A; northern end of SR 11 concurrency | ||
| Waco | 33.8 | 54.4 |  SR 129 east (Waco Road) – Lynnville, Cornersville | Western terminus of SR 129 | |
| Maury | Columbia | 49.5 | 79.7 |  SR 50 (James Campbell Boulevard) – Centerville, Lewisburg | |
| 51.3 | 82.6 |   US 412 Bus. west (SR 99/W 7th Street) – Hohenwald | Southern end of US 412 Bus concurrency | ||
| 51.8 | 83.4 | US 31 north / US 412 Bus. east (SR 99/Garden Street north) | Northern end of US 31/US 412 Bus. concurrency | ||
| 53.3 | 85.8 |  US 43 / US 412 (SR 6) – Mount Pleasant, Chapel Hill | Interchange via connector road | ||
| Santa Fe | 61.5 | 99.0 |  SR 247 west (Snow Creek Road) – Williamsport | Southern end of SR 247 concurrency | |
| 61.7 | 99.3 | SR 247 east (Snow Creek Road) – Santa Fe, Spring Hill | Northern end of SR 247 concurrency | ||
| Fly | 69.2 | 111.4 |  Natchez Trace Parkway | Interchange via connector road | |
| Hickman | Bon Aqua | 80.75 | 129.95 |  SR 46 / SR 100 – Dickson, Centerville, Nashville | Northern terminus; road continues as SR 46 north |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Truck route
edit State Route 7 Truck | |
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| Location | Ardmore |
SR 7 has one bannered route, State Route 7 Truck (SR 7 Truck) in Ardmore. The Truck Route begins, with secondary status, at SR 7 and Alabama State Route 53, on the Tennessee–Alabama line, on Austin Street heading north. At the intersection with Smith Avenue, SR 7 Truck curves west onto Austin Whitt Road. It then turns left onto Ardmore Ridge Road, where it picks up primary status, and passes by Ardmore City Park. The route ends at SR 7 on the Tennessee side north of the railroad underpass near the state line. The road exists primarily to allow tall trucks to bypass the low underpass.
See also
editReferences
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.