State Route 270 (SR 270), also known as Old Columbia Road, is a 9.5-mile-long (15.3 km) east–west state highway in Middle Tennessee. It connects Chapel Hill with Unionville and Shelbyville.
 State Route 270 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Columbia Road | ||||
 SR 270 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.5 mi (15.3 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 31A / SR 99 in Chapel Hill | |||
| East end |  US 41A near Unionville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Marshall, Bedford | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSR 270 begins in Marshall County in Chapel Hill at an intersection with US 31A/SR 11/SR 99 just south of downtown. It goes east to leave Chapel Hill and pass through wooded areas, where it crosses a bridge over a creek, before passing through farmland to cross into Bedford County.[2] The highway winds its way southeast, where it crosses over another creek, and passes through farmland and rural areas for several miles before coming to an end at an intersection with US 41A/SR 16 between Unionville and Shelbyville.[3] The entire route of SR 270 is a two-lane rural highway.[4]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | Chapel Hill | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 31A / SR 99 (Nashville Highway/SR 11) – Lewisburg, Columbia, Eagleville, Nolensville | Western terminus |
| Bedford | | 9.5 | 15.3 | US 41A (SR 16) – Eagleville, Unionville, Shelbyville | Eastern terminus |
| 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.
- ^ "Map of Marshall County" (PDF). tn.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Map of Bedford County" (PDF). tn.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "TN-270 · Tennessee".