Tennessee State Route 48

State Route 48
State Route 48
	SR 48; primary in red, secondary in blue
Route information
	Maintained by TDOT
Length	103.86 mi (167.15 km)
Existed	October 1, 1923–present
Major junctions
South end	SR 13 in rural northern Wayne County
	US 412 / SR 20 / SR 99 in Holenwald; I-40 in southern Dickson County; US 70 in Dickson; ; US 41A Byp. in Clarksville; US 41A / US 79 in Clarksville; I-24 north of Clarksville;
North end	KY 104 at the Tennessee-Kentucky State Line north of Clarksville
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Wayne, Perry, Lewis, Hickman, Dickson, Montgomery
Highway system
	Tennessee State Routes; Interstate; US; State;

State Route 48 (SR 48) is a long north–south state highway in Middle Tennessee. It traverses six counties, and it is 103.86 miles (167.15 km) long.^[2]

Route description

Wayne, Perry, and Lewis Counties

SR 48 begins as a primary state route in far northern Wayne County at a junction with SR 13. Then it travels through the southeastern corner of Perry County before entering Lewis County to intersect SR 20, and then U.S. Route 412 (US 412) and SR 99 in Hohenwald. After Hohenwald, SR 48 then goes due north to Hickman County.

Hickman County

SR 48 then runs concurrently with SR 100 near the Beaver Dam Creek Wildlife Management Area. It follows SR 100 to Centerville, where it intersects SR 50 and bridges the Duck River.

SR 48 becomes a secondary route after separating from SR 100 and intersects SR 230 at Nunnelly. It then traverses Pinewood, and then intersects the exit 163 interchange with Interstate 40 (I-40) not long after crossing into Dickson County.

Dickson County

It then enters the city of Dickson and intersects US 70 Business in downtown Dickson. SR 48 goes back to being a primary route and intersects with US 70/SR 1).

After exiting Dickson, SR 48 (as a primary highway) goes to intersect SR 49 in Charlotte, the Dickson County seat. SR 49 goes further north through Cumberland Furnace and then enters Montgomery County.

Montgomery County

It then enters Cunningham. When it reaches Cunningham, it runs concurrently with SR 13 from there to downtown Clarksville, where it intersects with SR 149 before crossing the Cumberland River to intersect US 41A Bypass/SR 12, and then US 41A/SR 12. After this point, SR 48 turns into a secondary state route for the remainder of its length. SR 48 runs concurrently with SR 13 again, but this time SR 13 is unsigned and US 79 is the main designation.

SR 48 splits from US 79 (Wilma Rudolph Boulevard) and then continues as Trenton Road. SR 48 (Trenton Road) then has an intersection with SR 374 (101st Airborne Parkway). SR 48 has two more intersections, one with SR 236, and then the exit 1 interchange on I-24 on the north side of Clarksville. Its northern terminus is at the Kentucky state line where the road enters Todd County, Kentucky and becomes Kentucky Route 104.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Wayne		0.0	0.0	SR 13 (Waynesboro Highway) – Waynesboro, Linden	Southern terminus; SR 48 begins as a primary route
Perry	No major junctions
Lewis	Hohenwald			SR 20 east / SR 99 west (E 4th Avenue) to Natchez Trace Parkway – Summertown, Waynesboro	Southern end of SR 20/SR 99 concurrency
Lewis	Hohenwald			US 412 (Main Street/SR 20 west/SR 99 east) to Natchez Trace Parkway – Linden, Hampshire, Columbia	Northern end of SR 20/SR 99 concurrency
Hickman				SR 100 west – Linden	Southern end of SR 100 concurrency
	Centerville			SR 50 east – Columbia	Southern end of SR 50 concurrency
				SR 50 west to I-40 – Lobelville	Northern end of SR 50 concurrency
				Bridge over Duck River
				SR 100 east / SR 230 east – Lyles, Littlelot	Northern end of SR 100 concurrency; southern end of SR 230 concurrency; SR 48 becomes a secondary route
	Nunnelly			SR 230 west to I-40 – Waverly	Northern end of SR 230 concurrency
Dickson				I-40 – Memphis, Nashville	I-40 exit 163
				Bridge over West Piney River
				Bridge over East Piney River
	Dickson			SR 47 north (E Walnut Street) – Burns	Southern terminus of SR 47
				US 70 Bus. (College Street/SR 235)
				US 70 / SR 46 (Henslee Drive/SR 1) – McEwen, White Bluff	Interchange; SR 48 becomes a primary route
	Charlotte			SR 47 south (Charles Walton Speight Highway) – White Bluff	Northern terminus of SR 47
				SR 49 east (Spring Street) – Ashland City	Southern end of SR 49 concurrency
				SR 49 west (Van Leer Highway) – Vanleer	northern end of SR 49 concurrency
Montgomery	Cunningham			SR 13 south – Erin	Southern end of SR 13 concurrency
				SR 149 west – Palmyra, Cumberland City, Erin	Eastern terminus of SR 149
				Bridge over Cumberland River
	Clarksville			US 41A Byp. south (Riverside Drive/SR 12 south)	Southern end of US 41A Bypass/SR 12 concurrency; bypass for US 41A around downtown
				US 41A Byp. north (Riverside Drive/SR 12 north/SR 13 north)	Northern end of US 41A Bypass/SR 12/SR 13 concurrency; bypass for US 41A around downtown; SR 48 becomes a secondary route
				US 41A north (N 2nd Street/SR 76 south/SR 112 west) – Oak Grove, KY, Hopkinsville, KY	Southern end of US 41A/SR 76/SR 112 wrong-way concurrency; provides access to Fort Campbell
				US 41A south (University Avenue/SR 76 north/SR 112 east) – Pleasant View	Northern end of US 41A/SR 76/SR 112 wrong-way concurrency
				US 79 south (Kraft Street/SR 13 south) – Dover	Southern end of US 79/SR 13 concurrency
				Bridge over Red River
				Dunbar Cave Road - Dunbar Cave State Park
				US 79 north (Wilma Rudolph Boulevard/SR 13 north) to I-24 – Guthrie, KY, Russellville, KY	Northern end of US 79/SR 13 concurrency
				SR 374 (101st Airborne Division Parkway)	Partial beltway around Clarksville
				SR 236 west (Tiny Town Road)	Eastern terminus of SR 236
				I-24 – Paducah, Nashville	I-24 exit 1
		103.86	167.15	KY 104 north (Clarksville Road) – Trenton, Elkton	Kentucky state line; northern terminus; SR 48 ends as a secondary route
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus