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 marker State Route 7 marker
State Route 7
Map
SR 7; primary in red, secondary in blue, unsigned in green
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length80.75 mi (129.95 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1923[1]–present
Major junctions
South end SR 53 at Alabama state line in Ardmore
Major intersections
North end SR 46 / SR 100 near Bon Aqua
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountiesLincoln, Giles, Maury, Hickman
Highway system
SR 6 SR 8

Route description

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Alabama state line to Columbia

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SR 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

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In 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

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
LincolnArdmore0.000.00 
 
SR 53 south (Main Street) – Huntsville
Southern terminus; south end of SR 53 concurrency along Alabama state line; road continues as SR 53 south
Giles0.91.4 
 
SR 110 east (Bowman Street) – Taft, Fayetteville
Western terminus of SR 110
1.21.9 
 
 
SR 7 Truck north (Austin Street)
Southern terminus of SR 7 Truck
1.52.4 
 
 
 
SR 53 south (Ardmore Avenue) to SR 251
North end of SR 53 concurrency
1.62.6 
 
 
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
Elkton6.911.1 
 
SR 273 west (Prospect Road) – Prospect
Southern end of SR 273 concurrency
7.912.7 
 
 
 
SR 273 east (Bryson Road) to I-65
Northern end of SR 273 concurrency
Pulaski18.429.6  US 64 (Lawrenceburg Highway/Fayetteville Highway) – Lawrenceburg, Fayetteville
20.633.2 
 
  SR 11 south / SR 15 (College Street) – Minor Hill, Lawrenceburg, Fayetteville
Southern end of SR 11 concurrency
21.434.4 
 
 
 
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
Waco33.854.4 
 
SR 129 east (Waco Road) – Lynnville, Cornersville
Western terminus of SR 129
MauryColumbia49.579.7  SR 50 (James Campbell Boulevard) – Centerville, Lewisburg
51.382.6 
 
 
US 412 Bus. west (SR 99/W 7th Street) – Hohenwald
Southern end of US 412 Bus concurrency
51.883.4 
 
 
 
 
US 31 north / US 412 Bus. east (SR 99/Garden Street north)
Northern end of US 31/US 412 Bus. concurrency
53.385.8   US 43 / US 412 (SR 6) – Mount Pleasant, Chapel HillInterchange via connector road
Santa Fe61.599.0 
 
SR 247 west (Snow Creek Road) – Williamsport
Southern end of SR 247 concurrency
61.799.3 
 
SR 247 east (Snow Creek Road) – Santa Fe, Spring Hill
Northern end of SR 247 concurrency
Fly69.2111.4  Natchez Trace ParkwayInterchange via connector road
HickmanBon Aqua80.75129.95    SR 46 / SR 100 – Dickson, Centerville, NashvilleNorthern terminus; road continues as SR 46 north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Truck route

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State Route 7 Truck
LocationArdmore

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 TennesseeAlabama 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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (2004 ed.). DeLorme.