Summary
State Route 249 (SR 249) is a north–south secondary state highway located in Middle Tennessee. The route is located entirely in Cheatham County.
State Route 249 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 SR 249 highlighted within Cheatham County | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 29.6 mi (47.6 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-40 in Kingston Springs | |||
| East end |  I-24 southeast of Pleasant View | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Cheatham | |||
| Highway system | ||||
| ||||
Route description edit
SR 249 is one of three state routes in Tennessee that begins and ends with an interchange along a freeway or interstate. The others being SR 385 and SR 109. any type. Its southern and northern termini are with I-40 and I-24 in the southern and northern ends of the county, respectively.
SR 249 begins in Kingston Springs at the Exit 188 interchange of I-40. It continues northward through Pegram to Ashland City, then it turns northeast to end at I-24's exit 31 interchange in northeastern Cheatham County.
Concurrencies involved in this route includes US 70 (SR 1) in Pegram, SR 49 through Ashland City, and SR 12 in downtown Ashland City.[2]
Major intersections edit
The entire route is in Cheatham County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Springs | 0.0 | 0.0 | I-40 – Memphis, Nashville | Southern terminus; I-40 exit 188; begins state maintenance as Luyben Hills Road | |
| Pegram |   US 70 west (SR 1 west) – Dickson, Montgomery Bell State Park | Southern end of US 70/SR 1 overlap | |||
 US 70 east (SR 1 east) – Nashville | Northern end of US 70/SR 1 overlap | ||||
| |  SR 251 east (River Road) – Bellevue | Western terminus of SR 251 | |||
| Ashland City |  SR 49 west – Charlotte | Southern end of SR 49 overlap | |||
| SR 49 Bridge over the Cumberland River | |||||
 SR 455 (Tennessee Waltz Parkway) | Ashland City Bypass for SR 12 | ||||
  SR 12 north (Main Street) – Clarksville | Southern end of SR 12 overlap | ||||
 SR 12 south (Main Street) – Nashville | Northern end of SR 12 overlap | ||||
| SR 49 north – Pleasant View, Springfield | Northern end of SR 49 overlap | ||||
| |  US 41A (SR 112) – Clarksville, Pleasant View, Nashville | ||||
| | 29.6 | 47.6 | I-24 – Clarksville, Nashville | I-24 Exit 31; End state maintenance; Continues as New Hope Road | |
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.
- ^ Tennessee Department of Transportation (2017). Tennessee's Official Transportation Map [front] (PDF) (Map) (2016 ed.). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. § B7 (West). Retrieved February 28, 2017.