Tennessee State Route 1

State Route 1
State Route 1
Memphis to Bristol Highway
	TN SR 1 highlighed. Red primary designation and Black secondary designation.
Route information
	Maintained by TDOT
Length	538.8 mi (867.1 km)
Existed	October 1, 1923–present
History	Designated Memphis to Bristol Highway in 1915
Major junctions
West end	I-55 / US 61 / US 64 / US 70 / US 78 / US 79 at the Arkansas state line at Memphis
	I-40 east of Brownsville; I-40 / US 412 northeast of Jackson; I-40 southwest of Belle Meade; I-440 in Nashville; I-840 northwest of Murfreesboro; I-140 in Knoxville; I-40 in Knoxville; I-26 / US 23 in Kingsport; I-81 in Bristol;
East end	US 11E / US 19 / SR 34 in Bristol
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, Haywood, Madison, Carroll, Benton, Humphreys, Dickson, Cheatham, Davidson, Rutherford, Cannon, Warren, Van Buren, White, Cumberland, Roane, Loudon, Knox, Grainger, Hawkins, Sullivan
Highway system
	Tennessee State Routes; Interstate; US; State;

State Route 1 (SR 1), known as the Memphis to Bristol Highway, is a 538.8-mile-long (867.1 km) mostly-unsigned state highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It stretches from the Arkansas state line at Memphis in the southwest corner of the state to Bristol in the northeast part. Most of the route travels concurrently with U.S. Route 70 (US 70) and US 11W. It is the longest highway of any kind in the state of Tennessee. The route is signed as both in the state of Tennessee, a Primary and Secondary Highway (at different times throughout its designation)

In 2015, the Tennessee Department of Transportation erected signs along SR 1 showing motorists they are traveling on the Memphis to Bristol Highway, Tennessee's first state road. TDOT installed the signs at every county line while it celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Route description

Memphis Area

SR 1 begins as a primary route on Interstate 55 (I-55) in the middle of the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge at the Arkansas–Tennessee state line. US 61, US 64, US 70, US 78, and US 79 come off the bridge alongside SR 1; US 61 soon turns south with SR 14 and US 78 continues along E.H. Crump Blvd with SR 4 heading eastward. The other three U.S. Highways and SR 1 travel along SR 4 northbound (on Danny Thomas Blvd). At SR 3 (Union Avenue), US 51 joins SR 1 and 4 while US 64/70/79 continue east on Union Avenue. At North Parkway, SR 4 continues along Danny Thomas Blvd/Thomas St with US 51 northbound, while SR 1 turns east alone onto North Parkway. However, US 64/US 70/US 79 soon rejoin SR 1 at SR 57. These 4 routes continue as Summer Avenue until exiting Memphis. The portions where SR 1 runs by itself are signed.

Between Memphis and Nashville

SR 1 is a Primary Route until it runs around Brownsville. After the junction of SR 76, SR 1 becomes a secondary route for a short time until it crosses TN-SR 186.

After leaving Memphis, SR 1 runs along the following routes:

US 64, Memphis to SR 15 in Bartlett
US 79, Memphis to SR 76 in Brownsville
US 70, Memphis to SR 22 Bypass in Huntingdon
US 70 Business through Huntingdon
US 70/SR 364 in Huntingdon to SR 24 west of Belle Meade

Nashville

SR 1 enters Nashville from the west along US 70S through the community of Bellevue. Between Old Hickory Pike and White Bridge Road east of Belle Meade, the highway is known as Harding Pike. Between here and Downtown Nashville, SR 1 is known as West End Avenue. In downtown, SR 1 is known as Broadway. As SR 1 approaches 8th Avenue South/Rosa Parks, it turns right and southeast, joining US 41 and becoming known as Lafayette Street (briefly) and then Murfreesboro Road.

Between Nashville and Knoxville

Sign marking SR 1 in Cumberland County

Tennessee State Route 1 is a Primary Route until its intersection with US 70N/ TN-SR 24. It continues to be a secondary route until its intersection with US 11W. East of Nashville, SR 1 runs along the following routes:

US 70S through Belle Meade and Nashville to SR 111 in Sparta
US 41 from Downtown Nashville to Murfreesboro
Separate through Sparta – the only signed portion
US 70/SR 26 in Sparta to SR 168 in Knoxville

Knoxville

SR 1 enters Knox County along with US 70 and US 11 (which joins SR 1 a few feet from the county line). From here to near the downtown area, the road is locally known as Kingston Pike and near the University of Tennessee campus it is known as Cumberland Avenue. It turns north onto Henley Street becoming Broadway Street, east onto Magnolia Avenue, north onto Hall of Fame Drive, and back onto Magnolia Avenue. In East Knoxville, SR 1 splits from US 70 and continues northeast with US 11W as Rutledge Pike.

Between Knoxville and Bristol

Between Knoxville and Bristol, SR 1 runs along US 11W.

Bristol

Map showing the east end of SR 1 in Bristol

In Bristol, SR 1 leaves US 11W right at the state line, and heads east on its own (as a primary route) along State Street. It turns south at US 11E/US 19, ending two blocks later at Broad Street (SR 34).

State designations

State Route 1 runs as a primary or secondary highway as follows:

Primary, Memphis to SR 76 in Brownsville
Secondary, SR 76 to SR 186 (US 45 Bypass) in Jackson
Primary, SR 186 to SR 22 Bypass in Huntingdon
Secondary, SR 22 Bypass to SR 364 in Huntingdon
Primary, SR 364 to I-40 west of Belle Meade
Secondary, I-40 to SR 100 in Belle Meade
Primary, SR 100 to I-440 in Nashville
Secondary, I-440 to I-24 in Nashville
Primary, I-24 to SR 24 in Crossville
Secondary, SR 24 to SR 29 south of Rockwood
Primary, SR 29 to SR 61 in Rockwood
Secondary, SR 61 to I-40 in Knoxville
Primary, I-40 to Bristol

Interestingly, although State Route 1 is signed a Primary highway in Sparta, the TDOT Traffic Map for White County actually identifies this stretch as a Secondary Highway. (Between the eastern end of the TN-111 and US 70S concurrency to the eastern terminus of TN-26 at US 70 in Sparta). There are zero secondary designation reassurance shields signs along the entire State Route 1 corridor.

List of signed segments

US 61, US 64, US 70 and US 79 to US 51, US 64, US 70 and US 79 in Memphis
SR 14 and US 51 to US 64, US 70, US 79 and SR 57 in Memphis
US 70S and SR 111 to US 70 and SR 26 in Sparta
Along State Street in Bristol from US 11W to US 421

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Mississippi River		0.00	0.00	I-55 north / US 61 north / US 64 west / US 70 west / US 79 north – St. Louis	Continuation into Arkansas; western end of I-55/US 61/US 64/US 70/US 79 overlap
Mississippi River		0.00	0.00	Memphis & Arkansas Bridge
Shelby	Memphis	0.66	1.06	I-55 south – Jackson	Eastern end of I-55 overlap
		1.35	2.17	US 61 south / SR 14 (Third Street)	Eastern end of US 61 overlap
		1.80	2.90	SR 4 west (Crump Boulevard)	Western end of SR 4 overlap
		2.67	4.30	US 78 / SR 278 (Linden Avenue)
		2.96	4.76	US 51 south / US 64 east / US 70 east / US 79 south / SR 3 (Union Avenue)	Eastern end of US 64/US 70/US 79 overlap; western end of US 51 overlap
				Madison Avenue (including MATA Trolley Line)	Interchange
				Jefferson Avenue	Interchange
		3.76	6.05	I-40 – Nashville, Little Rock
		4.13	6.65	US 51 north / SR 4 north / SR 14 north (Danny Thomas Boulevard) / SR 14 south (A.W. Willis Avenue)	Eastern end of US 51/SR 4 overlap
		5.53	8.90	Watkins Street	Interchange
		7.34	11.81	US 64 west / US 70 west / US 79 south (E. Parkway North) / SR 57 (Trezevant Street)	Western end of US 64/US 70/US 79 overlap
		12.80	20.60	I-40 west / I-240 west
	Bartlett	17.90	28.81	US 64 east / SR 15 (Stage Road)	Eastern end of US 64 overlap
	Bartlett	21.21	34.13	SR 177 south (Germantown Parkway)
	Arlington	28.43	45.75	SR 385 to I-40 / I-269 – Millington, Collierville
Fayette	Gallaway	33.66	54.17	SR 197 south (Main Street)
Fayette	Braden	37.68	60.64	SR 59 east to I-40	Western end of SR 59 overlap
Tipton	Mason	40.72	65.53	SR 59 west	Eastern end of SR 59 overlap
Haywood	Stanton	48.81	78.55	SR 222 south (Fayette Street)
	Stanton	48.94	78.76	SR 179 (Covington Street)
	Brownsville	59.44	95.66	SR 19 west (Brownsville Bypass)	Western end of SR 19 overlap
		61.69	99.28	SR 76 south to I-40 – Somerville
		62.47	100.54	SR 19 east (Jefferson Street)	Eastern end of SR 19 overlap
		62.98	101.36	US 70A north / US 79 north (Dupree Avenue)	Eastern end of US 79 overlap
		71.31	114.76	I-40 – Memphis, Nashville
Madison		73.51	118.30	SR 138 to I-40
		81.71	131.50	SR 223 to I-40
	Jackson	86.38	139.02	US 45 Byp. north (Keith Short Bypass) to SR 186 / I-40	Western end of US 45 Byp. overlap
		87.93	141.51	US 45 (S. Highland Avenue) / US 45 Byp. ends	Eastern end of US 45 Byp. overlap
		88.85	142.99	SR 198 east (Chester Street)
		91.72	147.61	US 412 Bus. west (North Parkway)	Western end of US 412 Bus. overlap
		94.52	152.12	US 412 east US 412 Bus. ends	Eastern terminus of US 412 Bus.; western end of US 412 overlap
		94.92	152.76	I-40 / US 412 west – Memphis, Nashville	Eastern end of US 412 overlap
		101.92	164.02	SR 152
Carroll	Cedar Grove	108.02	173.84	SR 104 east to I-40 – Lexington	Western end of SR 104 overlap
	Cedar Grove	108.52	174.65	SR 220 north – Atwood
		111.72	179.80	SR 104 west – Milan	Eastern end of SR 104 overlap
		112.42	180.92	SR 424 east – Clarksburg
	Huntingdon	113.68	182.95	US 70 east / SR 22 Byp. (Veterans Drive South) US 70 Bus. begins	Eastern end of US 70 overlap; western terminus of US 70 Bus.
		114.29– 114.38	183.93– 184.08	SR 22 Bus. (Court Square)	Roundabout
		116.36	187.26	US 70 west (Veterans Drive South) / US 70A west (Veterans Drive North) – McKenzie, McLemoresville, Lexington, Jackson, Paris US 70 Bus. ends	Eastern terminus of US 70 Bus.; western end of US 70 overlap
		119.43	192.20	SR 219 north (Rosser Road)
	Hollow Rock	123.81	199.25	SR 114 south – Buena Vista	Western end of SR 114 overlap
	Hollow Rock	123.91	199.41	SR 114 north (Seminary Street)	Eastern end of SR 114 overlap
Benton	Camden	131.60	211.79	US 70 Bus. east (W. Main Street)
		133.20	214.36	US 641 – Camden, Parsons
		135.00	217.26	SR 191 (Birdsong Road)
		135.90	218.71	US 70 Bus. west (Forest Avenue South) – Camden
Kentucky Lake				Hickman Lockhart Bridge over Tennessee River
Humphreys	New Johnsonville	141.20	227.24	New Johnsonville Power Plant	Interchange
	New Johnsonville	142.36	229.11	Chemours Johnsonville Plant
	Waverly	151.87	244.41	To SR 13 (SR 13 Spur)
	McEwen	160.98	259.07	SR 231 north (Main Street)
Dickson	Dickson	174.24	280.41	SR 46 north	Western end of SR 46 overlap
		174.32	280.54	US 70 Bus. east (W. College Street)
		175.39	282.26	SR 48 (North Main Street) – Charlotte, Centerville, Clarksville	Interchange
		175.88	283.05	SR 46 south (Mathis Drive) to I-40	Eastern end of SR 46 overlap
		176.27	283.68	US 70 Bus. west (E. College Street)
		177.89	286.29	SR 96 east to I-40
	White Bluff	184.21	296.46	SR 47 south – Burns	Western end of SR 47 overlap
	White Bluff	184.77	297.36	SR 47 north (Walton Speight Highway) – Charlotte	Eastern end of SR 47 overlap
Cheatham	Pegram	195.08	313.95	SR 249 south (Kingston Springs Road) to I-40 – Kingston Springs	Western end of SR 249 overlap
Cheatham	Pegram	195.30	314.30	SR 249 north (Sams Creek Road) – Ashland City	Eastern end of SR 249 overlap
Davidson	Bellevue	200.83	323.20	US 70 east (Charlotte Pike) US 70S begins	Eastern end of US 70 overlap; western end of US 70S overlap
		202.63	326.10	I-40 – Nashville, Memphis	I-40 exit 196
		204.73	329.48	SR 251 north / Old Hickory Boulevard
	Belle Meade	208.16	335.00	SR 100 west – Pasquo, Fairview
	Belle Meade	210.38	338.57	SR 155 north (White Bridge Pike) / Woodmount Boulevard
	Nashville	212.06	341.28	I-440 – Memphis, Knoxville	I-440 exit 1A
		214.06	344.50	US 431 south (Broadway)	Western end of US 431 overlap
		214.27	344.83	I-40 / I-65 / US 70 west (14th Avenue North) – Airport	Western end of US 70 overlap
		214.76	345.62	US 70 east (Broadway) / US 31 north / US 41 north / US 41A north / US 431 north (8th Avenue North)	Eastern end of US 70/US 431 overlap; western end of US 31/US 41/US 41A overlap
		215.08	346.14	US 31 south (8th Avenue South) US 31A begins	Roundabout; eastern end of US 31 overlap; western terminus of US 31A
		215.59– 215.79	346.96– 347.28	I-40 / US 31A south / US 41A south (4th Avenue South) – Memphis, Knoxville	Eastern end of US 31A/US 41A overlap; I-40 exit 210C
		218.26	351.26	I-24 / I-40 / I-440 – Chattanooga, Knoxville	I-24 exit 52; I-40 exit 213
		220.23	354.43	SR 155 (Briley Parkway)	SR 155 exit 4
		221.98	357.24	SR 255 (Donelson Pike) – Airport
	Antioch	225.19	362.41	SR 254 west (Bell Road)
	Antioch	227.79	366.59	SR 171 (Old Hickory Boulevard / Hobson Pike)
Rutherford	Smyrna	233.24	375.36	SR 266 (Sam Ridley Parkway) to I-24 – Smyrna Airport	Interchange
	Smyrna	236.53	380.66	SR 102 to I-24	Interchange
	Murfreesboro	241.15	388.09	I-840 – Knoxville, Chattanooga	I-840 exit 55
		243.48	391.84	SR 268 east / Thompson Lane – Stones River National Battlefield
		245.83	395.63	US 231 north (Memorial Boulevard) / SR 10 north (Old Fort Parkway) to SR 96 / I-24	Western end of US 231 overlap
		246.50	396.70	US 231 south (South Church Street) / SR 10 south	Eastern end of US 231 overlap
		247.01	397.52	US 41 south (Southeast Broad Street) / SR 2 east	Eastern end of US 41 overlap; western terminus of SR 2
Cannon		260.52	419.27	SR 64 west (Bradyville Road) – Bradyville
	Woodbury	261.22	420.39	SR 145 north (Auburntown Road) – Auburntown
		261.96	421.58	SR 53 south (S. McCrary Street)	Western end of SR 53 overlap
		262.64	422.68	SR 53 north (Gassaway Road) – Liberty	Eastern end of SR 53 overlap
		267.72	430.85	SR 281 (Center Hill Road) – Bluewing
		269.32	433.43	SR 146 north (Short Mountain Road) – Smithville
Warren	Centertown	273.32	439.87	SR 287 south (Green Hill Road) – Centertown	Western end of SR 287 overlap
	Centertown	273.40	439.99	SR 287 north (Green Hill Road)	Eastern end of SR 287 overlap
	McMinnville	280.49	451.40	SR 55 west (Manchester Highway) / SR 380 east (W Main Street) – Manchester	Interchange
		281.77	453.46	SR 56 (Smithville Highway)
		283.88	456.86	SR 380 west (Sparta Street) – Downtown	Former routing of US 70S / SR 1
		286.69	461.38	SR 30 east (Spencer Road) – Spencer
		287.49	462.67	SR 288 north (Old Rock Island Road)
	Campaign	293.69	472.65	SR 136 north (Rock Island Road) – Rock Island, Walling
Van Buren	No major junctions
White	Doyle	301.93	485.91	SR 285 east (E Gooseneck Road) – Fall Creek Falls State Park
		304.76	490.46	SR 111 south (Spencer Highway) – Spencer	Interchange; western end of SR 111 overlap
	Sparta	307.86	495.45	US 70S east / SR 111 north (Spencer Highway)	Interchange; eastern end of US 70S/SR 111 overlap
		308.91	497.14	US 70 west (W. Bockman Way) – Cookeville, Smithville	Western end of US 70 overlap
		308.99	497.27	SR 289 north (N. Spring Street)
		309.73	498.46	SR 84 north (N. Main Street)
Cumberland	Crossville	333.50	536.72	SR 462 east (Northside Drive)
		335.74	540.32	US 70N west (West Avenue) / Elmore Road to I-40 / US 127 – Monterey
		336.19	541.05	SR 392 (Miller Avenue)
		337.17	542.62	SR 101 south (Lantana Road)	Western end of SR 101 overlap
		337.25	542.75	US 127 (S. Main Street) / SR 28
		339.68	546.66	SR 392 north to SR 101 north / I-40	Eastern end of SR 101 overlap
	Crab Orchard	347.38	559.05	To I-40 (Market Street)	I-40 exit 329
		356.34	573.47	SR 299 north (Westel Road) to I-40
Roane	Rockwood	359.21	578.09	US 27 south (S. Gateway Avenue) / SR 29 – Spring City, Chattanooga	Western end of US 27 overlap
	Rockwood	362.01	582.60	US 27 north / SR 61 east (North Gateway Avenue) – Harriman	Eastern end of US 27 overlap
		365.19	587.72	SR 382 north (Patton Lane)
	Harriman	370.00	595.46	SR 29 north (Pine Ridge Road) to I-40
	Kingston	372.80	599.96	SR 58 (Kentucky Street) to I-40 – Chattanooga
	Kingston	376.64	606.14	SR 326 north (Gallaher Road) to I-40 – Oak Ridge
Loudon	Lenoir City	387.24	623.20	US 321 to SR 73 / SR 95 / I-40 / I-75 – Lenoir City, Oak Ridge
Loudon	Farragut	391.24	629.64	US 11 south (Lee Highway) / SR 2 – Lenoir City	Western end of US 11 overlap; eastern terminus of SR 2
Knox		395.93	637.19	SR 332 east (Concord Road)
		397.07	639.02	SR 131 north (Lovell Road)
	Knoxville	397.74	640.10	I-140 (Pellissippi Parkway) – Maryville, Oak Ridge	I-140 exit 1
		404.71	651.32	SR 332 (Northshore Drive)
		408.18	656.90	US 11 north / US 70 east (Neyland Drive)	Eastern end of US 11/US 70 overlap
		408.44	657.32	US 129 (Alcoa Highway) to SR 115 / I-40 / I-75	Interchange
		409.82	659.54	US 441 south (Henley Street) / SR 71	Western end of US 441 overlap
		410.07	659.94	I-40 / I-275 north – Nashville, Asheville, Lexington	I-40 exit 388; I-275 exit 0A
		410.17	660.10	SR 62 west (Western Avenue)
		410.55	660.72	US 441 north (Broadway)	Eastern end of US 441 overlap
		411.02	661.47	US 11 south / US 70 east (Hall of Fame Drive)	Western end of US 11/US 70 overlap
		414.01	666.28	US 11 ends US 11E north / US 70 east (Asheville Highway) US 11W begins	Eastern end of US 11/US 70 overlap; western terminus of US 11W
		414.35	666.83	I-40 – Knoxville, Asheville	I-40 exit 392
Grainger	Blaine	428.85	690.17	SR 61 west – Luttrell, Maynardville
	Rutledge	442.77	712.57	SR 92 south – Jefferson City, Dandridge
	Bean Station	454.09	730.79	US 25E north – Tazewell	Interchange; western end of US 25E overlap
	Bean Station	456.79	735.13	US 25E south – Morristown	Interchange; eastern end of US 25E overlap
Hawkins	Mooresburg	460.23	740.67	SR 31 north – Sneedville
		470.43	757.08	SR 344 south (Melinda Ferry Road) – Saint Clair
	Rogersville	473.53	762.07	SR 66 / SR 70 south – Sneedville, Bulls Gap	Interchange; western end of SR 70 overlap
	Rogersville	476.31	766.55	SR 70 north / SR 347 east – Sneedville, Pressmen's Home	Interchange; eastern end of SR 70 overlap
	Surgoinsville	481.72	775.25	SR 346 north (Old Highway 11W)
	Surgoinsville	488.32	785.87	SR 346 south (Main Street)	Western end of SR 346 overlap
	Church Hill	492.89	793.23	SR 346 north (Main Boulevard) / Goshen Valley Road	Eastern end of SR 346 overlap
Sullivan	Kingsport	501.35	806.84	I-26 east / US 23 – Gate City, Johnson City	I-26 exit 1
		502.14	808.12	SR 36 (Lynn Garden Drive)	Interchange
		510.99	822.36	SR 93 (John B Dennis Highway) – Bloomingdale, Greeneville	Interchange
		514.99	828.80	SR 394 east to I-81 – Blountville
	Bristol	520.70	837.99	I-81 – Roanoke, Knoxville	I-81 exit 74
		522.95	841.61	SR 126 west (Blountville Highway) – Blountville
		523.59	842.64	US 11W north (Lee Highway) / US 421 (Gate City Highway) / SR 34	Eastern end of US 11W overlap
		524.80	844.58	US 11E north / US 19 north / US 421 north (Commonwealth Avenue)	Western end of US 11E/US 19/US 421 overlap
		524.95	844.83	US 11E south / US 19 south (Volunteer Parkway) / US 421 south (Anderson Street)	Eastern terminus; eastern end of US 11E/US 19/US 421 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access