Tennessee State Route 5

State Route 5 primary marker State Route 5 secondary marker

State Route 5
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length: 120.00 mi[1] (193.12 km)
Existed: 1917 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 45 at the Mississippi state line
 

US 64 / SR 15 in Selmer

US 45 Byp. / US 70 / US 412 Bus. / SR 1 in Jackson
I-40 / US 412 in Jackson
US 45 / US 45E / SR 43 in Three Way

US 70A / US 79 / SR 76 in Humboldt
US 45W / SR 21 in Union City
US 51 / SR 3 in Union City
North end: KY 125 north-northwest of Woodland Mills
Location
Counties: McNairy, Chester, Madison, Gibson, Obion
Highway system
SR 4SR 6

State Route 5 (abbreviated SR-5) is a 120-mile-long (190 km) north–south state highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Except for the section northwest of Union City, it is entirely concurrent with U.S. Route 45 (US-45) and US-45W.

Route description

SR 5 is the hidden designation for US 45 and US 45W for most of the highway's length through the state. SR 5 at its southern terminus is a 4-lane, divided, limited-access expressway and is designated as a primary state highway. In contrast, the northern terminus is quite rural in nature and exists as a two-lane secondary state highway. SR 5 follows Highland Avenue through the City of Jackson, Tennessee and US 45 Business through Humboldt, Tennessee. At Union City, Tennessee, SR 5 becomes a fully signed secondary highway and follows First Street and Main Street through the city. At its junction with US 51, SR 5 continues along Main Street and becomes a primary state highway which overlaps Tennessee State Route 22. At Lake Drive in Union City, Tennessee State Route 22 turns west toward Samburg, Tennessee. SR 5 past Lake Drive is signed as a secondary state highway and continues north toward the state line. The signed portion of SR 5 exists entirely within Obion County, Tennessee and is approximately 7.8 miles (12.6 km) in length.[2]

History

Several old alignments (most are two-lane) of SR 5 exist throughout the state with the most notable examples being near the Mississippi state line, a section of old highway 45 between Bethel Springs and Selmer, Tennessee State Route 367 through Trenton, and a long stretch of old highway between Trenton and Rutherford.

Originally, SR 5 north of Trenton followed a much different route from the current alignment. From Trenton, SR 5 bent to the northeast, following the old Dresden Road as far as Greenfield, where it turned north and roughly followed the present-day SR 43. As evidenced by road maps published by the National Map Company and Rand McNally, sometime between 1927 and 1935, SR 5 was rerouted to follow the former SR 41 north to Kenton and on to Union City.

Future

TDOT has proposed widening SR 5 in Obion County as part of The 2008-2010 Transportation Improvement Program. Right-of-way acquisition will begin in FY 2008 on a section of SR 5 from Troy Station Road to Allie Campbell Road and in FY 2010 for the section between Allie Campbell Road and SR 22. This will leave a two-lane section of SR 5 from Rutherford, Tennessee to a point just north of the Obion River.[3][4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[5]kmDestinationsNotes
McNairy0.00.0 US 45 southSouthern end of US 45 concurrency
Eastview5.79.2 SR 57To Shiloh National Park & Pickwick Landing State Park
Selmer10.316.6 SR 142 east Stantonville
11.618.7 US 64 east (East Poplar Avenue) / SR 15 SavannahSouthern end of US 64 concurrency; US 64 Bus. continues west through downtown Selmer
16.927.2 US 64 west (Cherry Avenue) / SR 15 MemphisNorthern end of US 64 concurrency; US 64 Bus. continues east through downtown Selmer
29.046.7 SR 199 east (Finger-Leapwood Road) Finger
ChesterHenderson34.555.5 SR 100 Whiteville, Decaturville
34.856.0 SR 365 north (Main Street) Henderson
37.259.9 SR 365 south (White Avenue) Henderson
MadisonPinson40.665.3 SR 197 east (Ozier Road) PinsonTo Pinson Mounds, Beech Bluff & Mifflin
Jackson47.576.4 SR 18 south (Bolivar Highway) Bolivar
Northern end of primary designation and southern end of secondary designation
51.482.7
US 45 Byp. north / US 70 / SR 1 (unsigned)
Southern end of US 45 Byp./US 70 concurrency
54.487.5
US 412 Bus. (North Parkway) / SR 20
55.789.6 I-40 / US 412 Memphis, Nashville
60.697.5
US 45 Byp. south (Keith Short Bypass) / SR 186 Jackson
Southern end of unsigned SR 186 concurrency
Northern end of secondary designation and southern end of primary designation
Three Way62.4100.4 US 45W / US 45E / SR 186 / SR 43 Humboldt, MilanNorthern end of US 45 concurrency and southern end of US 45W concurrency
GibsonHumboldt66.5107.0
US 45W Bus. north
Southern end of US 45W Bus. concurrency; southern end of unsigned SR 366 concurrency; northern end of primary designation and southern end of secondary designation
68.0109.4 US 70A east / US 79 north (22nd Avenue) / SR 76Southern end of US 70A/US 79 concurrency
68.4110.1 US 70A west / US 79 south (Main Street) / SR 76Northern end of US 70A/US 79 concurrency
68.7110.6 SR 152 (Mitchell Street)
69.6112.0
US 70A Byp. / US 79 Byp. / SR 366
Northern end of US 45W Bus.; northern end of secondary designation and southern end of primary designation
73.3118.0 SR 420 east Gibson
Trenton76.9123.8 SR 457 west / SR 367 north Dyersburg, Trenton
78.9127.0 SR 54 south (Armory Street) AlamoSouthern end of unsigned SR 54 concurrency
79.3127.6 SR 186 south (Gibson Road) Gibson
79.9128.6 SR 104 / SR 77 east Dyersburg, MilanSouthern end of unsigned SR 77 concurrency
81.3130.8 SR 54 north (Halliburton Street) BradfordNorthern end of unsigned SR 54 concurrency
82.4132.6 SR 367 south Trenton
Dyer87.9141.5 SR 77 west / SR 185 east Yorkville, DyerNorthern end of unsigned SR 77 overlap
Rutherford91.7147.6 SR 105 Trimble, Bradford
Northern end of expressway
ObionKenton97.3156.6 SR 89 Trimble, SharonShort SR 89 concurrency
107.9173.6 SR 21 west (Troy-Rives Road) TroySouthern end of unsigned SR 21 concurrency
109.0175.4 SR 216 east
Union City112.9181.7 US 45W north / SR 431 / SR 184Northern end of US 45W concurrency; southern end of unsigned SR 21 concurrency; northern end of primary designation and southern end of secondary designation
113.7183.0 SR 21 eastNorthern end of SR 21 concurrency
114.3183.9 US 51 / SR 22 south / SR 3Southern end of SR 22 concurrency; northern end of secondary designation and southern end of primary designation
Future I-69Future southern temporary terminus of I-69 in Tennessee and Union City Bypass; unknown opening date
115.5185.9 SR 22 north Tiptonville, SamburgNorthern end of SR 22 concurrency; northern end of primary designation and southern end of secondary designation; to Reelfoot Lake State Park
120.0193.1 KY 125 northContinuation into Kentucky
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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