Existed: 1915 – present Constructed 1915 | Length 867.1 km | |
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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 all the way 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.
Contents
- Map of TN 1 Tennessee USA
- Memphis Area
- Between Memphis and Nashville
- Nashville
- Between Nashville and Knoxville
- Knoxville
- Between Knoxville and Bristol
- Bristol
- State Designations
- List of signed segments
- Counties traversed west to east
- References
Map of TN-1, Tennessee, USA
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.
Memphis Area
SR-1 begins 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, and US-79 come off the bridge alongside SR-1; US-61 soon turns south with SR-14. The other three U.S. Highways split east onto SR-3, and US-51 joins, only to split with SR-4 where 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
After leaving Memphis, SR-1 runs along the following routes:
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 Avenue (briefly) and then Murfreesboro Road.
Between Nashville and Knoxville
East of Nashville, SR-1 runs along the following routes:
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
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:
List of signed segments
Counties traversed (west to east)
State Route 1 traverses the counties shown in the table below.