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State Route 50 (Tennessee)
State Route 50 (SR 50) is a west–to–east highway in Middle Tennessee. The road begins near Only and ends in Altamont. The current length is . Route description Hickman County SR 50 begins as a 2-lane secondary highway in Hickman County at exit 148 on I-40 near Only as a continuation of Duck River Road. SR 50 travels southeast and crosses a bridge over the Duck River to enter Only and have an intersection with Dyer Road, which follows SR 50's former alignment through the community. SR 50 then passes through wooded areas as it bypasses Only to the south before having an intersection with SR 229, which provides access to the Turney Center Industrial Complex. SR 50 continues east to cross the Duck River again before paralleling it and having an intersection with SR 438. The highway then has two more crossings of the Duck river before passing near Grinder's Switch and entering Centerville. SR 50 then passes south of downtown as it then comes to an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TDOT
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is a multimodal agency with statewide responsibilities in roadways, aviation, public transit, waterways, and railroads. The mission of TDOT is to provide a safe and reliable transportation system for people, goods, and services that supports economic prosperity in Tennessee. Since 1998, TDOT has been ranked amongst the top five in the nation for quality highway infrastructure. It is primarily headquartered in downtown Nashville and operates four regional offices in Chattanooga, Jackson, Tennessee, Jackson, Knoxville, and Nashville. Major responsibilities The major duties and responsibilities of TDOT are to: * plan, build, and maintain the List of state routes in Tennessee, state-owned highway and Interstate system of over ; * administer funding and provide technical assistance in the planning and construction of state and federal aid road programs for cities and counties; * provide incident management on Tennessee's Interstate sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee State Route 247
State Route 247 (SR 247) is a long east-west state highway in Maury and Williamson counties of Middle Tennessee. Route description SR 247 begins in Maury County at an intersection with SR 50 in Williamsport. It heads east through rural farmland and slightly hilly terrain, running parallel to the Duck River, to Santa Fe, where it has a short concurrency with SR 7. The highway leaves the river and passes northeast through mountains for several miles to pass through Theta before reentering farmland and having over a long concurrency with SR 246 just south of Burwood. SR 247 the enters Spring Hill and passes along the northern edge of Spring Hill Manufacturing before passing through downtown, where it has an extremely short concurrency with US 31/ SR 6. It then crosses into Williamson County and passes through subdivisions before leaving Spring Hill and crossing over I-65 without an interchange. The highway then passes through more wooded areas before entering Duplex a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natchez Trace Parkway
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a national parkway in the southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Natchez Trace and preserves sections of that original trail. Its central feature is a two-lane road that extends 444 miles (715 km) from Natchez, Mississippi, to Nashville, Tennessee. Access to the parkway is limited, with more than fifty access points in the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. The southern end of the route is in Natchez at its intersection with Liberty Road, and the northern end is northeast of Fairview, Tennessee, in the suburban community of Pasquo, at an intersection with Tennessee State Route 100. In addition to Natchez and Nashville, larger cities along the route include Jackson and Tupelo, Mississippi, and Florence, Alabama.''The National Parks: Index 2001-2003''. Washington: U.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNatchez Trace Parkway Fact Sheet February 25, 2010 Maintenance The road is maintained by the Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee State Route 230
State Route 230 (SR 230) is a secondary state highway located in Humphreys County and Hickman County in Middle Tennessee. It consists largely of former county highways that were designated as a state route in order to ensure adequate ongoing maintenance funding. Route description SR 230 runs from its western terminus at SR 13 in Humphreys County south of Waverly roughly southeast to the rural community of Bold Spring. This portion of the highway is known as Bold Spring Road. From Bold Spring, the highway runs roughly south until it enters Hickman County; it crosses I-40 shortly thereafter. From this point it trends largely east, passing through the rural community of Spot and the former Hickman County seat, Vernon. Meeting SR 48 at the community of Nunnelly, it is overlain by 48 until the junction with SR 100 junction in eastern Centerville. From there it is overlain by SR 100 until just west of Lyles where it splits from SR 100, again running south and throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Littlelot, Tennessee
Littlelot is an unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States. Littlelot is located on Tennessee State Route 230 State Route 230 (SR 230) is a secondary state highway located in Humphreys County and Hickman County in Middle Tennessee. It consists largely of former county highways that were designated as a state route in order to ensure adequate ongoing m ... east of Centerville. Littlelot was named for its diminutive size when a founder declared "It is such a damn little lot, we can't give it a big name". References Unincorporated communities in Hickman County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee {{HickmanCountyTN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee State Route 100
State Route 100 (SR 100) is a west–east state highway in both West Tennessee and Middle Tennessee that connects Whiteville with Nashville. It is long. Route description Hardeman County SR 100 begins as a primary highway in West Tennessee in Hardeman County at an intersection with US 64/SR 15 in Whiteville. Then SR 100 leaves Whiteville heading east but slightly northward before crossing the Hatchie River. SR 100 then has an intersection with SR 138 just north of Toone. Shortly afterwards, it has an interchange with SR 18 and shortly thereafter enters Chester County. Chester County SR 100 has an intersection with SR 125 before entering a hilly area of western Tennessee and passing Chickasaw State Park before intersecting SR 225 and entering Henderson. It then bypasses downtown to the south and has an interchange with US 45/ SR 5. SR 100 the leaves Henderson and crosses over the South Fork of the Forked Deer River within a few miles of its inception. It then c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee State Route 48
State Route 48 (SR 48) is a long north–south state highway in Middle Tennessee. It traverses six counties, and it is long. Route description Wayne, Perry, and Lewis Counties SR 48 begins as a primary state route in far northern Wayne County at a junction with SR 13. Then it travels through the southeastern corner of Perry County before entering Lewis County to intersect SR 20, and then U.S. Route 412 (US 412) and SR 99 in Hohenwald. After Hohenwald, SR 48 then goes due north to Hickman County. Hickman County SR 48 then runs concurrently with SR 100 near the Beaver Dam Creek Wildlife Management Area. It follows SR 100 to Centerville, where it intersects SR 50 and bridges the Duck River. SR 48 becomes a secondary route after separating from SR 100 and intersects SR 230 at Nunnelly. It then traverses Pinewood, and then intersects the exit 163 interchange with Interstate 40 (I-40) not long afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centerville, Tennessee
Centerville is a town in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,489 as of the 2020 Census. It is the county seat and the only incorporated town in Hickman County. It is best known for being the hometown of American comedian Minnie Pearl. Geography Centerville sits at the center of Hickman County in the valley of the Duck River, a west-flowing tributary of the Tennessee River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it has been recorded as land. Transportation Tennessee State Route 100 is the main road running the length of the town. It leads northeast to Nashville, the state capital, and southwest to Linden. Tennessee State Route 50 passes through the southern part of Centerville, leading northwest to Interstate 40 (via exit 148) near Only and southeast to Columbia. The town limits extend north from the town center along SR 100 to the formerly unincorporated community of Fairfield, where State Route 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grinder's Switch, Tennessee
Grinder's Switch is a location just outside Centerville, Tennessee, which consists of little more than the railroad switch for which it is named. Significance to Minnie Pearl Grinder's Switch was also the fictional hometown of the comic character Minnie Pearl, created and portrayed at the Grand Ole Opry by comedian Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon, who grew up in the nearby Town of Centerville, Tennessee. Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon's father was a lumberman who shipped logs from the Grinders depot on the Centerville branch of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. There was a team track at the depot, necessitating the installation of a switch. Long after the depot disappeared, the team track and its switch remained, thus the name "Grinder's Switch". Grinders was still listed in the railroad tariff book called "Official List of Open & Prepay Stations No. 82" dated November 15, 1967. Sarah Colley sometimes accompanied her father to the Grinders depot, where the local cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee State Route 438
State Route 438 (SR 438) is a long east-west state highway in extreme western Middle Tennessee. Mousetail Landing State Park is located along SR 438 near its western end. Route description SR 438 begins in Perry County at an intersection with US 412/ SR 100 ( SR 20) just across the Tennessee River from Perryville. It goes north to pass by Mousetail Landing State Park before turning a sharp right to pass through Spring Creek and wind its way east and northeast through wooded and hilly terrain. The highway then passes through Pine View, where it makes another sharp right at an intersection with Toms Creek Road, before passing through nearly mountainous terrain to enter the southern edge of Lobelville and come to an intersection with SR 13. SR 438 turns south, concurrent with SR 13, to parallel the Buffalo River to the community of Beardstown, where SR 438 splits off and crosses the river to leave the Lobelville city limits and continue east. SR 438 then travels up a narrow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turney Center Industrial Complex
The Turney Center Industrial Complex is a state prison in Only, Hickman County, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction. The facility opened in 1971. Turney also has a minimum-security Annex at 245 Carroll Road, Clifton, Wayne County, Tennessee. This facility opened in 1985 and was formerly the Wayne County Boot Camp. Notable prisoners *Brandon E. Banks - rapist in Vanderbilt rape case The Vanderbilt rape case is a criminal case of sexual assault that occurred on June 23, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee, in which four Vanderbilt University football players carried an unconscious 21-year-old female student into a dorm room, gang-r ... *Kong Bounnam - starred in "I almost got away with it" *Bruce Mendenhall - "The Truckstop Killer" *Billy Bridges - shot and killed his wife at an interstate rest stop References {{State prisons in Tennessee Prisons in Tennessee Buildings and structures in Hickman County, Tennessee Buildings and struc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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