State Route 146 (SR 146) is a relatively short north–south highway in
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of the U.S. state of Tennessee that composes roughly the central portion of the state. It is delineated according to state law as 41 of the state's 95 counties. Middle Tennessee contains the s ...
. The road begins northwest of
Centertown and ends in
Smithville. The current length is , shortened by approximately from the original length when
U.S. 70S was routed northward along a new four-lane alignment.
Route description
SR 146 begins in
Cannon County
Cannon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,506. Its county seat is Woodbury. Cannon County is part of the Nashville–Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Stat ...
at an intersection with
U.S. 70S/
SR 1 in the
Bluewing community. It proceeds northward as Short Mountain Road, passing through the community of
Center Hill, where it intersects
SR 281. It continues north through farmland along the southeastern edge of the
Highland Rim
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Geologically, the Central Basin is a dome. The Highland Rim is a cuesta surround ...
and turns east, then northeast as it moves around
Short Mountain. After passing Short Mountain, SR 146 goes into
DeKalb County DeKalb County may refer to one of several counties in the United States, all of which were named for Baron Johan DeKalb:
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* DeKalb County, Georgia
* DeKalb County, Illinois
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as Short Mountain Highway, continuing northeast through
Bluhmtown. It serves as the southern terminus of
SR 83 before entering
Smithville. Once in Smithville, SR 146 widens to four lanes with a center turn lane and becomes known as South Mountain Street. It continues northward through neighborhoods before entering a business district and coming to its northern terminus at
U.S. 70
U.S. Route 70 or U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. It is a major east–west highway of the Southeastern, Southern and Southwestern United States. E ...
/
SR 26 just south of downtown.
A former alignment of SR 146 saw the Cannon County portion extended further south from the current southern terminus by approximately . This section was de-designated as SR 146 when U.S. 70S was moved further north along a new four-lane alignment.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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146 146 may refer to:
*146 (number), a natural number
*AD 146, a year in the 2nd century AD
*146 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
*146 (Antrim Artillery) Corps Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
See also
* List of highways numbered 146
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Transportation in Cannon County, Tennessee
Transportation in DeKalb County, Tennessee