State Route 246 (SR 246) is a long north-south state 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 ...
. It connects the cities of
Columbia with
Franklin
Franklin may refer to:
People
* Franklin (given name)
* Franklin (surname)
* Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class
Places Australia
* Franklin, Tasmania, a township
* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
via the community of
Burwood. SR 246 serves as an alternate route to
U.S. Route 31 (US 31) to the east.
Route description
SR 246 begins as Carters Creek Pike in
Maury County
Maury County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee, in the Middle Tennessee region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 100,974. Its county seat is Columbia. Maury County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro ...
at the northern edge of
Columbia at an intersection with
US 31
U.S. Route 31 or U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) is a major north–south U.S. highway connecting southern Alabama to northern Michigan. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with US 90/ US 98 in Spanish Fort, Alabama. Its ...
(
SR 6). It winds its northwest through industrial areas before leaving Columbia and continuing north through farmland. The highway then has a concurrency with
SR 247 shortly before crossing into
Williamson County.
SR 246 turns northeast and passes through the community of
Burwood, where it has an interchange with
Interstate 840 (I-840; Exit 23), before passing through hilly and rural areas. It then enters
Franklin
Franklin may refer to:
People
* Franklin (given name)
* Franklin (surname)
* Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class
Places Australia
* Franklin, Tasmania, a township
* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
, where it passes through neighborhoods, as Main Street, for several miles before entering downtown and making an abrupt right turn onto 7th Avenue before coming to an end at an intersection with US 31 (SR 6/Columbia Avenue).
The entire route of SR 246 is a two-lane highway.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Maury County, Tennessee
Transportation in Williamson County, Tennessee