State Route 49 (SR 49) is a
state highway
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in
Tennessee
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. The route forms a broad southern arc that passes through the rural
Middle Tennessee
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towns of
Dover
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,
Erin
Erin is a Hiberno-English word for Ireland originating from the Irish word ''"Éirinn"''. "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as ''"go h ...
,
Charlotte
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,
Ashland City,
Pleasant View, and
Springfield.
Route description
SR 49 begins in
Stewart County in downtown
Dover
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at a junction with
US 79
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/
SR 76 as a primary highway. It goes east, paralleling the
Cumberland River
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before turning south and having an intersection with
SR 233. It then goes through some farmland and hills before crossing into
Houston County.
SR 49 then immediately enters
Tennessee Ridge and comes to an intersection with
SR 147, where SR 49 turns east again towards Erin. SR 49 then enters
Erin
Erin is a Hiberno-English word for Ireland originating from the Irish word ''"Éirinn"''. "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as ''"go h ...
shortly afterwards, going straight through downtown before having an intersection with
SR 149. It then intersects with
SR 13 not even a half a mile later. It then goes through some more hills and farmland, having an intersection and concurrency with
SR 46 before crossing into
Dickson County
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.
SR 49 then goes through some more hills before having an intersection and becoming concurrent with
SR 235 and entering
Vanleer. They then go through Vanleer, turning to the south temporarily then turning east again, before SR 235 breaks off and goes south, and SR 49 continues east. SR 49 then goes through more hills and farmland before entering
Charlotte
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and having an intersection and short concurrency with
SR 48, just north of its intersection with
SR 47. SR 49 then goes through downtown and intersects Old State Hwy. 47, an old alignment of SR 47, before leaving Charlotte and becoming very curvy, going northeast.
It then enters
Cheatham County and has a crossing of the
Harpeth River before intersecting
SR 250 and begins paralleling the Cumberland River again, becomes concurrent with
SR 249, crosses the Cumberland River, and enters
Ashland City. SR 49/SR 249 then intersect with
SR 455 (Tennessee Waltz Parkway/Ashland City Bypass), a bypass for SR 12, before entering downtown and having an intersection and short concurrency with
SR 12. SR 249 then separates and goes east and SR 49 turns north. SR 49 then enters
Pleasant View and intersects
US 41A/
SR 112 before having an interchange with
I-24
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and crossing into
Robertson County.
It then goes northeast to
Coopertown where it intersects
SR 257. SR 49 then goes through some farmland before entering
Springfield. It then enters downtown and comes to an intersection with
US 41
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/
US 431
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/
SR 11/
SR 65/
SR 76, with SR 76 becoming concurrent with SR 49. SR 76 then separates and turns east while SR 49 leaves Springfield and continues northeast. It then intersects and has a short concurrency with
SR 25 before becoming a secondary highway and going through some more farmland. It then becomes curvy before entering
Orlinda and intersecting
SR 52 in the center of town. SR 49 then continues north to the Kentucky state line, where it continues as
KY 383.
History
Until the 2000s, SR 49 extended north on The Trace Road to the Kentucky border.
Sometime in the 2000s, this portion was redesignated as
SR 461.
Google Maps
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still displays SR 461 as SR 49.
Future
Currently, a project to modify the intersection with
SR 25 east of Springfield is underway. The project is projected to be completed by the end of 2021.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Roads of the Mid-South & West: Tennessee State Route 49
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Transportation in Stewart County, Tennessee
Transportation in Houston County, Tennessee
Transportation in Dickson County, Tennessee
Transportation in Cheatham County, Tennessee
Transportation in Robertson County, Tennessee