State Route 254 (SR 254) is a west–east state highway in
Davidson County, Tennessee
Davidson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in the heart of Middle Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 715,884, making it the second most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Nashville ...
. For the majority of its length, it forms part of
Old Hickory Boulevard
Old Hickory Boulevard is a historic road that encircles Nashville, Tennessee, lying entirely within Davidson County. Originally the road, aided by ferries, formed a nearly unbroken loop around the city. Today, it is interrupted by a lake and se ...
, with the rest known as Bell Road.
Route description
From its beginning at
SR 100, SR 254 forms part of
Old Hickory Boulevard
Old Hickory Boulevard is a historic road that encircles Nashville, Tennessee, lying entirely within Davidson County. Originally the road, aided by ferries, formed a nearly unbroken loop around the city. Today, it is interrupted by a lake and se ...
. It passes between
Percy Warner Park
The English surname Percy is of Norman origin, coming from Normandy to England, United Kingdom. It was from the House of Percy, Norman lords of Northumberland, derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy. From there, it came into use ...
and
Edwin Warner Park
The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures.
People
* Edwin of Northumbria (die ...
to enter
Forest Hills. This is a predominantly residential area. After it intersects Granny White Pike, Old Hickory Boulevard goes north of Brentwood and then crosses
I-65
Interstate 65 (I-65) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates ending in 5, it is a major crosscountry, north–south route, connecting between the Great Lakes and the Gulf ...
at exit 74. It continues through more residential area until the intersection with
US 31A/
US 41A (Nolensville Pike). Just east of this intersection, State Route 254 leaves Old Hickory Boulevard and becomes Bell Road, whence it continues as Bell Road past
I-24
Interstate 24 (I-24) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It runs diagonally from I-57, south of Marion, Illinois, to Chattanooga, Tennessee, at I-75. It travels through Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, ...
exit 59 to
US 41
U.S. Route 41, also U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, ...
/
US 70S (Murfreesboro Pike). From that intersection, Bell Road continues on without a designation.
Names
*Old Hickory Boulevard - from SR 100 to Old Hickory Boulevard/Benzing Road/Bell Road.
*Bell Road - from Old Hickory Boulevard to Murfreesboro Pike.
Major intersections
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See also
*
List of state routes in Tennessee
The Tennessee state routes do not follow a systematic numbering system unlike the U.S. Highway System and some other states' highway systems. The routes are separated into primary and secondary routes though. Many of the routes are hidden in tha ...
References
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