State Route 45 (SR 45) is a west–east route in

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. It connects

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(Whites Creek Pike) in Whites Creek with

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in Hermitage.

Route description

SR 45 makes up much of the northern half of Nashville's

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loop. It continues the loop from the intersection with Whites Creek Pike (

) in Whites Creek. Traveling parallel to Little Creek, it enters Nashville proper and continues past

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exit 40 to its intersection with

US 31W U.S. Route 31W (US 31W) is the westernmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Route 31 from Nashville, Tennessee to Louisville, Kentucky. At one time, it split with U.S. Route 31E at Sellersburg, Indiana, crossing into nearby Louisville via the Ke ...

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(Dickerson Pike). After that intersection, the road becomes a four-lane divided highway. SR 45 goes south of Cedar Hill Park and past

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exit 92 to enter

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, where it has an intersection with

US 31E U.S. Route 31E (US 31E) is the easternmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Highway 31 from Nashville, Tennessee, to Louisville, Kentucky. (At one time, it split with U.S. Highway 31W at Sellersburg, Indiana, north of Louisville.) Route des ...

(Gallatin Pike). After it crosses the

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, SR 45 continues onto Robinson Road through the town of Old Hickory before rejoining Old Hickory Boulevard. It heads south through Lakewood and by The Hermitage, to the eponymous town of Hermitage, where it has intersections with

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(Lebanon Pike) and SR 265 (Central Pike). SR 45 ends at

exit 221, and Old Hickory Boulevard continues south to Bell Road.

Major intersections

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