TN 10
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From: Alabama State Line below State Line (Lincoln County)
To:  Kentucky State Line at Guthrie KY (Montgomery County)
Total Length:
131.1 miles
The route continues north 6 miles as KY 99 to end at KY 100 Holland KY
The route continues south as AL 1, then FL 75 to end at US 98 Panama City FL
ROUTE LOG
AL STATE LINE: 0 - 0
TN 275: 2.3 - 2.3
TN 110: 6.9 - 9.2
US 64 WB, US 431 NB, TN 15 WB, TN 273: 1.4 - 10.6
US 64 EB, US 64 Bus, TN 15 EB, TN 50: 1.7 - 12.3
Moore-Lincoln Line: 12.3 - 24.6
TN 129 EB: 0.5 - 25.1
TN 129 WB: 0.2 - 25.3
Bedford-Moore Line: 1.5 - 26.8
TN 64 WB, TN 130 WB: 9.4 - 36.2
US 231 NB, US 231 Bus Begin, TN 64 EB, TN 130 EB, TN 387: 0.7 - 36.9
TN 82 SB: 0.3 - 37.2
US 41 ALT, TN 16: 0.1 - 37.3
US 231 SB, US 231 Bus END, TN 387: 0.5 - 37.8
TN 437: 2.2 - 40.0
TN 82 NB: 4.2 - 44.2
Rutherford-Bedford Line: 4.3 - 48.5
TN 269 EB: 4.0 - 52.5
TN 269 WB: 0.4 - 52.9
I-24 (exit 81): 6.6 - 59.5
US 41 SB, US 70S EB, TN 1 EB, TN 99 EB: 2.1 - 61.6
US 41 NB, US 70S WB, TN 1 WB, TN 96 WB, TN 99 WB: 0.7 - 62.3
TN 96 EB: 1.0 - 63.3
TN 268: 3.4 - 66.7
TN 266: 2.8 - 69.5
Wilson-Rutherford Line: 4.3 - 73.8
TN 452: 0.9 - 74.7
TN 265: 5.8 - 80.5
I-40 (exit 238): 5.8 - 86.3
US 70 Bus, TN 24: 1.9 - 88.2
US 70, TN 26: 0.3 - 88.5
Trousdale-Wilson Line: 6.3 - 94.8
US 231 NB, TN 25 WB, TN 376: 6.2 - 101.0
TN 141 NB: 5.6 - 106.6
TN 141 SB: 0.3 - 106.9
TN 25 EB: 2.8 - 109.7
Macon-Trousdale Line: 4.7 - 114.4
TN 52: 6.9 - 121.3
TN 261 SB: 0.5 - 121.8
TN 261 NB: 0.6 - 122.4
KY STATE LINE: 8.7 - 131.1
Creation: Appeared in 1923 as an original state highway, running from TN 1-51 (xxx) Murfreesboro south through Shelbyville and Fayetteville into Alabama headed for Huntsville.
Adjustments: Around the time TN 10 was established it was removed from Stoneboro Rd in northern Lincoln County. If TN 10 ever used Mt Herman Rd/Hawthorne Rd in southern Bedford County it also stopped at this time.
In May 1930 (AASHO), US 241 was added to the entirety of TN 10 at that time.
In 1931 or 1932, TN 10 was extended north, replacing TN 51 through Lebanon, Hartsville and Lafayette before heading into Kentucky. TN 10 may have briefly used Broadway/Halltown Rd/New Harmony Rd from Hartsville to Sullivan, Old Hwy 52/Brattontown Cir from Sullivan to Brattontown, a bit of TN 52, and Church St into Lafayette.

1929 Official

TN 10 Murfreesboro to Alabama
1929 Official
1932 Official

TN 10 replaces TN 51 Murfreesboro to Kentucky
1932 Official

It appears TN 10 was removed from Old Lebanon Pike by the VA Center Murfreesboro in the 1940s.
About 1947, TN 10 was removed from Old Huntsville Rd south of Fayetteville, the northern part becoming part of TN 110.

1939 Lincoln County
TN 10 on Old Huntsville Rd
1939 Lincoln County
1978 Lincoln County
TN 10 moved to new highway
1978 Lincoln County

About 1948, TN 10 was removed from Old lafayette Rd east of Hartsville; Old hwy 10/Rock Crusher Rd and Hillsdale Cir at Hillsdale.
By 1951, TN 10 was removed from Old Chestnut Ridge Rd north of TN 129.
In 1952, TN 10 was removed from Old 25 Loop east of US 231 and Old Hwy 25/Main St through Hartsville.
Between 1940-53, TN 10 was removed from Meador Rd/Hansetown Rd loop at the Kentucky State Line.
In 1955, TN 10 was removed from Old Hunters Point Pike north of Lebanon and Old Hunters Point Point Pike N at Hunters Point
In 1956, TN 10 was removed from Old Lebanon Rd through Silver Hill; Old Murfreesboro Rd West segments near Vine
In 1959, TN 10 was removed from the lengthy Old Murfreesboro Rd through Holloway and Forktown which becomes Maple St into Lebanon plus Market St
It is unclear when TN 10 was rerouted to its current path through Murfreesboro but it was by 1960. Broad St was constructed in the mid-1950s, but Memorial Blvd may not have built until later. TN 10's original routing was: Church/Vine/Spring/College/Maple. It is unclear if it kept this routing until around 1960 or if an interim routing was created by the opening of Broad St.

1939 Rutherford County
TN 10 original Murfreesboro route
1939 Rutherford County
1960 Rutherford County
TN 10 modern Murfreesboro route
1960 Rutherford County

It appears that in the 1960s, TN 10 was rerouted onto North Cannon Blvd in Shelbyville instead of a now-removed street east to and around the courthouse to Main St.
About 1972, TN 10 was given its bypass around the east of Fayetteville, leaving behind Main St, College St, Mulberry Ave and Shelbyville Hwy.
Posting: TN 10 is primary throughout except north of Lafayette, which is secondary.
TN 10 is not posted south of the TN 25 split east of Hartsville
Secret US Route Overlay: US 231 I (36.9 mi)
US 231 Bus (0.9 mi)
US 231 II (63.2 mi)
Comment: The lack of TN 10 posting with TN 25 is weird since TDOT considers the route TN 10.


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