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TN 59 BEGIN: 0 - 0 TN 178: 8.7 - 8.7 US 51 NB, TN 3 NB, TN 54: 7.0 - 15.7 US 51 SB, TN 3 SB: 2.0 - 17.7 TN 384 SB: 1.2 - 18.9 TN 384 NB: 0.9 - 19.8 TN 14: 4.4 - 24.2 US 70 EB, US 79 NB, TN 1 EB: 5.9 - 30.1 Fayette-Tipton Line: 0.9 - 31.0 US 70 WB, US 79 SB, TN 1 WB: 2.1 - 33.1 I-40 (exit 35): 3.8 - 36.9 TN 194: 2.3 - 39.2 TN 222: 6.9 - 46.1 TN 76: 1.4 - 47.5
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Creation: Appeared in 1927 or 1928 as new state highway, running from TN 15 Somerville to the Mississippi River at Richardsons. This is the 2nd TN 59.
| Adjustments: Around 1930, TN 59 was straightened out northwest of Mason. The old route used about 1/4 mile of St Paul Rd, then abandoned routing parallel to TN 59 to just short of Pickens Rd; another segment had used Embry Anderson Rd In 1931 or 1932, TN 59 was rerouted at Mason to follow US 70 southwest to Braden, then southeast as new routing nearly all the way to Somerville. The old route is Main St in Mason; Thorpe Dr to nearly Belmont; Belmont Rd, then a lengthy Old Fifty Nine Dr; today's TN 222. In 1951 was replaced by and truncated to a rerouted TN 76 north of Somerville. TN 59 was also removed from Armory Rd at this time.
By 1970, TN 59 was on one-way splits in Covington west of the courthouse square: EB used College St/Pleasant Ave and WB used the original routing on Liberty Ave In 1985, TN 59 was placed on its bypass of Covington using US 51 around the west and new construction south of town. The old route is an extended TN 54 and S. Main St (some of which is part of TN 384).
Posting: Posted as primary routing east of US 51; secondary posting west of US 51 The overlay with US 51 is fully posted The west end of TN 59 does not seem to be posted per GMSV Secret US Route Overlay: None Comment: TN 59 is a good connection from I-40 to both Somerville and Covington. | Previous TN 59's:
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TN 59 #1: An original state highway which in 1924 ran from TN 58 Decatur to TN 2 (now TN 39) Athens.
In 1927 or 1928, TN 59 was renumbered as part of TN 30. Today this is Memorial Dr out of Decatur; TN 30; Old Decatur Pike into McMinn County; more TN 30; a much longer Old Decatur Pike to just west of I-75; TN 30 into northern Athens; N. Jackson St
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north of Somerville (Fayette County)
