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| 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 Bus, TN 64 EB, TN 130 EB, TN 10 NB, TN 387 Begin: 0.7 - 36.9 US 41 ALT, TN 16: 0.7 - 37.6 US 231 Bus, TN 10 SB, TN 82 SB, TN 387 END: 0.8 - 38.4 TN 437: 2.2 - 40.6 TN 82 NB: 4.2 - 44.8 Rutherford-Bedford Line: 4.3 - 49.1 TN 269 EB: 4.0 - 53.1 TN 269 WB: 0.4 - 53.5 I-24 (exit 81): 6.6 - 60.1 US 41 SB, US 70S EB, TN 1 EB, TN 99 EB: 2.1 - 62.2 US 41 NB, US 70S WB, TN 1 WB, TN 96 WB, TN 99 WB: 0.7 - 62.9 TN 96 EB: 1.0 - 63.9 TN 268: 3.4 - 67.3 TN 266: 2.8 - 70.1 Wilson-Rutherford Line: 4.3 - 74.4 TN 452: 0.9 - 75.3 TN 265: 5.8 - 81.1 I-40 (exit 238): 5.8 - 86.9 US 70 Bus, TN 24: 1.9 - 88.8 US 70, TN 26: 0.3 - 89.1 Trousdale-Wilson Line: 6.3 - 95.4 US 231 NB, TN 10 NB, TN 25, TN 376 Begin: 6.2 - 101.6 TN 260: 4.3 - 105.9 Sumner-Trousdale Line: 0.2 - 106.1 US 31E SB, TN 6 SB, TN 376 END: 3.4 - 109.5 TN 52: 5.0 - 114.5 KY STATE LINE: 6.0 - 120.5 |
Creation: US 231 was approved as a new US route in July 1952 (AASHO), running generally as it does now, replacing US 241 from Alabama to Murfreesboro, then following TN 10 north to TN 25 near Hartsville, then TN 10A, then US 31E north to Kentucky above Westmoreland.
Adjustments: In 1955, US 231 was removed from Old Hunters Point Pike north of Lebanon and Old Hunters Point Point Pike N at Hunters Point In 1956, US 231 was removed from Old Lebanon Rd through Silver Hill; Old Murfreesboro Rd West segments near Vine In 1959, US 231 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 US 231 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. US 231'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.
It appears that in the 1960s, US 231 was rerouted onto North Cannon Blvd in Shelbyville instead of a now-removed street east to and around the courthouse to Main St. About 1966, US 231 was removed from the lengthy Old US Hwy 31E through Westmoreland and Sugar Grove. The northern bit of this is now part of TN 174.
About 1972, US 231 was given its bypass around the east of Fayetteville, leaving behind Main St, College St, Mulberry Ave and Shelbyville Hwy. Between 2002-07, US 231 was placed onto TN 387 around Shelbyville, leaving behind US 231 Business Posting: Fully posted Secret TN Route Overlay: TN 10 I (36.9 mi) TN 387 (1.5 mi) TN 10 II (63.2 mi) TN 376 (7.9 mi) TN 6 (11.0 mi) Comment: The creation of US 231 was the resolution of two competing proposals. one was to extend US 241 north as new US routing to Owensboro KY. The other was a new US route corridor from Panama City FL to the Chicago area. These proposals were sorted out by changing US 241 to US 231 north of Huntsville AL. Note that Tennessee changed the postings to US 231, but changed them back to US 241 because current maps showed only US 241. In August 1953, Tenneessee notified AASHO that new maps showing US 231 were in distribution and the US 231 signs would go back up immediately. | |||||||
