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| ROUTE LOG US 31, US 31W, US 41, US 431, TN 6 SB, TN 11: 0 - 0 US 31W, US 41, US 431, TN 11: 0.2 - 0.2 TN 155 WB: 4.8 - 5.0 TN 155 EB: 0.9 - 5.9 TN 45: 2.1 - 8.0 Sumner-Davison Line: 4.3 - 12.3 TN 6 CONN: 0.8 - 13.1 TN 258: 1.3 - 14.4 TN 385: 4.7 - 19.1 TN 109: 6.2 - 25.3 TN 25, TN 174 WB: 1.0 - 26.3 TN 174 EB: 1.5 - 27.8 US 231 SB, TN 376: 12.3 - 40.1 TN 52: 5.0 - 45.1 KY STATE LINE: 6.0 - 51.1 |
Creation: US 31E was requested by Tennessee in July 1929 at the request of Kentucky and approved shortly after. It initially began at US 31-70 (Union at 6th) Nashville and was co-signed with US 31W to near Edenwold (Rivergate Pkwy and Gallatin Pike) and headed east through Gallatin and Westmoreland and on into Kentucky. All of this was a replacement for US 31 as well as an addition to TN 6.
Adjustments: In 1934, AASHO tried getting US 31E renumbered as US 143. About 1935, US 31 north was truncated to the relocated US 70, at 8th and Broadway, resulting in US 31E being rerouted down 1st to US 70 Broadway, then west to US 31 at 8th. Although, 31E-31W postings existed on 31W's routing later About 1949, US 31E was removed from Rockland Rd in Hendersonville Between 1952-56, US 31E's routing moved from Main St to Woodland/Deadrick Sts Between 1959-67, US 31E was truncated to US 31W, which would be 1st at Main if by 1964, otherwise Spring at Main About 1964, US 31E was removed from TN 25/E Main St in Gallatin About 1966, US 31E was rebuilt from Gallatin to the Kentucky line. Surviving pieces: Sideview Rd in Shiloh; 3 short Old Hwy 31E loops up through Bethpage; the lengthy Old US Hwy 31E through Westmoreland and Sugar Grove. The northern bit of this is now part of TN 174.
About 1978, TN 6 was moved onto the Ellington Pkwy Freeway and TN 155, leaving behind Gallatin Pike through northeastern Nashville.
In 1987, US 31E was moved onto the new TN 386 freeway that bypassed Hendersonville. The old route through town became US 31E Business. In 1990, TN 386 was uilt west to I-65 and for some reason US 31E was removed from the bypass around Hendersonville and sent back through town. The short piece of freeway between US 31E and TN 386 is now TN 6 CONN.
Posting: Fully posted Secret TN Route Overlay: TN 6 (entire length) Comment: With US 31W so close to I-65, US 31E could go back to being just US 31. | ||||||||||
Nashville (Davidson County)
