Tennessee State Route 266

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State Route 266

Tennessee State Route 266
SR 266 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length39.81 mi [1]  (64.07 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1983 [2] –present
Major junctions
South endI-24.svg I-24 in Smyrna
Major intersections
North endUS 70.svg US 70 in Lebanon
Location
Country United States
State Tennessee
Counties Rutherford, Wilson
Highway system
Secondary Tennessee 265.svg SR 265 Secondary Tennessee 267.svg SR 267

State Route 266 (SR 266) is a state highway in Middle Tennessee. The southern terminus is in a currently undeveloped section of Smyrna at an interchange with I-24. The northern terminus is in Lebanon at an intersection with US 70.

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Route description

State Route 266 in Norene, Tennessee Norene tennessee street.jpg
State Route 266 in Norene, Tennessee

Rutherford County

SR 266 begins in Rutherford County in Smyrna at an interchange with I-24 (Exit 66). It goes east as a 4-lane, changing to a 6-lane, divided highway called Sam Ridley Parkway, a major thoroughfare featuring numerous strip malls, apartments, a high school, and a hospital. It has an interchange with US 41/US 70S/SR 1 (N Lowry Street) on the southern edge of Smyrna Airport. SR 266 then becomes undivided and continues east to an intersection with SR 102 (Nissan Drive), where Sam Ridley Parkway officially end and SR 266 continues east as Jefferson Pike. The highway then narrows to 2-lanes and crosses a bridge over the Stones River just south of Percy Priest Lake, where it leaves Smyrna. SR 266 then passes through rural areas to come to have an interchange with I-840 (Exit 61) before passing through Walterhill and having an intersection with US 231/SR 10. SR 266 then continues east through farmland to pass through Lascassas, where it has a short concurrency with SR 96 before turning northward and crossing into Wilson County.

Wilson County

SR 266 winds its way northward through farmland as Cainsville Road, where it passes through Norene and has an intersection with SR 265. The highway then enters Lebanon and passes through an industrial area and has an intersection with Maddox-Simpson Parkway before crossing an overpass over I-40. SR 266 continues north through industrial areas before entering downtown at an intersection with Tennessee Boulevard, where it becomes S College Street. It goes north to have an intersection with US 70 Bus./SR 24 (E Main Street), where it becomes N College Street, before coming to an end at an intersection with US 70/SR 26 (E High Street) in a business district.

History

For most of its length through Smyrna, Route 266 is a 4-lane, now changing to a 6-lane, highway called Sam Ridley Parkway, named for the mayor of the city from 1947 to 1987. (Sam Ridley was forced to resign in 1987 due to a conflict-of-interest suit; as a testament to his popularity, his identical twin brother Knox was promptly instated as mayor.) [3] Once an undeveloped highway forming part of a beltway around Smyrna and serving the Smyrna Airport, Sam Ridley Parkway now features numerous Strip Malls, Apartments, and even a Hospital.

The Tennessee General Assembly, along with State Representative Mike Sparks and Senator Bill Ketron honored former Rutherford County Historian Ernie Johns by naming a section of Jefferson Pike, "Ernie Johns Honorary Highway."

Beginning in 2021, construction began on the Jefferson Pike section of highway from Sam Ridley Parkway to I-840 to widen it to four lanes. [4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Rutherford Smyrna 0.00.0I-24.svg I-24  Nashville, Chattanooga I-24 exit 66 westbound, exit 66 A/B eastbound; southern terminus
US 41.svgUS 70S.svg US 41  / US 70S (N Lowry Street/SR 1) La Vergne, Downtown, Murfreesboro Interchange
South plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 102.svg
SR 102 south (Nissan Drive)
Northern terminus of SR 102
Bridge over the Stones River
I-840.svg I-840  Chattanooga, Knoxville I-840 exit 61
Walterhill US 231.svg US 231 (Lebanon Pike/SR 10) Murfreesboro, Lebanon Provides access to Cedars of Lebanon State Park and Nashville Superspeedway
Lascassas West plate.svg
Tennessee 96.svg
SR 96 west (Lascassas Pike) Murfreesboro
Southern end of SR 96 concurrency
East plate.svg
Tennessee 96.svg
SR 96 east (Lascassas Pike) Auburntown
Northern end of SR 96 concurrency
Wilson Secondary Tennessee 265.svg SR 265 (Chicken Road/Trammel Lane) Mount Juliet, Watertown Provides access to Cedars of Lebanon State Park
Lebanon Business plate.svg
US 70.svg
US 70 Bus. (E Main Street/SR 24)
39.8164.07US 70.svg US 70 (E High Street/SR 26) Mount Juliet, Watertown Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  1. TDOT Region 3 Pavement Condition Data
  2. "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  3. American Notes TENNESSEE - Time magazine
  4. https://www.dnj.com/story/news/2021/01/22/smyrna-jefferson-pike-widening-tennessee-road-projects/4238687001/