Tennessee State Route 47

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Tennessee 47.svg Secondary Tennessee 47.svg

State Route 47

Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length20.81 mi (33.49 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1923 [1] –present
Major junctions
South endSecondary Tennessee 48.svg SR 48 at Dickson
Major intersectionsUS 70.svg US 70 at White Bluff
North endTennessee 48.svg SR 48 at Charlotte
Location
Country United States
State Tennessee
Counties Dickson
Highway system
Tennessee 46.svg SR 46 Tennessee 48.svg SR 48

State Route 47 (SR 47) is a Tennessee State Highway located entirely within Dickson County.

Contents

SR 47 is generally traversed only in part; the two termini are in fact only about eight miles (13 km) distant from each other, and are impracticable as a route from end-to-end, as the distance the highway runs is over twice this long.

Route description

State Route 47 begins as a secondary highway at an intersection with State Route 48 slightly southeast of downtown Dickson near the Fairgrounds. In the Dickson city limits, it is known as East Walnut Street. Outside of Dickson, the road runs east through the communities of Colesburg and Burns. From Burns it runs east past the southern entrance to Montgomery Bell State Park in the Bakersworks community and then onto an intersection with U.S. Route 70 in western White Bluff.

At this point the highway is overlain by US 70 for approximately one mile (1.6 km); it then turns north as a primary highway to Charlotte, where it terminates just south of the downtown area with another intersection with State Route 48.

History

The portion between White Bluff and Dickson represents the original routing of State Route 1/US 70 through the area; when the current US 70 was constructed (19391941) this road was redesignated as part of State Route 47.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Dickson County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Dickson 0.00.0Secondary Tennessee 48.svg SR 48 (Center Avenue) Centerville, Charlotte Southern terminus; SR 47 begins as a secondary highway
Tennessee 46.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-40.svg
SR 46 (Mathis Drive) to I-40  Bon Aqua, Vanleer
Burns Tennessee 96.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-40.svg
SR 96 to I-40  Dickson, Fairview
White Bluff West plate.svg
US 70.svg
US 70 west (Broadway Street/SR 1 west) Dickson
Southern end of US 70/SR 1 concurrency
East plate.svg
US 70.svg
US 70 east (Broadway Street/SR 1 east) Pegram
Northern end of US 70/SR 1 concurrency; SR 47 becomes a primary highway
North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 250.svg
SR 250 north (Claylick Road) Ashland City
Southern terminus of SR 250; provides access to Cheatham Wildlife Management Area
Charlotte 20.8133.49Tennessee 48.svg SR 48  Dickson, Downtown, Clarksville Northern terminus; SR 47 ends as a primary highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. Highway Planning Survey Division (1925). Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee for the Years 1923 and 1924 (PDF) (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. pp. 39–44. Retrieved May 19, 2023.