Tennessee State Route 476

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Secondary Tennessee 476.svg

State Route 476
Mansford Road
Awalt Road
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length11.8 mi (19.0 km)
Existed2007–present
Major junctions
South endSecondary Tennessee 50.svg SR 50 in Broadview
North endSecondary Tennessee 130.svg SR 130 south of Tullahoma
Location
Counties Franklin
Highway system
Secondary Tennessee 474.svg SR 474 SR 477 Secondary Tennessee 477.svg

State Route 476 (SR 476) is a state highway in Tennessee designated in 2007, located north and west of Winchester. It was created as an access road to Tims Ford Lake, which it crosses twice, and Tims Ford State Park. The route is located entirely in Franklin County, Tennessee. [1] [2]

Tennessee U.S. state in the United States

Tennessee is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by eight states, with Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the west, and Missouri to the northwest. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, with a 2017 population of 667,560 and a 2017 metro population of 1,903,045. Tennessee's second largest city is Memphis, which had a population of 652,236 in 2017.

Winchester, Tennessee City in Tennessee, United States

Winchester is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Tims Ford Lake lake of the United States of America

Tims Ford Lake is a reservoir run by the Tennessee Valley Authority in southern middle Tennessee.

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Route description

SR 476 begins at SR 50 west of Winchester in the community of Broadview. It goes northwest as Mansford Road through farmland before crossing its first bridge over the Elk River/Tims Ford Lake. SR 476 then passes through Tims Ford State Park before coming to an intersection with Awalt Road, which it turns right onto to cross the second bridge over Tims Ford Lake. It then continues northeast through rural areas before to an end at a y-intersection with SR 130 just south of Tullahoma. [3] The entire route of SR 476 is a rural two-lane highway. [1] [2]

State Route 50 (SR 50) is a west–to–east highway in Middle Tennessee. The road begins near Only and ends in Altamont. The current length is 161.3 miles (259.6 km).

Broadview is an unincorporated community in western Franklin County, Tennessee, west of Winchester. Broadview is located on Tennessee State Route 50 around its junction with Tennessee State Route 476.

Tims Ford State Park

Tims Ford State Park, also known as Tims Ford State Rustic Park, is a state park in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The 2,200-acre (8.9 km2) state park is situated on the north shore of Tims Ford Lake near the north escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau, about ten miles from the city of Winchester.

Major Intersections

The entire route is in Franklin County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Broadview 0.00.0Secondary Tennessee 50.svg SR 50 (Lynchburg Highway) Lynchburg, Winchester Southern terminus
Bridge over Elk River/Tims Ford Lake
Tims Ford State Park Tims Ford Drive - Tims Ford State Park Main entrance to the park
Bridge over Tims Ford Lake
11.819.0Secondary Tennessee 130.svg SR 130 (Old Tullahoma Road) Tullahoma, Winchester Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Google Maps. "Mansford Road". Google . Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Google Maps. "Awalt Road". Google . Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  3. Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). "Franklin County road map" (PDF). www.tn.gov. Retrieved October 29, 2019.