Tennessee State Route 96

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Tennessee 96.svg Secondary Tennessee 96.svg

State Route 96

Tennessee State Route 96
SR 96; primary in red, secondary in blue
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length126.7 mi (203.9 km)
Major junctions
West endUS 70.svg US 70 in Dickson
Major intersectionsI-40.svg I-40 near Fairview

Natchez Trace Parkway Logo.gif Natchez Trace Parkway near Franklin
US 31.svgUS 431.svg US 31  / US 431 in Franklin
I-65.svg I-65 in Franklin
US 31A.svgUS 41A.svg US 31A  / US 41A in Triune
I-24.svg I-24 in Murfreesboro
US 41.svgUS 70S.svgUS 231.svgSecondary Tennessee 99.svg US 41  / US 70S  / US 231  / SR 99 in Murfreesboro
US 70.svgTennessee 53.svg US 70  / SR 53 in Liberty
I-40.svg I-40 in Buffalo Valley

Contents

US 70N.svg US 70N in Gentry
North endSecondary Tennessee 53.svg SR 53 in Granville
Location
Country United States
State Tennessee
Counties Dickson, Williamson, Davidson, Rutherford, Cannon, Wilson, DeKalb, Putnam, Smith, Jackson
Highway system
Tennessee 95.svg SR 95 Secondary Tennessee 97.svg SR 97

State Route 96 (SR 96) is an eastwest and northsouth highway in Middle Tennessee. The road begins in Dickson and ends in Granville. The current length is 126.7 mi (203.9 km). [1] Along its path it goes through 10 counties. Locals mostly refer to it as Highway 96.

SR 96 changes cardinal directions from East–West to North–South in DeKalb County after an unsigned concurrency with U.S. 70.

Route description

Dickson County

SR 96 begins as a primary highway in Dickson County in Dickson at an intersection with US 70/SR 1. It then goes southeast, leaving Dickson, before coming to an intersection with SR 47 in Burns. It then curves to the east and parallels I-40, passing just north of the I-40/I-840 interchange, before having an interchange with I-40 (Exit 182) just west of Fairview, just after crossing into Williamson County.

Williamson and Davidson counties

SR 96 then enters Fairview and has a trumpet interchange and become concurrent with SR 100. They then go northeast and cross over the southern part of the Highland Rim just before crossing into the southwest corner of Davidson County. SR 96 then separates from SR 100 and then turns southeast to cross back into Williamson County. Just after crossing the county line, SR 96 has an interchange with the Natchez Trace Parkway, just after passing under the Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge. It then goes through some wooded areas before having an intersection with SR 46 just before entering Franklin. SR 96 then travels through some suburban areas before intersecting and becoming concurrent with US 431/SR 106 in downtown. They first go south before SR 96 turns east at an intersection with US 31/SR 6, which is also where US 431/SR 106 split off and continue south. SR 96 then splits off from US 31/SR 6 and goes east, leaving downtown and having an intersection with SR 397 and then an interchange with I-65 (Exit 65) before leaving Franklin and continuing southeast. SR 96 then passes through some farmland before passing through Arrington and having an intersection with SR 252. It then begins paralleling I-840 just before entering Triune, where it has an intersection with US 31A/SR 11, just north of its interchange with I-840 (Exit 42). SR 96 then goes east and crosses under the interstate before crossing into Rutherford County.

Rutherford County

It then almost immediately has an intersection with SR 102 just south of Almaville, which is also just south of its interchange with I-840 (Exit 47). SR 96 then leaves the interstate and passes through some rural countryside before entering Murfreesboro just before a partial cloverleaf interchange with I-24 (Exit 78). It then passes through a major retail district, passing by Stones River Mall and having an intersection and becoming concurrent with SR 99, before entering downtown and having an intersection with US 41/US 70S/US 231/SR 1/SR 10, with SR 96 curving to the northeast to become concurrent with US 231/SR 10 as they turn northeast at this intersection from the south. They go northeast, leaving downtown, for about a mile before SR 96 turns east onto E Clark Blvd. for a short distance before turning northeast again onto Lascassas Pike. SR 96 then has an intersection with SR 268 before it leaves Murfreesboro and continues northeast through countryside once more. It then passes through Lascassas and intersects and has a short concurrency with SR 266. SR 96 then curves to the east and passes through some more rural farmland and countryside, passing through Milton before crossing into northwest corner Cannon County.

Cannon and Wilson counties

SR 96 passes through Auburntown, where it has an intersection with the northern terminus of SR 145, before crossing into the southeast corner of Wilson County. It intersects with SR 267 just across the county line, south of Statesville, before passing through Prosperity and Cottage Home and into DeKalb County.

DeKalb County

Coming to an intersection with US 70/SR 26/SR 53 near Liberty, SR 96 turns east along a concurrency. They enter Liberty at an intersection where SR 53 separates and turns south toward Woodbury. The routes then pass through Liberty and Dowelltown and ascend the Highland Rim before SR 96 separates from US 70/SR 26, just northwest of Smithville. It becomes signed as a north–south route along a very curvy secondary highway known as Dale Ridge Road. It makes its way northward, encountering and serving as the southern terminus of SR 264. It follows along the shoreline of Center Hill Lake before coming to an intersection with SR 141 at Center Hill Dam. The two routes become concurrent and cross overtop Center Hill Dam together before separating at the entrance to Edgar Evins State Park, with SR 96 turning north toward Putnam County.

Putnam and Smith counties

It crosses the county line and immediately enters Buffalo Valley, where it has another interchange with I-40 (Exit 268). It then winds north through farmland, crossing briefly into the far eastern portion of Smith County before reentering Putnam County. SR 96 quickly comes to an intersection with US 70N/SR 24 east of Chestnut Mound, at which point it becomes concurrent. They go east and wind through more hilly terrain before SR 96 splits off and winds north as Shaw Branch Road, before crossing into Jackson County.

Jackson County

SR 96 then runs along Martin's Creek, an arm of Cordell Hull Lake/Cumberland River, before entering Granville and terminating at SR 53 in town.

Major intersections

[2]

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Dickson Dickson
Tennessee 96.svg SR 96 begins as a primary route
0.00.0US 70.svg US 70 (E. College Street/SR 1) Dickson, White Bluff Western terminus; provides access to Montgomery Bell State Park
Burns 2.13.4Secondary Tennessee 47.svg SR 47 (Stuart Street) Dickson, White Bluff
Williamson Fairview 10.4–
10.8
16.7–
17.4
I-40.svg I-40  Memphis, Nashville I-40 exit 182
15.124.3West plate.svg
Tennessee 100.svg
SR 100 west (Fairview Boulevard) Bon Aqua
Interchange; western end of SR 100 concurrency
Davidson Nashville 20.733.3East plate.svg
Tennessee 100.svg
SR 100 east Pasquo, Belle Meade
Eastern end of SR 100 concurrency
Williamson Bingham 24.138.8Natchez Trace Parkway Logo.gif Natchez Trace Parkway Via short access road
27.644.4Secondary Tennessee 46.svg SR 46 (Old Hillsboro Road) Leipers Fork, Forest Hills
Franklin 32.452.1North plate.svg
US 431.svg
US 431 north (Fifth Avenue/SR 106) Forest Hills
Western end of US 431/SR 106 concurrency
32.552.3South plate.svg
US 31.svg
US 31 south (Columbia Pike/SR 6) Spring Hill
South plate.svg
US 431.svg
US 431 south (Fifth Avenue/SR 106) Lewisburg
Eastern end of US 431/SR 106 concurrency; western end of US 31/SR 6 concurrency
32.752.6North plate.svg
US 31.svg
US 31 north (Main Street/SR 6) Brentwood
Eastern end of US 31/SR 6 concurrency
34.255.0Tennessee 397.svgTruck plate.svg
US 31.svg
Truck plate.svg
US 431.svg
SR 397  / US 31 Truck  / US 431 Truck (Mack Hatcher Memorial Parkway)
Partial beltway around Franklin
35.3–
35.4
56.8–
57.0
I-65.svg I-65  Nashville, Huntsville I-65 exit 65
Arrington 42.768.7North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 252.svg
SR 252 north (Wilson Pike) Brentwood
Southern terminus of SR 252
Triune 45.773.5US 31A.svgUS 41A.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-840.svg
US 31A  / US 41A (Nolensville Road/SR 11) to I-840 (Exit 42) Nolensville, Chapel Hill, Eagleville
Rutherford Almaville 49.980.3North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 102.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-840.svg
SR 102 north (Almaville Road) to I-840 (Exit 47) Smyrna
Southern terminus of SR 102
Murfreesboro 58.2–
58.5
93.7–
94.1
I-24.svg I-24  Nashville, Chattanooga I-24 exit 78
59.996.4West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 99.svg
SR 99 west (New Salem Highway) Eagleville
Western end of SR 99 concurrency
60.2–
60.6
96.9–
97.5
South plate.svg
US 231.svg
East plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 99.svg
US 41.svgUS 70S.svg US 231 south / SR 99 east / US 41  / US 70S (Broad Street/SR 1/SR 10)
Eastern end of SR 99 concurrency; western end of US 231/SR 10 concurrency
61.498.8North plate.svg
US 231.svg
US 231 north (Memorial Boulevard/SR 10) Lebanon
Eastern end of US 231/SR 10 concurrency
Compton 66.6107.2West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 268.svg
SR 268 west (Compton Road)
Eastern terminus of SR 268
Lascassas 69.5111.8South plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 266.svg
SR 266 south (E. Jefferson Pike) Walterhill, Smyrna
Western end of SR 266 concurrency
70.3113.1North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 266.svg
SR 266 north (Cainsville Pike) Norene, Lebanon
Eastern end of SR 266 concurrency
Cannon Auburntown 80.8130.0South plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 145.svg
SR 145 south (W. Main Street) Woodbury
Northern terminus of SR 145
Wilson Prosperity 82.9133.4North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 267.svg
SR 267 north (Statesville Road) Statesville, Watertown
Southern terminus of SR 267
DeKalb Liberty 87.6141.0West plate.svg
US 70.svg
North plate.svg
Tennessee 53.svg
US 70 west (SR 26) / SR 53 north Alexandria
Western end of unsigned concurrency with US 70/SR 26/SR 53
89.0143.2South plate.svg
Tennessee 53.svg
SR 53 south (Woodbury Highway) Woodbury
Eastern end of SR 53 concurrency
Dowelltown 94.4151.9East plate.svg
US 70.svg
US 70 east (SR 26) Smithville
Eastern end of unsigned concurrency with US 70/SR 26
Secondary Tennessee 96.svg SR 96 becomes a secondary route
Temperance Hall 99.1159.5North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 264.svg
SR 264 north (Hickman Road) Gordonsville
Southern terminus of SR 264
Laurel Hill 105.0169.0West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 141.svg
SR 141 west (Lancaster Road) Lancaster, Gordonsville
Western end of SR 141 concurrency; begins to cross Center Hill Dam
106.1170.8East plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 141.svg
SR 141 east (Wolf Creek Road) Silver Point
Edgar Evins State Park Road - Edgar Evins State Park
Eastern end of SR 141 concurrency; access road into state park
Putnam Buffalo Valley 109.7–
109.8
176.5–
176.7
I-40.svg I-40  Nashville, Knoxville I-40 exit 268
113.3182.3West plate.svg
US 70N.svg
US 70N west (Nashville Highway/SR 24) Carthage, South Carthage
Western end of unsigned concurrency with US 70N/SR 24
Gentry 116.0186.7East plate.svg
US 70N.svg
US 70N east (Nashville Highway/SR 24) Baxter
Eastern end of unsigned concurrency with US 70N/SR 24
Jackson Granville 126.7203.9Secondary Tennessee 53.svg SR 53 (Granville Highway) Gainesboro, Carthage Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. Microsoft MapPoint 2006, Retrieved on 2007-8-13
  2. Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (2004 ed.). DeLorme.