Tennessee State Route 16

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Tennessee 16.svg

State Route 16

Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length76.94 mi [1]  (123.82 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1923 [2] –present
Major junctions
South endAlabama 79.svg SR 79 at the Alabama State Line
Major intersectionsUS 64.svg US 64 near Winchester
US 41A.svgTennessee 50.svg US 41A  / SR 50 in Winchester

Tennessee 55.svg SR 55 in Tullahoma
Tennessee 437.svg SR 437 in Shelbyville
Tennessee 64.svg SR 64 in Shelbyville

Contents

US 231.svg US 231 in Shelbyville
North endUS 31A.svgUS 41A.svg US 31A  / US 41A in Kirkland
Location
Country United States
State Tennessee
Counties Franklin, Coffee, Moore, Bedford, Rutherford, Williamson
Highway system
Tennessee 15.svg SR 15 Secondary Tennessee 17.svg SR 17

State Route 16 (SR 16) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its southern terminus is at the Alabama state line, where it continues as State Route 79 (SR 79) in Alabama. From there, it continues to Winchester, where it becomes unsigned in a concurrency with U.S. Route 41A (US 41A). This concurrency lasts until its northern terminus in Williamson County, at a junction with U.S. Route 31A (US 31A). [3]

Route description

Franklin County

SR 16 begins at the Alabama State Line in Franklin County, on top of a very tall ridge, where it continues as State Route 79, several miles north of Scottsboro, AL. It continues north as a very curvy 2-lane highway before exiting the mountains and lowering down into some farmland. It then goes north to enter Winchester at an interchange with US 64 and SR 15, a 4-lane bypass of Winchester, before turning east and entering downtown. In downtown, it comes to an intersection with US 41A, SR 50, and SR 130. [4] SR 16 continues east and becomes the unsigned companion route of US 41A, while also being concurrent with SR 50. US 41A/SR 16 then turn north at an intersection where SR 50 separates and continues east into Decherd. They then have an intersection with SR 127 before leaving Winchester. They then go north as a 2-lane highway through flat farmland before crossing the Elk River and going through Estill Springs, where it has an intersection with SR 279 and passes by the Arnold Air Force Base and the Woods Reservoir before crossing the Coffee County line and entering Tullahoma.

Coffee County

US 41A/SR 16 then immediately enter downtown Tullahoma after crossing into Coffee County, where they intersect and become concurrent with SR 55/SR 130. They then go north through downtown before SR 55/SR 130 split off and west concurrent with each other and US 41A/SR 16 then pass through a major business district before intersecting with SR 269 and leaving Tullahoma, where it briefly crosses into Moore County before entering Bedford County.

Bedford County

In Bedford County, US 41A/SR 16 then turn west and pass just south of Normandy before having an intersection with SR 276. They then enter Shelbyville at an intersection with SR 437, just feet before their intersection with SR 64. US 41A/SR 16 then continue through some suburban areas and pass by an industrial park before entering downtown and having an intersection with US 231 Business/SR 10/SR 82. They then have an intersection with US 231/SR 387 before leaving downtown and going through another suburban area before leaving Shelbyville and turning northwest. US 41A/SR 16 go northwest through some countryside and have an intersection with SR 270 before passing through Unionville, turning north temporarily before going northwest again. They then pass through more countryside before crossing into Rutherford County.

Rutherford County

In Rutherford County, US 41A/SR 16 then go northwest to an intersection and becoming concurrent with SR 99 before entering Eagleville, where they have another intersection and short concurrency with SR 269, where SR 99 splits off and goes east to follow SR 269. US 41A/SR 16 then continue through Eagleville before continuing northwest and crossing into Williamson County.

Williamson County

After crossing into Williamson County, US 41A/SR 16 then continues for a very short distance before coming to a Y-intersection with US 31A/SR 11 in Kirkland, just north of College Grove and just south of I-840 and Triune. At this intersection, US 41A continues north and becomes concurrent with US 31A/SR 11 while SR 16 ends here. [3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Franklin 0.000.00South plate.svg
Alabama 79.svg
SR 79 south Hytop, Skyline, Scottsboro
Continuation into Alabama; southern terminus; SR 16 begins as a signed primary highway
Winchester US 64.svgBusiness plate.svg
US 64.svg
Secondary Tennessee 50.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-24.svg
Airport Sign.svg US 64 (Veterans Memorial Drive/SR 15 west/SR 433 north) / US 64 Bus. (David Crockett Highway) / SR 50 (George Fraley Parkway) to I-24  Fayetteville, Pelham, Decherd, Lynchburg
Southern end of unsigned SR 15 concurrency; southern terminus of unsigned SR 433; western terminus of US 64 Bus.; southern end of SR 50 concurrency
Secondary Tennessee 130.svg SR 130 (N High Street) Tullahoma Eastern terminus of SR 130
South plate.svg
US 41A.svg
US 41A south (S College Street/SR 15 east) Cowan, Sewanee
Southern end of unsigned US 41A concurrency; eastern terminus of US 64 Bus.; northern end of unsigned SR 15 concurrency; SR 16 becomes unsigned
Decherd East plate.svg
Tennessee 50.svg
SR 50 east (W Main Street) Pelham
Northern end of SR 50 concurrency
North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 127.svg
SR 127 north (Aedc Road) Hillsboro
Southern terminus of SR 127
Estill Springs East plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 279.svg
SR 279 east (Spring Creek Road) Franklin County Park, Elk River Dam
Western terminus of SR 279
UTSI Road – University of Tennessee Space Institute, Arnold Air Force Base
Coffee Tullahoma East plate.svg
Tennessee 55.svg
South plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 130.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-24.svg
SR 55 east (East Carroll Street) / SR 130 south (West Carroll Street) to I-24  Arnold Air Force Base, Manchester
Southern end of SR 55 and SR 130 concurrencies; I-24 via 55 east
West plate.svg
Tennessee 55.svg
North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 130.svg
SR 55 west / SR 130 north (Wilson Avenue) Lynchburg, Motlow State Community College
Northern end of SR 55 and SR 130 concurrencies
Airport Sign.svg William Northern Boulevard – Tullahoma Regional Airport
North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 269.svg
SR 269 north (Marbury Crossing) Normandy, Wartrace
Eastern (signed southern) terminus of SR 269; Harton Regional Medical Center west of this intersection
Moore
No major junctions
Bedford South plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 276.svg
SR 276 south (Thompson Creek Road)
Northern terminus of SR 276
West plate.svg
Tennessee 437.svg
Hospital sign.svg SR 437 west (Shelbyville Bypass)
Eastern terminus of SR 437; northern and eastern bypass of Shelbyville
Shelbyville Tennessee 64.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-24.svg
SR 64 (Wartrace Pike) to I-24  Wartrace
Business plate.svg
US 231.svg
Secondary Tennessee 82.svgHospital sign.svg US 231 Bus.  / SR 82 (Main Street/SR 10)
Former route of US 231; Bedford County Medical Center to the north
US 231.svg US 231 (Colloredo Boulevard/Lake Parkway/SR 387) Fayetteville, Murfreesboro
West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 270.svg
SR 270 west (Old Columbia Road) Chapel Hill
Eastern terminus of SR 270
Rutherford West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 99.svg
SR 99 west (Chapel Hill Pike) Chapel Hill
Southern end of SR 99 concurrency
Eagleville East plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 99.svg
East plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 269.svg
SR 99 east / SR 269 east Murfreesboro
Northern end of SR 99 concurrency; southern end of SR 269 concurrency
West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 269.svg
SR 269 west (Allisona Road) Allisona
Northern end of SR 269 concurrency
Williamson Kirkland 76.94123.82US 31A.svgNorth plate.svg
US 41A.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-840.svg
US 31A  / US 41A north (Horton Highway/SR 11) to I-840  Chapel Hill, Nolensville
Northern terminus; US 41A continues north along US 31A
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  2. 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.
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