Tennessee State Route 55
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length: | 49.3 mi[1] (79.3 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 SR 50 in Lynchburg | |||
  US 41A / SR 16 in Tullahoma US 41 in Manchester I-24 in Manchester | ||||
| East end: |
  US 70S / SR 1 in McMinnville | |||
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| Counties: | Moore, Coffee, Warren | |||
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Tennessee State Route 55 (SR-55) is a north–south highway in Middle Tennessee. The road begins in Lynchburg and ends in McMinnville. The current length is 53.40 mi (85.9 km).
Route description
The highway begins at an intersection with SR-50 in Lynchburg–Moore. SR-55 travels northeast as Fayetteville Highway, then it changes to Majors Boulevard in downtown Lynchburg. After leaving town, the highway is called Lynchburg Highway as it goes northeast toward Tullahoma.
Upon entering Tullahoma, SR-55 crosses into Coffee County and changes names to Wilson Avenue. It starts a concurrency with SR-130 and continues eastward until both routes become concurrent with US-41A/SR-16. These routes go southeastward through downtown as North Jackson Street and later South Jackson St. SR-55 leaves the concurrency and goes northeast as East Carroll Street while SR-130 goes southwest on West Carroll Street. SR-55 leaves Tullahoma and becomes New Manchester Highway and then New Tullahoma Highway as it nears Manchester. It soon becomes McArthur Street and continues straight through downtown Manchester, intersecting US-41/SR-2 and I-24.
It leaves Manchester and becomes McMinnville Highway. It continues northeast, into Warren County and through Morrison before becoming the southwestern part of the McMinnville Bypass. SR-55 continues on the bypass as H.T. Pelham Memorial Parkway before terminating at US-70S/SR-1 as those highways continue along the rest of the bypass around McMinnville.
History
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Moore | Lynchburg | 0.0 | 0.0 |  SR 50 west (Fayetteville Highway) / SR 50 east (Winchester Highway) – Fayetteville, Winchester | Western terminus |
| 0.9 | 1.4 |  SR 129 west (Booneville Highway) – Petersburg | Eastern terminus of SR-129 | ||
| 3.9 | 6.3 |  SR 82 north (Flat Creek Highway) – Shelbyville | Southern terminus of SR-82 | ||
| Coffee | Tullahoma | 12.6 | 20.3 |  SR 130 north (Old Shelbyville Highway) – Metropolitan Lynchburg–Moore County, Shelbyville | West end of SR-130 overlap |
| 13.7 | 22.0 | US 41A north / SR 16 north (North Jackson Street) – Shelbyville | West end of US-41A/SR-16 overlap | ||
| 14.7 | 23.7 | US 41A south / SR 16 south (South Jackson Street) / SR 130 south (West Carroll Street) – Estill Springs, Decherd, Winchester | West end of US-41A/SR-16/SR-130 overlap | ||
| Manchester | 26.0 | 41.8 |  US 41 / SR 2 (Hillsboro Boulevard) – Hillsboro, Murfreesboro, Monteagle | ||
| 27.0 | 43.5 | I-24 – Monteagle, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Nashville | |||
| Warren | Morrison | 37.8 | 60.8 |  SR 379 east (West Maple Street) – Downtown Morrison | Western terminus of SR-379 |
| 39.0 | 62.8 |  SR 285 (South Fair Street) – Downtown Morrison, Viola | At-grade intersection with traffic signal | ||
| 39.6 | 63.7 | SR 379 west (East Maple Street) – Downtown Morrison | Eastern terminus of SR-379 | ||
| McMinnville | 45.8 | 73.7 |      SR 55 Bus. north (South Chancery Street) to SR 286 north (Morrison Street) / Vervilla Road – Downtown McMinnville | Southern terminus of SR-55 Business and SR-286; Interchange | |
| 49.3 | 79.3 |  US 70S / SR 1 / SR 380 (West Main Street) – Woodbury, McMinnville, Doyle, Sparta | End of SR-55; road continues as US-70S/SR-1 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Bannered routes
McMinnville business spur
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| Location: | McMinnville, Tennessee |
| Length: | 3.20 mi[2] (5.15 km) |
State Route 55 Business (SR-55 Bus) is a business spur that starts in southwest McMinnville where SR-55 becomes the McMinnville Bypass. It goes northeast as South Chancery Street, serving as the northern terminus for SR-108. It crosses the Barren Fork River and terminates at SR-56 in downtown McMinnville.
The entire route is in McMinnville, Warren County.
| mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 55 (McMinnville Bypass / Manchester Highway) – Morrison, Manchester, Sparta SR 286 north (Morrison Street) – Downtown McMinnville | Interchange with SR-55 Southern terminus of SR-286 and Western terminus of SR-55 Business | ||
| 1.6 | 2.6 |  SR 108 south (Viola Road) – Viola, Hillsboro, Altamont | South end of SR-108 overlap | ||
| 3.2 | 5.1 |  SR 56 south (East Colville Street) – Beersheba Springs, Altamont | Southern end of SR 56 concurrency | ||
| SR 56 north (Chancery Street) / SR 380 (Main and Morford Streets) | Eastern terminus of SR-55 and Northern terminus of SR-108 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- List of state routes in Tennessee
- Tennessee portal
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- 1 2 Google (June 15, 2014). "Tennessee State Route 55" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- 1 2 City and Vicinity Map McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2004. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
External links
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Media related to Tennessee State Route 55 at Wikimedia Commons