Tennessee State Route 155

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State Route 155

Maintained by TDOT

Length:

35.19 mi^[1] (56.63 km)

Tennessee State Routes
< I-155		SR-156 >

State Route 155, mostly designated the Briley Parkway, is a major beltway around Nashville, Tennessee. It is 29.7 mi (47.8 km) long.

Briley Parkway, named in honor of former Nashville mayor Beverly Briley, passes the Grand Ole Opry House, Opry Mills, and the Opryland Hotel east of Nashville. It crosses the Cumberland River twice, once near Madison, and again on the west side of Nashville, near the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution and John C. Tune Airport. On the southeast portion of the loop, Briley Parkway crosses Interstate 40 and passes Nashville International Airport.

1 Route description
2 Major intersections
- 2.1 At-grade section
- 2.2 Briley Parkway
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Route description

Briley Parkway is an uninterrupted, divided highway on its northern loop from I-40 near the airport to I-40 in West Nashville. Much of the northern loop between I-40 and I-65 (the section passing through Donelson and Pennington Bend) was recently widened from four lanes to eight lanes, including new interchanges at I-40, US 31-E, and I-65. The project was completed in 2007.

The other end of the northern loop, the interchange at I-40 and White Bridge Road (on the west side of town), was completed ahead of schedule in 2005, but additional work is planned. New on-and-off-ramps are being constructed to provide easier access to-and-from Briley and to separate it from the over-congested White Bridge Road/I-40 interchange.

South of Nashville, Briley Parkway becomes Thompson Lane and Woodmont Boulevard (which are principal arterial roads in the south end), before changing to White Bridge Road and back to Briley Parkway again. These roads are interrupted and not divided highways. Woodmont Boulevard is the only section of the continuous road not designated as TN-155. As Thompson Lane, TN-155 passes through Berry Hill at Interstate 65 south and passes 100 Oaks Mall. As Woodmont Boulevard, it passes near Saint Thomas Hospital and Aquinas College near Belle Meade.

Of six interstate crossings, the only one inaccessible directly from this road is I-65 South of town, though drivers are directed via Powell Avenue to the Armory Drive exit of I-65 or via Franklin Road (U.S. Route 31) and Harding Place to I-65.

To make the complete circle, at the speed limit, will typically take a driver 70 to 90 minutes, dependent on traffic conditions, most of which will be spent on the southern loop of this continuous road.

[edit] Major intersections

Milepost 0 is at I-65.

[edit] At-grade section

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Nashville Metro-Davidson County, Tennessee	Berry Hill	0	/	US 31 (Franklin Road) - Downtown Nashville, Oak Hill	Substandard interchange under construction.

[edit] Briley Parkway

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Briley Parkway begins at the eastern terminus of Thompson Lane
Nashville Metro-Davidson County, Tennessee	Southeast Nashville/Intl. Airport
		3	3A/B	I-24 - Downtown Nashville, Murfreesboro, and Chattanooga
		4	4	US 41/US 70S (Murfreesboro Road) - Murfreesboro
		5	5	Airways Boulevard - Back area of Nashville International Airport	Former exit to old Nashville Metropolitan Airport, which closed in 1987.
	Donelson
		6	6A/B	I-40 - Nashville, Knoxville, Intl. Airport
		7	7	Elm Hill Pike
		8	8	US 70 (Lebanon Pike) - Downtown Nashville, Donelson, Lebanon, Hermitage
		10	10	Two Rivers Parkway - Donelson
		11	11	Opry Mills Drive - Opry Mills	Former exit to Opryland USA theme park, which closed in 1997. Currently accesses Opry Mills, Grand Ole Opry complex, and the General Jackson Showboat.
		12	12	McGavock Pike/Music Valley Drive - Opryland Hotel & Convention Center
	Briley Parkway crosses the Cumberland River
	North Nashville
		14	14A/B	U.S. Route 31E northbound (Gallatin Pike) - Madison, Goodlettsville, Hendersonville / Gallatin Pike southbound - Inglewood, Downtown Nashville (southbound)
		15	15A/B	U.S. Route 31E southbound (Ellington Parkway/Briarville Road), U.S. Route 31W/U.S. 41 northbound (Dickerson Pike)- Downtown Nashville, Madison
		16	16A/B	I-65 - Nashville, Louisville	Recently expanded with large overpasses along with Briley expansion, Ellington can now exit directly onto I-65 and vice versa
		17	17	Brick Church Pike	Exit has a loop with a high wall that merges westbound and can become dangerous for those taking Exit 19
		18	18A/B	I-24 - Clarksville, Paducah, Nashville
		19	19	U.S. Route 431 (Whites Creek Pike) - Whites Creek, Bordeaux
		21	21A/B	U.S. Route 41A (Clarksville Pike) - Clarksville, Bordeaux
		24	24	TN 12 (Hydes Ferry Pike/Ashland City Highway) - Ashland City, Bordeaux
		25	25	County Hospital Road
	Briley Parkway crosses the Cumberland River
	West Nashville	26	26A/B	Centennial Boulevard
	West Nashville	27	27A/B	I-40 - Memphis, Jackson, Downtown Nashville	Exit under construction for ramp creation,
Briley Parkway becomes White Bridge Road, remains