Tennessee State Route 23

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State Route 23

Union Avenue, Walnut Grove Road
Maintained by TDOT

Length:

8.83 mi^[1] (14 km)

West end:

US 51 at Bellevue Boulevard

Major
junctions:

SR 277 at East Parkway

SR 57 at Poplar Avenue

East end:

I-240 Exit 13 near Shelby Farms

Counties:

Shelby

Major cities:

Memphis

Tennessee State Routes
< US-23		I-24 >

State Route 23 (abbreviated SR 23) is an east-west major arterial urban highway running from Bellevue Boulevard (US 51) near downtown Memphis, Tennessee to Interstate 240 in East Memphis.

1 Route Description
2 Concurrencies
3 Future
4 References

[edit] Route Description

SR 23 is a mix between a four-lane divided highway and a seven-lane urban highway (with center turn lane). This highway is designated on maps as being a secondary state route from its eastern terminus to its junction with SR 277 (East Parkway). At this junction, SR 23 becomes a primary state route all the way to its western terminus at US 51. SR 23 is better known as Union Avenue from its junction with SR 57 (Poplar Avenue} to its western terminus with US 51. Union Avenue continues beyond this terminus going toward downtown Memphis ending at Riverside Drive. SR 23 from Poplar Avenue to I-240 is known as Walnut Grove Road. According to data from TDOT, The SR 23 designation ends at I-240, however, Walnut Grove Road actually continues east towards Shelby Farms.

[edit] Concurrencies

SR 23 overlaps the following U.S. Highways:

US 64 from East Parkway to Bellevue Boulevard
US 72 from Poplar Avenue to Bellevue Boulevard
US 70 from East Parkway to Bellevue Boulevard
US 79 from East Parkway to Bellevue Boulevard

[edit] Future

In 2008, Walnut Grove Road was widened from the interchange with I-240 to the Wolf River bridge. The project, which included a new Single Point Urban Interchange with Humphreys Boulevard, was scheduled to be complete before December 1, 2008 but was finished eight months early.^[2]