Tennessee State Route 5
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length: | 120.00 mi[1] (193.12 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1917 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 US 45 at the Mississippi state line | |||
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   US 70A / US 79 / SR 76 in Humboldt  US 45W / SR 21 in Union City  US 51 / SR 3 in Union City | ||||
| North end: |
 KY 125 north-northwest of Woodland Mills | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | McNairy, Chester, Madison, Gibson, Obion | |||
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State Route 5 (abbreviated SR-5) is a 120-mile-long (190 km) north–south state highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Except for the section northwest of Union City, it is entirely concurrent with U.S. Route 45 (US-45) and US-45W.
Route description
SR 5 is the hidden designation for US 45 and US 45W for most of the highway's length through the state. SR 5 at its southern terminus is a 4-lane, divided, limited-access expressway and is designated as a primary state highway. In contrast, the northern terminus is quite rural in nature and exists as a two-lane secondary state highway. SR 5 follows Highland Avenue through the City of Jackson, Tennessee and US 45 Business through Humboldt, Tennessee. At Union City, Tennessee, SR 5 becomes a fully signed secondary highway and follows First Street and Main Street through the city. At its junction with US 51, SR 5 continues along Main Street and becomes a primary state highway which overlaps Tennessee State Route 22. At Lake Drive in Union City, Tennessee State Route 22 turns west toward Samburg, Tennessee. SR 5 past Lake Drive is signed as a secondary state highway and continues north toward the state line. The signed portion of SR 5 exists entirely within Obion County, Tennessee and is approximately 7.8 miles (12.6 km) in length.[2]
Counties traversed
SR 5 traverses the following counties (south to north) shown in the table below.[1]
| County | miles | kilometers |
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| McNairy | 28.17 | 45.34 |
| Chester | 9.74 | 15.68 |
| Madison | 26.29 | 42.31 |
| Gibson | 32.46 | 52.24 |
| Obion | 23.34 | 37.56 |
History
Several old alignments (most are two-lane) of SR 5 exist throughout the state with the most notable examples being near the Mississippi state line, a section of old highway 45 between Bethel Springs and Selmer, Tennessee State Route 367 through Trenton, and a long stretch of old highway between Trenton and Rutherford.
Originally, SR 5 north of Trenton followed a much different route from the current alignment. From Trenton, SR 5 bent to the northeast, following the old Dresden Road as far as Greenfield, where it turned north and roughly followed the present-day SR 43. As evidenced by road maps published by the National Map Company and Rand McNally, sometime between 1927 and 1935, SR 5 was rerouted to follow the former SR 41 north to Kenton and on to Union City.
Future
TDOT has proposed widening SR 5 in Obion County as part of The 2008-2010 Transportation Improvement Program. Right-of-way acquisition will begin in FY 2008 on a section of SR 5 from Troy Station Road to Allie Campbell Road and in FY 2010 for the section between Allie Campbell Road and SR 22. This will leave a two-lane section of SR 5 from Rutherford, Tennessee to a point just north of the Obion River.[3][4]
Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[5] | Intersects | Notes |
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Unsigned  begins at Mississippi State Line. overlap for 60.6 miles (97.5 km). | ||||
| McNairy | Eastview | 5.7 |  SR 57 |
To Shiloh National Park & Pickwick Landing State Park |
| Selmer | 10.3 |  SR 142 east – Stantonville |
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| 11.6 |   US 64 east (E. Poplar Avenue) / SR 15 (unsigned) – Savannah |
Begin US 64 (westbound), US 45 (northbound), SR 5 overlap around Selmer. US 64 BUS continues west through downtown Selmer | ||
| 16.9 | US 64 west (Cherry Avenue) / SR 15 (unsigned) – Memphis |
End US 64 overlap. US 64 BUS continues east through downtown Selmer | ||
| 29.0 |  SR 199 east (Finger-Leapwood Road) – Finger |
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| Chester | Henderson | |||
| 34.5 |  SR 100 – Whiteville, Decaturville |
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| 34.8 |  SR 365 north (Main Street) – Henderson |
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| 37.2 | SR 365 south (White Avenue) – Henderson |
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| Madison | Pinson | 40.6 |  SR 197 east (Ozier Road) – Pinson |
To Pinson Mounds, Beech Bluff & Mifflin |
| Jackson | ||||
| 47.5 |  SR 18 south (Bolivar Highway) – Bolivar |
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Unsigned  changes to secondary designation. | ||||
| 51.4 |     US 45 Byp. north / US 70 / SR 1 (unsigned) |
US 45 Bypass (northbound) and US 70 (westbound) overlap. US 45 and SR 5 continue northbound through downtown Jackson. | ||
| 54.4 |     US 412 Bus. (North Parkway) / SR 20 (unsigned) |
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| 55.7 |  I-40 / US 412 (unsigned) – Memphis, Nashville |
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| 60.6 |  US 45 Byp. south (Keith Short Bypass) / SR 186 (unsigned) – Jackson |
US 45 and SR 5 continue northbound. Unsigned SR 186 overlaps US 45 / SR 5. | ||
| Unsigned changes to primary designation. | ||||
| Three Way | 62.4 |   US 45W / US 45E / SR 186 (unsigned) / SR 43 (unsigned) – Humboldt, Milan |
End US 45. SR 5 overlaps US 45W and continues northbound. Unsigned SR 186 overlaps US 45E and continues northbound. Unsigned SR 43 begins and follows US 45E. | |
| overlap begins. | ||||
| Gibson | Humboldt | |||
| 66.5 | US 45W Bus. north |
Unsigned SR 366 (northbound) begins overlap with US 45W. | ||
| Unsigned changes to secondary designation. Business overlap begins. | ||||
| 68.0 | US 70A east / US 79 north (22nd Avenue) / SR 76 (unsigned) |
SR 5 and US 45W overlaps with US 70A and US 79 through downtown Humboldt. | ||
| 68.4 | US 70A west / US 79 south (Main Street) / SR 76 (unsigned) |
SR 5, US 45W, US 70A, US 79 overlap ends. SR 5 and US 45W continue north along Central Avenue. | ||
| 68.7 |  SR 152 (Mitchell Street) |
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| 69.6 |  US 70A Byp. / US 79 Byp. / SR 366 (unsigned) |
End US 45W BUS. US 45W and SR 5 continue northbound. | ||
| Unsigned changes to primary designation. overlap resumes for 43.3 miles (69.7 km). | ||||
| 73.3 |  SR 420 east – Gibson |
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| Trenton | ||||
| 76.9 |   SR 457 west / SR 367 north – Dyersburg, Trenton |
US 45W and SR 5 turns right and continues north. SR 457 turns left to Dyersburg. SR 367 continues north through downtown Trenton. | ||
| 78.9 |  SR 54 south (Armory Street) – Alamo |
Begin unsigned SR 54 overlap with US 45W and SR 5. | ||
| 79.3 |  SR 186 south (Gibson Road) – Gibson |
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| 79.9 |   SR 104 / SR 77 east – Dyersburg, Milan |
Begin Unsigned SR 77 overlap. | ||
| 81.3 | SR 54 north (Halliburton Street) – Bradford |
End Unsigned SR 54 overlap with US 45W and SR 5. | ||
| 82.4 | SR 367 south – Trenton |
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| Dyer | 87.9 |   SR 77 west / SR 185 east – Yorkville, Dyer |
End Unsigned SR 77 overlap. | |
| Rutherford | 91.7 |  SR 105 – Trimble, Bradford |
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| Expressway Ends. Unsigned continues north as a two-lane road. | ||||
| Obion | Kenton | 97.3 |  SR 89 – Trimble, Sharon |
SR 89 overlaps with US 45W and SR 5 for a short distance in Kenton. |
| 107.9 |  SR 21 west (Troy-Rives Road) – Troy |
Begin Unsigned SR 21 Overlap. | ||
| 109.0 |  SR 216 east |
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| Union City | ||||
| 112.9 |   US 45W north / SR 431 / SR 184 (unsigned) |
US 45W departs SR 5 overlapped with unsigned SR 184. SR 5 continues north overlapped with unsigned SR 21. | ||
| changes to secondary designation and continues north as a signed highway through downtown Union City. overlap ends. | ||||
| 113.7 | SR 21 east |
End SR 21 Overlap. | ||
| 114.3 |  US 51 / SR 22 south / SR 3 (unsigned) |
Begin SR 22 overlap. SR 5 changes to primary designation. | ||
| 115.5 | SR 22 north – Tiptonville, Samburg |
End SR 22 Overlap. SR 5 changes to secondary designation and continues north. To Reelfoot Lake State Park | ||
| ends at Kentucky State Line. Highway continues as | ||||
See also
- Tennessee portal
- U.S. Roads portal
- List of state routes in Tennessee