Tennessee State Route 266: Difference between revisions
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For most of its length through Smyrna, Route 266 is a four-lane highway called '''Sam Ridley Parkway''', named for the mayor of the city from 1947 to 1987. (Sam Ridley was forced to resign in 1987 due to a conflict-of-interest suit; as a testament to his popularity, his identical twin brother Knox was promptly instated as mayor.)<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,964493,00.html American Notes TENNESSEE - Time magazine]</ref> Once an undeveloped highway forming part of a beltway around Smyrna and serving the [[Smyrna Airport (Tennessee)|Smyrna Airport]], Sam Ridley Parkway now features numerous Strip Malls, Apartments, and even a Hospital. |
For most of its length through Smyrna, Route 266 is a four-lane highway called '''Sam Ridley Parkway''', named for the mayor of the city from 1947 to 1987. (Sam Ridley was forced to resign in 1987 due to a conflict-of-interest suit; as a testament to his popularity, his identical twin brother Knox was promptly instated as mayor.)<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,964493,00.html American Notes TENNESSEE - Time magazine]</ref> Once an undeveloped highway forming part of a beltway around Smyrna and serving the [[Smyrna Airport (Tennessee)|Smyrna Airport]], Sam Ridley Parkway now features numerous Strip Malls, Apartments, and even a Hospital. |
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==Major Intersections== |
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===Rutherford County=== |
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*{{jct|state=TN|I|24}} in [[Smyrna, Tennessee|Smyrna]] (Exit 66; western terminus; west to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and east to [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]) |
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*{{jct|state=TN|US|41|US|70S|TN|1}} in Smyrna (N Lowry Street; interchange; south to downtown and [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]]; north to [[La Vergne, Tennessee|La Vergne]]) |
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*{{jct|state=TN|Sec|102}} in Smyrna (Nissan Drive; northern terminus of SR 102; south to [[Almaville, Tennessee|Almaville]]) |
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*Bridge over the [[Stones River]] |
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*{{jct|state=TN|I|840}} east of Smyrna (Exit 61; west to [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]] and east to [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]) |
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*{{jct|state=TN|US|231|TN|10}} in [[Walterhill, Tennessee|Walterhill]] (Lebanon Pike; south to [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]]; north to [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]]) |
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*{{jct|state=TN|TN|96}} in [[Lascassas, Tennessee|Lascassas]] (Lascassas Pike; western end of SR 96 concurrency; west to [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]]) |
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*{{jct|state=TN|TN|96}} in Lascassas (Lascassas Pike; eastern end of SR 96 concurrency; east to [[Auburntown, Tennessee|Auburntown]]) |
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===Wilson County=== |
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*{{jct|state=TN|Sec|265}} north of [[Norene, Tennessee|Norene]] (Chicken Road/Trammel Lane; west to [[Gladeville, Tennessee|Gladeville]] and [[Hermitage, Tennessee|Hermitage]]; east to [[Watertown, Tennessee|Watertown]]) |
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*{{jct|state=TN|US-Bus|70|TN|24|dab1=Lebanon}} in [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]] (E Main Street; old US 70 through downtown) |
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*{{jct|state=TN|US|70|TN|26}} in (E High Street; eastern terminus; west to [[Mount Juliet, Tennessee|Mount Juliet]]; east to [[Watertown, Tennessee|Watertown]]) |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 20:02, 23 September 2018
 State Route 266 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 39.81 mi[1] (64.07 km) | |||
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| South end |  I-24 in Smyrna | |||
   US 41 / US 70S / SR 1 in Smyrna I-840 east of Smyrna  US 231 / SR 10 in Walter Hill | ||||
| North end |   US 70 / SR 26 in Lebanon | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Rutherford, Wilson | |||
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State Route 266 (SR 266) is a state highway in Middle Tennessee. The western terminus is in a currently undeveloped section of Smyrna at an interchange with I-24. The eastern terminus is in Lebanon at an intersection with US 70.
Route description
Rutherford County
SR 266 begins in Rutherford County in Smyrna at an interchange with I-24 (Exit 66). It goes east as a four-lane divided highway called Sam Ridley Parkway, a major thoroughfare featuring numerous strip malls, apartments, a high school, and a hospital. It has an interchange with US 41/US 70S/SR 1 (N Lowry Street) on the southern edge of Smyrna Airport. SR 266 then becomes undivided and continues east to an intersection with SR 102 (Nissan Drive), where Sam Ridley Parkway officially end and SR 266 continues east as Jefferson Pike. The highway then narrows to 2-lanes and crosses a bridge over the Stones River just south of Percy Priest Lake, where it leaves Smyrna. SR 266 then passes through rural areas to come to have an interchange with I-840 (Exit 61) before passing through Walterhill and having an intersection with US 231/SR 10. SR 266 then continues east through farmland to pass through Lascassas, where it has a short concurrency with SR 96 before turning northward and crossing into Wilson County.
Wilson County
SR 266 winds its way northward through farmland as Cainsville Road, where it passes through Norene and has an intersection with SR 265. The highway then enters Lebanon and passes through an industrial area and has an intersection with Maddox-Simpson Parkway before crossing an overpass over I-40. SR 266 continues north through industrial areas before entering downtown at an intersection with Tennessee Boulevard, where it becomes S College Street. It goes north to have an intersection with US 70 Bus./SR 24 (E Main Street) before downtown as N College Street to end at an intersection with US 70/SR 26 (E High Street) in a business district.
The Tennessee General Assembly, along with State Representative Mike Sparks and Senator Bill Ketron honored former Rutherford County Historian Ernie Johns by naming a section of Jefferson Pike, "Ernie Johns Honorary Highway."
The Jefferson Pike section of highway from Sam Ridley Parkway to I-840 is in the process of being widened to a four lane highway.
History
For most of its length through Smyrna, Route 266 is a four-lane highway called Sam Ridley Parkway, named for the mayor of the city from 1947 to 1987. (Sam Ridley was forced to resign in 1987 due to a conflict-of-interest suit; as a testament to his popularity, his identical twin brother Knox was promptly instated as mayor.)[2] Once an undeveloped highway forming part of a beltway around Smyrna and serving the Smyrna Airport, Sam Ridley Parkway now features numerous Strip Malls, Apartments, and even a Hospital.
Major Intersections
Rutherford County
- I-24 in Smyrna (Exit 66; western terminus; west to Nashville and east to Chattanooga)
- US 41 / US 70S / SR 1 in Smyrna (N Lowry Street; interchange; south to downtown and Murfreesboro; north to La Vergne)
SR 102 in Smyrna (Nissan Drive; northern terminus of SR 102; south to Almaville)- Bridge over the Stones River
- I-840 east of Smyrna (Exit 61; west to Murfreesboro and east to Knoxville)
- US 231 / SR 10 in Walterhill (Lebanon Pike; south to Murfreesboro; north to Lebanon)
SR 96 in Lascassas (Lascassas Pike; western end of SR 96 concurrency; west to Murfreesboro)- SR 96 in Lascassas (Lascassas Pike; eastern end of SR 96 concurrency; east to Auburntown)
Wilson County
SR 265 north of Norene (Chicken Road/Trammel Lane; west to Gladeville and Hermitage; east to Watertown)
US 70 Bus. / SR 24 in Lebanon (E Main Street; old US 70 through downtown)- US 70 / SR 26 in (E High Street; eastern terminus; west to Mount Juliet; east to Watertown)
See also
References
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