Davidson County / SR 24) in
Nashville, August 2017
SR 24 begins in Davidson County at an intersection with
US 70/
US 70S/
SR 1 on the west side of
Nashville. It goes east as the unsigned companion route of US 70 through a wooded area to an intersection with
SR 251 (Old Hickory Boulevard). They continue east by some businesses before having an interchange with
I-40 (Exit 201). They continue east along Charlotte Avenue by some more businesses before having a turn with
SR 155 (White Bridge Pike). They continue east to pass under the I-40/
I-440 before having an interchange with I-40/
I-65 (Exit 209). It then enters downtown and becomes the frontage roads for the Interstates before becoming concurrent with
US 70S/
US 431/
SR 1 (Broadway) and going through downtown. They then come to an intersection with
US 31/
US 41/
SR 11 (Rosa L. Parks Boulevard), where US 70S/US 431/SR 1 turn south to follow that route. It continues east along Broadway before turning southeast and running along the banks of the
Cumberland River on 1st Avenue South, then on Hermitage Avenue. It then passes directly passes underneath the interchange between
I-24/
I-40. It then passes through an industrialized area before having an interchange with
SR 155 (Briley Parkway, a freeway grade beltway around the north side of downtown) (Exit 8) before going through
Donelson (along Lebanon Pike) and passing just north of
Nashville International Airport, having an intersection with
SR 255 (Donelson Pike). It then crosses over the
Stones River and enters
Hermitage. It then passes straight through downtown, having an intersection with
SR 45 and
SR 265, before passing
The Hermitage, famous home of
Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States.
Wilson County US 70/SR 24 then cross into Wilson County, leaving Hermitage and the Nashville area. It then passes through
Green Hill and
Mount Juliet, having an intersection with
SR 171, before going through some countryside and having an interchange with
SR 109 in
Martha. It then goes through some more countryside before entering
Lebanon. It passes by a few businesses before US 70 and SR 24 split at an intersection with
SR 26 and
US 70 Bus, with US 70 bypassing downtown to the north along SR 26 and SR 24 follows US 70 Bus through downtown. It then passes by some more businesses before going through some neighborhoods and entering downtown and having an intersection with
US 231/
SR 10 at an historic traffic circle and business district. It then becomes concurrent with
SR 266 shortly afterward, before going through some more neighborhoods before coming to an intersection with US 70/
US 70N/SR 26/
SR 141, with US 70 Bus and SR 266 ending and SR 24 continues east along US 70N. It then passes a few more businesses before leaving Lebanon and continuing through countryside.
Smith County It then crosses into Smith County and starts paralleling the Cumberland River to pass through
Rome and enter
South Carthage. It then passes through downtown before coming to an interchange with
SR 25 and
SR 53, just across the river from downtown
Carthage, the county seat. They then go east, concurrent with SR 53, through the countryside as it leaves South Carthage and crosses the
Caney Fork River before going through
Elmwood and having an intersection with
SR 264. It then leaves the Cumberland River, now
Cordell Hull Lake, as it begins entering mountains and narrows, and becomes curvy as it begins to cross over the
Highland Rim. It then passes through
Chestnut Mound, where SR 53 separates and turns north. It then rises in elevation, as it enters the
Cumberland Plateau, and crosses into Putnam County.
Putnam County It then has an intersection and becomes concurrent with
SR 96 immediately afterward, and goes east through some more mountains before SR 96 separates and goes north. The road then straightens out and widens as it enters
Baxter and just north of town before coming to an intersection with
SR 56. It then has an intersection with
SR 291 in the
Double Springs community before entering
Cookeville. It goes through some neighborhoods and passes by some businesses before entering downtown at an intersection with
SR 135, which provides access to
Tennessee Technological University (TTU). It then continues through downtown to have an intersection with
SR 136 before leaving downtown and continuing through some more neighborhoods to an interchange with
SR 111 before having an interchange with
I-40 (Exit 290). It then leaves Cookeville and continues east through countryside. It then begins paralleling I-40 and goes through a large wooded area before coming to an intersection with
SR 84 and becoming concurrent with it before having another interchange with I-40 (Exit 300), just before entering
Monterey. Just before entering downtown, SR 84 separates and enters downtown, having an intersection with
SR 62 a couple of blocks away. US 70N/SR 24 turns east and goes through a small neighborhood before having another interchange with I-40 (Exit 301) before leaving Monterey and going through more countryside, paralleling and crossing under the interstate twice before entering Cumberland County.
Cumberland County It continues through countryside and then farmland before entering
Crossville at an intersection with the new
SR 462 (Northwest Connector). They then pass by several businesses before coming to an intersection with
US 70/
SR 1 before turning east and going for 2 blocks before both US 70N/SR 24 both end at an intersection with
US 127/
SR 28 just north of downtown. ==History==