TN 840 Construction Progress

[mightyace]

Just a couple of days ago, I was driving home on Carter's Creek Pike and I saw that a pair of contractor trailers had gone up at the intersection of Carter's Creek Pike and Johnson Hollow Road.  This is approximately where 840 will cross Carter's Creek Pike (TN 246).

Later, I saw a sign on the trailers for Bell & Associates who has the contract for extending 840 westward from US 31 (pavement actually ends a couple of miles west of 31 but is closed for now.)

At the present time, there is no visible construction at Carter's Creek Pike, but there will be since there is supposed to be an exit there!

The western half of the unfinished section is supposedly already under construction.

See http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/sr840s/ for details.

I will post photos when I get a chance and when there are any significant changes.

[FLRoads]

Thanks for the update, mightyace.  If you see any survey stakes in the ground in that area then you will know that construction activity will be taking place soon...

Will love to see any photos of this as well!

[mightyace]

Sorry for the long delay folks...

I have finally uploaded to flickr pictures that I've taken over the last two months.

I will be updating the descriptions as I have time.

The set can be seen at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mightyace/sets/72157617306001481/

I'll use this thread mainly for text updates and post selected pictures in a new thread in Member Albums.

[mightyace]

I have named the photos and added descriptions.

I have some more pictures from this last weekend that I'll be adding later.

I'll also post them on a flickr map.

[Alex]

Its about time work begins on that missing link. I will incorporate the construction news into an update of the Tennessee 840 page on the Interstate-Guide very soon.

Also when you get a chance, do you think you could photograph us a decent shield shot of an Tennessee 840 shield?

[mightyace]

I've uploaded another batch of photos to my flickr account.
See http://www.flickr.com/photos/mightyace/sets/72157617306001481/

Also when you get a chance, do you think you could photograph us a decent shield shot of an Tennessee 840 shield?

I've got that as well.



TN840_Cur_End@TN100_TN100EB_2_TN840WB by mightyace, on Flickr

and the project office sign:



Project Office Sign_052309 by mightyace, on Flickr

[mightyace]

A new round of photos has been added. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/mightyace/sets/72157617306001481/

Not surprisingly, the main focus of the construction at this point is on the bridges that will go over existing highways as they'll take longer to complete than the rest of the right-of-way.

[mightyace]

Took an excursion this afternoon to test my new camera and take a look at the west end of 840.

The section between TN 100 and TN sec 46 could be complete in the near future.  All but two of the bridges are complete and all of the grading has been done.  Of course, there is still the paving, guardrails and signage to be done.  However, the earthmoving is nearly complete on this section.

East of the TN sec 46 exit there is a gap between there and Leiper's Creek Road where nothing yet has been done.

Work on bridges from Leiper's Creek Road eastward to Thompson Station Road is progressing but only some grading has been done so far.  According to Google Earth there is about a mile or so between Thompson Station Road and the end of graded ROW west of US 31.

I will post photos of today's excursion in the near future.

[mightyace]

I was traveling on Carter's Creek Pike in Burwood today and found that the one lane bridge has been taken out of service.  Traffic has been rerouted onto the partially complete new bridge.  (They have to demolish the one lane bridge to finish the new one...)

The rerouting continues on the new alignment from the bridge to just south of where the road will pass under TN 840.

I'll try and get photos of this ASAP.

[mightyace]

I'm sorry it's been awhile since I posted an update.

I returned the construction area and the western stub on the 24th.

It looks like the TN SR 100 to TN SSR 46 section may open soon.  The part just past where the freeway currently ends at TN 100 looks ready to go.  As I moved eastward, future 840 went from fully paved (no lines) to partially paved to still unpaved at the SSR 46 exit.  The right of way still dead ends at SSR 46.

Moving east, work is progressing on a realignment of Leiper's Fork Road where it will pass under 840.  This answers a question that I've had for awhile as one of the bridge piers was too low to let a highway pass under it, but the road won't go there.

Between Leiper's Fork Road and Carter's Creek Pike most of the bridges are in place or under construction.  Parallel and cross roads have been straightened out onto new alignments.  This is a good thing as many of these roads are narrow twisty back country roads.

The bridges over Thompson's Station Road are mostly complete and the alignment is graded at least a mile southwest of that point.

I'll try and post images to flickr when I can.

[wriddle082]

The section of TN 840 from Exit 7 (TN 100) to Exit 14 (TN 46) is scheduled to open to traffic this Wednesday, October 27, 2010.

http://news.tennesseeanytime.org/node/6234

[ShawnP]

Very pretty picture on the article. I saved it and will use as screen saver. Does anyone see 840 North getting back online anytime? Given Nashville's growth it could be used eventually especially on the eastern side of town.

[mightyace]

When TDOT shelved the northern loop several years ago, they said that they didn't know when or if it would return. IIRC

And, Shawn, you're right it would help in the Northeast quadrant (Lebanon, Mt. Juliet, Hendersonville, Portland, etc.) which IMHO is the one that needs help the most.

Unfortunately, Tennessee all too often builds partial loops.  See Briley Parkway (TN 155), James Campbell Blvd. in Columbia, US 43/412 in Columbia, Mack Hatcher Parkway (TN 397, US 31/431 Truck) in Franklin, Old Hickory Blvd. (not a freeway but supposed to be a loop)

[ShawnP]

One can hope and all it takes is enough pushing and enough people stuck in traffic.

[rickmastfan67]

I'm curious, what's the exit number for the new exit on TN-840?  Need to know so I can add the extension for the CHM Project.

[mightyace]

I haven't had a chance to drive it yet.

However, at the road meet.  There was mile marker 14 past the exit gore but before the underpass.  No one was daring enough to walk far enough to see the number.

But, it must be either 13 or 14.

[wriddle082]

It is Exit 14.

On Saturday, when I left my house to go visit my mother in Franklin, and my 18-month-old dozed off before I even got to the freeway, I decided it was the perfect opportunity to head west on 40 and east on 840 to check out the new section.

Once I got to the end of the new section, I took TN 46 towards Leiper's Fork and then went south on the Natchez Trace Parkway to finally see where 840 was going to blow it off.  I discovered that 840 will be crossing over the Trace, and they have an intricate I-beam structure erected over the roadway (SL reduced from 50 to 30 in this short work zone).  At least (2) bridge piers appeared to be completed, and they were NOT the standard issue TDOT bridge piers that you find elsewhere along 840.  This will most likely be some form of "designer bridge" that will look appealing to Trace travelers.

I took the Trace as far south as TN 7 with the intention of taking it to Leiper's Creek Rd and work my way back to Franklin, but there were detour signs directing me to take Old Natchez Trace (interesting road BTW, nice scenery, and is responsible for (6) of the over/underpasses along the Parkway).  Would the detour on Leiper's Creek be associated with 840 work, or would it be residual flood damage, or something else altogether?

[rickmastfan67]

It is Exit 14.

Thanks.

Will be adding the new extension tonight and will let you guys know when it's up.

[mightyace]

I took the Trace as far south as TN 7 with the intention of taking it to Leiper's Creek Rd and work my way back to Franklin, but there were detour signs directing me to take Old Natchez Trace (interesting road BTW, nice scenery, and is responsible for (6) of the over/underpasses along the Parkway).  Would the detour on Leiper's Creek be associated with 840 work, or would it be residual flood damage, or something else altogether?

There was a bridge on the Leiper's Creek Road that was washed out in the May floods somewhere between the TN 840 crossing and TN 7.

[mightyace]

On my way to work today, I saw that the beams to support 840 over TN 246 aka Carter's Creek Pike are now in place.  They weren't there last Tuesday which was the last day that I went down the road.  I'll try and get some pictures soon.

[Brian556]

The Weather Channel's maps already idenify this highway as "Interstate" 840.

[codyg1985]

Google Maps has updated their imagry for Nashville, and shows progress on TN 840 as of 8/1/2011:

http://g.co/maps/ktxnf

Interesting looking bridge construction at the Natchez Trace Pkwy: http://g.co/maps/msp5e

I wonder if it is an arch bridge?

[wriddle082]

Google Maps has updated their imagry for Nashville, and shows progress on TN 840 as of 8/1/2011:

http://g.co/maps/ktxnf

Interesting looking bridge construction at the Natchez Trace Pkwy: http://g.co/maps/msp5e

I wonder if it is an arch bridge?

I've got some photos of the bridge construction taken about a year ago back before I moved to SC, but I can't seem to figure out how to post them to the forum.  They're on my hard drive as opposed to being on a website.  Could somebody give me a tip how to do this?

[Ace10]

You'll have to upload them to a website, such as flickr or Photobucket - both are free if I'm not mistaken. Then just put the links to the pictures inside an [ img ] tag on the forum.

[Beltway]

Will this eventually be designated Interstate 840 ?