Interstate 24 East - Nashville to Smyrna

Both roadways have access to Interstate 440 west at the upcoming directional T interchange (Exit 53) with Four-Forty Parkway.

11/07/11

The varying terrain of Nashville results in elevated ramps to Interstate 440 from the inner roadway of I-24.

04/05/13

The outer roadway has an at-grade ramp to the 7.64 mile long urban loop around central Nashville.

04/05/13

A loop ramp adds traffic from U.S. 41 north / U.S. 70S (Murfreesboro Pike) west to the I-24 eastbound continuation from I-40 east. Exit 52 follows onto Murfreesboro Road east.

11/07/11

Single lane ramps separate I-40 westbound traffic at Exit 53 for I-24 east to Chattanooga and I-440 west to Memphis.

04/05/13

Motorists entering Interstate 24 east from I-40 west cannot access Exit 52 to U.S. 70S/41 (Murfreesboro Road).

11/07/11

Exit 53 leaves the I-24 outer roadway east for Interstate 440 west to Woodine, Berry Hill and Vanderbilt University.

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Passing under flyovers with Interstate 440, the two eastbound roadways for I-24 combine nearby.

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Heading south from I-440, Interstate 24 next meets SR 155 at a six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 54).

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The exchange (Exit 54) at Briley Parkway originally consisted of a cloverleaf with separate ramps for east and west. SR 155 heads west along Thompson Road, an at-grade arterial to Berry Hill and U.S. 31 (Franklin Pike). Northeastward, SR 155 constitutes an at-grade expressway along the west side of Nashville International Airport (BNA) to I-40.

11/04/09

Interstate 24 lowers to span Sevenile Creek after this shield assembly.

11/07/11

The succeeding exit joins the eight lane freeway with SR 255 (Harding Place). Antioch Pike and a CSX Railroad pass over Interstate 24 in the distance.

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SR 255 (Harding Place) comprises an arc through southern Nashville between Oak Hill (U.S. 31) and Donelson (U.S. 70).

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SR 255 (Harding Place) meets U.S. 31A/41A (Nolensville Pike) 1.5 miles to the west of the diamond interchange (Exit 56) with I-24 at Providence. Eastward, SR 255 crosses Mill Creek and turns north on Donelson Pike to BNA Airport.

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The entrance ramp from Exit 56 forms a fifth southbound lane to the six-ramp parclo interchange (Exits 57 A/B) with Haywood Lane. The left lane of I-24 is restricted to HOV-2 traffic during week day evening peak hours.

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Obscured by the adjacent tree line next to this Interstate 24 shield is Linbar Drive, a parallel service road and a number of office parks.

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Haywood Lane meanders west from Exit 57 A through residential areas between Interstate 24 and U.S. 31A/41A (Nolensville Road) between Providence and Tusculum.

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Exit 57 A departs Interstate 24 east for Haywood Lane west. Exit 57 B joins the ending Haywood Lane at Antioch Pike. Antioch Pike parallels I-24 southeast to the community of Antioch.

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Exit 57 B loops onto Haywood Lane east from Interstate 24 east. Antioch Pike becomes Una Antioch Pike as it loops northeast to U.S. 41/70S at Nashboro Boulevard.

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Construction of Interstate 24 carved the adjacent hill side from just west of parallel Mill Creek and Antioch.

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A distance sign indicates another 23 miles of suburban traffic for Interstate 24 to Murfreesboro. Chattanooga is 121 miles to the southeast.

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One mile northwest of the diamond interchange (Exit 59) with SR 254 (Bell Road) by the Blue Hole Road overpass. I-24 crosses Mill Creek in the distance.

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SR 254 constitutes an arterial through southern reaches of Nashville. The state route ends at U.S. 41/70S (Murfreesboro Pike) to the east and continues west to Brentwood and SR 100 between Forest Hills and Bellevue.

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Hickory Hollow Parkway stems southeast from Antioch to intersect SR 254 (Bell Road) by Global Mall at the Crossings (formerly Hickory Hollow Mall). The arterial was extended south from Exit 60 as Century Farms Parkway to serve adjacent development.

11/07/11

A $30.5 million project underway from Fall 2018 to May 31, 2021 converted the trumpet interchange (Exit 60) with Hickory Hollow Parkway at Exit 60 into a DDI.¹ A number of retail shopping centers line both the parkway and adjacent SR 254 nearby in addition to the mall.

11/07/11

A brief break from the suburban landscape ensues along Interstate 24 east across undeveloped hills between Exits 60 to 62.

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SR 171 (Old Hickory Boulevard) meets Interstate 24 at a diamond interchange (Exit 62) in one mile.

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SR 171 leads north from Interstate 24 and Exit 62 to Percy Priest Lake and U.S. 70 north of Mt. Juliet. Old Hickory Boulevard branches west from Burkitt Road to the south of I-24 through a hodgepodge of rural and suburban areas to SR 254 (Bell Road). Burkitt Road commences southward to Cane Ridge Park.

11/07/11

Sanford Knob comes into view along Interstate 24 as the freeway exits Nashville for Rutherford County.

11/07/11

Eastbound travelers enter the city of La Vergne south of the county line. Exit 64 serves the city of 38,719 (2020 census) with Waldron Road.

11/07/11

Waldron Road leads south from the parclo interchange (Exit 64) with I-24 to Rock Springs Road and north to U.S. 41/70S (Murfreesboro Road). A Bridgestone Firestone manufacturing plant lines the west side of Waldron Boulevard 0.75 miles to the north.

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Interstate 24 passes by Sanford Knob ahead of a parclo interchange (Exits 66 A/B) with SR 266 (Sam Ridley Parkway) .

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Beginning at Exit 66, SR 266 runs east across the city of Smyrna to Walter Hill and SR 96 at Lascassas. A north-south branch of SR 266 joins SR 96 with Norene and Lebanon to the east.

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Sam Ridley Parkway ties into Blair Road just west of Exit 66 A. Blair Road links adjacent subdivisions and condominiums with Waldron Road to the west and Rock Springs Road to the south.

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This confirming marker stands at the Rock Springs Road underpass.

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Interstate 24 rises in elevation by Moor Hill along the periphery of the Smyrna city limits. Murfreesboro is the next city along I-24 in 13 miles while Downtown Chattanooga is another 111 miles.

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SR 102, a north to south route between SR 96 near Scales Mountain and SR 266 (Jefferson Pike) in Smyrna, converges with Interstate 24 at a diamond interchange (Exit 70) in one mile.

11/07/11

SR 102 changes names seversl times, following Almaville Road south to Almaville and Interstate 840 and alternating Lee Victory Parkway / Nissan Drive north from the split with Almaville Road to the Nissan production plant in Smyrna.

11/07/11

Exit 70 leaves Interstate 24 east for SR 102 (Almaville Road). SR 102 originally followed all of Almaville Road north onto Hazelwood Drive and central Smyrna. Nissan Drive, a four lane parkway, was built to accommodate the automobile plant constructed in 1982.

11/07/11

Interstate 24 eastbound shield posted between Stewart Creek and the Baker Road overpass outside Smyrna.

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Interstate 24 straddles the Murfreesboro city limits ahead of Exit 74 / I-840 and again at Overall Creek. The city center is nine miles away.

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Forthcoming I-840 forms an outer beltway of Nashville. A directional cloverleaf interchange joins the freeway with I-24 at Exit 74.

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Interstate 840 connects I-24 with I-65 near Franklin and I-40 outside Dickson to the west. Heading north, I-840 runs 23 miles to I-40 at Lebanon.
I-840 was completed when the 12 mile link between SR 46 near Leipers Fork and U.S. 31 at Thompson's Station opened in November 2012.

11/07/11

Florence Road spans I-24 at Exit 74 A for Interstate 840 west to Franklin. I-840 west leaves the outskirts of Murfreesboro along a rural course west to Almaville, Peytonsville and Interstate 65 by Lookout Hill.

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