Interstate 24 West - Nashville

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Interstate 24 Interstate 40 West
An abandoned railroad spur and two sets of CSX Railroad tracks cross I-24/40 just west of the Arlington Avenue overpass. 09/07/20
I-24/40 combine for 1.86 miles west to a three-wye interchange (Exit 211) ahead of Downtown Nashville. 09/07/20
I-24/40 advances west from the half diamond interchange (Exit 212) at Fesslers Lane to partition with two lanes for I-40 encircling Downtown and two lanes for I-24 north to the Edgefield Historic District and areas of east Downtown. 09/07/20
I-24/40 west cross Browns Creek ahead of Exit 211 onto Decatur Street north to parallel U.S. 70 (Hermitage Avenue). 06/11/17
The confirming markers for I-24/40 west of Fesslers Lane were removed in 2023. 09/07/20
U.S. 70 (Hermitage Avenue) heads east from Decatur Street and Exit 212 to Donelson and west into Downtown along 1st Avenue S. 09/07/20
I-40 branches 1.15 miles southwest from I-24 at Exit 211 to combine with Interstate 65. I-65 south leads to Brentwood and Franklin while northbound overlaps with I-40 for 2.17 miles at the North Nashville community. 09/07/20
Downtown Nashville comes into view along I-24/40 near Fairfield Avenue. 09/07/20
Prior to 2000, I-65 north combined with I-24 west from I-40 at Exit 211 and what was I-265 by Cumberland Heights. I-65 was realigned west around Downtown Nashville to better distribute traffic. 09/07/20
Interstate 24 West
Flyovers connect I-40 with the continuation of Interstate 24 onto the bridge spanning the Cumberland. 09/07/20
I-24 advances north to a parclo interchange (Exit 49) with S 4th Street, Summer Place, Shelby Avenue and Korean Veterans Boulevard (Gateway Boulevard) west to Downtown Nashville. 09/07/20
A lane drop occurs along Interstate 24 west ahead of the two lane ramp at Exit 49. 11/04/09
Shelby Avenue crosses I-24 en route to Nissan Field and the Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge across the Cumberland River. The west end of Korean Veterans Boulevard connects with 8th Avenue and Lafayette Street at a roundabout by the Nashville Convention Center. 09/07/20
Shelby Avenue continues Korean Veterans Boulevard east to Shelby Park. 4th Street S continues a short distance north through an adjacent housing area. Exit 48 follows from I-24 west as a loop ramp onto U.S. 31-41-431 (James Robertson Parkway) south to the Tennessee State Capitol complex. 09/07/20
Nissan Stadium, home of the NFL Tennessee Titans franchise, rises west of Interstate 24 along S 2nd Street and the Cumberland River. 11/04/09
Exit 48 provides a direct route into Downtown Nashville for points of interests such as Bicentennial Mall, Municipal Auditorium and the Performing Arts Center and State Museum. 09/07/20
Exit 48 connects I-24 west with James Robertson Parkway (U.S. 31-41-431 south) westbound to the Nashville central business district. 09/07/20
Exit 47 A connects with U.S. 31W-41-431 (Spring Street) nearby, doubling as the access point to U.S. 31E (Ellington Parkway) northbound to SR 155 (Briley Parkway). 09/07/20
A cloverleaf interchange joins I-24 with Spring Street and U.S. 31W-41-431 north along N 1st Street. Interests to Spring Street west to the Jefferson Street bridge across the Cumberland River are directed to remain along I-24 west to Exit 47 B. 05/27/11
Exit 47 A also links with Spring Street east to an adjacent trumpet interchange with U.S. 31W (Ellington Parkway) northbound and parallel N 1st Street. U.S. 31 separates into U.S. 31E/31W at the James Robertson Parkway split with Ellington Parkway. U.S. 31E/W recombine in Louisville, Kentucky. 05/27/11
Jefferson Street continues Spring Street west from Exit 47 B to the north end of Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park and Tennessee State University (west of Interstate 40). 11/04/09
Westbound I-24 advances to the directional interchange (Exit 46) with Interstate 65. The forthcoming exchange was originally the north end of I-265. I-265 west to I-40 was renumbered in 2000 as the relocated I-65. 09/07/20
Exit 46 B for I-65 south leads westward toward Downtown Nashville and I-40 west to Memphis. Exit 46 A simply represents the Interstate 24 westbound mainline as it joins I-65 north for a 1.8 mile overlap. 11/04/09
Interstate 24 West Interstate 65 North
I-24/65 combine ahead of a six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 87) with U.S. 431 (Trinity Lane) at Brick Church Pike. 09/07/20
Confirming markers for I-24 west and I-65 north posted ahead of Pages Branch. 09/07/20
U.S. 431 branches west from U.S. 31W/41 (Dickerson Pike) 0.44 miles to Exit 87. U.S. 431 turns north 0.81 miles west of Brick Church Pike and Avondale and meets I-24 again at Exit 35. I-24/65 part ways in 1.5 miles. 09/07/20
The loop ramps joining U.S. 431 (Trinity Lane) with I-24/65 at Exit 87 were previously removed. 09/07/20
Interstate 24 separates with I-65 north at a three-wye interchange (Left Exit 88) for Clarksville and Fort Campbell Army Post. 09/07/20
Interstate 65 continues through the northern Nashville suburbs to Goodlettsville and Millersville en route to Bowling Green, Kentucky. 09/07/20
Interstate 24 West
TDOT recorded 38,050 vehicles per day along I-24 between I-65 and SR 155 in 2017. 06/11/17
Interstate 24 meets SR 155 (Briley Parkway) just north of I-65 and the Brick Church Pike under crossing. A cloverleaf interchange (Exit 43) joins the two freeways in one half mile. 06/11/17
A collector distributor roadway separates from I-24 westbound for the ramps to SR 155 (Briley Parkway). 06/11/17
SR 155 (Briley Parkway) leads east to I-65 and U.S. 31E (Ellington Parkway) before crossing the Cumberland River en route to Opryland and Interstate 40 near Nashville International Airport (BNA). 06/11/17
Continuing west, SR 155 (Briley Parkway) travels to Jordonia and Interstate 40 at Richland in west Nashville. 06/11/17
Confirming marker posted north of the Brick Church Lane underpass. 04/05/13
The Robertson County seat of Springfield is 21 miles to the north via I-24 and U.S. 431. Clarksville lies 40 miles to the northwest. 04/05/13
Passing east of Mackie Valley, Interstate 24 traverses hills northward to the diamond interchange (Exit 40) with SR 45 (Old Hickory Boulevard). 04/05/13
SR 45 (Old Hickory Boulevard) constitutes a 17.94 mile long loop from U.S. 431 east to Madison in northeast Nashville and south to Lakewood, Hermitage and I-40 in east Nashville. 04/05/13
Advancing north from Exit 40, Interstate 24 passes through a rock cut ahead of Whites Creek and Druard Hollow. 04/05/13
U.S. 431 (Whites Creek Pike) returns to Interstate 24 at a parclo interchange (Exit 35) at Joelton in north Nashville. 04/05/13
U.S. 431 leads 12.54 miles north from Interstate 24 to U.S. 41 in the city of Springfield. 04/05/13
U.S. 431 travels north from Nashville to Russellville and Owensboro, Kentucky. 05/27/11


 


Photo Credits:

  • 11/04/09 by AARoads.
  • 05/27/11 by AARoads.
  • 04/05/13 by AARoads.
  • 06/11/17 by AARoads and Carter Buchanan.
  • 09/07/20 by AARoads.

Connect with:
Interstate 40
Interstate 65
Interstate 440
U.S. 31E
State Route 155 - Briley Parkway

Page Updated 11-24-2023.

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