Interstate 269
The Volunteer State portion of Interstate 269 and the Memphis outer beltway consists of a short stretch from Bill Morris Parkway (SR 385) south to Cayce, MS; Governor Winfield Dunn Parkway between Collierville and Arlington; and Paul W. Barret Parkway west from Arlington to Millington.
Interstate 269 Tennessee Guides
North - Tennessee State Line to Arlington - 39 photos
South - Arlington to Mississippi State Line - 36 photos
All sections of the Memphis outer beltway in Tennessee, with the exception of the October 23, 2015 opened spur from Collierville south to Marshall County, Mississippi, were built and signed as SR 385. SR 385 originally comprised a 48.9 mile U-shaped freeway route originating from I-240 by the Eastgate neighborhood in Memphis. The freeway follows Bill Morris Parkway east to Collierville, where it turned north to Arlington. I-269 replaced the state route from Collierville to I-40 in 2017. The state route resumes west along Paul W. Barret Parkway to a half diamond interchange with U.S. 51 in Millington. The short extension west to Segments 8/9 of Interstate 69 remains to be built.
SR 385 / Interstate 269 winds through mostly rural areas or by the outer suburbs of Memphis, and with the Mississippi section of the beltway serves as part of a long distance route for both I-22 and I-55.
Signs for Interstate 269 appeared along the five mile stretch between MS 302 at Cayce and SR 385 at Collierville when it opened. The route north to Arlington was approved as a 19.18 mile extension of Interstate 269 by the AASHTO U.S. Route Numbering Committee on May 24, 2016. The remainder of the beltway west to Millington will likely remain SR 385 until I-69 is completed along Segments 8 and 9.
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Page Updated Saturday June 21, 2025.