State Route 385 West - Arlington to Millington

SR 385 (Paul W. Barret Parkway) advances north from Interstate 40 alongside a pair of subdivisions.

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Future I-269 Corridor sign posted ahead of the Milton Wilson Drive overpass on SR 385 north.

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The freeway starts turning west on the one mile approach to U.S. 70/79 west of thee Arlington city center.

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Signs for the parclo interchange with U.S. 70/79 on SR 385 omit U.S. 79. U.S. 79 overlaps with U.S. 70 east from Arlington to Brownsville and southwest through Lakeland and Bartlett into Memphis.

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Another set of long bridges carry travelers along SR 385 across the Loosahatchie River and its associated flood plain to the immediate north of U.S. 70/79.

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A rural diamond interchange joins SR 385 with Stewart Road in one mile.

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Stewart Road links SR 385 with Pleasant Ridge Road to the north. The rural road south turns west to Brunswick Road by agricultural areas beside the Loosahatchie River.

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A transmission line corridor parallels the SR 385 freeway west from the Loosahatchie River to Brunswick Road.

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Brunswick Road meanders north from suburban areas at U.S. 70/79 to cross paths with SR 385 in one mile.

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Entering the diamond interchange with Brunswick Road on SR 385 west. Brunswick Road serves unincorporated Brunswick to the south. The road continues north to Mudville and SR 14.

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SR 385 lowers from a ridge onto flat agricultural areas leading to the diamond interchange with SR 14 (Austin Peay Highway).

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SR 14 runs southwest from SR 385 to Raleigh and central Memphis. The state route extends northeast by Rosemark to exit Shelby County en route to Brownsville.

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SR 204 commences an 11.1 mile route south to Interstate 40 in Memphis at the subsequent diamond interchange on SR 385.

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Singleton Parkway stems north from the exchange between SR 385 and 204 to the south gate of Naval Support Activity Mid-South. Singleton Parkway was closed to public traffic through the base after September 11, 2001.¹

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The secondary style confirming shield for SR 385 stands west of Singleton Parkway. The freeway runs between a parallel transmission corridor and Jones Boyd Road along this stretch.

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The last two exits of SR 385 west serve the city of Millington. The freeway reaches Raleigh Millington Road next.

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Raleigh Millington Road winds south from the diamond interchange with SR 385 toward Memphis International Raceway and SR 14 at Raleigh. Northward across Big Creek Drainage Canal, the road ties into Church Street to the Millington city center and Veterans Parkway.
Veterans Parkway was constructed for $25 million by the city of Millington. The loop runs north between the city center and Naval Support Activity Mid-South to U.S. 51. Construction started in December 2010 and was completed by November 19, 2012.^1,2

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The final mile of SR 385 spans a Canadian National Railroad line to a half diamond interchange with U.S. 51.

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All traffic defaults onto the off-ramp for U.S. 51 north to Millington and south to Memphis at the temporary freeway end. Long range plans extend the route west to the future Segments 8 and 9 of Interstate 69.

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