
Murphy Road branches west from U.S. 70S (West End Avenue) over the Four Forty Parkway (I-440) into the Sylvan Park neighborhood. 09/07/20
Interstate 440 winds southeast from I-40 along a below grade parkway through residential areas of Nashville including Sylvan Heights, West End Park and Belmont-Hillsboro. Commercial development at the interchanges is limited due an I-440 impact ordinance instituted by the Metro Planning Commission during the 1980s.1
A four-level interchange joins the I-440 loop with I-65 at the city of Berry Hill. The remainder of the route east serves industrial areas and the Woodbine community to the four roadway section of I-24 leading north to I-40.
The westbound off-ramp to U.S. 70S (West End Avenue) east was reconfigured during the mid-2000s to three lanes while better accommodating pedestrians.1 A third eastbound lane was added to the Four Forty Parkway between I-65 and U.S. 31A/41A (Nolensville Road) in 2012-13.
Costing $152.9 million, the Interstate 440 Reconstruction Project underway from Fall 2018 to July 2, 2020 replaced the concrete pavement, widened the freeway and removed the center raised median.3 Additional work installed a fiber optic network, new lighting and seven noise walls. Improvements were also made to ramps westbound to Murphy Road and eastbound to Hillsboro Road.4
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Traveling south from I-40, I-440 meets Murphy Road and U.S. 70S (West End Avenue) west in one mile. A half diamond interchange (Exit 1) joins the freeway with Murphy Road, west of West End Avenue. Exit 1 provides access to U.S. 70S east. 09/07/20 |
The first Interstate 440 eastbound reassurance marker posted on the 7.64 mile loop. 1980s shoebox style streetlights previously illuminated the parkway.1 09/07/20 |
The Parthenon, a full size replica of the Athenian Parthenon, stands as the centerpiece of Centennial Park. Centennial Park is located on the north side of U.S. 70S (West End Avenue), opposite the campus of Vanderbilt University and east of Exit 1. Erected in 1897, The Parthenon is also home to the city's art museum. 09/07/20 |
U.S. 70S (West End Avenue) travels east from Murphy Road to Vanderbilt University and the Midtown neighborhood. 09/07/20 |
Acklen Park Drive passes over Interstate 440 at Exit 1A. Murphy Road continues west from I-440 to McCabe Park and 46th Avenue N within the Sylvan Park neighborhood as the former alignment of U.S. 70N. U.S. 70S (West End Avenue) angles southwest from Exit 1 to Richland-West End, Cherokee Park, Aquinas College and the city of Belle Meade. 09/07/20 |
Exit 1A leaves Interstate 440 east, defaulting onto U.S. 70S (West End Avenue) west. A directional cloverleaf interchange joins the freeway with West End Avenue as Exit 1 from westbound. 09/07/20 |
Interstate 440 turns southeast ahead of Exit 3 with U.S. 431 (21st Avenue S / Hillsboro Pike). 09/07/20 |
Interstate 440 shield assembly posted ahead of the Sharondale Drive overpass. 09/07/20 |
An auxiliary lane travels between U.S. 70S (Exit 1A) and the six ramp parclo interchange (Exit 3) with U.S. 431. U.S. 431 follows 21st Avenue north to Vanderbilt University and Broadway west of Downtown. 09/07/20 |
A distributor roadway carries all traffic in unison from Interstate 440 east to Exit 3 at Hillsboro-West End. 09/07/20 |
U.S. 431 travels Hillsboro Pike southbound to Green Hills and Forest Hills in south Nashville. Northbound U.S. 431 serves the Belmont-Hillsboro community. 09/07/20 |
Interstate 440 remains vastly below grade from U.S. 431 east to Granny White Pike. A land bridge carries Brightwood Avenue over I-440. The structure provides green space to better disguise the freeway below from the neighborhood street.2 09/07/20 |
A multilevel interchange (Exit 5) joins I-440 with Interstate 65 next. The overhead at Belmont Boulevard was replaced by 2012 to include a trailblazer for I-24 and Chattanooga for the continuation of I-440 east. 09/07/20 |
Passing under Granny White Road, lanes partition for the upcoming two lane departure for I-65. Interstate 65 leads north to I-40 and Downtown Nashville. 09/07/20 |
Exit 5 departs Interstate 440 east for I-65. Interstate 65 continues southward to Brentwood, Franklin and other suburban cities on the 104 mile drive to Huntsville, Alabama. 09/07/20 |
The advent of traffic from I-65 adds a fourth eastbound lane to U.S. 31A/41A (Nolensville Pike) at the Woodbine neighborhood of Nashville. 09/07/20 |
I-440 leaves Berry Hill as it curves toward the six ramp parclo interchange (Exit 6) with Nolensville Pike. 09/07/20 |
Winford Avenue spans I-440 at the Grandview Heights community as Exit 6 departs for U.S. 31A/41A (Nolensville Pike). Nolensville Pike leads north to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Chestnut Hill and Downtown and south to Woodbine, Glencliff and Nashville Zoo at Grassmere. 09/07/20 |
U.S. 31A/41A overlap north 2.9 miles to U.S. 31 (8th Avenue) and Korean Veterans Boulevard, where U.S. 31A ends. The pair continue south 23.4 miles to Nolensville and Kirkland in Williamson County. 04/04/13 |
I-440 ends at Interstate 24 just south of U.S. 41/70S (Murfreesboro Pike) and I-40 in 1.25 miles. 09/07/20 |
Interests to Nashville International Airport (BNA) are directed onto Interstate 24 west to I-40 east to Exit 216. 09/07/20 |
The final Interstate 440 eastbound reassurance shield is posted ahead of the Foster Avenue overpass. 09/07/20 |
Lanes along Interstate 440 east split into two lane ramps for I-24 at the unnumbered directional T interchange. 09/07/20 |
I-440 concludes. I-24 west merges with I-40 just north of I-440. Interstate 40 links Nashville with Memphis to the west and Knoxville to the east. I-24 angles southeast from Nashville to La Vergne, Smyrna, and Murfreesboro on the 125 mile course to Chattanooga. 09/07/20 |
A slip ramp to U.S. 41/70S (Murfreesboro Pike) departs ahead of the merge onto Interstate 24 west to I-40. 09/07/20 |
U.S. 41/70S (Murfreesboro Pike) angles northwest from Interstate 24 into Downtown. Traveling southeast, Murfreesboro Pike passes south of Nashville International Airport (BNA) en route to La Vergne. 09/07/20 |
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Interstate 440 passes between the Cunningham and Raymond Heights neighborhoods as ramps from I-24 come together at the Lyle Lane overpass. This reference to the Four Forty Parkway was removed during the 2018-2020 reconstruction project. 04/05/13 |
The Nashville Zoo at Grassmere is located southeast of Interstate 440 beyond the Radnor neighborhood along U.S. 31A/41A (Nolensville Pike). 09/07/20 |
Westbound traffic spans a CSX Railroad line and Glenrose Avenue to the Woodbine community and Exit 6 with U.S. 31A/41A (Nolensville Pike). 09/07/20 |
Entering the six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 6) with U.S. 31A/41A on I-440 west. A CSX Railroad line threads through the exchange as U.S. 31A/41A travel a five lane commercial boulevard northwest to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds and southeast to Radnor and Glencliff. 09/07/20 |
I-440 west continues with four lanes into the city of Berry Hill and the four-level interchange (Exit 5) with Interstate 65. 09/07/20 |
Interstate 65 bisects Nashville-Davidson County south to Oak Hill, and Brentwood and north from Downtown to Madison and Goodlettsville. The freeway carries as many as ten lanes as a busy commuter route. 09/07/20 |
The Four Forty Parkway (I-440) lines the south side of Hurwood Heights as the freeway arcs southwest to I-65 (Exit 5). 09/07/20 |
All traffic departs in unison from Interstate 440 for I-65. I-65 travels south 107 miles to Interstate 565 at Decatur, Alabama. I-565 joins the freeway with Huntsville to the east. 09/07/20 |
The four level interchange with Interstate 65 is one of two along the 887 mile route between Mobile, Alabama and Gary, Indiana. The other is located in Hoover, Alabama at I-459. 09/07/20 |
I-65 and U.S. 31 (Franklin Pike) parallel one another north from Berry Hill to Wedgewood Houston and the south side of Downtown Nashville. 09/07/20 |
Westbound reassurance marker posted as Four Forty Parkway runs along northern reaches of the Battlemont neighborhood of Nashville. 09/07/20 |
The ensuing exit joins I-440 with U.S. 431 at the Belmont-Hillsboro and Hillsboro-West End neighborhoods in 0.75 miles. 09/07/20 |
The fourth lane gained from the I-65 on ramps departs for the upcoming six ramp parclo interchange (Exit 3) with U.S. 431 (21st Avenue north / Hillsboro Pike south). 09/07/20 |
Winding northwest by Hillsboro Station, Exit 3 parts ways with Interstate 440. 21st Avenue leads U.S. 431 north as a four lane boulevard to Vanderbilt University and Broadway. Broadway takes U.S. 431 east to combine with U.S. 70S and U.S. 70 into Downtown. 09/07/20 |
Exit 3 separates into ramps for 21st Avenue north and Hillsboro Pike south. U.S. 431 heads south by a number of apartment complexes and condominiums to a commercial district anchored by The Mall at Green Hills. Further south Hillsboro Pike reaches the city of Forest Hills. 09/07/20 |
A full scale replica of the Parthenon is located at Centennial Park east of I-440 along U.S. 70S (West End Avenue). The landmark doubles as Nashville's art museum. 09/07/20 |
Forthcoming U.S. 70S navigates through Nashville-Davidson County from La Vergne and Antioch to Downtown and west to Belle Meade and U.S. 70 near Bellevue. 09/07/20 |
Auxiliary lanes expand Interstate 440 to eight overall lanes between U.S. 431 (Exit 3) and U.S. 70S (Exit 1). 09/07/20 |
U.S. 70S (West End Avenue) constitutes a seven lane commercial boulevard east to Vanderbilt University and the merge with U.S. 431 at Broadway. The road carries five lanes west to Cherokee Park and Aquinas College. 09/07/20 |
Exit 5 leaves Interstate 440 west at the Marlborough Avenue overpass. U.S. 70S travels 113 miles overall from west Nashville to Murfreesboro, McMinnville and Sparta. The companion U.S. 70N ends at U.S. 70 in Lebanon, but prior to 1970 continued west to Nashville along what is now U.S. 70 to Downtown. U.S. 70N traveled West End Avenue to Murphy Road, which meets I-440 at an adjacent half diamond interchange. 09/07/20 |
A flyover ramp joins U.S. 70S (West End Avenue) east with Interstate 440 west as Exit 1 splits. Murphy Road (old U.S. 70) ties into West End Avenue just to the east. 04/05/13, 09/07/20 |
Interstate 440 travels north between West End Park and Sylvan Heights to end at Interstate 40 in three quarters of a mile. 09/07/20 |
Interstate 40 leads motorists east to Downtown Nashville, where it combines with I-65 south for two miles. 09/07/20 |
Entering the three wye interchange with Interstate 40 on I-440 west. Memphis lies 207 miles to the west. 09/07/20 |
West from I-440, I-40 runs between the Nations and Sylvan Park neighborhood to the exchange with Briley Parkway (SR 155). 04/05/13 |
- "Interstate 440 turns 25 with a history of successes and setbacks."
http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/interstate-440-turns-25-history-successes-and-setbacksThe City Paper (Nashville, TN), August 7, 2011. - "Bridging the gap." Nashville Post, September 12, 2013.
- Interstate 440 Reconstruction Project.
https://www.tn.gov/tdot/projects/region-3/interstate-440.html Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) project website. - "TDOT Awards I-440 Reconstruction Contract." Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), news release. August 1, 2018.
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Page Updated 07-16-2021.