 U.S. Route 45 | ||||
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 US 45 highlighted in red, and US 45W and US 45E in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byTDOT | ||||
| Southern segment | ||||
| Length | 60.95 mi (98.09 km) | |||
| South end |  US 45 at theMississippi state line inGuys | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end |   US 45W /US 45E inThree Way | |||
| Northern segment | ||||
| Length | 0.45 mi (720 m) | |||
| South end |  US 45W /US 45E /US 51 inSouth Fulton | |||
| North end | US 45 at theKentucky state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | McNairy,Chester,Madison;Obion | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 45 (US 45) inTennessee extends from theMississippi state line to theKentucky state line inWest Tennessee, passing through the cities ofSelmer,Henderson,Jackson, andSouth Fulton. BetweenThree Way and South Fulton, the highway is split intoUS 45W andUS 45E.[1]
From theMississippi state line, US 45 extends north as a four-lane divided highway,running concurrently with unsignedState Route 5 (SR 5), to an intersection with Old US Highway 45 S (a connector toMississippi Highway 145 [MS 145]), where it narrows to an undivided four-lane and passes through the town ofGuys. US 45/SR 5 then pass throughEastview, where they have an intersection withSR 57, before an intersection withSR 142 and enteringSelmer. US 45/SR 5 passes through a business district before coming to an intersection withUS 64/SR 15 andUS 64 Business (US 64 Bus.), where US 45/SR 5 turns left to run concurrently with US 64/SR 15. They bypass downtown along the western side as a divided highway before coming to an interchange US 64 Bus. at the northern edge of town, where US 64/SR 15 splits off and US 45/SR 5 leaves Selmer and continues north. They pass throughBethel Springs before passing through rural areas to have an intersection withSR 199 inFinger. The highway then crosses intoChester County.[2]
US 45/SR 5 continues north through rural areas before enteringHenderson and intersectingSR 100. The highway has an intersection withSR 365 before bypassing downtown to the west. US 45/SR 5 then has another intersection with SR 365 before leaving Henderson and continuing northwest to cross intoMadison County.[3]
US 45/SR 5 passes throughPinson, where it has an intersection withSR 197, before passing through rural areas to enter the city ofJackson, where the road narrows to an undivided four-lane highway known as S Highland Avenue. It has an intersection withSR 18 (Bolivar Highway) before passing through residential areas. It then passes through a wooded area to cross a bridge over theSouth Fork of the Forked Deer River to enter downtown, where it comes to an intersection withUS 70/SR 1 andUS 45 Bypass/SR 186 (E/W Chester Street). US 45/SR 5 becomes N Highland Avenue as it passes through downtown before entering residential areas and coming to an intersection withUS 412 Bus./SR 20 (North Parkway) atOld Hickory Mall. US 45/SR 5 passes through a business district before asingle point urban interchange (SPUI) withI-40/US 412 (exit 82). The highway continues north through residential areas before leaving Jackson and coming to an interchange with the north end of US 45 Bypass (US 45 Byp.), where it runs concurrently with unsigned SR 186. US 45/SR 5/SR 186 goes north as a six-lane divided highway to cross a bridge over theMiddle Fork of the Forked Deer River to enterThree Way and arrives at an interchange where US 45 splits intoUS 45W andUS 45E. Here SR 186 goes north along US 45E, which in turn follows unsignedSR 43, while SR 5 follows US 45W.[4]
Mainline US 45, concurrent with unsignedSR 3, goes northeast and passes through neighborhoods inSouth Fulton along Chickasaw Drive before turning north onto Highland Drive at an intersection withKentucky Route 116 (KY 116, W State Line Street) at the western edge of downtown. US 45 then crosses intoKentucky and the city ofFulton.[5]
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| McNairy | Guys | 0.0 | 0.0 |  US 45 south –Corinth | Southern end of unsignedSR 5 concurrency; continuation beyondMississippi state line | ||
| 1.2 | 1.9 | Old US Hwy 45 S to MS 145 | Old US Hwy 45 S becomes MS 145 at the state line | ||||
| Eastview | 5.7 | 9.2 |  SR 57 –Counce,Memphis | Provides access toShiloh National Park andPickwick Landing State Park | |||
| Selmer | 10.3 | 16.6 |   SR 142 east –Stantonville | Western terminus of SR 142 | |||
| 11.6 | 18.7 |    US 64 Bus. west /US 64 east (East Poplar Avenue/SR 15) –Savannah | Southern end of US 64 concurrency; US 64 Bus. continues west through downtown Selmer | ||||
| 16.9 | 27.2 | US 64 Bus. east /US 64 west (Cherry Avenue/SR 15) –Memphis | Northern end of US 64 concurrency; interchange; US 64 Bus. continues east through downtown Selmer | ||||
| Finger | 29.0 | 46.7 |  SR 199 east (Finger-Leapwood Road) –Finger | Western terminus of SR 199 | |||
| Chester | Henderson | 34.5 | 55.5 |  SR 100 –Whiteville,Decaturville | Interchange | ||
| 34.8 | 56.0 |   SR 365 north (Main Street) –Henderson | Southern terminus of SR 365 | ||||
| 37.2 | 59.9 | SR 365 south (White Avenue) –Henderson | Northern terminus of SR 365 | ||||
| Madison | Pinson | 40.6 | 65.3 |  SR 197 east (Ozier Road) –Pinson | Western terminus of SR 197; provides access toPinson Mounds,Beech Bluff, andMifflin | ||
| Jackson | 47.5 | 76.4 |  SR 18 south (Bolivar Highway) –Bolivar | Northern terminus of SR 18 | |||
| 50.1– 50.2 | 80.6– 80.8 | Bridge over theSouth Fork of the Forked Deer River | |||||
| 51.4 | 82.7 |    US 45 Byp. north /US 70 (Chester Street/SR 1/SR 186 north) | Southern terminus of US 45 Byp. and unsigned SR 186; provides access toMcKellar-Sipes Regional Airport | ||||
| 54.4 | 87.5 |  US 412 Bus. (North Parkway/SR 20) | |||||
| 55.7 | 89.6 |  I-40 /US 412 –Memphis,Nashville | I-40 exits 82 A/B | ||||
| 60.6 | 97.5 | US 45 Byp. south (Keith Short Bypass/SR 186 south) –Jackson | Northern terminus of US 45 Byp.; interchange; southern end of unsigned SR 186 concurrency | ||||
| Jackson–Three Way line | 60.7– 60.8 | 97.7– 97.8 | Senator Bobby Carter Memorial Bridge over theMiddle Fork of the Forked Deer River | ||||
| Three Way | 60.95 | 98.09 | US 45W north (SR 5 north) –HumboldtUS 45E north (SR 43 north/SR 186 north) –Medina,Milan | Interchange; US 45 splits into US 45W and US 45E; southern terminus of unsigned SR 43 | |||
| SeeUS 45W andUS 45E | |||||||
| Obion | South Fulton | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 51 south /US 45W south (SR 3 south) –Union City
US 45E south (SR 215 east) –Martin | Interchange; US 45W and US 45E merge to form US 45; southern end of unsigned SR 3 concurrency | ||
| 0.43 | 0.69 |  KY 116 (W State Line Street) | Intersection is partially on state line | ||||
| 0.45 | 0.72 | US 45 north (W Highland Drive) –Fulton | Continuation intoKentucky; northern terminus of unsigned SR 3 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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