  State Route 50 | ||||
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 SR 50; primary in red, secondary in blue, unsigned in green | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byTDOT | ||||
| Length | 161.3 mi[1] (259.6 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1923[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-40 nearOnly | |||
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| East end |   SR 56 /SR 108 inAltamont | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Hickman,Maury,Marshall,Lincoln,Moore,Franklin,Coffee,Grundy | |||
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State Route 50 (SR 50) is a west–to–east highway inMiddle Tennessee. The road begins nearOnly and ends inAltamont. The current length is 161.3 miles (259.6 km).
SR 50 begins as a 2-lane secondary highway inHickman County at exit 148 onI-40 nearOnly as a continuation of Duck River Road. SR 50 travels southeast and crosses a bridge over theDuck River to enter Only and have an intersection with Dyer Road, which follows SR 50's former alignment through the community. SR 50 then passes through wooded areas as it bypasses Only to the south before having an intersection withSR 229, which provides access to theTurney Center Industrial Complex. SR 50 continues east to cross the Duck River again before paralleling it and having an intersection withSR 438. The highway then has two more crossings of the Duck river before passing nearGrinder's Switch and enteringCenterville. SR 50 then passes south of downtown as it then comes to an intersection withSR 48 andSR 100, where it becomes a primary highway as it turns south to have a short concurrency with them before leaving Centerville and continuing east, still paralleling the Duck River. for a short distance. The highway then passes south ofLittlelot, where it has an intersection withSR 230 shortly before another bridge over the Duck River, an interchange with theNatchez Trace Parkway, and crossing intoMaury County.
SR 50 becomes Williamsport Pike as it turns southeast and has an intersection withSR 247 shortly before crossing another bridge over the Duck River and passing throughWilliamsport. The highway then continues through farmland to come to an interchange withUS 43/US 412/SR 6 and enteringColumbia.
SR 50 roughly parallels theDuck River from the highway's beginning to Columbia; the highway crosses the river six separate times along this stretch.
SR 50 enters Columbia from the northwest and has a short concurrency withUS 412 Bus/SR 99 (Hampshire Pike) before bypassing downtown to the south along James Campbell Boulevard, where it becomes a 4-lane divided highway and has an intersection withSR 243 (Trotwood Avenue). SR 50 then passes a major business district, where it has an intersection withSR 245 (Highland Avenue) before having an intersection withUS 31/SR 7 (Carmack Boulevard). SR 50 then narrows to 2-lanes and has an intersection with Tom J Hitch Parkway before turning southeast and leaving Columbia, becoming New Lewisburg Highway. The highway now passes through farmland and has an intersection withSR 373 in theGlendale community before having an interchange withI-65 at exit 37, shortly before crossing intoMarshall County. In places it follows the route of the formerDuck River Valley Narrow Gauge Railway.
SR 50 becomes New Columbia Highway and continues southeast to enterLewisburg at an intersection where it becomes concurrent withUS 431/SR 106. The highway then becomes N Ellington Parkway as it has an intersection withSR 417 just before splitting off from US 431/SR 106 onto Franklin Avenue to enter downtown. SR 50 then comes to an intersection and becomes concurrent withUS 31A Bus/US 431 Bus (N 2nd Avenue).
From here to Fayetteville, SR 50 is unsigned.
They then go south through downtown before SR 50 and US 431 Bus split off from US 31A Bus and go east at another intersection with SR 373. They then leave downtown and come to an intersection withUS 31A/US 431/SR 11/SR 106/SR 272 (N/S Ellington Parkway), where US 431 Bus and SR 106 end and SR 50 becomes concurrent with US 431. They then become E Commerce Street before leaving Lewisburg and going southeast as Fayetteville Highway. The highway then passes throughBelfast, where it has an intersection withSR 271, before continuing southeast through farmland toPetersburg, where it goes through town on Buchanan Street as it has a short concurrency withSR 129 and has an intersection with bothSR 130 andSR 244 before leaving Petersburg and crossing intoLincoln County.
US 431/SR 50 becomes Lewisburg Highway as it continues southeast through farmland to enterFayetteville on the north side of town. It then passes through some neighborhoods as Bright Avenue before entering downtown Main Avenue N, where they come to an intersection withUS 64/SR 15 (College Street E), where SR 50 splits from US 431 to follow US 64/SR 15 east. Turning northeast, it becomes Mulberry Avenue as it leaves downtown and comes to an intersection withUS 64 Bypass andUS 231/SR 10, where it becomes Winchester Highway. They then widen to an undivided 4-lane highway and leave Fayetteville. On the eastern edge of town, SR 50 breaks away from US 64/SR 15, turns northeast, and becomes Lynchburg Highway.
From here on, SR 50 is signed.
SR 50 passes through the small town ofMulberry before crossing intoMoore County.
SR 50 then becomes Fayetteville Highway and passes through several miles of farmland before enteringLynchburg, where it has an intersection withSR 55, turns secondary, and follows Main Street for a short distance before turning onto Winchester Highway and leaving Lynchburg. SR 50 then winds its way through the countryside for the next few miles before crossing a bridge over theElk River and enteringFranklin County, passing just south ofTims Ford Dam.
SR 50 continues as Lynchburg Road as it makes its way east toBroadview, where it has intersections withSR 121 andSR 476 before crossing an arm ofTims Ford Lake to enterWinchester.
This section of SR 50 between Lynchburg and Winchester is popular with area motorcyclists and sports car drivers due to its sinuousness.
In Winchester, SR 50 makes several turns and has several names (4th Avenue NW, Cedar Street, 2nd Avenue, High Street, where it has another intersection with SR 130, 1st Avenue, and College Street) until it joinsUS 41A/SR 16 asDinah Shore Boulevard in downtown. The highway then leaves downtown as it widens to an undivided 4-lane highway and crosses a bridge over an arm of Tims Ford Lake and heads northeast out of town. SR 50 then becomes primary as it splits from US 41A/SR 16 as W Main Street to enter and pass through the neighboring town ofDecherd as a 2-lane. Continuing northeast, SR 50 leaves Decherd and becomes Old Alto Highway and then Warren Chapel Road before rejoining US 64 as Veterans Memorial Drive (4-lane divided highway; via an interchange). It then passes through the community ofAlto before crossing intoCoffee County.
US 64 and SR 50 pass through the southeasternmost sliver of Coffee County, where it crosses the Elk River for a second time before crossing intoGrundy County.
US 64 and SR 50 then come to an interchange withI-24 at exit 127, where SR 50 again splits from US 64 and becomes a secondary highway. SR 50 then entersPelham to intersectUS 41/SR 2 before crossing the Elk River for a third time. Continuing northeast, SR 50 becomes curvy as it climbs theEastern Highland Rim onto theCumberland Plateau as Elkhead Road and then Pelham Road. Shortly after reaching the Plateau, it becomes concurrent withSR 108. They then east to enterAltamont where SR 50 meets its eastern terminus atSR 56 in downtown.
At one time, SR 50 had an alternate route, designated SR 50A. It has since been renumberedSR 373.
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hickman | Only | 0.0 | 0.0 | I-40 –Memphis,Nashville | Western terminus; SR 50 begins as a secondary highway; I-40 exit 148 |
| 0.6 | 0.97 | Dyer Road -Only | Former SR 50 through Only | ||
| 2.6 | 4.2 |   SR 229 south (R W Moore Memorial Rt Highway) –Turney Center Industrial ComplexOnly Road -Only | Northern terminus of SR 229; Only Road is former SR 50 | ||
| | 12.0 | 19.3 |   SR 438 west (Beaverdam Valley Road) –Coble,Lobelville | Eastern terminus of SR 438 | |
| Centerville | 17.7 | 28.5 |     SR 48 north /SR 100 east (Linden Road) –Wrigley,Nunnelly | Western end of SR 48/SR 100 concurrency; SR 50 turns primary | |
| 18.4 | 29.6 | SR 48 south /SR 100 west (Linden Road) –Hohenwald,Linden | Eastern end of SR 48/SR 100 concurrency | ||
| | 27.8 | 44.7 |  SR 230 west (Littlelot Road) –Littlelot,Lyles | Eastern terminus of SR 230 | |
| | 31.5 | 50.7 |  Natchez Trace Parkway | ||
| Maury | Williamsport | 34.6 | 55.7 |  SR 247 east (Snow Creek Road) –Santa Fe | Western terminus of SR 247 |
| Columbia | 43.3 | 69.7 |    US 43 /US 412 (SR 6) –Mount Pleasant,Hohenwald | Interchange; provides access toMaury County Airport | |
| 44.6 | 71.8 |  US 412 Bus. west (Hampshire Pike/SR 99 west) | Western end of US 412 Bus/SR 99 concurrency | ||
| 45.7 | 73.5 | US 412 Bus. east (Hampshire Pike/SR 99 east) | Eastern end of US 412 Bus/SR 99 concurrency | ||
| 46.7 | 75.2 |  SR 243 (Trotwood Avenue) –Mount Pleasant | Old US 43 | ||
| 49.1 | 79.0 |  SR 245 south (Highland Avenue) –Campbellsville | Northern terminus of SR 245 | ||
| 49.5 | 79.7 |  US 31 (Carmack Boulevard/SR 7) –Pulaski | |||
| Glendale | 54.6 | 87.9 |  SR 373 east (Culleoka Highway) –Culleoka | Western terminus of SR 373; former SR 50A | |
| | 59.2 | 95.3 |  I-65 –Nashville,Huntsville | I-65 exit 37 | |
| Marshall | Lewisburg | 65.3 | 105.1 |  US 431 north (SR 106 north) –Franklin | Western end of US 431/SR 106 concurrency; SR 50 becomes unsigned; provides access toEllington Airport |
| 65.9 | 106.1 |  SR 417 south (W Ellington Parkway) | Northern terminus of SR 417 | ||
| 65.9 | 106.1 | US 431 south (N Ellington Parkway/SR 106 south) | Eastern end of US 431/SR 106 concurrency | ||
| 67.5 | 108.6 |  US 31A Bus. north /US 431 Bus. north (N 2nd Avenue/SR 11 north) | Western end of US 31A Bus./US 431 Bus. concurrency | ||
| 67.8 | 109.1 | US 31A Bus. south (S 2nd Avenue/SR 11 south) /SR 373 west (W Commerce Street) –Culleoka | Eastern end of US 31A Bus. concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 373; SR 373 is former SR 50A | ||
| 68.7 | 110.6 |  US 31A /US 431 north /SR 272 (N/S Ellington Parkway/SR 106) –Pulaski,Fayetteville,Lynnville | Southern terminus of US 431 Bus. concurrency; western end of US 431 concurrency | ||
| Belfast | 73.1 | 117.6 |  SR 271 north –Farmington | Southern terminus of SR 271 | |
| Petersburg | 79.6 | 128.1 |  SR 129 west (Delina Road) –Cornersville | Western end of SR 129 concurrency | |
| 81.0 | 130.4 |  SR 129 east /SR 130 east (Railroad Street) –Lynchburg,Shelbyville | Eastern end of SR 129 concurrency; western terminus of SR 130 | ||
| Lincoln | 82.2 | 132.3 |  SR 244 south (Boonshill Petersburg Road) | Northern terminus of SR 244 | |
| Fayetteville | 93.8 | 151.0 |  US 64 west (College Street/SR 15 west/SR 273 west) /US 431 south (Main Avenue S/SR 273 east) –Pulaski,Park City | Eastern end of US 431 concurrency; western end of US 64/SR 15 concurrency | |
| 94.8 | 152.6 |   US 64 Byp. west /US 231 (Thornton Taylor Parkway/SR 10) –Shelbyville | Eastern terminus of US 64 Bypass | ||
| 96.3 | 155.0 | US 64 east (Winchester Highway/SR 15 east) –Huntland,Winchester | Eastern end of US 64/SR 15 concurrency; SR 50 becomes signed | ||
| Moore | Lynchburg | 107.6 | 173.2 |  SR 55 east –Tullahoma | Western terminus of SR 55; SR 50 turns secondary |
| Franklin | Broadview | 121.6 | 195.7 |  SR 121 south (6 Mile Board Road) –Elora | Northern terminus of SR 121 |
| 122.4 | 197.0 |  SR 476 north (Mansford Road) –Tullahoma | Southern terminus of SR 476; provides access toTims Ford Lake | ||
| Winchester | 127.6 | 205.4 | SR 130 north (N High Street) –Tullahoma | Southern terminus of SR 130 | |
| 127.7 | 205.5 |  SR 16 south (1st Avenue NW/SR 15 west) | Western end of SR 16/SR 15 concurrency | ||
| 127.9 | 205.8 |  US 41A south (S College Street/SR 15 east) –Cowan | Western end of US 41A concurrency; eastern end of SR 15 concurrency | ||
| Decherd | 129.6 | 208.6 | US 41A north /SR 16 north (Dinah Shore Boulevard) –Estill Springs | Eastern end of US 41A/SR 16 concurrency; SR 50 turns primary | |
| 133.0 | 214.0 | US 64 west (Veterans Memorial Drive/SR 433 south) –Winchester | Western end of US 64 concurrency; northern terminus of unsigned SR 433 | ||
| Grundy | | 143.9 | 231.6 |  I-24 /US 64 east –Nashville,Chattanooga | I-24 exit 127; eastern end of US 64 concurrency; SR 50 turns secondary |
| Pelham | 145.4 | 234.0 |  US 41 (Dixie Highway/SR 2) –Manchester,Monteagle | ||
| | 154.8 | 249.1 |  SR 108 east –Gruetli-Laager | Western end of SR 108 concurrency | |
| Altamont | 161.3 | 259.6 | SR 56 /SR 108 west (Main Street) –Viola,Coalmont,Tracy City | Eastern terminus; eastern end of SR 108 concurrency; SR 50 ends as a secondary highway | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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