State Route 47 (Tennessee)
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State Route 47 is a secondary Tennessee State Highway located entirely within Dickson County.
State Route 47 begins at an intersection with State Route 48 slightly southeast of downtown Dickson
near the Fairgrounds. In the Dickson city limits, it is known as East Walnut Street. Outside of Dickson, the road runs east through the communities of Colesburg and Burns
. From Burns it runs east past the southern entrance to Montgomery Bell
State Park in the Bakersworks community and then onto an intersection with U.S. Route 70
in western White Bluff
.
At this point the highway is overlain by US 70 for approximately one mile (1.6 km); it then turns north to Charlotte
, where it terminates just south of the downtown area with another intersection with State Route 48.
State Route 47 is generally traversed only in part; the two termini are in fact only about eight miles (13 km) distant from each other, and are impractiable as a route from end-to-end, as the distance the highway runs is over twice this long. The portion between White Bluff and Dickson represents the original routing of State Route 1
/US 70 through the area; when the current US 70 was constructed (1939–1941) this road was redesignated as part of State Route 47.
State Route 47 begins at an intersection with State Route 48 slightly southeast of downtown Dickson
Dickson, Tennessee
Dickson is a city in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,244 at the 2000 census.-Demographics:...
near the Fairgrounds. In the Dickson city limits, it is known as East Walnut Street. Outside of Dickson, the road runs east through the communities of Colesburg and Burns
Burns, Tennessee
Burns is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 1987 comedy film Ernest Goes to Camp was shot here...
. From Burns it runs east past the southern entrance to Montgomery Bell
Montgomery Bell
Montgomery Bell was a manufacturing entrepreneur who was crucial to the economic development of early Middle Tennessee...
State Park in the Bakersworks community and then onto an intersection with U.S. Route 70
U.S. Route 70
U.S. Route 70 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. As can be derived from its number, it is a major east–west highway of the Southern and Southwestern United States...
in western White Bluff
White Bluff, Tennessee
White Bluff is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,142 at the 2000 census. The community name derives from the White Bluff Iron Forge.- School history :...
.
At this point the highway is overlain by US 70 for approximately one mile (1.6 km); it then turns north to Charlotte
Charlotte, Tennessee
Charlotte is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,153 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dickson County.-Geography:...
, where it terminates just south of the downtown area with another intersection with State Route 48.
State Route 47 is generally traversed only in part; the two termini are in fact only about eight miles (13 km) distant from each other, and are impractiable as a route from end-to-end, as the distance the highway runs is over twice this long. The portion between White Bluff and Dickson represents the original routing of State Route 1
State Route 1 (Tennessee)
State Route 1 , known as the Memphis to Bristol Highway, is a mostly-unsigned state highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee that is 538 miles long. It stretches all the way from Memphis in the southwest corner of the state to Bristol in the northeast corner. Most of the route is overlaid on U.S....
/US 70 through the area; when the current US 70 was constructed (1939–1941) this road was redesignated as part of State Route 47.