U.S. Route 70S
Encyclopedia
U.S. Route 70s is an alternate to U.S. Route 70
between the western part of Nashville, TN
and Sparta, Tennessee
. It runs concurrent with US 70 for several blocks in downtown Nashville. The highway follows Murfreesboro Pike from Nashville to Murfreesboro then heads due east to McMinnville then north to Sparta where it ends at its junction with US 70.
In 1991 the portion from Smyrna to Murfreesboro was also upgraded to four lanes.
In the early 1990s the 18 miles (29 km) stretch from Murfreesboro
to Woodbury
was
widened from two to four lanes.
Between 1994 and 2002 the section between McMinnville and Sparta
was widened to four lanes and a four lane bypass around McMinnville was
built.
As of 2006 the only section of US 70s that lacks four lanes is between
Woodbury and McMinnville. There have been plans to upgrade this section
from two to four lanes as well. Construction has begun outside McMinnville on widening to five lanes (including one left turn lane) for three miles (5 km) as a way to avoid congestion.
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...
between the western part of Nashville, TN
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
and Sparta, Tennessee
Sparta, Tennessee
Sparta is a city in White County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,599 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of White County. It was the hometown of Lester Flatt of the bluegrass music legends Flatt and Scruggs.-Geography:...
. It runs concurrent with US 70 for several blocks in downtown Nashville. The highway follows Murfreesboro Pike from Nashville to Murfreesboro then heads due east to McMinnville then north to Sparta where it ends at its junction with US 70.
Route Improvements
During the 1980s the section of the route between Belle Meade and Smyrna was upgraded from two to four lanes.In 1991 the portion from Smyrna to Murfreesboro was also upgraded to four lanes.
In the early 1990s the 18 miles (29 km) stretch from Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro is a city in and the county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 108,755 according to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 U.S. Census, up from 68,816 residents certified during the 2000 census. The center of population of Tennessee is located in...
to Woodbury
Woodbury, Tennessee
Woodbury is a town in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States. Woodbury is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located apporoximately 50 miles southeast of downtown Nashville. The population was 2,428 at the 2000 census...
was
widened from two to four lanes.
Between 1994 and 2002 the section between McMinnville and Sparta
was widened to four lanes and a four lane bypass around McMinnville was
built.
As of 2006 the only section of US 70s that lacks four lanes is between
Woodbury and McMinnville. There have been plans to upgrade this section
from two to four lanes as well. Construction has begun outside McMinnville on widening to five lanes (including one left turn lane) for three miles (5 km) as a way to avoid congestion.