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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 64 in Tennessee. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 64.
U.S. Route 64 marker
U.S. Route 64
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Existed1926[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
West end I-55 / US 61 / US 64 / US 70 / US 79 at Arkansas state line in Memphis
Major intersections I-55 in Memphis
I-240 in Memphis
I-40 in Memphis
I-269 in Arlington
US 45 in Selmer
I-65 near Pulaski
US 231 in Fayetteville
I-24 from Pelham to Kimball
I-24 in Chattanooga
I-75 from Chattanooga to Ooltewah
East end US 64 / US 74 at North Carolina state line near Ducktown
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
Highway system
← SR 63→ SR 65

In Tennessee, U.S. Route 64 (US 64) stretches from the Mississippi River/Arkansas state line in Memphis to the North Carolina state line near Ducktown. The highway, along with U.S. 72, is a major route for travel between Memphis and Chattanooga.

Route description

Ocoee Scenic Byway

US-64 enters Tennessee on the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge in Memphis. The route shares the bridge with Interstate 55 and U.S. Highways 61, 70, and 79. The route traverses several streets in Memphis before becoming a rural divided highway in eastern Shelby County. The highway runs directly to the east through the county seats of Tennessee's most southern counties including Oakland, Somerville, Whiteville, Bolivar, Selmer, Adamsville, Savannah, Waynesboro, and Lawrenceburg, the largest on the route between Memphis and Interstate 65. The route then interchanges with I-65, and runs through Fayetteville, Winchester, and comes to an interchange with Interstate 24 near Pelham. The route unofficially runs concurrent with I-24 across the Cumberland Plateau, often cited as one of the most hazardous stretches of highway in the United States and splits at exit 152 near Kimball where it then enters Jasper, becoming concurrent with US-41, of which it crosses Nickajack Lake, part of the Tennessee River to Chattanooga The route then becomes concurrent with US 11 and runs to Cleveland, where it splits and runs into Polk County to the North Carolina state line. The easternmost portion of the highway along the Ocoee River is the Ocoee Scenic Byway, a winding, two-lane road through the Ocoee River gorge.[1] The steep terrain around the highway is subject to landslides.

Bypass Route

Main article: APD-40
U.S. Route 64 marker
U.S. Route 64
LocationCleveland, Tennessee
Length5.1 mi[2] (8.2 km)
Existed1968–present

A bypass route exists for the route in Cleveland. The east-west route is part of a beltway around the business district known as APD-40, and stretches from Interstate 75 to a cloverleaf interchange with US 64 and SR 60. SR 60 makes up the remainder of the route. Part of the route is controlled access, and an interchage with US 11/64 is located approximately a mile from the western terminus.

History

The Ocoee Scenic Byway was the first National Forest Scenic Byway in the nation, designated on July 22, 1988 by the United States Forest Service (USFS).[1]

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is currently working to expand the highway to a four-lane divided highway across the state. The majority of this project is complete.[citation needed]

In November 2009, a massive rock slide closed the Ocoee Scenic Byway for several months.[3]

TDOT plans to remove the designation of US 64 from the Ocoee Scenic Byway, and build a new four lane route, due to the high volumes of commercial traffic passing through the area. Multiple methods have been proposed, including a route on the south side over the river and existing route, a route over nearby Little Frog Mountain, and a tunnel.[citation needed]

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Mississippi River0.00.0 I-55 / US 61 / US 64 / US 70 / US 79 continue west into Arkansas
See I-55
ShelbyMemphis0.5–
0.7		0.80–
1.1		 I-55 – JacksonEastern end of I-55 concurrency; I-55 exits 12A & 12B
1.32.1 US 61 / SR 1 / SR 14 – Vicksburg, BrownsvilleEastern end of US 61 concurrency; western end of SR 14 concurrency
2.23.5 US 78 – Holly Springs
2.94.7 US 51 / SR 14 – MillingtonEastern end of SR 14 concurrency; western end of US 51 concurrency
4.0–
4.2		6.4–
6.8		 I-240No direct access to westbound I-240 nor from eastbound I-240 (both signed at Madison Avenue); I-240 exit 30
4.36.9 US 51 / SR 1 – JacksonEastern end of US 51 concurrency
6.410.3 SR 23
6.911.1 US 72 – Collierville
7.512.1Sam Cooper Boulevard
7.712.4 SR 1Western end of SR 1 concurrency
13.0–
13.2		20.9–
21.2
 I-40 to I-240 – Bartlett		I-40 exit 12A
Bartlett17.728.5 US 70 / US 79 / SR 1 / SR 15 – ArlingtonEastern terminus of US 70 / US 79 / SR 1 concurrency; western end of SR 15 concurrency
20.232.5 SR 177 – Germantown
21.1–
21.4		34.0–
34.4		 I-40 – JacksonI-40 exit 18
Arlington28.0–
28.1		45.1–
45.2		 I-269 – Millington
28.245.4 SR 205 – Collierville
FayetteHickory Withe32.151.7 SR 196 – Piperton, Gallaway
Oakland SR 194 – Macon, Rossville
Somerville SR 76 – Brownsville, Moscow
HardemanWhiteville SR 179
SR 100 – Henderson
Bolivar SR 18 – Hickory ValleyWestern end of SR 18 concurrency
SR 18 / SR 125 – Middleton, MedonEastern end of SR 18 concurrency
McNairy​ SR 225
Selmer
 US 45 / US 64 Bus. – Henderson		Interchange; western end of US 45 concurrency

 US 45 / US 64 Bus. – Corinth		Eastern end of US 45 concurrency
​  – Robert Sibley Airport
​ SR 224 – Enville
Adamsville SR 22 / SR 117 – Milledgeville, LexingtonWestern end of SR 22 concurrency
HardinCrump SR 69 – Morris ChapelWestern end of SR 69 concurrency
SR 22 – Shiloh, MichieEastern end of SR 22 concurrency
Savannah SR 128 – Walkertown, Nixon, PyburnsWestern end of SR 128 concurrency

 SR 69 to SR 203 – Maddox, Walnut Grove		Eastern end of SR 69 concurrency
SR 226 – Savannah-Hardin County Airport, Olivet, Maddox
​ SR 128 – CrossroadsEastern end of SR 128 concurrency
Wayne​ US 641 – Clifton
Waynesboro SR 13 – Collinwood, LindenAccess road
 – Wayne Medical Center
SR 99 – Ashland, Hohenwald
Wayne–Lawrence
county line		​ Natchez Trace ParkwayInterchange / access road
Lawrence​ SR 240 – Summertown
​ SR 241
Lawrenceburg
 US 64 Bus.
SR 242 – Westpoint, Iron City
US 43 – Columbia, FlorenceInterchange

 US 64 Bus. – Lawrenceburg-Lawrence County Airport
GilesPulaski SR 166 – Mount Pleasant, HampshireWestern end of SR 166 concurrency
SR 15 / SR 166Eastern terminus of SR 15 / SR 166 concurrency
SR 166 – Aspen Hill
SR 11 – Goodspring, Minor Hill
US 31 – Columbia, Decatur
SR 15
​ I-65 – Nashville, DecaturI-65 exit 14
Lincoln​ SR 244 – Petersburg
​ SR 273 – Elkton
Fayetteville
 US 64 Byp.
US 431 – Lewisburg, Huntsville

 US 231 / US 64 Byp. – Murfreesboro, Huntsville
​ SR 50 – Lynchburg
​ SR 275 – Flintville
​ SR 121 – EloraWestern end of SR 121 concurrency
​ SR 121Eastern end of SR 121 concurrency
Franklin​ SR 122 – Huntland
Winchester SR 16Partial interchange
US 41A – TullahomaInterchange
Nissan Powertrain DriveInterchange
GrundyPelham I-24 – NashvilleWestern end of I-24 concurrency; I-24 exit 127
See I-24
MarionKimball I-24 / US 72 – ChattanoogaEastern end of I-24 concurrency; western end of US 72 concurrency; I-24 exit 152
SR 2
Jasper US 41 – MurfreesboroWestern end of US 41 concurrency
SR 28 – WhitwellInterchange
​ SR 27 – Marion County-Brown Field
Haletown SR 134 – Whiteside
No major junctions for at least 10 miles (16 km); US 64 runs parallel to the Tennessee River
Hamilton​ I-24 – ChattanoogaI-24 exit 174
​ US 11 – BirminghamWestern end of US 11 concurrency
​ SR 148 – Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga
 To SR 58 – Lookout Mountain
I-24 / US 27 – East Ridge, Lexington, Fort OgelthorpeNo direct access to westbound I-24; I-24 exit 178
US 41 / US 72 / SR 58 – MariettaEastern terminus of US 41 / US 72 concurrency; western end of SR 58 concurrency
SR 58Eastern end of SR 58 concurrency
I-24Direct access only from northbound I-24; I-24 exit 180A
US 41 / US 76 – East RidgeWestern terminus of US 41 / US 76 concurrency
US 41Eastern end of US 41 concurrency
US 76 / SR 2 – HealthSouth Chattanooga Rehabilitation Hospital, Parkridge Medical CenterEastern end of US 76 concurrency
SR 320 – East Brainerd
SR 153 – Soddy-Daisy, Falling WaterSR 153 exit 1
SR 317 – TynerWestern end of SR 317 concurrency
I-75 / US 74 / SR 317 – AtlantaEastern end of SR 317 concurrency; western terminus of I-75 / US 74 concurrency; I-75 exit 7
See I-75
Ooltewah I-75 / US 74 – KnoxvilleEastern terminus of I-75 / US 74 concurrency; I-75 exit 11
SR 321 – Collegedale, East Brainerd
BradleyCleveland
 US 74 / US 64 Byp.		Interchange
US 11 / SR 312 – Athens, Baugh Spring, Snow HillEastern end of US 11 concurrency
SR 74Western end of SR 74 concurrency
SR 60 / SR 74 – Wildwood LakeEastern end of SR 74 concurrency; western end of SR 60 concurrency

 US 74 / US 64 Byp. / SR 60		Interchange; eastern end of SR 60 concurrency; western end of US 74 concurrency
See US 74
North Carolina state line US 64 / US 74 continue east into North Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "Ocoee National Forest Scenic Byway". Tennessee Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "US 64 Bypass - Cleveland, Tennessee" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Strike Two—Ocoee Gorge Rockslide Closes U. S. Highway 64". Retrieved 25 September 2014.
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