Tennessee State Route 5

State Route 5
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Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length:	120.00 mi (193.12 km)
Existed:	1917 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 45 at the Mississippi state line
	US 64 / SR 15 in Selmer US 45 Byp. / US 70 / US 412 Bus. / SR 1 in Jackson I-40 / US 412 in Jackson US 45 / US 45E / SR 43 in Three Way US 70A / US 79 / SR 76 in Humboldt US 45W / SR 21 in Union City US 51 / SR 3 in Union City
North end:	KY 125 north-northwest of Woodland Mills
Location
Counties:	McNairy, Chester, Madison, Gibson, Obion
Highway system
Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State ← SR 4 SR 6 →

State Route 5 (abbreviated SR-5) is a 120-mile-long (190 km) north–south state highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Except for the section northwest of Union City, it is entirely concurrent with U.S. Route 45 (US-45) and US-45W.

Route description

SR 5 is the hidden designation for US 45 and US 45W for most of the highway's length through the state. SR 5 at its southern terminus is a 4-lane, divided, limited-access expressway and is designated as a primary state highway. In contrast, the northern terminus is quite rural in nature and exists as a two-lane secondary state highway. SR 5 follows Highland Avenue through the City of Jackson, Tennessee and US 45 Business through Humboldt, Tennessee. At Union City, Tennessee, SR 5 becomes a fully signed secondary highway and follows First Street and Main Street through the city. At its junction with US 51, SR 5 continues along Main Street and becomes a primary state highway which overlaps Tennessee State Route 22. At Lake Drive in Union City, Tennessee State Route 22 turns west toward Samburg, Tennessee. SR 5 past Lake Drive is signed as a secondary state highway and continues north toward the state line. The signed portion of SR 5 exists entirely within Obion County, Tennessee and is approximately 7.8 miles (12.6 km) in length.

History

Several old alignments (most are two-lane) of SR 5 exist throughout the state with the most notable examples being near the Mississippi state line, a section of old highway 45 between Bethel Springs and Selmer, Tennessee State Route 367 through Trenton, and a long stretch of old highway between Trenton and Rutherford.

Originally, SR 5 north of Trenton followed a much different route from the current alignment. From Trenton, SR 5 bent to the northeast, following the old Dresden Road as far as Greenfield, where it turned north and roughly followed the present-day SR 43. As evidenced by road maps published by the National Map Company and Rand McNally, sometime between 1927 and 1935, SR 5 was rerouted to follow the former SR 41 north to Kenton and on to Union City.

Future

TDOT has proposed widening SR 5 in Obion County as part of The 2008-2010 Transportation Improvement Program. Right-of-way acquisition will begin in FY 2008 on a section of SR 5 from Troy Station Road to Allie Campbell Road and in FY 2010 for the section between Allie Campbell Road and SR 22. This will leave a two-lane section of SR 5 from Rutherford, Tennessee to a point just north of the Obion River.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
McNairy	​	0.0	0.0	US 45 south	Southern end of US 45 concurrency
	Eastview	5.7	9.2	SR 57	To Shiloh National Park & Pickwick Landing State Park
	Selmer	10.3	16.6	SR 142 east – Stantonville
		11.6	18.7	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 west (Cherry Avenue) / SR 15 – Memphis	Northern end of US 64 concurrency; US 64 Bus. continues east through downtown Selmer
	​	29.0	46.7	SR 199 east (Finger-Leapwood Road) – Finger
Chester	Henderson	34.5	55.5	SR 100 – Whiteville, Decaturville
		34.8	56.0	SR 365 north (Main Street) – Henderson
		37.2	59.9	SR 365 south (White Avenue) – Henderson
Madison	Pinson	40.6	65.3	SR 197 east (Ozier Road) – Pinson	To Pinson Mounds, Beech Bluff & Mifflin
	Jackson	47.5	76.4	SR 18 south (Bolivar Highway) – Bolivar
				Northern end of primary designation and southern end of secondary designation
		51.4	82.7	US 45 Byp. north / US 70 / SR 1 (unsigned)	Southern end of US 45 Byp./US 70 concurrency
		54.4	87.5	US 412 Bus. (North Parkway) / SR 20
		55.7	89.6	I-40 / US 412 – Memphis, Nashville
		60.6	97.5	US 45 Byp. south (Keith Short Bypass) / SR 186 – Jackson	Southern end of unsigned SR 186 concurrency
				Northern end of secondary designation and southern end of primary designation
	Three Way	62.4	100.4	US 45W / US 45E / SR 186 / SR 43 – Humboldt, Milan	Northern end of US 45 concurrency and southern end of US 45W concurrency
Gibson	Humboldt	66.5	107.0	US 45W Bus. north	Southern end of US 45W Bus. concurrency; southern end of unsigned SR 366 concurrency; northern end of primary designation and southern end of secondary designation
		68.0	109.4	US 70A east / US 79 north (22nd Avenue) / SR 76	Southern end of US 70A/US 79 concurrency
		68.4	110.1	US 70A west / US 79 south (Main Street) / SR 76	Northern end of US 70A/US 79 concurrency
		68.7	110.6	SR 152 (Mitchell Street)
		69.6	112.0	US 70A Byp. / US 79 Byp. / SR 366	Northern end of US 45W Bus.; northern end of secondary designation and southern end of primary designation
	​	73.3	118.0	SR 420 east – Gibson
	Trenton	76.9	123.8	SR 457 west / SR 367 north – Dyersburg, Trenton
		78.9	127.0	SR 54 south (Armory Street) – Alamo	Southern end of unsigned SR 54 concurrency
		79.3	127.6	SR 186 south (Gibson Road) – Gibson
		79.9	128.6	SR 104 / SR 77 east – Dyersburg, Milan	Southern end of unsigned SR 77 concurrency
		81.3	130.8	SR 54 north (Halliburton Street) – Bradford	Northern end of unsigned SR 54 concurrency
		82.4	132.6	SR 367 south – Trenton
	Dyer	87.9	141.5	SR 77 west / SR 185 east – Yorkville, Dyer	Northern end of unsigned SR 77 overlap
	Rutherford	91.7	147.6	SR 105 – Trimble, Bradford
	​			Northern end of expressway
Obion	Kenton	97.3	156.6	SR 89 – Trimble, Sharon	Short SR 89 concurrency
	​	107.9	173.6	SR 21 west (Troy-Rives Road) – Troy	Southern end of unsigned SR 21 concurrency
	​	109.0	175.4	SR 216 east
	Union City	112.9	181.7	US 45W north / SR 431 / SR 184	Northern end of US 45W concurrency; southern end of unsigned SR 21 concurrency; northern end of primary designation and southern end of secondary designation
		113.7	183.0	SR 21 east	Northern end of SR 21 concurrency
		114.3	183.9	US 51 / SR 22 south / SR 3	Southern end of SR 22 concurrency; northern end of secondary designation and southern end of primary designation
				Future I-69	Future southern temporary terminus of I-69 in Tennessee and Union City Bypass; unknown opening date
		115.5	185.9	SR 22 north – Tiptonville, Samburg	Northern end of SR 22 concurrency; northern end of primary designation and southern end of secondary designation; to Reelfoot Lake State Park
	​	120.0	193.1	KY 125 north	Continuation into Kentucky
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Tennessee portal
• U.S. Roads portal
• List of state routes in Tennessee