Tennessee State Route 175

State Route 175 (SR 175) is a Tennessee designated state route, running for a total of approximately 26.3 miles (42.3 km) through southern Shelby County, Tennessee.[1]

State Route 175
Shelby Drive
Byhalia Road
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length26.3 mi (42.3 km)
Major junctions
West end MS 301 at Mississippi state line
  US 61 in Memphis

US 51 in Memphis
I-55 in Memphis
US 78 in Memphis

SR 385 near Collierville
East end US 72 / SR 57 in Collierville
Location
CountiesShelby
Highway system
← SR 174→ SR 176

History

The original SR 175 was on a different route before 2004, when the last 2 miles (3.2 km) of East Shelby Drive were included into the route. The original road took a sharp left onto what is now Houston Levee Road for 0.4 miles (0.64 km), then a sharp right onto what is now Collierville Road, and continued east for 2.4 miles (3.9 km), until reaching Byhalia Road, and taking a sharp left, continuing to the end of the current route. These last 2.4 miles of SR 175 (Collierville Road) have undergone rigorous construction since about 1998, and barely one-third of the current road follows exactly the original route.

Prior to the 1980s, Shelby Drive was known as "Whitehaven-Capleville Road" or "Whitecap" for short; also, the portion of the current route between Fleming Road and Byhalia Road in Collierville was called "Mann Road."[2]

Route description

Memphis

SR 175 begins in extreme southwestern Shelby County as a continuation of MS 301 along Weaver Road. It intersects US 61/SR 14 (Third Street) and travels with it until Shelby Drive where it turns east. After about 1 mile (1.6 km), SR 175 passes Greeter Park and intercepts Horn Lake Road to become East Shelby Drive, passing through the community of Persey. SR 175 then crosses the Illinois Central Railroad. From this point, SR 175 travels another 2.4 miles through Whitehaven in southern Memphis, and intercepts US 51 (SR 3/Elvis Presley Boulevard). Then, SR 175 continues for 1.3 miles (2.1 km), and intercepts I-55/I-69 (Exit 2). Shortly after, intercepting Airways Boulevard and passing the Memphis International Airport. After passing the airport SR 175 has an intersection with SR 176 (Getwell Road) before it intercepts US 78 (SR 4/Lamar Avenue) within the community of Capleville and crosses the BNSF Railway twice.

Germantown

After 3.5 miles (5.6 km), and crossing several major city roads, SR 175 (East Shelby Drive) crosses South Germantown Road and enters Germantown. It then intercepts Hacks Cross Road after 1.5 miles (2.4 km).

Collierville

Following another 2 miles, SR 175 (East Shelby Drive) shares a crossroads with Forest Hill Irene Road, entering Collierville, and becoming a two-lane road. For the next 2 miles SR 175 is somewhat rural, then crossing South Houston Levee Road. SR 175 then briefly widens to six lanes for 0.6 miles (0.97 km) before crossing Fleming Road, and then goes another 0.5 miles (0.80 km) along a narrow rural route before stopping at Byhalia Road. SR 175 turns left onto Byhalia Road and heads nearly due north. SR 175 continues for 1 mile until widening to four lanes and crossing SR 385. SR 175 then travels 1 mile before the designation ends at Poplar Avenue (US 72/SR 57) in the heart of the Collierville business district. Although SR 175 stops here, Byhalia Road continues.[3][4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Shelby County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Memphis0.00.0 MS 301 south (Weaver Road) – LynchburgMississippi state line; western terminus
1.21.9 US 61 south (S 3rd Street/SR 14 south) – Tunica Resorts, MSWestern end of US 61/SR 14 overlap
2.03.2 US 61 north (S 3rd Street/SR 14 north) – DowntownEastern end of US 61/SR 14 overlap
5.58.9 US 51 (Elvis Presley Boulevard/SR 3) – Southaven, MS, Downtown
6.6–
7.0		10.6–
11.3		 I-55 (I-69) – Jackson, MS, St. Louis, MOI-55 exit 2 northbound, exit 2 A/B southbound; I-69 is unsigned
7.512.1 Airways Boulevard - Memphis International Airport
10.516.9 SR 176 (Getwell Road)
12.720.4 US 78 (Lamar Avenue/SR 4) – Tupelo, MS, Downtown
Collierville25.4–
25.5		40.9–
41.0		 SR 385 (Bill Morris Parkway) – Memphis, ArlingtonInterchange
26.342.3 US 72 / SR 57 (W Poplar Avenue) – Germantown, Downtown, PipertonEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also
  •  United States portal
  •  U.S. Roads portal

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-02-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "NETR Online • Historic Aerials". Historic Aerials.
  3. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  4. http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Memphis&1s=TN&1a=[67-111]+W+Shelby+Dr&1z=38109&1y=US&1l=35.02094&1g=-90.06644&1v=BLOCK&2c=Memphis&2s=TN&2a=[110-134]+W+Shelby+Dr&2z=38109&2y=US&2l=35.02093&2g=-90.067465&2v=BLOCK#b/maps/m:map:14:35.019862:-90.083015::::::1:1:::::::::/l::W+Shelby+Dr:Memphis:TN:38109:US:35.020902:-90.068946:address:Shelby:1:::/l::4679+S+3rd+St:Memphis:TN:38109:US:35.020806:-90.087845:address:Shelby:1:::/io:1:::::f:en_US:M::/bl:/e
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