Tennessee State Route 385

State Route 385 (SR 385) is the designation for two separate segments of state highway in the Memphis Metropolitan Area in Shelby county in West Tennessee, which with Interstate 269 (I-269) forms a semicircle around and through the Memphis suburbs.

State Route 385
Current segments of SR 385 in red, former SR 385 (now I-269) in grey
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Southern Segment
Length15.44 mi (24.85 km)
West end I-240 in Memphis
Major
junctions		 US 72 in Collierville
East end I-269 on the Collierville-Piperton line
Northern Segment
Length16.87 mi (27.15 km)
East end I-40 / I-269 in Arlington
Major
junctions		 US 70 / US 79 in Arlington
SR 14 near Rosemark
West end US 51 in Millington
Location
CountiesShelby
Highway system
← SR 384→ SR 386

The route is constructed to Interstate freeway standards with fully controlled access. The southern segment is notable for its almost-exclusive use of single-point urban interchanges.

Much of the eastern side of the loop was redesignated as I-269 by the Tennessee Department of Transportation in 2018. It is expected that the I-269 designation will be extended to the northern terminus of the highway, and the SR 385 designation truncated at I-269 in Collierville in the future.

History

Paul W. Barret Parkway

The first section of SR 385 built was the section of Paul W. Barret Parkway built between US 51 and SR 204 in Millington, completed around 1982. On September 25, 1998, a section of Paul Barret Parkway opened from SR 204 to US 70/79.

Bill Morris Parkway

The Bill Morris Parkway section of SR 385 was conceived in 1969. The project was one of six major freeway projects, referred to at the time as "Bicentennial Parkways", that was initiated by the passage of the Better Roads Program in 1986 by the Tennessee General Assembly.[1] This segment was initially referred to as the "Nonconnah Parkway." The first contract, for the 4.4 miles (7.1 km) segment between I-240 and Ridgeway Road in East Memphis was awarded on August 3, 1990 at a cost of $44.7 million.[2] This segment opened on December 24, 1993 to eastbound traffic and January 15, 1994 to westbound traffic.[3] The route was extended to Riverdale Road and opened on December 22, 1995.[4] The portion from Riverdale Road to Houston Levee Road opened on December 29, 1997.[5] The extension to Byhalia Road opened in October 1999.[6] The segment between Byhalia Road and US 72 was completed on November 21, 2000.[7] Work began on the extension to SR 57 in June 2003, and this section opened on August 23, 2007.[8]

Winfield Dunn Parkway and I-269
Main article: Interstate 269 § History

The segment of Interstate 269 between I-40 and what is now the eastern terminus of Bill Morris Parkway was originally signed as part of SR 385. The last section of this part opened on November 22, 2013.[9] In 2018, portions of this segment were redesignated as I-269.

Exit list

All exits are unnumbered.

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
ShelbyMemphis0.000.00 I-240 – Jackson, Miss., NashvilleI-240 exit 17
0.921.48Ridgeway Road
2.103.38Kirby Parkway
3.285.28Riverdale Road
4.517.26Winchester Road
​5.759.25Hacks Cross Road
7.9812.84Forest Hill Irene Road
Collierville10.1116.27Houston Levee Road
12.1419.54 SR 175 (Byhalia Road)
14.1522.77 US 72 (SR 86) – Collierville, Corinth, Miss.
Shelby–Fayette
county line		Collierville–Piperton line15.4424.85 I-269 – Arlington, Jackson, Miss.I-269 exit 2; route continues north as I-269
Gap in route
ShelbyArlington32.0851.63 I-40 / I-269 south – Memphis, Nashville, Jackson, Miss., ColliervilleI-269 exit 19, I-40 exit 24; route countines south as I-269
34.5055.52 US 70 / US 79 (SR 1) – Arlington, Lakeland
Lakeland37.6760.62Stewart Road
​39.5763.68Brunswick Road
42.9869.17 SR 14 (Austin Peay Highway) – Memphis, Brownsville
46.0374.08 SR 204 south (Singleton Parkway) – Naval Support Activity Mid-South
Millington47.7276.80Raleigh–Millington Road
I-69 south – MemphisFuture northern terminus of I-269
48.9578.78 US 51 (SR 3) – Memphis, MillingtonNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; future continuation as I-69 North
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition
  •       Unopened

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

References
  1. Henry, Douglas; Darnell, Riley; Bragg, John; Robinson, C. Robb (April 1, 1986). 1986 Road Program (PDF) (Report). Tennessee Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. "Parkway may Start by Oct. 1". The Commercial Appeal. September 13, 1990.
  3. "Eastbound leg of Nonconnah opens today". The Commercial Appeal. December 24, 1993.
  4. "New Nonconnah – Commuters zoom onto parkway". December 23, 1995.
  5. "Nonconnah open Monday to Collierville". The Commercial Appeal. December 24, 1997.
  6. "Nonconnah 2 Miles Closer to I-40 Goal; Collierville Segment Opens to Rush of Engines". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1999.
  7. "Morris Parkway Section to Open". The Commercial Appeal. November 21, 2000.
  8. McKenzie, Kevin (August 22, 2007). "Tenn. 385 opens new path: Access to Fayette County to be a Collierville short route". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
  9. "Last Part of 385 Opens Friday". WREG-TV. November 22, 2013.
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