U.S. Route 70N

U.S. Route 70N
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length:	87.5 mi (140.8 km)
Existed:	1939 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 70 / US 70 Bus. / SR 24 / SR 26 in Lebanon
	SR 111 in Cookeville I-40 (three times)
East end:	US 70 / SR 1 / SR 24 in Crossville
Location
Counties:	Wilson, Smith, Putnam, Cumberland
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List Bannered Divided Replaced Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State ← US 70 US 70S →

U.S. Route 70N is a northern alternate to U.S. Route 70. It runs east–west from Lebanon to Crossville, connecting the cities of South Carthage, Baxter, Cookeville, and Monterey.

Route description

US-70N is a predominantly two-lane rural highway, with divided-four lanes at major intersections only. The route begins in Lebanon, where it goes northeasterly to Carthage. After crossing the Caney Fork, the route goes along and through various ridges before reaching Cookeville. After its first cross across Interstate 40 (exit 290), it goes south into Dry Valley; from there it goes northeasterly back to parallel Interstate 40 to Monterey. In Monterey, US-70N crosses Interstate 40 its second (exit 300) and third time (exit 301). Going southeast, to meets back with US-70, in Crossville.

The entire route is in concurrency with SR-24; which is recognized as a primary route between Lebanon and Cookeville, and secondary between Cookeville and Crossville. It also follows closely to Interstate 40, which is a faster and more preferable route for travelers.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Wilson	Lebanon			US 70 (East Baddour Parkway) / US 70 Bus. / SR 24 (East Main Street) / SR 141 (East Baddour Parkway)	Western end of SR 24 concurrency
Smith	South Carthage			SR 25 west / SR 53 south – Carthage, Gordonsville	Interchange; western end of SR 53 concurrency; Eastern terminus of SR 25
	Elmwood			SR 264 south (Stonewall Highway) – Gordonsville	Northern terminus of SR 264
	Chestnut Mound			SR 53 north	Eastern end of SR 53 concurrency
Putnam	​			SR 96 south (Buffalo Valley Road)	Western end of SR 96 concurrency
	​			SR 96 north (Shaw Branch Road) – Granville	Eastern end of SR 96 concurrency
	Baxter			SR 56 (Gainesboro Highway) – Gainesboro, Baxter
	​			SR 291 north (Bloomington Road)	Southern terminus of SR 291
	Cookeville			SR 135 (Willow Avenue)
				SR 136 south (South Jefferson Avenue)	Southern end of SR 136 concurrency
				SR 136 north (North Washington Avenue)	Northern end of SR 136 concurrency
				SR 111 – Livingston, Sparta	Interchange
				I-40 – Nashville, Knoxville	Interchange
	​			SR 84 south (Calfkiller Highway) – Sparta	Western end of SR 84 concurrency
	Monterey			I-40 – Cookeville, Knoxville	Interchange
				SR 84	Eastern end of SR 84 concurrency
				SR 164 north (South Chestnut Street) – Hanging Limb, Jamestown	Southern terminus of SR 164
				I-40 – Nashville, Knoxville	Interchange
Cumberland	Crossville			SR 462
				US 70 / SR 1	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Route 70S

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons