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U.S. Route 51 in Tennessee
Section of U.S. Highway in Tennessee, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the section of U.S. Route 51 in Tennessee. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 51.
U.S. Route 51 (US 51), mostly overlapped by the unsigned State Route 3 (SR 3), is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee, that is 135.9 miles (218.71 km) long, completely within West Tennessee.[2] It begins in Shelby County and ends in Obion County. The SR 3 designation is seen largely on mileposts.
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U.S. Route 51 in Tennessee, highlighted in red | |||||||
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Length | 135.90 mi[1] (218.71 km) | ||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||
State | Tennessee | ||||||
Counties | Shelby, Tipton, Lauderdale, Dyer, Obion | ||||||
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The two places where US 51 and SR 3 differ are in Memphis, where US 51 has been moved to Danny Thomas Boulevard (State Route 1 / State Route 4), while SR 3 remains on the one-way pair of 2nd and 3rd Streets, and in South Fulton, where US 51 crosses the state line on State Route 215 to the Purchase Parkway, while SR 3 remains on the old road, now U.S. Route 45.[1]