End of historic US highway 270 [I]
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Approx. time
period
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East Terminus
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West Terminus
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1926-1929
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Sparta, TN
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Murfreesboro, TN
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(about 125 k)
Note: since I don't have access to a comprehensive collection of historical
road atlases, much of the info on this page is based on the research of Robert
Droz; click here to view
his site.
Modern US 270 wasn't commissioned until 1930 (you can read about its endpoints
on this page).
US 270 [I] was among the original routes of 1926. It branched off US
70 at Sparta TN. The photo below is looking north on Mayberry Street:
Google Maps Street View, 2008
That's where US 270 ended at Bockman Way (US 70). From there, US 270 followed
the path of what is now US 70-S, ending at US 41 in Murfreesboro:
Google Maps
Street View, 2008
That's looking west on Main Street. US 270 ended at the crossroad, which is
Broad Street. The photo below is looking south on Broad, which at this point
is southbound US 41/eastbound US 70-S:
Google
Maps Street View, 2008
Originally, to the left on Main Street was the west beginning of US 270. (It
was so short-lived because it soon became a part of US 70-S. The next year,
its number was recycled and applied to today's US
270. Later, the routing of US 70-S was changed to follow Mercury Boulevard,
which bypasses the downtown area to the south.)
Page created 27 January 2005; last updated 11 December 2008.
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