# Tennessee State Route 13

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tennessee_State_Route_13
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tennessee_State_Route_13.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_State_Route_13
> Source revision: 1354205541
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

"TN 13" redirects here. For other uses, see [TN 13 (disambiguation)](/source/TN_13_(disambiguation)).

**State Route 13** (**SR 13**), in the [United States](/source/United_States), is a south–north route from the [Alabama](/source/Alabama) border in [Wayne County](/source/Wayne_County,_Tennessee) to the [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky) border in [Montgomery County](/source/Montgomery_County,_Tennessee). The entire route is located in western [Middle Tennessee](/source/Middle_Tennessee).[2][3]

For the majority of its length, SR 13 is designated as a primary highway, except between [Erin](/source/Erin,_Tennessee) and [Cunningham](/source/Cunningham,_Montgomery_County,_Tennessee), which is designated as a secondary highway.

## Route description

### Wayne County

SR 13 begins at the Alabama state line in Wayne County just south of [Fairview](/source/Fairview,_Wayne_County,_Tennessee), where it continues south as [SR 17](/source/Alabama_State_Route_17). It then goes north through Fairview and has an intersection and short concurrency with [SR 227](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_227) before continuing north, crossing under, and paralleling the [Natchez Trace Parkway](/source/Natchez_Trace_Parkway) for a few miles to [Collinwood](/source/Collinwood,_Tennessee), where it intersects with [SR 203](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_203). It then goes through downtown and has an interchange with the Natchez Trace before finally leaving it and continuing north. SR 13 goes through some rural mountains and farmland before entering [Waynesboro](/source/Waynesboro,_Tennessee). It goes through downtown, passing by the Wayne County Courthouse, before having an interchange with [US 64](/source/U.S._Route_64_in_Tennessee)/[SR 15](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_15) before leaving Waynesboro and continuing north. It then goes through more before curving through some mountains and intersecting [SR 228](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_228). It then exits these mountains and crosses a narrow valley, where it has a crossing of the [Buffalo River](/source/Buffalo_River_(Tennessee)), before intersecting [SR 48](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_48) and returning to the mountains and crosses into Perry County.[4]

SR 13 does parallel the [Green River](/source/Green_River_(Tennessee)) for the majority of its course.[4]

### Perry County

SR 13 then heads northeast and has another Buffalo river crossing, this time over a very tall bridge, before turning north again. It then intersects [SR 128](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_128) before entering [Linden](/source/Linden,_Tennessee). In Linden, it intersects with [US 412](/source/U.S._Route_412_in_Tennessee)/[SR 100](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_100)/[SR 20](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_20), while bypassing downtown to the east. It then leaves Linden and continues north. SR 13 then passes through [Beardstown](/source/Beardstown,_Tennessee), where it intersects and has a short concurrency with [SR 438](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_438) before paralleling the Buffalo River and entering [Lobelville](/source/Lobelville,_Tennessee). It passes through Lobelville and continues north, still paralleling and also crossing the Buffalo River before crossing into Humphreys County.[4]

### Humphreys County

SR 13 then enters [Hurricane Mills](/source/Hurricane_Mills,_Tennessee) and has an interchange with [I-40](/source/Interstate_40_in_Tennessee), at Exit 143. It then crosses the [Duck River](/source/Duck_River_(Tennessee)) before passing by downtown and [Loretta Lynn](/source/Loretta_Lynn)'s home and ranch. It then leaves Hurricane Mills and continues north. SR 13 intersects with [SR 230](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_230) before entering [Waverly](/source/Waverly,_Tennessee) and having an intersection SR 13 Spur, a connector to [US 70](/source/U.S._Route_70_in_Tennessee)/[SR 1](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_1) at Waverly. From Waverly, SR 13 continues north to cross into Houston County.[4]

### Houston County

It then intersects with [SR 231](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_231) before entering Erin and has an intersection with [SR 49](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_49), just east of its intersection with [SR 149](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_149). SR 13 then turns east and has an intersection with [SR 46](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_46) just south of [Cumberland City](/source/Cumberland_City,_Tennessee) before entering Montgomery County.[4]

### Montgomery County

It then passes south of [Oak Ridge](/source/Oak_Ridge,_Montgomery_County,_Tennessee) and intersects [SR 235](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_235) before entering [Cunningham](/source/Cunningham,_Montgomery_County,_Tennessee), where it intersects and becomes concurrent with [SR 48](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_48). SR 13/SR 48 then leaves Cunningham and continues north to intersect with [SR 149](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_149) before crossing the [Cumberland River](/source/Cumberland_River) and entering [Clarksville](/source/Clarksville,_Tennessee). In Clarksville, it becomes concurrent to [US 41A Bypass](/source/U.S._Route_41A_Bypass_(Clarksville,_Tennessee)) (US 41A Byp)/[SR 12](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_12). They then start going up the west side of the city, SR 48 separates and turns east, while US 41A Byp/SR 12/SR 13 continues north to an intersection with [US 41A](/source/U.S._Route_41A_in_Tennessee)/[US 79](/source/U.S._Route_79_in_Tennessee)/[SR 76](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_76), where SR 13 leaves the bypass and heads east with US 79 and has another short concurrency with SR 48, where they cross the [Red River](/source/Red_River_(Tennessee)) and pass by [Dunbar Cave State Park](/source/Dunbar_Cave_State_Park), before having an interchange with [SR 374](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_374) (101st Airborne Division Parkway). US 79/SR 13 then go northeast and have an interchange with [I-24](/source/Interstate_24_in_Tennessee) at Exit 4 before coming to the Kentucky state line, where US 79 continues into Kentucky and SR 13 ends.[4]

## Special routes of SR 13

### Tennessee State Route 13 Spur

**State Route 13 Spur** (**SR 13 Spur**) is a truck route in downtown [Waverly](/source/Waverly,_Tennessee), in [Humphreys County](/source/Humphreys_County,_Tennessee). With a total length of 0.5 miles (0.80 km), the route includes portions of the following streets:

- East Main Street (from SR 13 to Cooley Avenue), and
- North Cooley Avenue (from Main Street to US 70/SR 1).

## See also

- [List of state routes in Tennessee](/source/List_of_state_routes_in_Tennessee)

## References

1. Highway Planning Survey Division (1925). [*Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee for the Years 1923 and 1924*](https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/documents/100years/Biennial_Report%2c_Department_of_Highways_1923%2c_1924.pdf) (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. pp. 39–44. Retrieved May 19, 2023.

1. *Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer*. 2004 ed. DeLorme.

1. ["TN-13 · Tennessee"](https://www.google.com/maps/place/TN-13,+Tennessee/@36.0287205,-87.7835144,11z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x886354b5ba84b56b:0xc0c304f1690fe50e)

1. DeLorme (2017). *Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer*. 2017 ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 978-1946494047.

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tennessee State Route 13](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_State_Route_13) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_State_Route_13?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.