{{Short description|State highway in Tennessee, United States}} {{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=TN |type=TN |route=374 |alternate_name= |maint=TDOT | map={{maplink-road|from=Tennessee State Route 374.map}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=SR 374 highlighted in red |length_mi=16.20 |length_round=2 |length_ref=<ref name=PAVECON>[http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/materials/pavement/Documents/Region3(All%20Counties)(PROTECTED).xls TDOT Region 3 Pavement Condition Data] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927161245/http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/materials/pavement/Documents/Region3(All%20Counties)(PROTECTED).xls |date=2011-09-27 }}</ref> |established=July 1, 1983<ref name="TRB">{{cite magazine |date = September 2014 |title = The Road To 100 Years |url = https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/documents/100years/TRBA-TDOT-TURNS100.pdf |magazine = Tennessee Road Builder |volume = 17 |issue = 5 |page = 22 |access-date = April 6, 2019 }}</ref> |direction_a=West |terminus_a= {{jct|state=TN|US|79}} near Woodlawn |junction= *{{jct|state=TN|US|41A}} in Clarksville *{{jct|state=TN|Sec|48}} in Needmore *{{jct|state=TN|US|79}} in St. Bethlehem *{{jct|state=TN|Sec|237}} in Clarksville |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{jct|state=TN|US|41A}} in Clarksville |counties=Montgomery |previous_type=Sec |previous_route=373 |next_type=Sec |next_route=375 }}
'''State Route 374''' ('''SR 374''') is an east west state highway in Montgomery County, Tennessee, that acts as a cross-town arterial road. The route serves as a northern bypass around downtown Clarksville, and also provides access to Fort Campbell, a United States Army installation that is the headquarters for the 101st Airborne Division and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). It currently runs from U.S. Route 79 (US 79) to US 41 Alternate (US 41A). The route is planned to be extended southward to SR 149 from its western terminus, replacing a short section of that route to SR 13.
==Route description== The entirety of SR 374 is a primary state highway that serves as a northern bypass around central Clarksville, the fifth-largest city in Tennessee, in Montgomery County. The part of the route between US 79 northeast and west of the central business district is part of the National Highway System (NHS), a national network of roads identified as important to the national economy, defense, and mobility. This corridor provides seamless connection between two NHS corridors on US 79.<ref>{{cite map |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |title = National Highway System: Clarksville, TN--KY |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/tennessee/clarksville_tn.pdf |date = October 1, 2020 |format = PDF |access-date = May 31, 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first1 = Stefan |last1 = Natzke |first2 = Mike |last2 = Neathery |first3 = Kevin |last3 = Adderly |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/ |title = What is the National Highway System? |work = National Highway System |access-date = December 12, 2010 |date = August 26, 2010 |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |name-list-style = amp }}</ref> The road serves as both a bypass and a major thoroughfare, providing access to Fort Campbell and residential and commercial areas in the northern part of the city.<ref name="DeLorme"/>
SR 374 begins at a trumpet interchange with US 79 (Dover Road) in western Clarksville near the southeastern part of Fort Campbell as a four-lane divided limited-access highway. This interchange is graded to allow future extension to the south. The route runs through a rapidly-developing area initially in a north-south alignment, before shifting eastward. The road then turns north an has its first intersection, which is signalized, with Lafayette Road, before gradually turning eastward through a residential area and intersecting Garrettsburg Road at another signalized intersection. Passing through additional neighborhoods, SR 374 had additional at-grade intersections, including a signalized one with Jordan Road, before reaching an interchange with US 41A (Fort Campbell Boulevard). A short distance later, the highway has a major intersection with Peachers Mill Road and passes under a pedestrian bridge. The road then passes by Kenwood High School and through a wooded area where it crosses the Red River. It then has a signalized intersection with Whitfield Road, and passes through additional residential and commercial areas. The road then has a signalized intersection with SR 48 (Trenton Road), and then briefly shifts southward, before resuming its eastward trajectory and reaching a single point urban interchange (SPUI) with US 79 (Wilma Rudolph Boulevard) and crossing a railroad immediately beyond. A short distance beyond, the road curves southward, where it intersects Ted Crozier Sr. Boulevard, and enters another residential area. The next major intersection is with the western terminus of SR 237 (Rossview Road) before Dunbar Cave Road, which provides access to Dunbar Cave State Park to the west. The road then reduces to two lanes with a center two-way left turn lane. Turning southeast, the road enters a bend in the Red River, where the turn lane ends, and crosses the river a second time a short distance later. The road then begins a gradual ascent out of the river gorge, gaining an eastbound truck climbing lane, before intersecting Memorial Drive, where the truck lane ends. Here, the road shifts into a north-south alignment and regains a center turn lane, before reaching its eastern terminus about {{convert|3/4|mi|km}} later at a signalized intersection with US 41A (Madison Street) in southeastern Clarksville just past Richland Middle School and Clarksville High School.<ref name="DeLorme">{{cite map |publisher=DeLorme |title=Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer |edition=2017 |year=2017 |author=DeLorme |location=Yarmouth, Maine |scale=1 in:2.5 mi |isbn=978-1-946494-04-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |author=Tennessee Department of Transportation Long Range Planning Division Office of Data Visualization |title=Bradley County |year=2018 |url=https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/county-maps-(us-shields)/a-g/Bradley%20County.pdf |publisher=Tennessee Department of Transportation |access-date=December 1, 2023 |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202195523/https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/county-maps-(us-shields)/a-g/Bradley%20County.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Names and honorary designations===
SR 374 bears multiple names and honorary designations. The highway is designated "Paul B. Huff Memorial Parkway" after Paul B. Huff, a Medal of Honor U.S. Army recipient who lived in Clarksville.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.509thgeronimo.org/soldierhuffpb/soldierhuffpb.html |title=Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Paul B. Huff |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2006 |website=509thgeronimo.com |publisher=509th Infantry Regiment |access-date=November 3, 2017 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Zolvinski |first1=Steve |title=Medal Of Honor Winner Huff To Be Honored With Road Name |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-medal-of-honor-winner/58588471/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |newspaper=The Leaf-Chronicle |date=November 4, 1988 |page=1B |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211144820/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-medal-of-honor-winner/58588471/ |url-status=live }}</ref> From Lafayette Road to US 41A, it is known as "Purple Heart Parkway". From here to US 79 it is called 101st Airborne Division Parkway after the 101st Airborne Division that is stationed at Fort Campbell. Extending to Memorial Drive, it is called "Warfield Boulevard" The road is called "Richview Road" from Memorial Drive to its eastern terminus.<ref name="DeLorme"/>
==History== On September 3, 1970, construction began on a new road between US 41A and Dunbar Cave in what is now eastern Clarksville to provide access to the cave.<ref>{{cite news |title=Connector Link Work Progressing |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-connector-link-work-p/198636487/ |access-date=May 31, 2026 |work=Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle |date=October 6, 1970 |pages=1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-connector/198636513/ 8] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Charlet |first1=Jim |title=Dunbar Cave Rd. To Open Oct. 1 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-dunbar-cave-rd-to-op/121589901/ |access-date=May 31, 2026 |newspaper=Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle |date=May 30, 1971 |page=1-C |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> At this time, the land that the cave was on was private land, but planned to become a state park. This road was completed in October 1971.<ref>{{cite news |title=Surfacing (photo) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-surfacing/198636813/ |access-date=May 31, 2026 |work=Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle |date=October 14, 1971 |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> On July 1, 1983, TDOT assumed control of this road and designated it SR 374 as part of a larger statewide takeover of locally-maintained roads and renumbering of existing state routes.<ref name="TRB"/> As Clarksville grew in the later 20th century, the need for a bypass around the central city became apparent,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Elder |first1=Lee |title=Final Section Paving To Begin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-final-section-paving/121588846/ |access-date=May 31, 2026 |newspaper=The Leaf-Chronicle |date=September 19, 1992 |page=A1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and plans began to materialize by the late 1970s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Ron |title=Magistrates Debate 'Ring Around City' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-magistrates-debate-r/198635079/ |access-date=May 31, 2026 |work=Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle |date=March 12, 1978 |page=7-A |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The road was initially known as North Parkway in its early history. The contract for the first phase, the short section between SR 48 and US 79 (Wilma Rudolph Boulevard; then Guthrie Road) was awarded on December 19, 1988,<ref>{{cite news |title=Parkway Contract Awarded |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-parkway-contract-awar/198635586/ |access-date=May 31, 2026 |newspaper=The Leaf-Chronicle |date=December 20, 1988 |page=5A |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and work was completed in the summer of 1990.<ref name="Fact Book 1990"/> A contract for the short section between US 41A (Fort Campbell Boulevard) and Peachers Mill Road was awarded in January 1990,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Settle |first1=Jimmy |title=Parkway Taking Shape |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-parkway-taking-shape/121589048/ |access-date=May 31, 2026 |newspaper=The Leaf-Chronicle |date=January 28, 1990 |page=7F |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and a contract to build the US 41A interchange was awarded two months later.<ref name="Fact Book 1990">{{cite news |title=Part Of North Parkway Nears Completion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-part-of-north-parkway/198635253/ |access-date=May 31, 2026 |newspaper=The Leaf-Chronicle |date=June 29, 1990 |page=116 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The section opened to traffic on January 31, 1992.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hollahan |first1=Terry |last2=Kirkendoll |first2=Shantell |title=North Parkway Traffic Light Causes Confusion On 41A |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-north-parkway-traffic/121588748/ |access-date=May 31, 2026 |newspaper=The Leaf-Chronicle |date=February 1, 1992|pages=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-light/121588759/ 2A] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The {{convert|4.1|mi|km|adj=on}} section between Peachers Mill Road and SR 48 began construction in the fall of 1990,<ref>{{cite news |title=Final Phase Of North Parkway Work To Begin Soon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-final-phase-of-north/121589105/ |access-date=May 31, 2026 |newspaper=The Leaf-Chronicle |date=September 3, 1990 |page=11A |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and opened on October 29, 1992.<ref>{{cite news |title=North Parkway To Open Thursday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-north-parkway-to-open/121588802/ |newspaper=The Leaf-Chronicle |date=October 28, 1992 |page=A15 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The {{convert|5|mi|km|adj=on|spell=in}} section between US 79 (Dover Road) and US 41A began construction by early September 1997,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tsimekles |first1=Diane |title=Parkway extension work begins |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-parkway-extension-wor/198636196/ |access-date=May 31, 2026 |newspaper=The Leaf-Chronicle |date=September 5, 1997 |page=A1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and opened on August 15, 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dunn |first1=Brian |title='Straight Shot Home' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-straight-shot-home/198635681/ |access-date=May 31, 2026 |newspaper=The Leaf-Chronicle |date=August 11, 2000 |pages=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-road/198635699/ A3] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Since before SR 374 was built, its western terminus has planned to be extended south across Lake Barkley to SR 174 and eventually form a complete beltway.<ref>https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/region-3-documents/sr-374/sr-374-public-hearing-032119/SR374_PubHearing_Handout_032119.pdf</ref>
==Major intersections== Milepoints listed in this table is an estimate of the distance between the western terminus and the junction in question. {{Jcttop|state=TN|county=Montgomery|length_ref=<ref name="USDOT">{{cite map |map=National Highway Planning Network |map-url=https://data-usdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/usdot::national-highway-planning-network/explore?location=35.843003%2C-86.343051%2C7.30 |author=Bureau of Transportation Statistics |date = June 13, 2022 |title = National Transportation Atlas Database |publisher=United States Department of Transportation |access-date=April 29, 2023 |location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref>}} {{TNint |location=none |mile=0.0 |road={{Jct|state=TN|US|79|name1=Dover Road/SR 76|city1=Dover|city2=Clarksville}} |notes=Western terminus; interchange }} {{TNint |type=concur |location=Clarksville |lspan=8 |mile=4.8 |road={{Jct|state=TN|US|41A|name1=Fort Campbell Boulevard/SR 12|city1=Clarksville|location2=Oak Grove|location3=Hopkinsville}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TNint |mile=6.0 |road=Peachers Mill Road |notes=At-grade intersection }} {{TNint |mile=10.3 |road={{Jct|state=TN|Sec|48|name1=Trenton Road|to2=to|I|24}} |notes=At-grade intersection }} {{TNint |mile=11.1 |road={{Jct|state=TN|US|79|name1=Wilma Rudolph Boulevard/SR 13|to2=to|I|24}} |notes=Single-point urban interchange }} {{TNint |mile=12.1 |road=Ted A. Crozier Boulevard |notes=At-grade intersection }} {{TNint |mile=12.7 |road={{Jct|state=TN|Sec|237|dir1=east|name1=Rossview Road|location1=Port Royal State Park}} |notes=At-grade intersection }} {{TNint |mile=13.6 |road=Dunbar Cave Road -- Dunbar Cave State Park |notes=At-grade intersection }} {{TNint |mile=16.2 |road={{Jct|state=TN|US|41A|name1=Madison Street/SR 76/SR 112|city1=Nashville}} |notes=Eastern terminus }} {{jctbtm}}
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