Tennessee State Route 325

State Route 325
State Route 325
Route information
	Maintained by TDOT
Length	18.0 mi (29.0 km)
Major junctions
West end	Star Point Resort in western Pickett County on Dale Hollow Lake
	SR 111 in Byrdstown
East end	US 127 near the Pickett/Fentress County line near Pall Mall
Location
Counties	Pickett, Fentress
Highway system
	Tennessee State Routes; Interstate; US; State;

State Route 325 (SR 325) is a secondary state highway located in northeastern Middle Tennessee. The length of the route is an estimated total of 18.0 miles (29.0 km) through Pickett and northwestern Fentress Counties. ^[2]

Route description[]

The western terminus of SR 325 is located on the eastern shores of Dale Hollow Lake, at the Star Point Resort in western Pickett County. SR 325 then passes through Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park before running concurrently with SR 111 into downtown Byrdstown. SR 325 winds its way eastward, some of its path straddles the Pickett/Fentress County line along its way to its eastern end at a junction with US 127 (SR 28) just northwest of Pall Mall. ^[2]

History[]

SR 325 west of Byrdstown was originally a part of SR 53 that served as a direct route from Byrdstown to Celina, in Clay County until sometime around 1942-43, when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers impounded the Obey River to create Dale Hollow Lake. The dam was built just off the current SR 53. The lake’s formation disconnected the roadway between the two cities, and parts of SR 53 in that area is now under water. After the dam was built in Clay County, SR 53 was rerouted to the Kentucky state line to become a then-new alignment of KY 61, which also followed a path directly into the lake.^[3] As a result, the quickest way to get from Celina to Byrdstown is to drive a route from the two cities via Livingston, in Overton County using State Routes 52 and 111.

Parts of SR 325 in downtown Byrdstown was also an original alignment of SR 42 (now SR 111) until that route was realigned to its current path into and around the city.

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Pickett		0.0	0.0	Dead end at Dale Hollow Lake	Western terminus
	Byrdstown	6.0	9.7	SR 111 south (Livingston Highway) – Livingston	Western end of SR 111 concurrency
	Byrdstown	6.7	10.8	SR 111 north – Static, Albany, KY	Eastern end of SR 111 concurrency
Fentress	No major junctions
Pickett		18.0	29.0	US 127 (N York Highway/SR 28) – Albany, KY, Static, Pall Mall, Jamestown	Eastern terminus; provides access to Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References[]

^ Determined by Maps app on Windows 10.
^ ^a ^b Tennessee Department of Transportation (2017). Tennessee's Official Transportation Map [back] (PDF) (Map) (2017 ed.). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. § A11. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
^ Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways.

[1] Determined by Maps app on Windows 10.

[tdot17-2-2] Tennessee Department of Transportation (2017). Tennessee's Official Transportation Map [back] (PDF) (Map) (2017 ed.). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. § A11. Retrieved February 28, 2017.

[KYTC-map-1939-3] Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways.

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