Tennessee State Route 251
{{Short description|State highway in Tennessee, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=TN
|type=Sec
|route=251
|maint=TDOT
| map={{maplink-road|from=Tennessee State Route 251.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=SR 251 highlighted in red
|alternate_name= River Road
River Road Pike
Old Hickory Boulevard
|length_mi=15.7
|length_round=
|length_ref=
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{jct|state=TN|Sec|249}} south of Ashland City
|junction={{jct|state=TN|US|70}} in Nashville
{{jct|state=TN|I|40}} in Nashville
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{jct|state=TN|US|70S}} in Bellevue
|cities=
|previous_type=Sec
|previous_route=250
|next_type=Sec
|next_route=252
}}
State Route 251 (SR 251) is a west–east secondary state highway in Middle Tennessee.
Route description
SR 251 begins in rural Cheatham County at an intersection with SR 249 (Sams Creek Road/River Road) south of Ashland City. It winds its way southeast along the banks of the Cumberland River as River Road to cross into Davidson County. It continues southeast as River Road Pike as it enters Nashville and has an intersection with US 70/SR 24 (Charlotte Pike), where SR 251 becomes part of Old Hickory Boulevard. It then continues south to have an interchange with I-40 (Exit 199) before entering Bellevue, where it comes to an end at an intersection with US 70S/SR 1 and Old Hickory Boulevard continues southward.{{cite map|publisher=DeLorme|title=Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer|edition=2004}}
Major intersections
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{{TNint
|county=Cheatham
|location=none
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|249|name1=Sams Creek Road/River Road|city1=Pegram|city2=Ashland City}}
|notes=Western terminus
}}
{{TNint
|county=Davidson
|cspan=3
|location=Nashville
|lspan=2
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=TN|US|70|name1=Charlotte Pike/SR 24|city1=Pegram|location2=Downtown}}
|notes=
}}
{{TNint
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=TN|I|40|city1=Memphis|city2=Nashville}}
|notes=I-40 exit 199
}}
{{TNint
|location=Bellevue
|mile=15.7
|road={{jct|state=TN|US|70S|name1=SR 1|city1=Pegram|city2=Belle Meade}}
|notes=Eastern terminus; roadway continues south as Old Hickory Boulevard
}}
{{jctbtm}}
See also
References
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Category:Transportation in Cheatham County, Tennessee