U.S. Route 31W

U.S. Route 31W marker
U.S. Route 31W
Map
US 31W highlighted in red
Route information
Length179.2 mi[1][2][3] (288.4 km)
Major junctions
South end US 31 / US 31E / US 41 / US 431 in Nashville, TN
Major intersections
North end US 31 / US 31E / US 60 in Louisville, KY
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesTennessee, Kentucky
CountiesTN: Davidson, Sumner, Robertson
KY: Simpson, Warren, Edmonson, Barren, Hart, LaRue, Hardin, Meade, Jefferson
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
US 31EKY KY 32
US 31ETN US 31A
US 41A US 43

U.S. Route 31W (US 31W) is the westernmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Route 31 from Nashville, Tennessee to Louisville, Kentucky.

Tennessee State Route 41 (SR 41) is its unsigned companion route in Tennessee.

During the December 2021 tornado outbreak, an EF3 tornado devastated stretches of US 31W in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[4][5]

  1. ^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. "Official DMI Route Log". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ^ Tennessee Department of Transportation (2000). Nashville City Map (Northeast)[permanent dead link] (PDF) (Map). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation.
  3. ^ Tennessee Department of Transportation (2000). Sumner County General Highway Map Archived 2016-01-12 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) (Map). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation.
  4. ^ Moriarty, Dylan; Berkowitz, Bonnie; Levitt, Zach; Karklis, Laris. "Deadly path: How tornadoes ripped through states". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  5. ^ "Images of Tornado Damage 31W Bypass in Bowling Green". News 40 | WNKY Television. 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2021-12-13.