 State Route 109 | ||||
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 SR 109 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 38.9 mi (62.6 km) | |||
| Existed | c. 1940[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   I-840 / SR 265 in Lebanon | |||
| North end |  I-65 in Portland | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Wilson, Sumner | |||
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State Route 109 (SR 109) is a primary state highway in Middle Tennessee. It runs from the intersection of SR 265 and Interstate 840 (I-840, exit 72) near Lebanon, north through Gallatin to the Kentucky state line and I-65 (exit 121).
SR 109 is mentioned in several country music songs including "Church on the Cumberland Road" by Shenandoah and "Goodbye Earl" by the Dixie Chicks. The first Cracker Barrel Restaurant was opened by Dan Evins at the corner of I-40 and SR 109 in Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1969.[2]
- ^ State Farm Insurance Companies Travel Bureau; Rand McNally and Company (1940). "Road Map of Kentucky–Tennessee" (Map). State Farm Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America. 1:1,400,000. Bloomington, Illinois: State Farm Insurance Companies Travel Bureau. pp. 46–47. OCLC 34743885.
- ^ "Cracker Barrel's Founder Dan Evins Dies At 76". WTVF. January 15, 2012. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.