TN: US 321 rerouted in Newport

[mapmikey]

Per GMSV, US 321 no longer has an overlay with US 25-70.  It crosses it to Main St to use east to McMahan.  Looks like this happened between Dec 2016 and Apr 2018.

https://goo.gl/maps/Co9VbeQDA9bdwyA69

[oscar]

I recall the odd new routing, when I traveled US 321 through Newport in the past few years. I made a point of clinching the old and new routings, just to be sure.

[rickmastfan67]

I took a look @ TN's website and pulled up the Newport PDF map (15a Newport) they had, but it lists the re-route as 03854, meaning it wasn't part of US-321 yet.  However, the map was dated as of 12/17/18, so, who knows.

[yakra]

Kansas went thru a period of just the opposite about 10 years ago, getting rid of this type of arrangement in favor of concurrencies.

[mefailenglish]

In the other direction, drivers are directed to continue ahead and then turn onto 25/70.  However, there is a TRUCK ROUTE placard at the turn onto Main St. 

shrug?

[mapmikey]

In the other direction, drivers are directed to continue ahead and then turn onto 25/70.  However, there is a TRUCK ROUTE placard at the turn onto Main St. 

shrug?

These are 2016 GMSV views...

[mefailenglish]

Fair enough.  I don't live too far away from Newport now, and there are several state roads in the area I hadn't traveled yet, and I had a day off, so I took a drive down there and took several pictures.  Apologies for the quality in some of them; a combination of low sun angles and a dirty windshield is not very forgiving.

I don't know what happened between 2016 and 2018, but as of late 2020 US 321 is clearly signed along 25/70 through town, turning at McMahan.  Although SB 321 trucks are instructed to turn at Main Street and follow the train tracks, other than TO I-40 trailblazers, no other signage is posted along that route in either direction.

[rickmastfan67]

So, based on 'IMG_2839.jpg' being from the same point as the original StreetView link, I think what was seen in StreetView was an error posted by TDOT, and no reroute has happened IMO.

[mapmikey]

So, based on 'IMG_2839.jpg' being from the same point as the original StreetView link, I think what was seen in StreetView was an error posted by TDOT, and no reroute has happened IMO.

Agreed.  IMG_2381 is also a change from GMSV showing the reroute - https://goo.gl/maps/Ha5VKm31Anx11Urr9

[rickmastfan67]

So, based on 'IMG_2839.jpg' being from the same point as the original StreetView link, I think what was seen in StreetView was an error posted by TDOT, and no reroute has happened IMO.

Agreed.  IMG_2381 is also a change from GMSV showing the reroute - https://goo.gl/maps/Ha5VKm31Anx11Urr9

Also, if you look way in the background of that GMSV link from 2019, you can clearly see a US-321 shield along US-25/70 (look beside that thermometer).  Even more proof that there was an error posting there for the arrow, and that no reroute happened.

[mapcat]

I agree that nothing needs done here. @mefailenglish, many thanks for all the research!