Travel on I-24 through Nashville

[Goldencrazy]

Coming into Nashville heading to Chattanoga but will be doing it on Sunday morning when there is a Titans game. I recall there is a suggested north bypass. I am coming fro west on 24 through Clarksville. 43 ft DP towing Smart Car. Any suggestions. It will be about 9 AM arriving Nashville. Thanks.

[Goldencrazy]

In Green Bay traffic would be heavy as fans arrive early to tailgate.

[MRUSA]

hohenwald48 wrote:
But the Titans don't play at 9:00AM on Sunday.

You shouldn't have any problem going thru town at that time of day regardless of which route you take. Now if there's a wreck somewhere then all bets are off but who can predict those.

Exactly. The Tirans game is at 1PM. No game traffic will be on the road at 9.

[hohenwald48]

But the Titans don't play at 9:00AM on Sunday.

You shouldn't have any problem going thru town at that time of day regardless of which route you take. Now if there's a wreck somewhere then all bets are off but who can predict those.

[Dave_in_TN]

Blaster Man wrote:

Ivylog wrote:
...On a Sunday I would stay on 24...
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Yep, right through town, not problem on a Sunday and not that bad on weekdays...excluding rush hour.

But the OP noted there is a Titans game that morning, so add 65-70k more people on those roads compared to a normal Sunday morning.

[Blaster_Man]

Ivylog wrote:
...On a Sunday I would stay on 24...
.

Yep, right through town, not problem on a Sunday and not that bad on weekdays...excluding rush hour.

[rv_bill-e]

A couple of easier options that may work for you:
Best would be to just arrive an hour earlier and you will sail on through on I-24 East without issue. OR, when approaching the city interstate loop follow the signs to take the I-65 South loop which will have you going around the city on the West side instead of the East by the stadium and then follow the signs reading I-24East and I-40 East, which will get you back on route towards Chatanooga. Not likely too much traffic on the West side loop at 9:00, but really getting there a bit early would eliminate any issue.

[Goldencrazy]

Thank you all very much.

[coolmom42]

Goldencrazy wrote:
Coming into Nashville heading to Chattanoga but will be doing it on Sunday morning when there is a Titans game. I recall there is a suggested north bypass. I am coming fro west on 24 through Clarksville. 43 ft DP towing Smart Car. Any suggestions. It will be about 9 AM arriving Nashville. Thanks.

Take Briley Parkway (SR155) all the way from I-24 north of downtown, to south of downtown.

That said, if you hit Nashville at 9 AM on a Sunday morning you will normally be across town by 9:30 and miss the game traffic.

Check TDOT Smartway and/or Waze & Google Traffic to choose the route that is free of accidents.

And as someone said, a GPS/Google Drive will help you with getting in the right lane. I drive through there all the time and it's still a big help to me. Lots of things connecting/exiting in a fairly short time frame. Staying in the middle lane until advised otherwise is a good idea.

[Ivylog]

On a Sunday I would stay on 24...started to say straight through but you need a GPS to know which lane to get in as you merge with 65 and 40. Using Briley is longer and less chance of not being in the lane you need.

[TenOC]

Briley Parkway AKA TN 155 I-24 Exit 43 east pass OpryLand to I-24 exit 54

[Dave_in_TN]

One bypass is to take Briley Parkway East. The signs will say Opryland. Briley will swing you east of downtown, crossing I-65, the Opry area, I-40 near the airport, then finally bringing you back to I-24 to the southeast of downtown.

While most of Briley along that route is divided, interstate type highway, don't be alarmed when the section south of I-40 becomes more a typical 4 lane roadway. It's still Briley, and will get you to I-24 fairly soon after that point.