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Roads Close Due To Flooding

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As heavy rain fell, many creeks and rivers rose causing several road closures across the region.

A Storm 5 Alert was issued for Wednesday night and Thursday morning. A Flood Warning and Flood Advisory were issued for several streams and rivers.

Photos: Flooding Hits Southern Portion Of Mid-State

As of Friday, many roads remained closed as some issues continued:

Bedford County: 

  • Zion Hill at Unionville Road
  • Mullins Mill Road
  • Bugscuffle Road
  • Roy Moore Road
  • Rattlesnake Lodge Road
  • Whiteside Hill Road on 130 end

Maury County:

  • East 6th Street at Iron Bridge Road
  • Gillespie Lane between 3371 and 3248
  • Rally Hill Road between 2246 and 2411
  • Sowell Mill Pike at Johnson Creek Road
  • Sowell Mill Pike between 1532 and 2040
  • Chickasaw Trace Park at New Highway 7
  • Craig Bridge Road from 3641 to Snow Creek Road
  • Snow Creek Road from Williamsport Pike to Leipers Creek
  • Kettle Mills Road at Kettle Mills Bridge
  • Jimmy Gray Robinson Road between 3545 and 3576

Lincoln County:

  • Highway 274 from Highway 64 to Highway 274 and Swan Road

Marshall County:

  • Verona Caney Road in some spots

Grundy County:

  • Pelham Road

Perry County:

  • 438 East in low lying area off of Highway 13
  • Lower Cane Creek Road
  • Godwin Road
  • Gilmer Bridge

Bedford County:

  • Bugscuffle Road in Wartrace
  • Mullins Mill Road in Wartrace
  • Zion Hill Road
  • Roy Moore Road
  • Rattlesnake Lodge Road
  • Whiteside Hill Road
  • Baker Street and West Jackson Street in Shelbyville

For the latest closures of major roads, view the traffic map here.

As of Thursday around 8:30 a.m. the following roads were closed:

Rutherford County:

  • Armstrong Valley at Thompson
  • Veterans Parkway and Armstrong Valley
  • Epps Mill between Miller and Auldridge
  • Lassiter Road and U.S. Highway 70 South (John Bragg Highway)
  • The 2400 block of Mt. Herman Road
  • Elam Mill
  • Stones River between Crescent and Walnut Grove
  • Christiana-Fosterville Road
  • County Farm at the slab
  • Shoemaker before the bridge
  • Ghee Lane
  • Slab on Vaught Road

Williamson County:

  • Trinity Road between Arno and Murfreesboro Road
  • Floyd Road between Old Hillsboro Road and Mauldin Woods Trail in Leiper's Fork

Giles County:

  • Minnow Branch
  • Gunter Smith Road
  • Old Campbellsville Road
  • Horne Hill Road
  • Weakley Creek Road
  • Green Valley Road
  • Tight Bark Road
  • Roberson Road
  • Clear Creek Circle
  • Kimbrough Road
  • Dog Branch Road
  • Earl Townsend Road
  • Sugar Creek Road

Maury County:

  • Rally Hill Road
  • Gillespie Lane
  • Pulaski Highway from mile marker 6.9 to 7.2
  • State Route 247 at Leipers Creek Road

Marshall County:

  • State Route 272 at Verona Caney Road
  • State Route 271 from mile marker 7 to 7.2

Lincoln County:

  • State Route 273 from mile marker 13.9 to 15.1

Perry County:

  • State Route 438 from mile marker 20.5 to 21.5

Bedford County:

  • Higgins Road at Wartrace
  • Peacock Lane off Midland Road
  • Bugscuffle Road at Wartrace
  • Mullins Road at 41A South
  • Zion Hill at Unionville Road
  • Shaw Road off 41A North
  • Eddy Road off 231 North
  • Old Center Church at Earnest Campbell
  • Pass Road
  • Sims Road at 64 West
  • Bell Buckle at Wartrace Road
  • Old Nashville Dirt Road at El Bethel
  • Old Flat Creek at Hilltop Road
  • Potts Road at Wartrace
  • 552 Rattlesnake Lodge Road
  • Wheel Road at Card Road
  • Quarry at Lipscomb Street
  • Burns Road
  • Cannon Road at Wartrace
  • Jernigan Lane at Wartrace
  • Haley Road at 3 Forks Bridge

Franklin County:

  • Post Oak Road
  • Blue Creek Road
  • Rutledge Ford Road
  • Modena Road
  • Watching: Oak Grove Road and Greenhole Road

The list below shows road closures as of Wednesday night:

Maury County:

  • Rally Hill Road near Little Flat Creek before Franklin Pike 
  • Gillespie Lane near the Marshall County border

Rutherford County:

  • Elam Mill Slab Road
  • Stones River Road between Crescent and Walnut Grove
  • Highway 269 at Christiana

Bedford County:

  • Bug Scuffle Road at Mullins Mill
  • Peacock Road at Midland Rd
  • Higgins Road between West Road and Railroad Road

Franklin County:

  • Post Oak Road
  • Blue Creek Road
  • Rutledge Ford Road
  • Modena Road 
  • Oak Grove Road
  • Greenhole Road

Giles County:

  • Minnow Branch
  • Gunter Smith Road
  • Old Campbellsville Road
  • Horne Hill Road
  • Weakley Creek Road
  • Green Valley Road
  • Tight Bark Road
  • Roberson Road
  • Little Dry Creek (in curve across from McCormick Farms) and Ball Hollow Estates water across road due to clogged culvert.
  • Clear Creek Circle at Spillway (barricades are in place)
  • Kimbrough Road
  • Dog Branch Road
  • Earl Townsend Road
  • Big Dry Creek
  • Sugar Creek Road (on Hwy 11 end)

Multiple schools were also closed or delayed ahead of expected flooding. See full list here.