Branching off on US 45

US 45W and US 45E north of Jackson, Tennessee
Photo courtesy of David Backlin (taken May 2006)

If you want to stay on US 45 north of Jackson, Tennessee, you can't. You have to choose US 45W or US 45E. Or you could turn around, but you'd miss Union City, 55 or 60 miles north of this point.