Nashville Map Art

Nashville's grid radiates outward from the Cumberland River, which loops through downtown in a dramatic horseshoe bend. Broadway runs parallel to the river, anchoring the commercial core, while the street grid extends south and east in regular blocks until it breaks apart into the sprawling suburbs beyond the I-440 loop. The Tennessee Central Railroad threads north-south through the city, a secondary spine that shaped industrial neighborhoods alongside the water.

36.1627° N, 86.7816° W