John Overton High School is about 5 miles due south from downtown Nashville, Tennessee.

From the North - St. Louis/Louisville/Cincinnati
Travel east on I-24 or south on I-65 through downtown Nashville. Immediately past downtown Nashville, at I-40 bear to the right on I-40 / I-65 (Exit 83B Memphis / Huntsville). Once on I-40, get into either the center or left hand lane and travel about one-quarter mile on I-40 then take I-65 South, which is an exit to the left (it will say Huntsville or Birmingham).

About 4 miles south of downtown Nashville, take the the Harding Place Exit (#78) off of I-65. Harding Place is State Highway 255. Bear right (west) onto Harding Place. Go over the hill, about 0.5 mile, to Franklin Pike at a traffic light. Franklin Pike is U.S. Highway 31. Turn left (south) and go 0.5 mile on Franklin Pike. You will pass Franklin Road Academy and First Christian Church on the left. Next on the left is John Overton High School, across from First Presbyterian Church on the right. Turn left (east) on Lambert Drive just before Judson Baptist Church on the left. The entrance to John Overton High School is off Lambert about 300 feet down on the left.

From the East - Knoxville
Travel west on I-40 towards Nashville. About 3 miles east of downtown Nashville, take the the I-24 Exit (#213A) towards Memphis / Chattanooga. Immediately get into the right hand lane of I-24. Travel about one-half mile on I-24 and take the I-440 Exit (#53) towards Memphis. Travel on I-440 about 2 miles. Take the I-65 South Exit (#5) towards Huntsville. Travel south on I-65 about 2 miles and take the Harding Place West Exit (#78). Harding Place is State Highway 255. Just over the hill from I-65 is a traffic light at Franklin Pike. Franklin Pike is U.S. Highway 31.

Turn left (south) and go 0.5 mile on Franklin Pike. You will pass Franklin Road Academy and First Christian Church on the left. Next on the left is John Overton High School, across from First Presbyterian Church on the right. Turn left (east) on Lambert Drive just before Judson Baptist Church on the left. The entrance to John Overton High School is off Lambert about 300 feet down on the left.

From the Southeast - Chattanooga/Atlanta
Travel west on I-24 towards Nashville. About 10 miles southeast of downtown Nashville, take the Bell Road Exit (#59) at Hickory Hollow Mall. Turn left (west) on Bell Road. Travel 8.5 miles to Franklin Pike. (Along the way, Bell Road will turn into Old Hickory Blvd. Bell and Old Hickory are State Highway 254.) You will pass a Wal-Mart at Nolensville Pike after 3.5 miles. Immediately past I- 65 is Franklin Pike at a major intersection. Franklin Pike is U.S. Highway 31. There is a big Shell station across Franklin Pike on the right.

Turn right (north) on Franklin Pike before the Shell station. Travel 3.5 miles to a traffic light at Tyne Blvd. First Presbyterian Church is on the far left at that light. Judson Baptist Church is on the right at that light. About 100 feet past the light, turn right on Lambert Drive. The entrance to John Overton High School is off Lambert about 300 feet down on the left.

ALTERNATIVE (local folks consider these two routes to be six of one and half a dozen of the other): You can travel on up I-24 to the Harding Place Exit (#56). Harding Place is State Highway 255. Turn left (west) on Harding Place. Travel about 5.0 miles to Franklin Pike. You will pass a K-mart at Nolensville Pike after about 2.0 miles. Go another 3.0 miles and cross I-65. Just over the hill from I-65 is a traffic light at Franklin Pike.

Turn left (south) and go 0.5 mile on Franklin Pike. You will pass Franklin Road Academy and First Christian Church on the left. Next on the left is John Overton High School, across from First Presbyterian Church on the right. Turn left (east) on Lambert Drive just before Judson Baptist Church on the left. The entrance to John Overton High School is off Lambert about 300 feet down on the left.

From the South - Birmingham / Huntsville
Travel north on I-65 towards Nashville. About 8 miles south of downtown Nashville, take the the Old Hickory Blvd WestExit (#74), which will loop under Old Hickory then up onto the bridge over I-65. Old Hickory Blvd is State Highway 254. Immediately past I-65 is Franklin Pike at a major intersection. Franklin Pike is U.S. Highway 31. There is a big Shell station across Franklin Pike on the right.

Turn right (north) on Franklin Pike before the Shell station. Travel 3.5 miles to a traffic light at Tyne Blvd. First Presbyterian Church is on the far left at that light. Judson Baptist Church is on the right at that light. About 100 feet past the light, turn right on Lambert Drive.

ALTERNATIVE: (local folks consider these two routes to be six of one and half a dozen of the other) Taking Exit 74 off I-65, you can travel on up I-65 to the Harding Place Exit (#78). Harding Place is State Highway 255. Travel north on I-65 towards Nashville. About 4 miles south of downtown Nashville, take the the Harding Place Exit (#78). Turn left right (west) onto Harding Place. Cross over I-65 and go over the hill, about 0.5 mile, to Franklin Pike at a traffic light. Franklin Pike is U.S. Highway 31.

Turn left (south) and go 0.5 mile on Franklin Pike. You will pass Franklin Road Academy and First Christian Church on the left. Next on the left is John Overton High School, across from First Presbyterian Church on the right. Turn left (east) on Lambert Drive just before Judson Baptist Church on the left. The entrance to John Overton High School is off Lambert about 300 feet down on the left.

From the West - Memphis
Travel east on I-40 towards Nashville. About 3 miles west of downtown Nashville, take the the I-440 Exit (#206. Travel east on I-440 about 5 miles. Take the I-65 South Exit (#5) towards Huntsville. Travel south on I-65 about 2 miles and take the Harding Place West Exit(#78) to the right. Harding Place is State Highway 255. Just over the hill from I-65 is a traffic light at Franklin Pike. Franklin Pike is U.S. Highway 31.

Turn left (south) and go 0.5 mile on Franklin Pike. You will pass Franklin Road Academy and First Christian Church on the left. Next on the left is John Overton High School, across from First Presbyterian Church on the right. Turn left (east) on Lambert Drive just before Judson Baptist Church on the left. The entrance to John Overton High School is off Lambert about 300 feet down on the left.