State Route 229 (SR 229), also known as R W Moore Memorial Rt Highway, is a very short 1.8 miles (2.9 km) long north-south state highway in Hickman County, Tennessee. It is the only access road in and out of Turney Center Industrial Complex, a state prison. SR 229 is a very curvy and rural two-lane highway for its entire length, and it parallels the Duck River for the majority of its length.[2]
State Route 229 | ||||
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| R W Moore Memorial Rt Highway | ||||
 SR 229 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.8 mi (2.9 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Turney Center Industrial Complex | |||
| North end |  SR 50 in Only | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Hickman | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Some maps, such as Google Maps, show SR 229 continuing north along Only Road and Dyer Road to pass through the community of Only, even though this is not recognized by TDOT as part of SR 229 and is actually a former alignment of SR 50.[3]
Major intersections edit
The entire route is in Hickman County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.0 | 0.0 | Turney Center Industrial Complex main entrance | Southern terminus | |
| Only | 1.8 | 2.9 |   SR 50 to I-40 – Centerville | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References edit
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- ^ "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Hickman County" (PDF). Tennessee Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ Google (November 14, 2022). "TN-229" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 14, 2022.