State Route 209 (SR 209) is a 17.5-mile-long (28.2 km) state highway in Lauderdale County in the western portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It connects US 51 with the cities and towns of Henning, Ripley and Gates and, via SR 88, Halls.
State Route 209 | ||||
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 SR 209 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 17.5 mi (28.2 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 51 near Henning | |||
 SR 19 in Ripley | ||||
| North end |   SR 88 / SR 180 in Gates | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Lauderdale | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description edit
SR 209 begins at an intersection with US 51/SR 3 south of Henning. It then proceeds northeastward and enters the Henning city limits and in downtown Henning SR 209 has a brief concurrency with SR 87. It then continues northward and enters Ripley city limits. It has a half-interchange with SR 19 and enters downtown Ripley and serves as the southern terminus for SR 208. After this it mainly enters rural countryside and follows a railroad line for about seven miles (11 km) until it reaches the town of Gates where it has a brief concurrency with SR 180 and ends at an intersection with SR 88 and SR 180.[2]
History edit
All of SR 209 is a former alignment of US 51.
Junction list edit
The entire route is in Lauderdale County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 51 (Jefferson Davis Highway/SR 3) – Covington, Ripley | Southern terminus | |
| Henning |   SR 87 east (McFarland Avenue) – Brownsville | Southern end of SR 87 concurrency | |||
 SR 87 west (Graves Avenue) – Fort Pillow State Historic Park | Northern end of SR 87 concurrency | ||||
| Ripley | SR 19 (State Route 19 Bypass) – Brownsville | Half-interchange | |||
  SR 208 north (Cleveland Street) | Southern terminus of SR 208 | ||||
| Gates |  SR 180 north (Huntington Street) to US 51 | Southern end of SR 180 concurrency | |||
| 17.5 | 28.2 |  SR 88 (Second Street/East Wardlow Road) / SR 180 south (East Wardlow Road) – Halls, Nutbush, Maury City | Northern end of SR 180 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 209 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "TN-209 · Tennessee".