Tennessee State Route 209

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 marker

State Route 209

SR 209 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length17.5 mi (28.2 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1983[1]–present
Major junctions
South end US 51 near Henning
Major intersections SR 19 in Ripley
North end SR 88 / SR 180 in Gates
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountiesLauderdale
Highway system
← SR 208→ SR 210

Route description

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

All of SR 209 is a former alignment of US 51.

Junction list

The entire route is in Lauderdale County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
​0.00.0 US 51 (Jefferson Davis Highway/SR 3) – Covington, RipleySouthern 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) – BrownsvilleHalf-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
17.528.2
 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

See also

References
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  1. "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. "TN-209 · Tennessee".
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