Tennessee State Route 69

State Route 69 primary marker State Route 69 secondary marker

State Route 69
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length: 145.53 mi (234.21 km)
Major junctions
South end: SR 20 near Florence, Ala.
  US 64 / SR 15 at Savannah
US 412 / SR 20 at Parsons
I-40 near Holladay
US 70 near Camden
US 79 at Paris
North end: KY 97 near Puryear
Location
Counties: Wayne, Hardin, McNairy, Decatur, Benton, Henry
Highway system
← I-69US 70 →

State Route 69 (abbreviated SR 69) is a state highway in West and Middle Tennessee that runs nearby to the Tennessee River for the majority of its length. SR 69 carries both primary and secondary highway designations and is primarily rural in nature.

Route description

The vast majority of this highway is two-lane with no access control. SR 69 overlaps U.S. Highway 641 from Interstate 40 to Paris and U.S. Highway 64 from Savannah to Crump. In Hardin County, there are two separate sections of this road due to the path of the Tennessee River through this area.

Points of interest

History

SR 192 and SR 69A both represent old alignments of SR 69 in Benton County. There are also numerous other unsigned historical sections that are named 'Old Highway 69' in Benton & Decatur county. These alignments generally run nearby the present day SR 69 and most feature narrow roadway width and extensive curves.

Counties traversed

SR 69/SR 69A traverses the following counties shown in the table below.

Counties traversed by State Route 69
County Length
(mi)		 Length
(km)		 Banner
Wayne 3.73 6.00  
Hardin (South) 33.03 53.16
McNairy 0.46 0.74
Hardin (North) 10.08 16.22
Decatur 42.58 68.53
Benton 24.23 38.99
Benton 14.53 23.38 Alternate
Henry 31.42 50.57
Henry 12.56 20.2 Alternate

Alternate route

State Route 69A
Location: Camden-Big Sandy-Paris, Tennessee
State Route 69A reassurance shield north of Camden, TN.

SR-69 is one of only three state highways in Tennessee that have a signed alternate route. SR-69A is approximately 27.09 miles (43.60 km) long with a northern terminus of Paris and a southern terminus of Camden. It serves the town of Big Sandy and provides access to rural northern Benton County and southeastern Henry County. SR 69A is a narrow and very curvy two-lane highway throughout its entire length, except for a short portion in Paris where SR-69A is a five-lane road with four-lanes and one center turn. SR 69A is known as 'Old Highway 69' in Benton County and a few old mileposts still exist indicating '69' and on the bottom of the sign, as opposed to newer mileposts which indicate '69A'.

References

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