Tennessee State Route 221
Alamo Gadsden Road | ||||
SR 221 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by TDOT | ||||
Length | 7.4 mi (11.9 km) | |||
Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Tennessee | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 221 (SR 221) is a 7.4 miles (11.9 km) east-west state highway in Crockett County, Tennessee, connecting the towns of Alamo and Gadsden. For the majority of its length, SR 221 is known as Alamo Gadsden Road.
Route description
[edit]SR 221 begins in downtown Alamo at an intersection with SR 54 and SR 88. It goes east through neighborhoods as E Church Street before leaving Alamo and passing through farmland and rural areas as Alamo Gadsden Road. It goes due east for several miles, where it crosses over a large creek, before turning southeast at a Y-Intersection with Emerson Road to enter Gadsden. The highway enters town along Quincy Street and passes by some homes before coming to an end at an intersection with US 70A/US 79/SR 76. The entire route of SR 221 is a two-lane highway.[2][3]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Crockett County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Alamo | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]()
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Gadsden | 7.4 | 11.9 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Map of Crockett County" (PDF). tn.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "TN-221 · Tennessee".