State Route 129 (SR 129) is a 49.22 mile long east-west state highway in the hills of southern
Middle Tennessee
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Route description
SR 129 begins in
Giles County in
Waco
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at an intersection with
US 31
U.S. Route 31 or U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) is a major north–south U.S. highway connecting southern Alabama to northern Michigan. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with US 90/ US 98 in Spanish Fort, Alabama. I ...
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SR 7. It goes east to pass through
Lynnville before passing through farmland in a narrow valley to cross into
Marshall County. The highway then has an interchange with
I-65
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(Exit 27) before winding its way hilly terrain to enter
Cornersville and coming to an intersection with
US 31A/
SR 11. SR 129 becomes concurrent with US 31A/SR 11 and they turn south along Main Street to pass through town before SR 129 splits off and goes east through farmland to have an intersection with
SR 272 in
Archer
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. It then enters
Petersburg, where it has short concurrencies with
US 431
U.S. Route 431 (US 431) is a spur of U.S. Route 31. It currently travels for approximately from US 231/ Alabama State Route 210 and US 231 Business (US 231 Bus.) and US 431 Bus. in Dothan, Alabama, to Owensboro ...
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SR 50 and
SR 130. The highway crosses into
Lincoln County in downtown at the split with SR 130. SR 129 passes through town along Railroad Street before making a left onto Water Street to leave Petersburg and continue east through farmland. It then begins winding its way through hilly terrain to have a short concurrency with
US 231
U.S. Route 231 (US 231) is a north-south U.S highway that is a parallel route of US 31. It runs for from St. John, Indiana, at US 41 to south of US 98 in downtown Panama City, Florida.
One of its most notable landmarks is ...
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SR 10 along the Lincoln-
Moore county line. The highway then crosses fully into Moore County and winds its way east through hills before entering
Lynchburg and coming to an end at an intersection with
SR 55 in the southern part of town. The entire route of SR 129 is a two-lane rural highway.
Major intersections
References
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129
Transportation in Giles County, Tennessee
Transportation in Marshall County, Tennessee
Transportation in Moore County, Tennessee
Lynchburg, Tennessee