State Route 209 (SR 209) is a state highway in
Lauderdale County in the
western portion of the U.S. state of
Tennessee
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. It connects
US 51
U.S. Route 51 or U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) is a major south–north United States highway that extends from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana, to within of the Wisconsin–Michigan state line. As most of the United States Numbered Hi ...
with the cities and towns of
Henning,
Ripley and
Gates
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People
* Gates (surname), various people with the last name
* Gates Brown (1939-2013), American Major League Baseball player
* Gates McFadd ...
and, via
SR 88,
Halls.
Route description
SR 209 begins at an intersection with
US 51
U.S. Route 51 or U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) is a major south–north United States highway that extends from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana, to within of the Wisconsin–Michigan state line. As most of the United States Numbered Hi ...
/
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
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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 until it reaches the town of
Gates
Gates is the plural of gate, a point of entry to a space which is enclosed by walls. It may also refer to:
People
* Gates (surname), various people with the last name
* Gates Brown (1939-2013), American Major League Baseball player
* Gates McFadd ...
where it has a brief concurrency with
SR 180 and ends at an intersection with
SR 88 and SR 180.
History
All of SR 209 is a former alignment of US 51.
Junction list
See also
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References
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209
Year 209 ( CCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Commodus and Lollianus (or, less frequently, year 962 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 209 for this y ...
Transportation in Lauderdale County, Tennessee
U.S. Route 51