State Route 88 (SR 88) is a west–east state highway in

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. The route traverses

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and Crockett Counties.

Route description

Lauderdale County

SR 88 begins at a dead end overlooking the

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within

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. It intersects SR 181 at Hales Point. SR 88 heads east, and turns right onto an old alignment of

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(SR 3) after intersecting the current alignment near Halls. SR 88 has junctions with State Routes 210 and 209 before turning eastward once again at

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Crockett County

SR 88 then traverses the town of Maury City and

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. SR 88 in Alamo and Bells, including a

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with SR 54, runs on an old alignment with

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( SR 20), the southernmost intersection of which is the eastern terminus of SR 88.

History

At one time, SR 88 once connected with

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into

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via a ferry on the

. It has long since been decommissioned.

Major intersections

References

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External links

Tennessee Department of Transportation

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