State Route 88 (SR 88) is a west–east state highway in
West Tennessee
West Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee that roughly comprises the western quarter of the state. The region includes 21 counties between the Tennessee and Mississippi rivers, delineated by state law. Its geography consists ...
. The route traverses
Lauderdale
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and
Crockett Counties.
Route description
Lauderdale County
SR 88 begins at a dead end overlooking the
Mississippi River
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within
Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge
Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located along the Mississippi River in West Tennessee. The vast majority of the refuge is located in the northwestern part of Lauderdale County with small portions extending into ...
. It intersects
SR 181 at
Hales Point. SR 88 heads east, and turns right onto an old alignment of
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) after intersecting the current alignment near
Halls. SR 88 has junctions with State Routes 210 and 209 before turning eastward once again at
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 ...
.
Crockett County
SR 88 then traverses the town of
Maury City and
Alamo
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. SR 88 in Alamo and
Bells, including a
concurrency
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Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with
SR 54, runs on an old alignment with
US 412
U.S. Route 412 is an east–west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982. U.S. 412 overlaps expressway-grade Cimarron Turnpike from Tulsa west to Interstate 35 and the Cherokee Turnpike from east of Chouteau, Oklahoma, to west of th ...
(
SR 20), the southernmost intersection of which is the eastern terminus of SR 88.
History
At one time, SR 88 once connected with
Arkansas Highway 18
Arkansas Highway 18 (AR 18) is a designation for two state highways in northeast Arkansas. One segment of runs from Highway 69 east of Jacksonport east to Highway 17 in Diaz. A second segment of runs from Highway 17 in Diaz east to the Mis ...
into
Mississippi County, Arkansas
Mississippi County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,685. There are two county seats, Blytheville and Osceola. The county is named for the Mississippi River which borders th ...
via a ferry on the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Ita ...
. It has long since been decommissioned.
Major intersections
References
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External links
Tennessee Department of Transportation
088
88 may refer to:
* 88 (number)
* one of the years 88 BC, AD 88, 1988, 2088
* Highway 88, see List of highways numbered 88
* The 88 (San Jose), a residential skyscraper in San Jose, California, USA
* The 88, a nickname for the piano derived fr ...
088
88 may refer to:
* 88 (number)
* one of the years 88 BC, AD 88, 1988, 2088
* Highway 88, see List of highways numbered 88
* The 88 (San Jose), a residential skyscraper in San Jose, California, USA
* The 88, a nickname for the piano derived fr ...
088
88 may refer to:
* 88 (number)
* one of the years 88 BC, AD 88, 1988, 2088
* Highway 88, see List of highways numbered 88
* The 88 (San Jose), a residential skyscraper in San Jose, California, USA
* The 88, a nickname for the piano derived fr ...