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State Route 149 (SR 149) is an east–west highway in
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. The road begins near
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and ends just south of Clarksville. The current length is .


Route description

SR 149 begins in Houston County in
Erin Erin is a personal name taken from the Hiberno-English word for Ireland, originating from the Irish word ''"Éirinn"''. "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in preposi ...
at an intersection with SR 49 near that route's junction with SR 13 just outside of Erin. SR 149 then goes northward and crosses into Stewart County. It continues north and runs concurrently with SR 46 before entering Cumberland City. In Cumberland City, SR 46 breaks off and goes through downtown, while SR 149 bypasses the town to the east. It then intersects the short SR 434, a connector to SR 233 and provides access to the
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. SR 149 turns to the northeast to parallel the
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and enters
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. It then goes east through
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before ending at intersection with SR 13 and SR 48 just south of Clarksville.


Major intersections


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References

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149 149 may refer to: *149 (number), a natural number *AD 149, a year in the 2nd century AD *149 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC *British Airways Flight 149, a flight from LHR to Kuwait City International Airport; the aircraft flying this flight was d ...
Transportation in Houston County, Tennessee Transportation in Montgomery County, Tennessee Transportation in Stewart County, Tennessee