State Route 216 (SR 216) is a east–west state highway in
West Tennessee
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, connecting
Rives with
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* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
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Route description
SR 216 begins as secondary highway in
Obion County at an intersection with
US 45W/
SR 5/
SR 21. It goes as Pleasant Hill Road to pass through the town of
Rives before crossing the
North Fork of the Obion River and becoming Rives Mount Pelia Road. The highway then winds its way southeast through farmland to cross into
Weakley County. SR 216 becomes Mount Pelia Road as it passes through the community of
Mount Pelia before winding its way eastward and entering
Martin Martin may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Europe
* Martin, Croatia, a village
* Martin, Slovakia, a city
* Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain
* M ...
, where it passes through some neighborhoods before splitting off onto Baker Road. It then becomes concurrent with
SR 43 (Skyhawk Parkway) as they bypass downtown and come to an interchange with
US 45E and
US 45E Business (Elm Street/
SR 372). Prior to this point, the entire route of SR 216 is a two-lane highway. Here SR 43 becomes unsigned and follows US 45E south while SR 216 becomes an unsigned primary highway and follows US 45E north. They go east as a 4-lane divided freeway, having an interchange with Pair Road, before SR 216 comes to an end at an with
SR 22 and
SR 431, with US 45E continuing north along SR 22 north.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Obion County, Tennessee
Transportation in Weakley County, Tennessee
Freeways in Tennessee