State Route 220 (SR 220) is a
state highway
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that travels entirely within
Carroll County in
West Tennessee
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.
Route description
SR 220 begins at an
intersection
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with
US 70
U.S. Route 70 or U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. It is a major east–west highway of the Southeastern, Southern and Southwestern United States. ...
/
SR 1/
SR 104 (Broadway of America) in the community of
Cedar Grove. It travels to the west and curves to the northwest. After a westward jog through
Lavinia
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Creation
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Story ...
, it turns to the north-northeast, along the eastern edge of the
Milan Army Ammunition Plant
Milan Army Ammunition Plant (MLAAP) was an ammunition plant of the United States Army Joint Munitions Command near Milan, Tennessee and about 23 miles (37 km) north of Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison ...
. It briefly has a
concurrency
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Law
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* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with SR 104 in the community of
Whitthorne. The highway then stairsteps its way to the northwest to the town of
Atwood where the route meets its northern terminus, an intersection with
US 70A/
US 79
U.S. Route 79 (US 79) is a United States highway in the Southern United States. The route is officially considered and signed as a north–south highway, but its path is actually more of a diagonal northeast–southwest highway. The highway's n ...
/
SR 76/
SR 77 (Main Street).
Major intersections
Alternate route
SR 220 is one of only three Tennessee State Routes that have alternate routes. State Route 220 Alternate (SR 220 Alt. or SR 220A) is an
alternate route
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that travels from the SR 220 mainline on the south side of
Atwood to
US 70A on the east side of town. It is also unusual in that it is not posted with the "A" suffix, as most alternate routes are in Tennessee. Its east–west portion is known as Johnson Road, and its north–south portion is known as Norris Robinson Loop.
SR 220 Alt. begins at an
intersection
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with the SR 220 mainline (Church Street) in the southeastern part of Atwood. Less than later, it leaves the
city limits
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of town. At Norris Robinson Loop, the highway turns left and follows that road until they meet their northern terminus, an intersection with
US 70A/
SR 77 in the eastern part of town.
See also
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List of state routes in Tennessee
The Tennessee state routes do not follow a systematic numbering system unlike the U.S. Highway System and some other states' highway systems. The routes are separated into primary and secondary routes though. Many of the routes are hidden in th ...
References
External links
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Transportation in Carroll County, Tennessee