State Route 264 (SR 264) is a relatively short north–south highway in
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee that composes roughly the central portion of the state. It is delineated according to state law as 41 of the state's 95 counties. Middle Tennessee contains the state's capital an ...
. The road begins NE of
Dowelltown and ends in
Elmwood. The current length is .
Route description
SR 264 begins in
DeKalb County DeKalb County may refer to one of several counties in the United States, all of which were named for Baron Johann de Kalb:
* DeKalb County, Alabama
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at an intersection with
SR 96 northeast of
Dowelltown. It immediately passes down a hill and through the small community of
Temperance Hall. After leaving Temperance Hall, SR 264 travels roughly northward and enters
Smith County. During its time in DeKalb County, SR 264 is known as Hickman Highway.
After entering Smith County, SR 264 becomes Temperance Hall Highway, passing through
Hickman. North of Hickman, the highway is once again known as Hickman Highway into
Gordonsville. Upon entering Gordonsville, the old alignment of Hickman Highway splits off and continues north into town, while SR 264 turns northwest along a two-lane bypass known as Hatton Waterford Parkway. This bypass intersects
SR 53 and
SR 141 at a four-way stop, at which point SR 264 begins a concurrency with SR 141. They travel east as Main Street through Gordonsville before SR 264 splits off and continues northeast.
At this point SR 264 is known as Stonewall Highway as it crosses the
Caney Fork River
The Caney Fork River is a river that flows through central Tennessee in the United States, draining a substantial portion of the southwestern Cumberland Plateau and southeastern Highland Rim regions. It is a major tributary of the Cumberland Rive ...
and moves through the community of
Stonewall. In Stonewall, SR 264 curves to the north and continues to its northern terminus at
US 70N/
SR 24
Route 24, or Highway 24, can refer to:
International
* European route E24
Australia
* Lyell Highway (Tasmania)
* Central Arnhem Road, NT
Austria
* Verbindungsspange Rothneusiedel
Bolivia
* Route 24 (Bolivia), National Route 24 (Bolivia)
...
/
SR 53 in
Elmwood.
Major intersections
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 ...
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References
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Year 264 (Roman numerals, CCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallienus and Saturninus (or, less frequently, year 1017 ''Ab urbe condita''). The ...
Transportation in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Transportation in Smith County, Tennessee