State Route 399 (SR 399) is east–west state highway in the
Cumberland Plateau
The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. It includes much of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, and portions of northern Alabama and northwest Georgia. The terms " Al ...
region of
Tennessee
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. It serves to connect the towns of
Gruetli-Laager and
Palmer
Palmer may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land
* Palmer (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
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to
Cagle and the Savage Gulf State Natural Area portion of
South Cumberland State Park.
SR 399 is known as Barkertown Road in Grundy County and Rifle Range Road in Sequatchie County.
Route description
SR 399 begins in
Grundy County on the
Gruetli-Laager–
Palmer
Palmer may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land
* Palmer (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Palmer (surname), including a list of people and f ...
city line at an intersection with
SR 108. It heads northeasterly through farmland and rural areas to cross a bridge over the
Collins River
The Collins River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 8, 2011 stream in the east-central portion of Middle Tennessee in the United States. It is a tributary of t ...
before passing by the Savage Gulf State Natural Area portion of
South Cumberland State Park. The highway then curves to the east and crosses into
Sequatchie County. SR 399 then goes through remote wooded areas for the next several miles before entering farmland and the community of
Cagle to come to an end at an intersection with
SR 8/
SR 111. The entire route of SR 399 is a two-lane rural highway and lies entirely atop the
Cumberland Plateau
The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. It includes much of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, and portions of northern Alabama and northwest Georgia. The terms " Al ...
.
Major intersections
References
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399
Transportation in Grundy County, Tennessee
Transportation in Sequatchie County, Tennessee