Tennessee State Route 85

State Route 85 (SR 85) is an east-west state highway in Middle Tennessee. The 85.24 miles (137.18 km)-long road traverses portions of Smith, Jackson, Overton, and Fentress Counties. [1][2]

State Route 85
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length85.24 mi (137.18 km)
Major junctions
West end SR 80 near Monoville
  SR 53 / SR 56 / SR 135 near Gainesboro
SR 111 in Livingston
SR 84 in Livingston
SR 52 in Livingston
East end US 127 near Grimsley
Location
CountiesSmith, Jackson, Overton, Fentress
Highway system
SR 84 SR 86

Route description

State Route 85 passing through the Smith County community of Kempville

Smith County

SR 85 begins in Smith County in Monoville at a junction with SR 80. It goes east as a primary highway to an intersection with SR 263 before passing by Cordell Hull Lake/Cumberland River. It then passes through Defeated and travels along Defeated Creek for a short distance before turning east again and passing through Kempville.

Jackson County

SR 85 then enters Jackson County and passes by the historic home of Sampson Williams. It then climbs a few mountains before coming to a junction and becomes concurrent with SR 262 at a crossing of an arm of Cordell Hull Lake. They then parallel the Cumberland River until SR 85 separates from SR 262 and turns north. SR 85 then becomes a very curvy secondary highway and turns northeast as it climbs through some more mountains for several miles. It then intersects SR 56/SR 135 in Jennings Creek and joins their concurrency, becoming primary once again. They then turn south and pass by Jackson County Middle School before crossing the Cumberland River again and intersecting with SR 53 just north of Gainesboro. SR 56 turns south along SR 53 while SR 85 and SR 135 turn north along SR 53. The three travel along the banks of the Cumberland River before they all split at a W-shaped intersection, with SR 53 turning north along the Cumberland, SR 135 goes southeast, and SR 85 east, leaving the Cumberland River for the final time. SR 85 then goes through some more mountains before passing through Burristown and some farmland. It then becomes curvy again and crosses into Overton County.

Overton County

It then enters Hillham and intersects SR 136. SR 85 then curves to the southeast and leaves Hilham, passing by Hilham School. It the continues east to intersect SR 84 before entering Livingston. It the intersects and becomes concurrent with SR 111 for a short distance before entering downtown. In downtown, SR 85 intersects and becomes concurrent with SR 52. They then leave downtown and intersect SR 294 before leaving Livingston. SR 52/SR 85 then become curvy and pass through Alpine. SR 52 then separates and turns north, while SR 85 turns south, becoming secondary once again. It then passes through Allred it then becomes extremely curvy and climbs a very large mountain to junction with SR 164 north of Crawford. It stays curvy for several more miles to pass through Twinton, where it meets Craventown Road, which to the Wilder community just to the north, before the road crosses into Fentress County.

Fentress County

SR 85 then goes through Davidson (where it passes by the Wilder post office) and some hairpin turns before the road finally straightens out as it enters farmland, coming to an end shortly thereafter at US 127/SR 28 between Clarkrange and Grimsley beside South Fentress Elementary School.

Major intersections[2]

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
SmithMonoville0.000.00 SR 80 (Pleasant Shade Highway) Carthage, Pleasant Shade, Red Boiling SpringsWestern terminus; begins as a primary highway
1.62.6 SR 263 south (Turkey Creek Road) CarthageNorthern terminus of SR 263
Jackson13.121.1 SR 262 west (Wartrace Highway) LafayetteWestern end of SR 262 concurrency
16.226.1 SR 262 east (Gladdice Highway) GainesboroEastern end of SR 262 concurrency; SR 85 becomes secondary route
24.739.8 SR 56 north / SR 135 north (Jennings Creek Highway) Whitleyville, Red Boiling SpringsWestern end of concurrency with SR 56 and SR 135
28.445.7Gainesboro bridge over Cumberland River
Gainesboro28.646.0 SR 53 south / SR 56 south (Grundy Quarles Highway) – Downtown, Granville, BaxterEastern end of SR 56 concurrency; Western end of SR 53 concurrency; SR 85 becomes a primary route
28.846.3 SR 135 south (Dodson Branch Highway) Cummins Falls State Park, CookevilleEastern end of SR 135 concurrency
29.447.3 SR 53 north (Grundy Quarles Highway) CelinaEastern end of SR 53 concurrency
OvertonHilham42.868.9 SR 136 (Standing Stone Highway/Standing Stone Park Highway) Cookeville, Standing Stone State Park
48.878.5 SR 84 south (Rickman Monterey Highway) MontereyNorthern terminus of SR 84
Livingston49.980.3 SR 111 south (W Main Street) CookevilleWestern end of SR 111 concurrency
50.280.8 SR 111 north (Bradford Hicks Drive) Byrdstown, Standing Stone State ParkEastern end of SR 111 concurrency
50.981.9 SR 52 west (N Church Street) Standing Stone State Park, CelinaWestern end of SR 52 concurrency
52.083.7 SR 294 north (E Main Street) to SR 111 Byrdstown, Dale Hollow LakeSouthern terminus of SR 294
Alpine60.196.7 SR 52 east (Jamestown Highway) Jamestown, Pickett State ParkEastern end of SR 52 concurrency; SR 85 becomes a secondary route
Crawford SR 164 south (Hanging Limb Highway) MontereyNorthern terminus of SR 164
FentressGrimsley85.24137.18 US 127 (SR 28/Alvin C. York Highway) Jamestown, CrossvilleEastern terminus; SR 85 ends as a secondary highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. Microsoft MapPoint 2006, Retrieved on 2007-8-13
  2. Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (2010 ed.). DeLorme.


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