Tennessee State Route 240

State Route 240 (SR 240) is a 17.2 miles (27.7 km) long north-south state highway in Lawrence County, Tennessee. Except for a short stretch in Summertown, the entire route of SR 240 is known simply as Turnpike.

State Route 240
Turnpike
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length17.2 mi (27.7 km)
Major junctions
South end US 64 near Deerfield
  SR 241 near Henryville

SR 242 in Henryville

SR 20 in Summertown
North end US 43 in Summertown
Location
CountiesLawrence
Highway system
I-240 SR 241

Route description

SR 240 begins as Turnpike just west of Deerfield at an intersection with US 64/SR 15. It goes northeast along the southern edge of Laurel Hill Wildlife Management Area to pass through farmland and have a short concurrency with SR 241 before passing through Henryville, where it has an intersection with SR 242. The highway then crosses the Buffalo River passes through a mix of farmland and wooded areas before entering Summertown, where it turns east to have a concurrency with SR 20 before turning south along Monument road and coming to an end at an intersection with US 43/SR 6. The entire route of SR 240 is a two-lane highway.[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Lawrence County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 US 64 (Waynesboro Highway/SR 15) Waynesboro, LawrenceburgSouthern terminus
SR 241 north (Napier Road)Southern end of wrong-way SR 241 concurrency
SR 241 south (Red Hill-Center Road) DeerfieldNorthern end of wrong-way SR 241 concurrency
Henryville SR 242 south (Henryville Road) LawrenceburgNorthern terminus of SR 242
Bridge over the Buffalo River
Summertown SR 20 west HohenwaldSouthern end of SR 20 concurrency
SR 20 eastNorthern end of SR 20 concurrency
17.227.7 US 43 (Andrew Jackson Highway/SR 6) Lawrenceburg, Ethridge, Mount Pleasant, ColumbiaNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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