Tennessee State Route 223

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State Route 223

Tennessee State Route 223
SR 223 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length15.1 mi (24.3 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1983 [1] –present
Major junctions
South endSecondary Tennessee 138.svg SR 138 near Mercer
Major intersectionsUS 70.svg US 70 in Jackson
North endI-40.svg I-40 in Jackson
Location
Country United States
State Tennessee
Counties Madison
Highway system
Secondary Tennessee 222.svg SR 222 Secondary Tennessee 224.svg SR 224

State Route 223 (SR 223) is a state route in Madison County, Tennessee. It runs from SR 138 near Mercer to I-40, just west of Jackson. The highway is the main access road for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, the regional airport for Jackson and the surrounding areas. Also, TDOT's Region 4 office is located at the highway's interchange with I-40.

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Route description

SR 223 begins as Shady Grove Road just east of Mercer at an intersection with SR 138. It goes northeast through farmland and wooded areas to pass through Denmark, where it makes a sharp right turn onto Denmark Jackson Road. It then continues north through rural areas to come to a Y-Intersection, where it turns off of Denmark Jackson Road onto Smith Lane. SR 223 then enters then city limits of Jackson, where it passes by McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport and Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Jackson (TCAT) before coming to an intersection with US 70/SR 1. SR 223 then continues north through farmland before coming to an end at an interchange with I-40 (Exit 76).

The portion from the southern terminus to the airport is a rural 2 lane highway and the part from the airport to the northern terminus is a 4-lane divided highway and runs through a mixed rural/industrial area.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Madison County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0Secondary Tennessee 138.svg SR 138  Mercer, Toone Southern terminus
Jackson 12.319.8Airport Boulevard Airport Sign.svg McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport Access road into airport
13.020.9US 70.svg US 70 (Airways Boulevard/SR 1) Brownsville, Downtown
15.124.3I-40.svg I-40  Memphis, Nashville I-40 exit 76; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  1. "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.