Tennessee State Route 240

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A shortcut map of a place of US 64/SR 15

Secondary Tennessee 240.svg
State Route 240
Turnpike
Tennessee State Route 240
SR 240 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length17.2 mi (27.7 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1983 [1] –present
Major junctions
South endUS 64.svg US 64 near Deerfield
Major intersections
North endUS 43.svg US 43 in Summertown
Location
Country United States
State Tennessee
Counties Lawrence
Highway system
I-240.svg I-240 Secondary Tennessee 241.svg SR 241

State Route 240 (SR 240) is a 17.2-mile-long (27.7 km) 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.

Contents

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. [2] [3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Lawrence County.

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LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0US 64.svg US 64 (Waynesboro Highway/SR 15) Waynesboro, Lawrenceburg Southern terminus
North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 241.svg
SR 241 north (Napier Road)
Southern end of wrong-way SR 241 concurrency
South plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 241.svg
SR 241 south (Red Hill-Center Road) Deerfield
Northern end of wrong-way SR 241 concurrency
Henryville South plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 242.svg
SR 242 south (Henryville Road) Lawrenceburg
Northern terminus of SR 242
Bridge over the Buffalo River
Summertown West plate.svg
Tennessee 20.svg
SR 20 west Hohenwald
Southern end of SR 20 concurrency
East plate.svg
Tennessee 20.svg
SR 20 east
Northern end of SR 20 concurrency
17.227.7US 43.svg US 43 (Andrew Jackson Highway/SR 6) Lawrenceburg, Ethridge, Mount Pleasant, Columbia 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.
  2. "Lawrence County" (PDF). Tennessee Department of Transportation . Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  3. "TN-240" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved October 24, 2022.