State Route 221 (SR 221) is a 7.4 miles (11.9 km) east-west state highway in Crockett County, Tennessee, connecting the towns of Alamo and Gadsden. For the majority of its length, SR 221 is known as Alamo Gadsden Road.
 State Route 221 | ||||
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| Alamo Gadsden Road | ||||
 SR 221 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.4 mi (11.9 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   SR 54 / SR 88 in Alamo | |||
| East end |   US 70A / US 79 in Gadsden | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSR 221 begins in downtown Alamo at an intersection with SR 54 and SR 88. It goes east through neighborhoods as E Church Street before leaving Alamo and passing through farmland and rural areas as Alamo Gadsden Road. It goes due east for several miles, where it crosses over a large creek, before turning southeast at a Y-Intersection with Emerson Road to enter Gadsden. The highway enters town along Quincy Street and passes by some homes before coming to an end at an intersection with US 70A/US 79/SR 76. The entire route of SR 221 is a two-lane highway.[2][3]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Crockett County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo | 0.0 | 0.0 |  SR 54 east (N Bells Street) – Trenton
SR 88 east (N Bells Street) – Bells | Western terminus | |
| Gadsden | 7.4 | 11.9 | US 70A / US 79 (SR 76) – Bells, Humboldt | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Map of Crockett County" (PDF). tn.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "TN-221 · Tennessee".