State Route 273 (SR 273) is a 36.9-mile-long (59.4 km) east–west state highway traversing the hills of southern Middle Tennessee.[2]
 State Route 273 | ||||
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 SR 273 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 36.9 mi (59.4 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 166 near Prospect | |||
| East end |     US 64 Byp. / US 231 / US 431 in Fayetteville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Giles, Lincoln | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSR 273 begins in Giles County at an intersection with SR 166. It winds its way east through some hills and begins paralleling the Elk River, which it does for the rest of the highway's length, to pass through the community of Prospect. The highway then turns northeast and passes through more Hill and then farmland, where it crosses a bridge over Richland Creek, before entering Elkton and coming to an intersection with US 31/SR 7. It turns north along a short concurrency with US 31/SR 7 to pass by several homes and businesses before splitting off and going northeast again to have an interchange with I-65 (Exit 6).[3] SR 273 then crosses into Lincoln County and continues winding its way northeast through a mix of farmland and wooded hills to pass through the community of Dellrose. The highway has an intersection with SR 274 before coming to an intersection and becoming concurrent with US 64/SR 15. Prior to this point, the entire route of SR 273 is a two-lane highway. SR 273 becomes unsigned as it continues east along US 64/SR 15 as a 4-lane undivided highway to enter Fayetteville along Washington Street to come to an intersection with US 64 Bypass (Wilson Parkway). The highway then narrows to 2-lane and passes through residential areas, where they make turns onto Morgan Avenue and College Street, before entering downtown and coming to an intersection with US 431/SR 50 (Main Avenue), where SR 50 heads east along US 64/SR 15 while SR 273 heads south along US 431 and Main Avenue. They head south through downtown before coming to the banks of the Elk River, where SR 273 comes to an end at an intersection with US 64 Bypass/US 231/SR 10 (Wilson Parkway/Thornton Taylor Parkway), with US 431 continuing south along US 231/SR 10 and Main Avenue.[4]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Giles | | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 166 (Bethel Road) – Pulaski, Bethel, Elkmont, AL | Western terminus |
| | Carter-Nelson Bridge over Richland Creek | ||||
| Elkton |   US 31 south (Elkton Pike/SR 7 south) – Ardmore | Western end of US 31/SR 7 concurrency | |||
 US 31 north (Elkton Pike/SR 7 north) – Pulaski | Eastern end of US 31/SR 7 concurrency | ||||
 I-65 – Nashville, Huntsville | I-65 exit 6 | ||||
| Lincoln | |  SR 274 south (Old Railroad Bed Road) – Taft | Northern terminus of SR 274 | ||
| |  US 64 west (Pulaski Highway/SR 15 west) – Pulaski | Western end of US 64/SR 15 concurrency; SR 273 becomes unsigned | |||
| Fayetteville |  US 64 Byp. east (Wilson Parkway) – Winchester | Western terminus of US 64 Bypass | |||
| US 64 (College Street/SR 15 east/SR 50 east) – Winchester, Lynchburg US 431 north (Main Avenue/SR 50 west) – Petersburg, Lewisburg | Eastern end of US 64/SR 15 concurrency; western end of US 431 concurrency | ||||
| 36.9 | 59.4 | US 64 Byp. / US 231 north (Wilson Parkway/Thornton Taylor Parkway/SR 10 north) – Pulaski, Shelbyville, Winchester US 231 south / US 431 south (Main Avenue/SR 10 south) – Park City, Huntsville, AL | Eastern terminus; SR 273 ends as an unsigned highway | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "TN-273 · Tennessee".
- ^ "Map of Giles County" (PDF). tn.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Map of Lincoln County" (PDF). tn.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2023.