State Route 280 (SR 280) is a 10.6-mile-long (17.1 km) east-west state highway in northern Coffee County, Tennessee. It serves as a connection between the communities of Beechgrove and Pocahontas. It also serves the community of Lakewood Park.
 State Route 280 | ||||
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 SR 280 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 10.6 mi (17.1 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 41 in Beechgrove | |||
| East end |  SR 53 in Pocahontas | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Coffee | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSR 280 begins in Beechgrove at an intersection with US 41/SR 2 at the southern edge of the community. It winds its way east through the hills of the Highland Rim for several miles before turning southeast through farmland. The highway then turns east again entering the community of Lakewood Park along Gnat Hill Road, with some maps listing this as Noah-Pocahontas Road, to pass through rural areas to enter Pocahontas, where SR 280 comes to an end at an intersection with SR 53.[2] The entire route of SR 280 is a rural two-lane highway.[3]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Coffee County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Beechgrove | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 41 (Murfreesboro Highway / SR 2) – Murfreesboro, Manchester | Western terminus | |
| Pocahontas | 10.6 | 17.1 | SR 53 (Woodbury Highway) / Pocahontas Road east – Manchester, Woodbury | Eastern terminus; road continues east as Pocahontas Road. | |
| 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.
- ^ Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). "Coffee County road map" (PDF). www.tn.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Tennessee State Route 280" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 30, 2019.