Tennessee State Route 197 Explained

State:TN
Type:Sec
Route:197
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR 197 highlighted in red
Length Mi:12.5
Established:July 1, 1983[1]
Direction A:West
Terminus A: at Pinson
Junction: near Beech Bluff
Direction B:East
Terminus B: at Mifflin
Counties:Madison, Chester
Previous Type:Sec
Previous Route:196
Next Type:Sec
Next Route:198

State Route 197 (SR 197) is a secondary west–east state road located in West Tennessee.

Route description

SR 197 starts at US 45 (SR 5) in Pinson in Madison County. It crosses the South Fork of the Forked Deer River[2] and is called locally Ozier Road and after approximately 2.5 miles passes Pinson Mounds.[3] At 4.0 miles along its length it passes through Five Points[4] and becomes Diamond Grove Road. Diamond Grove Road continues for 3.9 miles and then makes a right turn onto Mifflin Road and in 0.4 of a mile passes the southern terminus of SR 198 before passing into Chester County at the 10.3 mile mark or 2 miles from SR 198. It then terminates in Mifflin[5] at SR 200.

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Notes and References

  1. September 2014 . The Road To 100 Years . Tennessee Road Builder . 17 . 5 . 22 . April 6, 2019 .
  2. Web site: South Fork Forked Deer River Watershed | Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation - TN.gov. tn.gov. July 12, 2014.
  3. Web site: Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park - Tennessee State Parks. tnstateparks.com. July 12, 2014.
  4. Web site: Five Points Populated Place Profile / Madison County, Tennessee Data. tennessee.hometownlocator.com. July 12, 2014.
  5. Web site: Mifflin Populated Place Profile / Chester County, Tennessee Data. tennessee.hometownlocator.com. July 12, 2014.