Tennessee State Route 217 Explained

State:TN
Type:Sec
Route:217
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR 217 highlighted in red
Length Mi:2.9
Established:July 1, 1983[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Dresden
Junction: in Dresden
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near Dresden
Counties:Weakley
Previous Type:TN
Previous Route:216
Next Type:Sec
Next Route:218

State Route 217 (SR 217) is a 2.9adj=midNaNadj=mid north–south state highway that lies along the eastern edge of the Dresden city limits in Weakley County, Tennessee.

Route description

SR 217 begins as County Maintenance Road in Dresden at an intersection with SR 22, directly beside Dresden High School. It heads north to leave Dresden and pass through wooded areas to come to an intersection and have a short concurrency with SR 54, where SR 217 very briefly renters the Dresden city limits. The highway then heads north through farmland along Klutts Road to come to an end at an intersection with SR 89. The entire route of SR 217 is a two-lane highway.[2]

Notes and References

  1. September 2014 . The Road To 100 Years . Tennessee Road Builder . 17 . 5 . 22 . April 6, 2019 .
  2. Long Range Planning Divisions Office of Data Visualization . n.d. . Weakley County . Scale not given . Nashville . . September 14, 2019 .