Tennessee State Route 221 Explained

State:TN
Type:Sec
Route:221
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR 221 highlighted in red
Alternate Name:Alamo Gadsden Road
Length Mi:7.4
Established:July 1, 1983[1]
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Alamo
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Gadsden
Previous Type:Sec
Previous Route:220
Next Type:Sec
Next Route:222

State Route 221 (SR 221) is a 7.4miles 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.

Route description

SR 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]

Notes and References

  1. September 2014 . The Road To 100 Years . Tennessee Road Builder . 17 . 5 . 22 . April 6, 2019 .
  2. Web site: Map of Crockett County. tn.gov. 15 September 2023.
  3. Web site: TN-221 ยท Tennessee.