Tennessee State Route 285
 State Route 285 | ||||
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 SR 285 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 27.4 mi (44.1 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 70S in Doyle | |||
 SR 111 east of Doyle | ||||
| East end |  SR 101 north of Mount Crest | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | White, Van Buren, Bledsoe | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 285 (SR 285) is a state highway in White and Van Buren counties in Middle Tennessee and Bledsoe County in East Tennessee.
Route description
[edit]SR 285 begins at an intersection with US 70S in Doyle in White County. It initially runs in a southeastwardly direction, briefly merging with SR 111, where it crosses into Van Buren County, before splitting off and winding its way up the Cane Creek Valley. At the outer edges of Fall Creek Falls State Park, SR 285 joins SR 30, which approaches from Spencer to the west. The merged highway then ascends more than 800 feet (240 m) to the top of the Cumberland Plateau before diverging again, with SR 30 continuing eastward, and SR 285 turning northward through a rural stretch of the Plateau region. Bending southeastward again, SR 285 enters Bledsoe County and crosses Bee Creek and passes Bledsoe State Forest before it has a y-intersection with SR 301, which provides access to Taft Youth Center. SR 285 then terminates at its intersection with SR 101 north of Mount Crest.[2]
Junction list
[edit]| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| White | Doyle | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 70S (Memorial Highway/SR 1) – Sparta, McMinnville | Western terminus |
| |  SR 111 north (Spencer Highway) – Sparta | Western end of SR 111 concurrency | |||
| Van Buren | |  SR 111 south – Spencer | Eastern end of SR 111 conurrency | ||
| Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park |   SR 30 west – Spencer | Western end of SR 30 concurrency | |||
 SR 30 east – Pikeville | Eastern terminus of SR 30 concurrency | ||||
| Bledsoe | |  SR 301 north – Taft Youth Center | Southern terminus of SR 301 | ||
| | 27.4 | 44.1 | SR 101 – Spencer, Pikeville, Crossville | Eastern terminus | |
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.
- ^ Tennessee Department of Transportation (2016). Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). c.1:1,013,760. Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. § C10. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
External links
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Media related to Tennessee State Route 285 at Wikimedia Commons
