State Route 142 (SR 142) is a 24.59 mile long east-west state highway in
West Tennessee
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.
Route description
SR 142 begins in
McNairy County
McNairy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,075. Its county seat is Selmer. McNairy County is located along Tennessee's border with the state of Mississippi.
Sheriff Buford ...
in
Selmer at an intersection with
US 45
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SR 5 south of downtown. It goes east to leave Selmer and pass through first farmland, then wooded areas, to pass through
Stantonville, where it has a short concurrency with
SR 224. The highway then turns southeast to pass through
West Shiloh, where it has an intersection with
SR 117, before crossing into
Hardin County.
[https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/county-maps-(us-shields)/h-m/McNairy%20County.pdf ] SR 142 immediately enters
Hurley
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* Hurley, Berkshire
* Hurley, Warwickshire
* Hurley Common, Warwickshire
;In the United States:
* Hurley, Alabama
* Hurley, Mississippi
* Hurley, Missouri
* Hurley, New Mexico
* Hurley, New Y ...
and comes to an intersection and becomes concurrent with
SR 22. They go south along the western edge of
Shiloh National Military Park
Shiloh National Military Park preserves the American Civil War Shiloh and Corinth battlefields. The main section of the park is in the unincorporated town of Shiloh, about nine miles (14 km) south of Savannah, Tennessee, with an addit ...
to arrive at
Shiloh, where SR 142 splits off and goes south through wooded and hilly areas to pass by
Childers Hill to enter
Southside Southside or South Side may refer to:
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and come to an intersection with
SR 57. It goes west along SR 57 for a short distance before turning south again through wooded areas to come to an end at the
Mississippi
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state line, where it continues as
Alcorn County Road 100 to
Mississippi Highway 350
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(MS 350), which is less than half a mile away, and the town of
Farmington
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*Farmington, British Columbia
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United States
*Farmington, Arkansas
*Farmington, California
*Farmington, Connecticut
*Farmington, Delaware
* Farmington, Georgia
* ...
.
[https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/county-maps-(us-shields)/h-m/Hardin%20County.pdf ] The entire route of SR 142 is a two-lane highway.
Major intersections
References
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142 142 may refer to:
* 142 (number), an integer
* AD 142
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Transportation in McNairy County, Tennessee
Transportation in Hardin County, Tennessee