State Route 188 (SR 188) is a north–south state highway in
West Tennessee
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, connecting the towns of
Maury City and
Alamo
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with
Yorkville via
Crockett Mills and
Eaton.
Route description
SR 188 begins in
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* Crockett County, Tennessee
* Crockett County, Texas
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at an intersection with
SR 54 and
SR 88, approximately halfway between the towns of
Maury City and
Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Ant ...
. It heads north through farmland and rural areas to an interchange with
US 412
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(
SR 20) and an intersection with
SR 152 in
Cairo
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before passing through
Crockett Mills. Shortly afterwards, the highway crosses the
Middle Fork of the Forked Deer River
The Middle Fork of the Forked Deer River is formed in Henderson County, Tennessee. It is a small stream that flows through Carroll County, Tennessee, Carroll County, northern Madison County, Tennessee, Madison County, Gibson County, Tennessee, Gib ...
into
Gibson County.
[https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/county-maps-(us-shields)/a-g/Crockett%20County.pdf ] SR 188 then passes through
Eaton, where it has an intersection with
SR 104. It continues north to cross the
North Fork of the Forked Deer River
The North Fork of the Forked Deer River is formed in Gibson County to the south of Chapel Hill Road near Medina and flows to the northwest before entering Dyer County. Here it accepts the flow from the Middle Fork and then joins with the South ...
and pass through rural areas before entering
Yorkville, where SR 188 comes to an end at an intersection with
SR 77.
[https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/county-maps-(us-shields)/a-g/Gibson%20County.pdf ] The entire route of SR 188 is a two-lane highway.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Crockett County, Tennessee
Transportation in Gibson County, Tennessee