State Route 194 (SR 194) is a north–south state highway in

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, connecting Rossville with Braden via Macon and Oakland.

Route description

SR 194 begins in Rossville at an intersection with SR 57. It heads north to pass through downtown along Church Street before leaving Rossville and crossing the Wolf River. The highway then travels northeast through farmland and rural areas as Rossville Road to pass through Macon, where it has a short concurrency with SR 193 (Macon Road). SR 194 then heads north as Oakland Road to enter Oakland, where it passes through subdivisions and downtown as Church Street to come to an intersection with

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(US 64; in an

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concurrency with

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). It then passes through more subdivisions before leaving Oakland to cross the

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. The highway then comes to an end shortly thereafter at an intersection with SR 59, approximately halfway between Braden and Somerville. The entire route of SR 194 is a two-lane highway.

Future

An extension of SR 194 is planned to serve

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's Blue Oval City manufacturing facility to the north, which will begin operation in 2025. The northern terminus will be with

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in Tipton County, and a new interchange on

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will be constructed with the extension, numbered exit 39.

Major intersections

The entire current route is in Fayette County.

References

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Transportation in Fayette County, Tennessee