State Route 223 (SR 223) is a state route in Madison County, Tennessee. It runs from

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near Mercer to I-40, just west of Jackson. The highway is the main access road for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, the regional airport for Jackson and the surrounding areas. Also, TDOT's Region 4 office is located at the highway's interchange with I-40.

Route description

SR 223 begins as Shady Grove Road just east of

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at an intersection with

. It goes northeast through farmland and wooded areas to pass through Denmark, where it makes a sharp right turn onto Denmark Jackson Road. It then continues north through rural areas to come to a Y-Intersection, where it turns off of Denmark Jackson Road onto Smith Lane. SR 223 then enters then city limits of Jackson, where it passes by McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport and

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at Jackson (TCAT) before coming to an intersection with US 70/ SR 1. SR 223 then continues north through farmland before coming to an end at an interchange with I-40 (Exit 76). The portion from the southern terminus to the airport is a rural 2 lane highway and the part from the airport to the northern terminus is a 4-lane divided highway and runs through a mixed rural/industrial area.

Major intersections

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Transportation in Madison County, Tennessee