State Route 242 (SR 242) is a north-south state highway that lies mostly in
Lawrence County, Tennessee
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,159. Its county seat and largest city is Lawrenceburg. Lawrence County comprises the Lawrenceburg, TN Micropolitan Statistical Ar ...
. It connects
Iron City with
Henryville via
Westpoint and
Lawrenceburg.
Route description
SR 242 begins in
Lawrence County in
Iron City at an intersection with
SR 227. It heads north as Wayland Springs Road to temporarily cross into
Wayne County before returning to Lawrence County and leaving Iron City to wind its way northeast through mountains, running parallel to
Shoal Creek.
It then crosses over Factory Creek to pass through
Westpoint before winding its way through some more mountains as West Point Road. The highway then enters farmland shortly before entering
Lawrenceburg at an interchange with
US 64
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ...
/
SR 15
Route 15, or Highway 15, can refer to:
For roads named A15, see A15 roads.
International
* Asian Highway 15
* European route E15
* European route E015
Australia New South Wales
* Hunter Expressway
* New England Highway and other local Ne ...
. SR 242 turns northward to pass through some neighborhoods before coming to an intersection and becoming concurrent with
US 64 Business (W Gaines Street). They head east along the southern end of
David Crockett State Park
David Crockett State Park is a state park in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.
The park is located on Shoal Creek (originally called the Sycamore River) and commemorates the historical activities of famous frontiersman David Crockett in the local are ...
before crossing Shoal Creek and entering downtown, where SR 242 splits off and heads north along Buffalo Road. SR 242 passes by some neighborhoods and businesses before leaving Lawrenceburg and passing through farmland. The highway then splits off onto Henryville Road and heads northwest through rural areas before entering
Henryville and coming to an end at an intersection with
SR 240.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Lawrence County, Tennessee
Transportation in Wayne County, Tennessee