State Route 279 (SR 279) is a east–west state highway in
Franklin County, Tennessee.
Route description
SR 279 begins as Spring Creek Road in
Estill Springs
Estill Springs is a town in Franklin County, Tennessee, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,267 at the 2020 census. It is usually referred to simply as "Estill" by its inhabitants.
Estill Springs is part of the Tullaho ...
at an intersection with
US 41A/
SR 16 (N Main Street) just north of downtown. It heads north through neighborhoods before making a sharp turn to the east, where it leaves Estill Springs and passes through rural farmland. The highway then becomes Morris Ferry Bridge Road, at an intersection with Beth Page Road, and passes through wooded areas to cross a bridge over the
Elk River, just shortly before passing just south of the
Elk River Dam. SR 279 winds its way northeast along the banks of the
Woods Reservoir, where it passes by
Franklin County Park, before coming to an end at an intersection with
SR 127.
The entire route of SR 279 is a two-lane highway.
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Major intersections
References
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Year 279 ( CCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Probus and Paternus (or, less frequently, year 1032 ...
Transportation in Franklin County, Tennessee