State Route 54 (SR 54) is a west–east rural highway in
West Tennessee
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, which runs from
Covington to just north of
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
.
Route description
Covington to Alamo
SR 54 begins in downtown Covington in Tipton County at an intersection with
US 51
U.S. Route 51 or U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) is a major south-north United States highway that extends from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana, to within of the Wisconsin–Michigan state line. As most of the United States Numbered Highw ...
/
SR 3. It then goes to a junction with
SR 384. Shortly afterwards, it has a junction with
SR 179. SR 54 then exits Covington and continues to the east, passing through
Glenn and having an intersection with
SR 14, which is its northern terminus. SR 54 then continues east and crosses into Haywood County. It then enters
Brownsville and intersects
SR 19, just a short distance away from its junction with
US 70
U.S. Route 70 or U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. It is a major east–west highway of the Southeastern, Southern and Southwestern United States. ...
. It continues into town and has a junction with
SR 1 (Old US 70) and begins a short concurrency together, and comes to a junction in the center of town with
SR 76 and
SR 369 and turns north to become concurrent with them, separating from SR 1. Just outside of town, SR 54 separates from SR 76/SR 369 and continues north. It then goes through
Belle Eagle and crosses into Crockett County. It then comes to a junction with
SR 88 and turns east to become concurrent with it and intersects with
SR 188 almost immediately. It then comes to an interchange with
US 412
U.S. Route 412 is an east–west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982. U.S. 412 overlaps expressway-grade Cimarron Turnpike from Tulsa west to Interstate 35 and the Cherokee Turnpike from east of Chouteau, Oklahoma, to west of the ...
/
SR 20 before entering
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 ...
. In the center of downtown, SR 54/SR 88 has an intersection with
SR 221 and turns north, separating from SR 88. SR 54 continues north and has a junction
SR 152 before entering Gibson County.
Gibson County
After entering Gibson County, SR 54 then goes through
Frog Jump and intersects
SR 457 before entering
Trenton. There, SR 54 has a junction with
SR 367. It continues and has a junction with
US 45W/
SR 5, turning north to run concurrently with it, and has a junction with
SR 186. They continue north and have an intersection with
SR 77/
SR 104. US 45W and SR 54 separate, with SR 54 turning northeast and exiting Trenton. It then intersects
SR 185. It then enters
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
and comes to an intersection with
US 45E/
SR 43, turns north, and runs concurrently with it, bypassing Bradford to the east. It then comes to a junction with
SR 105 (Old US 45E), and exits Bradford.
Weakley and Henry Counties
SR 54 then enters Weakley County and enters
Greenfield. in downtown, it intersects with
SR 124. SR 54 then separates from US 45E and turns east, and exits Greenfield. It then curves to the northeast, then north, and enters
Dresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...
, immediately having an intersection with
SR 22. A Short distance away, it has a junction with
SR 89/
SR 239, with SR 239 ending and SR 89 running concurrently with SR 54. They continue into downtown, then turn east, and intersect
SR 118. They continue east together before separating and SR 54 continues east alone, having an intersection and short concurrency with
SR 217 shortly afterwards. Further east it has an intersection and short concurrency with
SR 190, and continuing east. SR 54 then crosses into Henry County, enters
Como
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco dialect, Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Its proximity to Lake Como and ...
, and intersects with
SR 140. It then continues east and has a junction with
SR 218 before entering
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
. In Paris, it becomes concurrent with
SR 69, and continues into downtown, where it comes to an intersection with
US 641
U.S. Route 641 (US 641) is a U.S. Route in Tennessee and Kentucky. It runs for from US 64 south of Clifton, Tennessee to an intersection with US 60 in Marion, Kentucky. While it is considered a spur route of U.S. Route 41, t ...
and
SR 356, with SR 69 turning south on US 641, SR 356 continuing straight, and SR 54 becomes the unsigned companion of US 641. They run north together to
Puryear, where there is another intersection with SR 140. They continue north to the
Kentucky
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state line just south of
Hazel, KY, where US 641 crosses into Kentucky while SR 54 ends there.
The route's concurrencies include:
* from
Brims Corner to Alamo,
* through the city of
Trenton,
* from
Bradford
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to
Greenfield,
* through the city of Dresden, and
* (
hidden designation) from Paris to the Kentucky state line.
Major intersections
References
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054
The Type 054 (NATO Codename Jiangkai I) is a class of People's Republic of China, Chinese multi-role frigate, frigates that were commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in 2005. They superseded the Type 053H3 frigates. Only ...
054
The Type 054 (NATO Codename Jiangkai I) is a class of People's Republic of China, Chinese multi-role frigate, frigates that were commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in 2005. They superseded the Type 053H3 frigates. Only ...
054
The Type 054 (NATO Codename Jiangkai I) is a class of People's Republic of China, Chinese multi-role frigate, frigates that were commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in 2005. They superseded the Type 053H3 frigates. Only ...
054
The Type 054 (NATO Codename Jiangkai I) is a class of People's Republic of China, Chinese multi-role frigate, frigates that were commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in 2005. They superseded the Type 053H3 frigates. Only ...
054
The Type 054 (NATO Codename Jiangkai I) is a class of People's Republic of China, Chinese multi-role frigate, frigates that were commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in 2005. They superseded the Type 053H3 frigates. Only ...
054
The Type 054 (NATO Codename Jiangkai I) is a class of People's Republic of China, Chinese multi-role frigate, frigates that were commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in 2005. They superseded the Type 053H3 frigates. Only ...
054
The Type 054 (NATO Codename Jiangkai I) is a class of People's Republic of China, Chinese multi-role frigate, frigates that were commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in 2005. They superseded the Type 053H3 frigates. Only ...