State Route 69A (SR 69A) is a
state highway
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and
alternate route
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of
SR 69 in the
western portion of the
U.S. state
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of
Tennessee
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. It travels through a mostly
rural area
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of western Tennessee. It is one of three remaining alternate state routes in Tennessee.
Route description
SR 69A begins in downtown
Camden at an
intersection
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with
US 70 Bus./
SR 191/
SR 391. The route travels to the north on North Forrest Avenue, it then turns west onto West Frazier Street and then back north onto Washington Drive. SR 69A passes Camden's middle and high schools and leaves the city limits. The route twists and turns continuing northward to the town of
Big Sandy where the route intersects
SR 147 and turns west. It continues a westerly course until it meets its northern terminus, 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 ...
/
SR 69 in
Paris
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. Except at its north end, the entire route of SR 69A is a two-lane highway.
Major intersections
References
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See also
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List of state routes in Tennessee
The Tennessee state routes do not follow a systematic numbering system unlike the U.S. Highway System and some other states' highway systems. The routes are separated into primary and secondary routes though. Many of the routes are hidden in tha ...
*
Tennessee State Route 69
State Route 69 (SR 69) is a state highway in West Tennessee, West and Middle Tennessee that runs parallel to the Tennessee River for the majority of its length. SR 69 carries both primary and secondary highway designations and is routed through ru ...
069A
Transportation in Henry County, Tennessee
Transportation in Benton County, Tennessee
Paris, Tennessee