State Route 77 (SR 77), is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of
Tennessee
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. The route traverses the flat farmland of
West Tennessee
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.
Route description
Dyer County
SR 77 begins as a secondary 2-lane highway in
Dyer County at an interchange with
US 51
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SR 3 (
Future I-69) in
Newbern. It travels along the northern edge of town before having an intersection with
SR 211 (Old US 51), just northeast of downtown, before leaving Newbern and continuing east through farmland and rural areas to cross into
Gibson County.
Gibson County
SR 77 passes through
Yorkville, where it has an intersection with
SR 188 before passing through the community of
Hopewell to enter
Dyer. SR 77 then has an interchange with
US 45W (
SR 5), which it becomes concurrent with, while the road continues east into downtown as
SR 185. They go southeast as a 4-lane divided highway to leave Dyer and enter
Trenton, where they have an intersection with
SR 367 (Old US 45W). The highway then narrows to 2-lanes as it bypasses Trenton on its eastern side, where
SR 54 joins the concurrency. They then cross a bridge over the
North Fork of the Forked Deer River
The North Fork of the Forked Deer River is formed in Gibson County to the south of Chapel Hill Road near Medina and flows to the northwest before entering Dyer County. Here it accepts the flow from the Middle Fork and then joins with the South ...
and come to an intersection with
SR 104, where SR 77 leaves US 45W/SR 5/SR 54 to have an unsigned concurrency with SR 104, with SR 77 being the one that is signed. SR 77, becoming a primary route at this point, continues eastward to pass by the
Gibson County Airport before entering
Milan
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. The highway passes through neighborhoods before entering downtown along N Main Street before turning left onto Front Street to come to an intersection with
US 45E (
SR 43), where they become concurrent with that highway and SR 77 becomes unsigned. They go south along S 1st Street, a 4-lane undivided highway, though downtown before coming to an intersection with
US 79
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US 70A
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(
SR 76/Van Hook Street). SR 77 then leaves US 45E/SR 43/SR 104 and follows US 79/US 70A. They pass through a neighborhood before having an intersection with
SR 425 (Middle Road) before leaving Milan and widening to a divided highway for a short distance before narrowing to 2-lanes and crossing into
Carroll County.
Carroll County
US 79/US 70A/SR 76/SR 77 immediately enter
Atwood and has an intersection with
SR 220. They then come a Y-Intersection, where US 70A departs from US 79/SR 76, and SR 77 follows US 70A as its companion as a
hidden, or secret designation. US 70A/SR 77 goes east to have an intersection with
SR 220A before they leave Atwood and pass through rural areas before passing through
McLemoresville, where they have an intersection with
SR 105. US 70A/SR 77 then have an intersection with
SR 436 before entering
Huntingdon
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. They then come to an intersection with the Huntingdon Bypass (
SR 22), where they turn north to become concurrent with it. They then turn east and have an intersection with
SR 22 Business, where SR 22 splits off and goes north. This section of SR 22 is signed as a bypass route of SR 22, even it is the main route of SR 22. US 70A/SR 77 go east along the northern edge of the city before SR 77 splits off and goes north while US 70A continues east along
SR 364. SR 77 reverts into a signed secondary route, becoming a north–south route for the remainder of its course. SR 77 then leaves Huntingdon as a 2-lane highway and has intersections with
SR 219 and
SR 423 before crossing into
Henry County.
Henry County
SR 77 then has an intersection with
SR 114 at a Y-Intersection before passing through rural areas to enter
Paris
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at an intersection with
SR 218 (Paris Bypass). The highway then enters a business district before coming to an intersection with, where it reaches the northern terminus,
US 641
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(
SR 69) on the southeast side of the city.
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Major intersections
See also
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References
Official Tennessee Highway Maps
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External links
Tennessee Department of Transportation
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