State Route 19 (SR 19) or the Tina Turner Highway is a

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and

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counties in

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, United States.http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/Maps/county/co49.pdf Lauderdale County, TN Highway Maphttp://www.tdot.state.tn.us/Maps/county/co38.pdf Haywood County, TN Highway Map State Route 19 is 42.81 mi (69 km) long. The

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with

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and bluffs, the rolling hills of

and cotton fields dominate the rural

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of the area traversed by SR 19. Industries are present in the urban areas of Ripley and Brownsville. A segment of State Route 19 between Brownsville and Nutbush was named "Tina Turner Highway" in 2002 after singer

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who spent her childhood in Nutbush. State Route 19 is mentioned in her song "

Nutbush City Limits "Nutbush City Limits" is a semi-autobiographical song written by Tina Turner which commemorates her rural hometown of Nutbush in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States. Originally released as a single on United Artists Records in August 19 ...

". State Route 19 is located on the southeastern edge of the

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, an area with a high earthquake risk. At the west end of the route, Island No. 30 of the

was created by earthquake activity in the early 19th century, when the river changed course permanently.

Counties traversed

State Route 19 traverses the

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(west to east) shown in the table below.

Route description

State Route 19 begins in Golddust at the intersection of Crutcher Lake Road and Four Mile Lane. The first several miles of SR 19 traverse the Mississippi River

with expansive

and large farmland. SR 19 ascends a steep

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and traverses the rolling hills of

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as it continues east through Ripley, Nutbush and Brownsville to reach its eastern terminus at

I-40 Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...

Mississippi River to Ripley

From Golddust in Lauderdale County all the way east to Ripley SR 19 is designated secondary. It intersects

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west of Ripley, east of the US 51 intersection the route continues designated primary. Starting near the banks of the

, State Route 19 runs northeast,

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to the river, for about 5 mi (8 km) in the

. It continues east, through the bluffs, then passing low cotton fields and

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until it reaches Ripley, also in Lauderdale County. On a 1 mi (1.6 km) long bypass west of Ripley, SR 19 and

overlap on the US 51 bypass. South of Ripley, at the southern end of the overlap with US 51, SR 19-''Bypass'' continues eastbound for 2.5 mi (4 km), it ends at Linda Rd in Ripley and continues as primary State Route 19. Mississippi River Island No. 30 – At the west end of State Route 19, near Golddust, Tennessee, Island No. 30 of the

was created during the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes when the Mississippi River changed course permanently.

Ripley to Brownsville

Between Ripley in Lauderdale County and Brownsville in Haywood County the route it is designated primary. The segment passes through a hilly

, dominated by cotton fields. From Ripley, SR 19 continues through the

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

of Nutbush in Haywood County all the way to Brownsville. In Nutbush, SR 180 starts, continuing north to

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, Tennessee. Historic State Route 19 – East of Nutbush in Haywood County, a section of Old SR 19 parallels State Route 19 just south of the route for about 5 mi (8 km) through a rural area along cotton fields and through the rolling hills of

.http://www.tdot.state.tn.us Tennessee Department of Transportation Tina Turner Highway – In 2002, State Route 19 between Nutbush and Brownsville and was named "

Highway" after singer Tina Turner who spent her

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in Nutbush.

Brownsville to Interstate 40

The segment of SR 19 east of Brownsville in Haywood County to the eastern terminus of SR 19 at

Exit 60 (Mercer Road), also in Haywood County, is designated secondary. In Brownsville State Route 19 intersects SR 54 (Main Street). South of Brownsville the route intersects

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and

US 79 U.S. Route 79 (US 79) is a United States highway in the Southern United States. The route is officially considered and labeled as a north-south highway, but its path is actually more of a diagonal northeast-southwest highway. The highway's nort ...

. State Route 19 and US 70/US 79 overlap for 2 mi (3.2 km) on the US 70/US 79 bypass south of Brownsville. At Jefferson Street, US 70/US 79 continue north and State Route 19 leaves the overlap and continues east as secondary SR 19 all the way to I-40. Industries are present along the route in the urban area between Brownsville and I-40. The agricultural landscape of the area east of Brownsville is dominated by cotton fields.

Points of interest

Points of interest along State Route 19 (west to east). *

Lauderdale County Tomato Festival Lauderdale County Tomato Festival is an annual celebration of the tomato in Ripley, Lauderdale County, U.S.A. In addition to a tomato contest and an attempt to break the record for the "World's Longest 'Mater Sandwich", festival events have incl ...

, Ripley *

Nutbush, Tennessee Nutbush is a rural unincorporated community in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, in the West Tennessee, western part of that state, about 50 miles northeast of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis. It was established in the early 19th century b ...

, childhood home of singer

* Trinity United Methodist Church, Nutbush *

Woodlawn Baptist Church and Cemetery Woodlawn Baptist Church and Cemetery, also known as Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church, is a National Register of Historic Places, historic building in Nutbush, Tennessee, Nutbush, Haywood County, Tennessee, Haywood County, Tennessee, in the Uni ...

, Nutbush

History

Earthquake risk

State Route 19 is situated on the southeastern edge of the

, an area with a high earthquake risk. In 1811 and 1812 several earthquakes with an

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near New Madrid, Missouri caused permanent changes in the course of the

in a wide area, including the Mississippi River

Mississippi River Island No. 30

At the western terminus of State Route 19, northwest of Golddust, Tennessee, Island No. 30 of the

was created during the New Madrid earthquakes when the Mississippi River changed course permanently, shortening the river by about 1.5 mi (2,4 km), and cutting off part of Lauderdale County, Tennessee, placing it on the other side of the river, the Mississippi County, Arkansas side northeast of

Osceola Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Asi-yahola in Muscogee language, Creek), named Billy Powell at birth in Alabama, became an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a S ...

Agriculture and industry

After the

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sharecropping Sharecropping is a legal arrangement with regard to agricultural land in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land. Sharecropping has a long history and there are a wide range ...

was the primary means of income for low income families in the area along SR 19. Mostly for the cultivation of cotton, land would be used by

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in return for a share of the crop to the landowner.

Modern agriculture

Modern machines like the

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have made the manual cultivation obsolete over time as they took over the work from the hand laborers. In 2006, a cotton-processing plant exists in Nutbush at the junction of SR 180 and State Route 19. The

is an annual celebration of the tomato close to State Route 19 in Ripley, Lauderdale County.

Lagoon Creek Peaking Facility

Lagoon Creek Peaking Facility is run by the

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(TVA) in Nutbush not far from State Route 19. From eight

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the

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generates

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for the area in times of high demand.http://www.atlaspower.com/ AtlasPower, Inc.

Pioneer musicians

The early black and white musicians and singers from the Nutbush churches along today's State Route 19 recorded and influenced an international audience. Nutbush is the birthplace and home community of black and white pioneer musicians and prominent recording artists such as

Hambone Willie Newbern William "Hambone Willie" Newbern (probably 1901 – April 15, 1965) was an American guitar-playing country blues musician. Life and career Few details are known of his life. He is believed to have been born in Haywood County, Tennessee, clos ...

and

Sleepy John Estes John Adam Estes (January 25, 1899 or 1900June 5, 1977),
known as Sleepy John Estes, was an Am ...

. Harmonica player

Noah Lewis Noah Lewis (September 3, 1891 – February 7, 1961)Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 238. . Previously, his birth year was also reported as 1890 or 1895. 1891 is general ...

Henning, Tennessee Henning is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. The population was 945 at the 2010 census. History The infamous Battle of Fort Pillow, a Civil War victory for the Confederates, took place near Henning. Here, nearly 300 black troops serving in ...

is buried in an area cemetery near Nutbush.''A History of Tennessee Arts'', University of Tennessee Press

Tina Turner Highway

spent her childhood in

, northwest of Brownsville. In 2002, Tennessee State Route 19 between Nutbush and Brownsville was officially designated "Tina Turner Highway" in honor of the singer.

"Nutbush City Limits"

State Route 19 is mentioned in the Tina Turner song "

" (1973, produced by

Ike Turner Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr. (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1 ...

) as "''Highway number nineteen''". According to the song, there was a

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of 25 mph (40 km/h) ("''Twenty-five was the speed limit''") on State Route 19 in the city of Nutbush at one time.

Historic State Route 19

East of Nutbush, in Haywood County, a section of Old SR 19 parallels State Route 19 just south of the main route for about 5 mi (8 km), covering about two-thirds of the

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from Nutbush to Brownsville on the old route through a rural area along cotton fields and through the rolling hills of

. Trinity United Methodist Church, founded in 1822, is located just south of Nutbush, along old State Route 19. Woodlawn Baptist Church, a US historic location, is on Woodlawn Rd., ca. 3 mi (4,8 km) southeast of Nutbush, just north of old SR 19. The church was a family church of singer

. She attended and sang in the choir growing up. Her family members were church officials, musicians and singers who are buried in the cemetery.Information by Sharon Norris, national preservationist, author and researcher of ''Black America Series: Haywood County Tennessee''; relative of Tina Turner and native of Nutbush Old-State Route 19 and SR 19 join again at Bobby Mann Rd, 3 mi (4.8 km) northwest of Brownsville.

Major intersections

References

External links

{{commons category, Tennessee State Route 19
Tennessee Department of Transportation

Official Lauderdale County Website

Haywood County Official Web Site

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Transportation in Lauderdale County, Tennessee Transportation in Haywood County, Tennessee Tina Turner