Tennessee State Route 28

State Route 28 marker

State Route 28
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length 132.37 mi (213.03 km)
Major junctions
South end I-24 / SR 27 at Jasper
  US 41 / US 64 / US 72 / SR 2 at Jasper
US 127 / SR 8 at Dunlap
SR 8 / SR 111 near Dunlap
US 70 / SR 1 at Crossville
I-40 at Crossville
SR 52 near Jamestown
North end US 127 / SR 111 at Static, Tennessee and the Kentucky state line
Location
Counties Marion, Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Cumberland, Fentress, Pickett
Highway system
SR 27SR 29

State Route 28 (SR 28) is a state highway in the state of Tennessee, traversing the state in a north–south axis from south of Jasper to the Kentucky state line at Static.[1]

Route description

Marion County

View looking east across the intersection of Tennessee State Route 28 and Tennessee State Route 283 in Whitwell. The Cumberland Plateau's Walden Ridge section is in the distant background.

SR 28 begins just south of Jasper at an interchange with I-24/SR 27 (Exit 155) in Marion County. It then goes north as a 4-lane divided highway to have an interchange with US 41/US 64/US 72/SR 2 in Jasper before bypassing downtown to the east and continuing north and narrowing to a 2-lane. It then passes through Sequatchie before entering Whitwell at an intersection with SR 283. It then has an intersection with SR 108 before going through downtown and leaving Whitwell to go down a long, narrow valley full of farmland. SR 28 then crosses into Sequatchie County.

Sequatchie County

Businesses along Rankin Avenue (US 127/SR 8/SR 28) in downtown Dunlap, Tennessee.

SR 28 then goes north to enter Dunlap and have a y-intersection with US 127/SR 8. From this point on, SR 28 is the unsigned companion route of US 127 from Dunlap to the state line at Static. US 127/SR 8/SR 28 then go north through downtown to an interchange with SR 111, with SR 8 splitting off here to go west on SR 111. US 127/SR 28 then go through some farmland before entering Bledsoe County.

Bledsoe County

US 127 and SR 28 near Lees Station.
The intersection of U.S. Route 127 and Tennessee State Route 30 in Pikeville, looking north.

They then pass through Palio, Lusk, and Lees Station before entering Pikeville at an intersection with SR 30. They then become concurrent with each other through downtown before splitting off to the west, with US 127/SR 28 continuing north through farmland to pass through Cold Spring and Melvine before crossing some mountains to enter the Cumberland Plateau and Cumberland County.

View of northern Bledsoe County, Tennessee, looking northeast from Edmons Road (marked as Lone Oak Road on maps). The Cumberland Plateau (Walden Ridge) spans the horizon. U.S. Route 127/Tennessee State Route 28 is below.

Cumberland County

View along Main Street (US 127/SR 28) in Crossville, Tennessee, at its intersection with Lantana Road (US 70/SR 1/SR 101).

US 127/SR 28 immediately have an intersection with SR 282. They then go through more farmland before passing by Cumberland Mountain State Park and having an intersection with SR 419. They then come to a y-intersection with SR 68, where US 127/SR 28 turn northeast to enter Crossville. They then intersect SR 392 (a beltway around downtown) before entering downtown and having an intersection with US 70/SR 1/SR 101. They then pass through downtown before widening to a 4-lane and junctioning with SR 298. US 127/SR 28 then have an intersection with US 70N/SR 24 before going through Crossville's main business district before crossing the Obed River and coming to an interchange with I-40 (Exit 317). US 127/SR 28 then leave Crossville and continue north through more farmland. They then cross into Fentress County via a couple of sharp switchbacks, in order to negotiate a bridge over Clear Creek.

View along U.S. Route 127/State Route 28, looking south from the Woody area of northern Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States.

Fentress County

The intersection of U.S. Route 127 and Tennessee State Route 62 in Clarkrange.

US 127/SR 28 then go through more farmland before entering Clarkrange to have an intersection with SR 62. US 127/SR 28 then passes through Clarkrange before having an intersection with SR 85 and entering Grimsley. They then pass through Grimsley before widening to a 4-lane and intersecting SR 296 west of Allardt. They then enter Jamestown and bypass downtown (beginning with the intersection with Main Street (Old US 127/SR 28) to the east and have an interchange with SR 52 before having one with SR 154. They then leave Jamestown, at the other end of Main Street (Old US 127/SR 28), and continue north and narrowing to a 2-lane. They then pass through Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park and Pall Mall before crossing into Pickett County.

Post office (left) and old Beaty General Store (right) along US 127/SR 28 in the Grimsley community of Fentress County, Tennessee.

Pickett County

They intersect with SR 325 and then SR 295 before entering Static and intersecting SR 111 immediately before crossing the state line into Kentucky, with SR 28 ending here and US 127 continuing into Kentucky.[1][2]

Major Intersections

Marion County

Sequatchie County

  • US 127 / SR 8 in Dunlap (Rankin Avenue; Y-Intersection; southern end of US 127/SR 8 concurrency; SR 28 becomes unsigned)
  • SR 111 / SR 8 in Dunlap (Highway 111; interchange; northern end of SR 8 concurrency; SR 111/SR 8 north to Spencer and Sparta; SR 111 south to Soddy Daisy)

Bledsoe County

  • SR 30 in Pikeville (Highway 30; southern end of SR 30 concurrency; east to Dayton)
  • Main Street in Pikeville (Old US 127/SR 28 through downtown)
  • Main Street in Pikeville (Old US 127/SR 28 through downtown)
  • SR 30 in Pikeville (Highway 30; northern end of SR 30 concurrency; west to Spencer)

Cumberland County

Fentress County

Pickett County

References

  1. 1 2 DeLorme (2004). Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme.
  2. Tennessee Department of Transportation (2015). Official Tennessee Highway Map (Map). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation.
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