Tennessee State Route 262

State Route 262
State Route 262
Route information
	Maintained by TDOT
Length	25.17 mi (40.51 km)
Major junctions
West end	SR 52 in Lafayette
	SR 56 / SR 80 in Willette; SR 85 in rural Jackson County
East end	SR 53 in Gainesboro
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Macon, Jackson
Highway system
	Tennessee State Routes; Interstate; US; State;

State Route 262 (SR 262) is an east–west state highway in Middle Tennessee. it traverses Macon and Jackson counties.

Route description

SR 262 begins in Macon County as a secondary highway at an intersection with SR 52 just east of Lafayette. It turns southeastward towards Willette crossing SR 56 and SR 80. It runs concurrently with SR 56 from Gidds Crossroads to near Goose Horn. SR 262 enters Jackson County close to the point where Macon and Jackson counties meet Smith County, but falls short of the Smith County line.

SR 262 continues southeastward, and then runs concurrently with SR 85 for a short distance from Highland to Rough Point. SR 262 then becomes a primary highway and goes southeast to cross the Cumberland River and end on the west side of Gainesboro at a junction with SR 53.^[1]

History

Prior to 1982, SR 262 was designated SR 85A

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Macon	Lafayette	0.0	0.0	SR 52 (Highway 52 East) – Lafayette, Red Boiling Springs	Western terminus; SR 262 begins as a secondary highway
	Willette			SR 56 north / SR 80 south (Carthage Road) – Carthage, Pleasant Shade, Red Boiling Springs	Northern terminus of SR 80; western end of SR 56 concurrency
	Willette			SR 56 south (Jennings Creek Road) – Whitleyville, Gainesboro	Eastern end of SR 56 concurrency
Jackson				SR 85 west (Gladdice Highway) – Carthage, Defeated	Western end of SR 85 concurrency
				SR 85 east – Whitleyville	Eastern end of SR 85 concurrency; SR 262 turns primary
				Bridge over Cumberland River
	Gainesboro	25.17	40.51	SR 53 (Granville Highway/W Hull Avenue) – Granville, Downtown	Eastern terminus; SR 262 ends as a primary highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

^ DeLorme (2004). Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). Scale not given. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme.^{[full citation needed]}

[delormetn-1] DeLorme (2004). Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). Scale not given. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme.^{[full citation needed]}

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