Tennessee State Route 188

{{Infobox road

|state=TN

|type=Sec

|route=188

| map={{maplink-road|from=Tennessee State Route 188.map}}

|map_custom=yes

|map_notes=SR 188 highlighted in red

|length_mi=22.2

|length_ref=

|established=July 1, 1983{{cite magazine |date = September 2014 |title = The Road To 100 Years |url = https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/documents/100years/TRBA-TDOT-TURNS100.pdf |magazine = Tennessee Road Builder |volume = 17 |issue = 5 |page = 22 |access-date = April 6, 2019 }}

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a={{jct|state=TN|Sec|54|Sec|88}} between Maury City and Alamo

|junction={{plainlist|1=

{{jct|state=TN|US|412}} near Alamo
{{jct|state=TN|TN|104}} in Eaton }}

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b={{jct|state=TN|Sec|77}} in Yorkville

|counties=Crockett, Gibson

|previous_type=Sec

|previous_route=187

|next_type=Sec

|next_route=189

}}

State Route 188 (SR 188) is a {{convert|22.2|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} north–south state highway in West Tennessee, connecting the towns of Maury City and Alamo with Yorkville via Crockett Mills and Eaton.

Route description

SR 188 begins in Crockett County at an intersection with SR 54 and SR 88, approximately halfway between the towns of Maury City and Alamo. It heads north through farmland and rural areas to an interchange with US 412 (SR 20) and an intersection with SR 152 in Cairo before passing through Crockett Mills. Shortly afterward, the highway crosses the Middle Fork of the Forked Deer River into Gibson County.{{cite web|url=https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/county-maps-(us-shields)/a-g/Crockett%20County.pdf

|title=Map of Crockett County|website=tn.gov|access-date=15 September 2023}} SR 188 then passes through Eaton, which has an intersection with SR 104. It continues north to cross the North Fork of the Forked Deer River and pass through rural areas before entering Yorkville, where SR 188 comes to an end at an intersection with SR 77.{{cite web|url=https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/county-maps-(us-shields)/a-g/Gibson%20County.pdf|title=Map of Gibson County|website=tn.gov|access-date=15 September 2023}} The entire route of SR 188 is a two-lane highway.{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/TN-188,+Tennessee/@35.9562473,-89.1469771,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x887934fbd5dab791:0xdd215e418fd46e03 |title = State Route 188 |access-date = September 4, 2019 }}

Major intersections

{{TNint

|county=Crockett

|cspan=3

|location=none

|mile=0.0

|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|54|Sec|88|city1=Maury City|city2=Brownsville|city3=Alamo}}

|notes=Southern terminus

}}

{{TNint

|location=Cairo

|ctdab=Crockett

|lspan=2

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TN|US|412|name1=SR 20|city1=Dyersburg|city2=Jackson}}

|notes=Interchange

}}

{{TNint

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|152|name1=Nichols Road|city1=Maury City|city2=Humboldt}}

|notes=

}}

{{jctbridge

|river=Middle Fork of the Forked Deer River

|line=yes

|mile=

|bridge=Bridge over the Middle Fork of the Forked Deer River

}}

{{TNint

|county=Gibson

|cspan=3

|location=Eaton

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TN|TN|104|name1=Dyersburg Highway|city1=Dyersburg|city2=Trenton}}

|notes=

}}

{{jctbridge

|location=none

|mile=

|bridge=Bridge over the North Fork of the Forked Deer River

}}

{{TNint

|location=Yorkville

|mile=22.2

|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|77|name1=Newbern Highway/Dyer Highway|city1=Newbern|city2=Dyer}}

|notes=Northern terminus

}}

References

188

Category:Transportation in Crockett County, Tennessee

Category:Transportation in Gibson County, Tennessee