Tennessee State Route 285
{{Short description|State highway in Tennessee, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=TN
|type=Sec
|route=285
| map={{maplink-road|from=Tennessee State Route 285.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=SR 285 highlighted in red
|length_mi=27.4
|maint=TDOT
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{jct|state=TN|US|70S}} in Doyle
|junction={{jct|state=TN|TN|111}} east of Doyle
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{jct|state=TN|Sec|101}} north of Mount Crest
|counties=White, Van Buren, Bledsoe
|previous_type=Sec
|previous_route=284
|next_type=Sec
|next_route=286
}}
State Route 285 (SR 285) is a state highway in White and Van Buren counties in Middle Tennessee and Bledsoe County in East Tennessee.
Route description
SR 285 begins at an intersection with US 70S in Doyle in White County. It initially runs in a southeastwardly direction, briefly merging with SR 111, where it crosses into Van Buren County, before splitting off and winding its way up the Cane Creek Valley. At the outer edges of Fall Creek Falls State Park, SR 285 joins SR 30, which approaches from Spencer to the west. The merged highway then ascends more than {{convert|800|ft|m}} to the top of the Cumberland Plateau before diverging again, with SR 30 continuing eastward, and SR 285 turning northward through a rural stretch of the Plateau region. Bending southeastward again, SR 285 enters Bledsoe County and crosses Bee Creek and passes Bledsoe State Forest before it has a y-intersection with SR 301, which provides access to Taft Youth Center. SR 285 then terminates at its intersection with SR 101 north of Mount Crest.{{cite map |url= https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/tdot/attachments/2015-16_Official_SMap_(Back_Side)110915.pdf |title= Official Transportation Map |author= Tennessee Department of Transportation |author-link= Tennessee Department of Transportation |year= 2016 |scale=c.1:1,013,760 |location= Nashville |publisher= Tennessee Department of Transportation |section=C10 |access-date= June 11, 2016}}
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Junction list
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{{TNint
|county=White
|cspan=2
|location=Doyle
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=TN|US|70S|name1=Memorial Highway/SR 1|city1=Sparta|city2=McMinnville}}
|notes=Western terminus}}
{{TNint
|location=none
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=TN|TN|111|dir1=north|name1=Spencer Highway|city1=Sparta}}
|notes=Western end of SR 111 concurrency}}
{{TNint
|county=Van Buren
|cspan=3
|location=none
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=TN|TN|111|dir1=south|city1=Spencer}}
|notes=Eastern end of SR 111 conurrency}}
{{Jctint
|location_special=Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park
|lspan=2
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=TN|TN|30|dir1=west|city1=Spencer}}
|notes=Western end of SR 30 concurrency}}
{{TNint
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=TN|TN|30|dir1=east|city1=Pikeville}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 30 concurrency}}
{{TNint
|county=Bledsoe
|cspan=2
|location=none
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|301|dir1=north|location1=Taft Youth Center}}
|notes=Southern terminus of SR 301}}
{{TNint
|location=none
|mile=27.4
|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|101|city1=Spencer|city2=Pikeville|city3=Crossville}}
|notes=Eastern terminus}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
References
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External links
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- {{Commons category-inline|Tennessee State Route 285}}
Category:Transportation in White County, Tennessee
Category:Transportation in Van Buren County, Tennessee