Tennessee State Route 83
{{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=83
|maint=TDOT
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|type=line|from=Tennessee State Route 83.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|length_mi=7.7
|length_round=1
|established=
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=TN|TN|56}} in Smithville
|junction={{jct|state=TN|US|70}} in Smithville
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=TN|Sec|146}} in Bluhmtown
|counties=DeKalb
|previous_type=Sec
|previous_route=82
|next_type=SR
|next_route=84
}}
State Route 83 (SR 83) is a short north–south highway in DeKalb County, Tennessee. The road begins near Bluhmtown and ends north of Smithville. The current length is {{convert|7.7|mi|km|1|abbr=on}}.
Route description
SR 83 begins at SR 146 in the small community of Bluhmtown. It proceeds north as New Home Road and intersects with U.S. Route 70 (US 70) and SR 26 on the west side of Smithville. After the intersection, SR 83 becomes Allen Ferry Road and goes east-northeastward to its northern terminus at SR 56 in northern Smithville.{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=TN-146+N%2FShort+Mountain+Hwy&daddr=35.9749171,-85.8430973+to:TN-56+N%2FTN-56+Scenic+N&hl=en&sll=35.96064,-85.824852&sspn=0.113658,0.222988&geocode=FVr8IwIdzrrh-g%3BFQXvJAIdZyPi-inl0_sCKs9miDH_6DZRTDthKg%3BFdQGJQIdVr_i-g&mra=dvme&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1&t=m&z=13 |accessdate=September 8, 2013}}
Major intersections
{{jcttop|county=DeKalb|state=TN|length_ref=}}
{{TNint
|location=Bluhmtown
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|146|name1=Short Mountain Highway|city1=Centertown|city2=Smithville}}
|notes=Southern terminus}}
{{TNint
|location=Smithville
|lspan=2
|mile=4.4
|road={{jct|state=TN|US|70|name1=Nashville Highway/SR 26|city1=Dowelltown|city2=Liberty|city3=Sparta}}
|notes=}}
{{TNint
|mile=7.7
|road={{jct|state=TN|TN|56|name1=Cookeville Highway|city1=McMinnville|city2=Silver Point}}
|notes=Northern terminus}}
{{jctbtm}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|United States}}
- {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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Category:Transportation in DeKalb County, Tennessee
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