State Route 284 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
SR 284 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 15.3 mi (24.6 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983 [1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | 
SR 111 south of
Spencer | |||
| East end | 
SR 30 near
Mount Crest | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Van Buren, Bledsoe | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 284 (SR 284) is a 15.3-mile-long (24.6 km) state highway in Van Buren County in the central portion and in Bledsoe County in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It serves as a connector for SR 111 and SR 30 to Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park.
Route description
SR 284 begins in Van Buren County at an interchange with SR 111 south of Spencer, the route heads east Piney Road, it the turns north onto a former alignment of SR 111 and turns back to east as Archie Rhinehart Parkway to Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park. Just past the entrance to the park it briefly passes through Bledsoe County before it returns to Van Buren County and becomes a divided two lane road and becomes Park Road. At an intersection where Park Road goes straight the main part of the park, SR 284 turns northeast and bypasses the main section of the park and makes a half loop. In the northern part of the park SR 284 meets back up with Park Road. SR 284 turns north and leaves the park 1.3 miles past the Park Road intersection at the Visitors Center. The route ends at SR 30 between Spencer and Mount Crest.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren | | 0.0 | 0.0 |
SR 111 –
Dunlap,
Spencer | Interchange; western terminus | |||
|
Bledsoe |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Van Buren | | 15.3 | 24.6 |
SR 30 –
Spencer,
Pikeville | Eastern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.