Tennessee State Route 43
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length: | 56.79 mi[1] (91.39 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
  US 45/US 45W at Three Way | |||
  US 70A/US 79 at Milan | ||||
| North end: |
 KY 307 at South Fulton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Madison, Gibson, Weakley, Obion | |||
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State Route 43 is a south to north highway in Tennessee that is 56.79 miles (91.39 km) long. It begins in Madison County and ends in Obion County.[2] State Route 43 is little-known by the general public by this designation as it is overlain by U.S. Route 45E for most of its length; the "43" designation is seen largely on mileposts. Two short sections of this route at Martin and South Fulton is fully signed.
Route description
Most of SR 43 is a four-lane divided highway, which either overlies or bypasses its original route. It begins at Three Way as a divided four-lane, overlain by US 45E, bypasses Medina, and goes through Milan as an undivided four-lane. SR 43 from its southern terminus to Milan is designated as a Strategic Highway Network connector route servicing the Milan Arsenal.[3] North of Milan, it becomes divided again and bypasses Bradford, passes through Greenfield undivided, divides again and bypasses Sharon.
At Martin, SR 43 breaks free from US 45E as a signed highway and bypasses Martin to the west. This road is the original US 45E around Martin, TN. It is not limited access, and because of its location, it could not easily be converted into a four-lane limited access highway in the 1990s. As a result, a new divided, limited-access four-lane US 45E was constructed around the east side of Martin where more land was available, and the original SR 43 designation was revealed on signposts.
North of Martin, SR 43 rejoins US 45E and continues as an undivided four-lane highway to South Fulton, where it breaks free again and follows the original US 45E Business Route through town to the Kentucky state line while 45E bypasses to the west.
Counties traversed (south to north)
State Route 43 traverses the counties shown in the table below.
| Counties traversed by State Route 43 | ||
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| County | miles | kilometers |
| Madison | 3.86 | 6.21 |
| Gibson | 24.26 | 39.04 |
| Weakley | 22.09 | 35.55 |
| Obion | 6.58 | 10.59 |
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | Three Way | 0.00 | 0.00 |  US 45 / US 45W / SR 5 – Jackson, Humboldt | Hidden SR 43 begins briefly overlapped with SR 186 at US 45/US 45W/SR 5 interchange as US 45E. |
| 0.55 | 0.89 |  SR 186 north | SR 43/SR 186 overlap ends. | ||
| Gibson | Medina | 4.69 | 7.55 |  SR 152 | |
| Milan | 10.86 | 17.48 |  SR 187 west | ||
| 13.26 | 21.34 |  SR 104 east | Hidden overlap with SR 104 begins. | ||
| 13.39 | 21.55 |   US 70A / US 79 / SR 76 / SR 77 | Hidden overlap with SR 104 continues. Hidden SR 77 overlap begins. | ||
| 13.81 | 22.23 |  SR 77 / SR 104 west | Hidden overlap with SR 104 & SR 77 ends. | ||
| Bradford | 25.15 | 40.48 |  SR 54 west | Begin hidden overlap with SR 54 | |
| 26.50 | 42.65 |  SR 105 | Hidden overlap with SR 54 continues. | ||
| Weakley | Greenfield | 30.93 | 49.78 |  SR 124 east – McKenzie | |
| 30.98 | 49.86 | SR 54 east – Dresden | Hidden overlap with SR 54 ends. | ||
| 32.63 | 52.51 |  SR 445 west | |||
| Sharon | 36.94 | 59.45 |  SR 89 | ||
| Martin | 42.69 | 68.70 |    US 45E north / SR 216 north / SR 372 north | SR 43 becomes a signed highway and continues north. US 45E overlap ends. US 45E continues north overlapped with SR 216. | |
| 44.66 | 71.87 |  SR 216 east | |||
| 46.18 | 74.32 |  SR 431 | |||
| 47.47 | 76.40 |  SR 22 – Union City, Dresden | |||
| 50.08 | 80.60 | US 45E / SR 372 south | SR 43 resumes hidden status and continues north overlapped with US 45E. | ||
| Obion | South Fulton | 51.71 | 83.22 |  SR 190 | |
| 56.21 | 90.46 |  US 45E north / SR 215 | SR 43 becomes a signed highway through downtown South Fulton. Overlap with US 45E ends. | ||
| Obion | South Fulton | 56.79 | 91.39 | KY 307 | Kentucky state line; Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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External links
References
- ↑ TDOT Region 4 Pavement Condition Data
- ↑ Tennessee Department of Transportation (24 January 2003). "State Highway and Interstate List 2003"
- ↑ FHWA National Highway System, State of Tennessee
- ↑ retrieved from Delorme Street Atlas USA