West end: SR 22 in Tiptonville Length 3.9 km | Counties: Lake County Lake County, Tennessee | |
East end: SR 78 northeast of Tiptonville | ||
State Route 212 (SR-212) is a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) state highway in Lake County in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It provides access to the Tennessee Department of Correction's Northwest Correctional Complex.
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Map of TN-212, Tiptonville, TN 38079, USA
Route description
SR-212 begins in Tiptonville city limits, (but north of downtown) at an intersection with SR-22. It travels to the west to an entrance to the Northwest Correctional Complex and then, at a steep curve, it turns south. Then, at another steep curve, it turns back west and travels in front of the Northwest Correctional Complex. At a three-way intersection, SR-212 turns south again and continues southerly until it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR-78 northeast of Tiptonville.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Lake County.