Tennessee State Route 88

State Route 88 is a west–east state highway in West Tennessee. The route traverses Lauderdale and Crockett Counties.

Route description

Lauderdale County

SR 88 begins at a dead end overlooking the Mississippi River within Chickasaw [National Wildlife Refuge]. It intersects Tennessee [State Route 181|SR 181] at Hales Point. SR 88 heads east, and turns right onto an old alignment of U.S. [Route 51 in Tennessee|US 51] after intersecting the current alignment near Halls. SR 88 has junctions with State Routes 210 and 209 before turning eastward once again at Gates.

Crockett County

SR 88 then traverses the town of Maury City and Alamo. SR 88 in Alamo and Bells, including a concurrency with SR 54, runs on an old alignment with U.S. [Route 412 in Tennessee|US 412], the southernmost intersection of which is the eastern terminus of SR 88.

History

At one time, SR 88 once connected with Arkansas Highway 18 into Mississippi County, Arkansas via a ferry on the Mississippi River. It has long since been decommissioned.

Major intersections