U.S. Route 412 in Tennessee

U.S. Route 412
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length	181.93 mi (292.79 km)
Major junctions
West end	I-155 / US 412 at the Missouri state line
Major intersections	US 51 in Dyersburg US 70A / US 79 in Bells I-40 / US 412 Bus. in Jackson US 45 Byp. in Jackson US 45 in Jackson US 70 in Jackson US 641 in Parsons US 43 / US 412 Bus. in Columbia US 31 in Columbia
East end	I-65 / SR 99 in Columbia
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Dyer, Crockett, Madison, Henderson, Decatur, Perry, Lewis, Maury
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State
← US 411 → SR 416

In Tennessee, U.S. Route 412 (US 412) stretches for 181.93-mile-long (292.79 km) through the farmland of West Tennessee and the hills of Middle Tennessee.

Route description

Dyer County

US 412 enters Tennessee, concurrent with I-155, on the Caruthersville Bridge over the Mississippi River. They head east through rural areas to have interchanges with SR 181 (Exit 2) and SR 182 (Exit 7), as well as crossing a bridge over the Obion River. I-155/US 412 then cross the Chickasaw Bluffs into Dyersburg, where they pass along the northern edge of the city and have an interchange with SR 78 (Exit 13). The interstate comes to an end shortly thereafter at an interchange with US 51 (SR 3/Exit 15), where US 412 turns south along US 51. US 51 splits off not even a mile later at an interchange with SR 211, and US 412 continues south along four-lane Freeway, concurrent with unsigned SR 20. US 412/SR 20 have an interchange with SR 104, where it downgrades to a 4-lane expressway just before crossing the North Fork of the Forked Deer River and leaving Dyersburg. They then curve to the southeast as they pass through Bonicord and have a diamond interchange with SR 210. US 412/SR 20 continue southeast and cross into Crockett County.

Crockett County

US 412/SR 20 continue through farmland to the town of Friendship, to have a RIRO interchange with SR 189. They continue southeast to pass through Cairo and have a Quadrant interchange with SR 152 just before entering Alamo. US 412/SR 20 then have a parclo interchange with SR 188 before having a partial interchange with N Cavalier Drive (Old US 412/SR 20 and starting on a bypass around the west side of town. They then have a diamond interchange with SR 54/SR 88 before passing just west of downtown and then having a partial interchange with S Cavalier Drive (Old US 412/SR 20). US 412/SR 20 then leave Alamo and continue southeast through farmland and have a Quadrant interchange with SR 88 before entering Bells and coming to a Cloverleaf interchange with US 70A/US 79/SR 76, just after bypassing downtown to the northern and eastern sides. It then has a parclo interchange with the eastern end of SR 88 before leaving Bells and continuing southeast through farmland to cross into Madison County.

Madison County

The highway then enters some hills before entering Jackson and coming to a diamond interchange with Country Club Lane, about a mile from its parclo interchange with I-40 (Exit 79). At I-40, SR 20 remains hidden and follows US 412 Bus through the city while US 412 is overlapped with Interstate 40 between Exit 79 and Exit 87. I-40/US 412 head east along the north side of the city, having interchanges with US 45 Bypass (SR 186/Exit 80), US 45 (SR 5/Exit 82), Campbell Street (Exit 83), and Christmasville Road/Dr. F.E. Wright Drive (Exit 85), before coming to an interchange with US 70 (SR 1/Exit 87), where US 412 splits off from I-40 and turns southwest along US 70. US 412 then splits and turns west at the eastern end of US 412 Bus, and US 412 becomes concurrent with SR 20 again as they leave Jackson as a two-lane highway. US 412/SR 20 continue east through farmland to the community of Springbrook, where it widens to a 4-lane divided highway and has an intersection with SR 152 just before crossing into Henderson County.

Henderson County

US 412/SR 20 continue east through countryside and farmland and pass through Crucifer before narrowing to a 4-lane undivided shortly before entering Lexington. They then pass by several businesses and becomes concurrent with SR 104 before crossing over the Beech River, passing just south of the dam for Beech Lake. The highway continues past several more businesses before entering downtown and coming to an intersection with SR 22, where SR 104 splits off and goes southeast. US 412/SR 20 continues through some neighborhoods before leaving Lexington and continuing east through farmland and countryside as a 4-lane divided highway. The highway then narrows to a 4-lane undivided highway before passing through the communities of Chesterfield, where it has an intersection with SR 114, and Darden. The highway then crosses into Decatur County.

Decatur County

US 412/SR 20 then have an intersection with SR 202 before continuing east and entering Parsons. They pass by a neighborhood before narrowing to 2-lanes and entering downtown, where it has an intersection with US 641/SR 69. They continue through downtown before leaving Parsons as a 2-lane highway. US 412/SR 20 continue through largely wooded countryside before coming to Perryville and becoming concurrent with SR 100, just before crossing a bridge over the Tennessee River and entering Perry County and Middle Tennessee.

Perry County

The highway has an intersection SR 438 just south of Mousetail Landing State Park before passing through some hills before entering Linden. They pass through downtown before having an intersection with SR 13. The highway then leaves Linden after crossing a bridge over the Buffalo River and continues east to the community of Chestnut Grove, where SR 100 splits off at a Y-Intersection and goes northeast. They then pass through hilly and wooded areas as they cross into Lewis County.

Lewis County

US 412/SR 20 continues east through hilly and wooded terrain to enter farmland, just before entering the town of Hohenwald. The highway passes by some homes and businesses before entering downtown and coming to an intersection with SR 48 and SR 99, where SR 20 leaves US 412 and becomes signed for the first time while SR 99 becomes unsigned and joins US 412. US 412/SR 99 go east as a 4-lane undivided highway to leave downtown and continue east through a major business district before leaving Hohenwald and entering wooded areas, where it widens to a divided highway. The highway continues northeast through wooded areas before entering farmland, shortly before downgrading to an undivided highway, entering Gordonsburg, and having an interchange with the Natchez Trace Parkway. US 412/SR 99 then narrow to 2-lanes and continue through farmland before crossing into Maury County.

Maury County

US 412/SR 99 continue east through farmland and pass through the community of Hampshire, where it has an intersection with SR 166. The highway continues east through farmland before entering the city of Columbia, where SR 99 separates from US 412 at an interchange with US 43/SR 6, where US 412 follows that highway while SR 99 continues into town concurrent with US 412 Bus. They bypass Columbia along the western and northern sides as a four-lane divided highway, having interchanges with SR 50, Industrial Park Road, and SR 7, before arriving at an intersection US 31/US 412 Bus (SR 99), where US 43 and US 412 Bus ends, SR 6 heads north along US 31, and SR 99 rejoins US 412. US 412/SR 99 then narrows to 2-lanes and continues east to leave the city, though it is still within the city limits, and go through farmland to eventually come to an interchange with I-65 (Exit 46), where US 412 ends and SR 99 becomes signed as a primary highway as it leaves Columbia and continues east.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Mississippi River		0.0	0.0	Caruthersville Bridge
Dyer	​	0.0	0.0	I-155 west / US 412 west – Saint Louis	Continuation into Missouri
	​	2.3	3.7	SR 181 (Great River Road)	I-155 exit 2
	​	7.4	11.9	SR 182 (Lenox Road)	I-155 exit 7
	Dyersburg			I-69 south – Memphis	Proposed I-69 south; future eastern terminus of I-155
		13.0	20.9	SR 78 (Lake Road) – Dyersburg, Tiptonville	I-155 exit 13
		15.9	25.6	US 51 north (SR 3 north) – Union City I-155 ends	I-155 exit 15; eastern terminus; western end of US 51/SR 3 concurrency
				US 51 south / SR 211 (Saint John Avenue/SR 3 south) – Dyersburg, Newbern	Interchange; eastern end of US 51/SR 3 concurrency
				SR 104 – Dyersburg, Trenton	Interchange; eastern end of freeway
	Bonicord			SR 210 south – Fowlkes, Tigrett	Interchange; northern terminus of SR 210
Crockett	Friendship			SR 189 south – Friendship, Maury City	Interchange; northern terminus of SR 189
	Cairo			SR 152 east – Humboldt	Western terminus of SR 152; interchange
				SR 188 – Brownsville	Interchange
	Alamo			Cavalier Drive — Alamo	Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
				SR 54 / SR 88 – Maury City, Alamo	Interchange
				Cavalier Drive — Alamo	Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Bells			SR 88 – Alamo, Bells	Interchange
				US 70A / US 79 (High Street/SR 76) – Brownsville, Humboldt	Interchange
				SR 88 west (Old Jackson Road) – Bells	Eastern terminus of SR 88; interchange
Madison	Jackson			Country Club Lane	Interchange
				I-40 west – Memphis US 412 Bus. east (Hollywood Drive/SR 20 east) – Jackson	Western end of I-40 concurrency; western terminus of US 41 Bus; Hidden SR 20 continues east through Jackson overlapped with US 412 Business; I-40 exit 79
				US 45 Byp. (SR 186) – Jackson, Humboldt	I-40 exits 80 A/B
				US 45 (SR 5) / Vann Drive – Jackson, Milan	I-40 exits 82 A/B
				Campbell Street	I-40 exit 83
				Christmasville Road, Dr. F.E. Wright Drive – Jackson	I-40 exit 85
				US 70 east (SR 1 east) – Huntingdon I-40 east – Nashville	I-40 exit 87; eastern end of I-40 concurrency; western end of wrong-way US 70/SR 1 concurrency
				US 70 west / US 412 Bus. west (SR 1 west/SR 20 west) – Jackson	Eastern end of wrong-way US 70/SR 1 concurrency; eastern terminus of US 412 Bus; western end of SR 20 concurrency
	Springbrook			SR 152 east (Law Road) to I-40	Western terminus of SR 152
Henderson	Lexington			SR 104 west (W. Church Street)	Western end of SR 104 concurrency
				SR 22 (Broad Street) – Milledgeville, Huntingdon
				SR 104 east / SR 114 north (Natchez Trace Drive)	To Natchez Trace State Park; eastern end of SR 104 concurrency; western end of SR 114 concurrency
	Chesterfield			SR 114 south (Middleburg Road)	Eastern end of SR 114 concurrency
Decatur	Beacon			SR 202 south (Beacon Road)	Northern terminus of SR 202
	Parsons			US 641 (Tennessee Avenue/SR 69) – Decaturville, Camden
	Perryville			SR 100 west – Decaturville	Western end of SR 100 concurrency
Perry	Cypress Creek			SR 438 east (Spring Creek Road) – Mousetail Landing State Park, Lobelville	Western terminus of SR 438
	Linden			SR 13 (Squirrel Hollow Drive) – Waynesboro, Lobelville
	Chestnut Grove			SR 100 east – Centerville	Eastern end of SR 100 concurrency
Lewis	Hohenwald			SR 20 east (Park Street) / SR 48 west / SR 99 – Centerville, Waynesboro, Summertown	Eastern end of SR 20 concurrency; western end of SR 99 concurrency
	Gordonsburg			Natchez Trace Parkway	Interchange
Maury	Hampshire			SR 166 south (Pisgah Ridge Road) – Mount Pleasant	Northern terminus of SR 166
	Columbia			US 43 south (SR 6 south) – Mount Pleasant, Lawrenceburg US 412 Bus. east (Hampshire Pike/SR 99 east) – Columbia	Interchange; western end of US 43/SR 6 concurrency; western terminus of US 412 Bus; eastern end of SR 99 concurrency
				SR 50 (Williamsport Pike) – Centerville, Columbia	Interchange
				Industrial Park Road — Columbia	Interchange
				SR 7 (Santa Fe Pike) – Columbia, Santa Fe, Dickson	Interchange
				US 31 / US 412 Bus. west (Nashville Highway/SR 6 north/SR 99 west) – Columbia, Spring Hill US 43 ends	Northern terminus of US 43; eastern terminus of US 412 Bus; eastern end of SR 6 concurrency; western end of SR 99 concurrency
		181.93	292.79	I-65 – Nashville, Huntsville SR 99 east (Bear Creek Pike) – Chapel Hill	I-65 exit 46; eastern terminus of US 412; road continues east as SR 99
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened