Tennessee State Route 218

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State Route 218
Paris Bypass
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Major junctions
South end	SR 69 north of Paris
Major intersections	US 79 west of Paris US 641 in Paris US 79 east of Paris
North end	SR 140 in Buchanan
Location
Counties	Henry
Highway system
Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State
← SR 217 → SR 219

State Route 218 (SR 218) is a state highway and bypass around the city of Paris, in the western portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

The northern section from SR 69 to US 79 is unfinished and under construction.^[1] When finished, the route will make a complete bypass around Paris. It is signed in a rather odd way, from SR 69 to its first junction with US 79 the southbound lane is signed as it is going north and the northbound lane is signed as it is going south on the west side of Paris.

Route description[]

It currently begins at an intersection with SR 69 north of Paris. The route travels to the south to intersect SR 54 on the west side of Paris. Just past this intersection, the highway turns to the southeast, and then intersects US 79 and turns east and travels just south of Paris city limits. It then enters the city limits of Paris and intersects US 641/SR 69. Then, the route begins to gradually turn north. The route then comes to an end at US 79 on the east side of Paris. At this intersection the route will, when completed, travel straight and loop back to SR 69 north of Paris.

Junction list[]

The entire route is in Henry County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
North of Paris			US 641 (SR 54) – Puryear, Paris	Current terminus
			SR 69 – Paris, Airport, Mayfield
​			SR 54 (West Wood Street) – Dresden, Paris
​			US 79 (Austin Peay Highway/SR 76) – Paris, Henry, McKenzie
Paris			SR 77 – Paris, Huntingdon
			US 641 (SR 69) – Paris, Camden
​			SR 69A – Paris, Big Sandy
Paris			US 79 (East Wood Street/SR 76) – Paris, Dover, Land Between the Lakes	The bypass route when finished will continue past this intersection and loop back to SR 69
Buchanan			SR 140 – Puryear, Paris Landing State Park	Current terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[]

•  United States portal
•  U.S. Roads portal
• List of state routes in Tennessee

References[]