Tennessee State Route 223

State Route 223
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length	15.1 mi (24.3 km)
Major junctions
South end	SR 138 near Mercer
Major intersections	US 70 in Jackson
North end	I-40 in Jackson
Location
Counties	Madison
Highway system
Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State
← SR 222 → SR 224

State Route 223 (SR 223) is a state route in Madison County, Tennessee. It runs from SR 138 near Mercer to I-40, just west of Jackson. The highway is the main access road for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, the regional airport for Jackson and the surrounding areas. Also, TDOT's Region 4 office is located at the highway's interchange with I-40.

Route description[]

SR 223 begins as Shady Grove Road just east of Mercer at an intersection with SR 138. It goes northeast through farmland and wooded areas to pass through Denmark, where it makes a sharp right turn onto Denmark Jackson Road. It then continues north through rural areas to come to a Y-Intersection, where it turns off of Denmark Jackson Road onto Smith Lane. SR 223 then enters then city limits of Jackson, where it passes by McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport and Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Jackson (TCAT) before coming to an intersection with US 70/SR 1. SR 223 then continues north through farmland before coming to an end at an interchange with I-40 (Exit 76).

The portion from the southern terminus to the airport is a rural 2 lane highway and the part from the airport to the northern terminus is a 4-lane divided highway and runs through a mixed rural/industrial area.

Major intersections[]

The entire route is in Madison County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	SR 138 – Mercer, Toone	Southern terminus
Jackson	12.3	19.8	Airport Boulevard  – McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport	Access road into airport
	13.0	20.9	US 70 (Airways Boulevard/SR 1) – Brownsville, Downtown
	15.1	24.3	I-40 – Memphis, Nashville	I-40 exit 76; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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