State Route 123 (SR 123) is a short state route in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It serves to link SR 68 with NC 294, at the Tennessee/North Carolina state line.
 State Route 123 | ||||
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| Saw Mill Road | ||||
 SR 123 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.3 mi[1] (2.1 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 68 near Turtletown | |||
| East end |  NC 294 at the NC state line near Turtletown | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Polk | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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SR 123 is a short 1.3-mile (2.1 km) highway entirely in Polk County and Cherokee National Forest. As a two-lane road throughout and no shoulders, it serves primarily as a link, with NC 294, to connect travelers from Turtletown and Farner, in Tennessee, to Murphy and the Hiwassee Dam, in North Carolina.[2]
History
editSR 123 was known for many years as the shortest state route in the entire state of Tennessee until 2007, when it was surpassed by SR 448 (North Parkway), at 0.6 miles (0.97 km) in Sevierville.[citation needed]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Polk County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 68 – Ducktown, Farner, Tellico Plains | ||
| | 1.3 | 2.1 |  NC 294 east – Hiwassee Dam | Continuation beyond North Carolina state line | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
editKML is not from Wikidata
- 1 2 General Highway Map, Polk County, Tennessee (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ↑ DeLorme (2017). Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (2017 ed.). 1 in:2.5 mi. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 978-1946494047.
External links
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Media related to Tennessee State Route 123 at Wikimedia Commons
