Tennessee State Route 191
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State Route 191 is a secondary state highway
in Benton County, Tennessee. It runs from Interstate 40
(Exit 133), Birdsong Exit, north to Birdsong Resort, Marina, Lakeside RV and Tent Campgrounds and North America's Only Freshwater Pearl Farm, the Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Museum, Farm, Tour and Pearl Jewelry Showroom on the scenic Birdsong Creek just 9.2 miles (14.8 km) North of the Birdsong Exit at i-40 then on to Camden and then out 191 North to Nathan Bedford Forest State Park just north of Eva, Tennessee
. This highway crosses US 70, Business US 70, State Route 69A. This highway passes through the small communities of Eagle Creek, Birdsong, Chalk Level, Camden Bay, Eastview Tennessee, Eva, and the court square in Camden, Tennessee
.
Near the northern terminus this road features unstripped shoulders, narrow roadway width, hairpin curves, and degraded pavement. All sections of SR 191 are quite curvy, with speed limits at the southern sections dropping from 55 mi/h to 45 mi/h. North of Camden, Tennessee
, the posted speed limit is 50 mi/h and drops off from 40 mi/h at Eva, Tennessee
to as low as 20 mi/h inside the state park. Total length of highway is 24.02 miles (38.7 km).
Several good places along the southern end from the beginning at the Interstate on to Birdsong is the scenic overlook of the Tennessee River, a handicap person fishing pier, two launching ramps, Birdsong Resort, Marina and Campgrounds, public swimming pool, picnic area, restrooms with showers, hiking trails, pontoon and fishing boat rentals, fishing bait, tackle and licenses, bank fishing, marina, cabin rentals, tent and RV sites, marine store with parts and a service department, playground area with volleyball, horseshoes, swings, slides, sandpit, skateboard park,boat sales, mobile home park, pearl farm, jewelry showroom, pearl museum, pearl tours, lake tours, civil war tours, fishing tournament weigh in area, Boy Scout camp. horseback riding trails, 4 wheeler trails, several pre civil war cemeteries, cold deep Eagle Creek swimming hole, hickory smoked BBQ and the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge are all what is on the first 15 miles (24.1 km) of State Route 191 North aka as Birdsong Road from the Interstate 40 to Highway 70.
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in Benton County, Tennessee. It runs from Interstate 40
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 is the third-longest major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90 and I-80. Its western end is at Interstate 15 in Barstow, California; its eastern end is at a concurrency of U.S. Route 117 and North Carolina Highway 132 in Wilmington, North Carolina...
(Exit 133), Birdsong Exit, north to Birdsong Resort, Marina, Lakeside RV and Tent Campgrounds and North America's Only Freshwater Pearl Farm, the Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Museum, Farm, Tour and Pearl Jewelry Showroom on the scenic Birdsong Creek just 9.2 miles (14.8 km) North of the Birdsong Exit at i-40 then on to Camden and then out 191 North to Nathan Bedford Forest State Park just north of Eva, Tennessee
Eva, Tennessee
Eva is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Tennessee, United States, on the western shore of the Kentucky Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River. It is the site of Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park. Although not a census-designated place, the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for the ZIP code ...
. This highway crosses US 70, Business US 70, State Route 69A. This highway passes through the small communities of Eagle Creek, Birdsong, Chalk Level, Camden Bay, Eastview Tennessee, Eva, and the court square in Camden, Tennessee
Camden, Tennessee
Camden is a city in Benton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,828 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Benton County.-Geography:Camden is positioned at...
.
Near the northern terminus this road features unstripped shoulders, narrow roadway width, hairpin curves, and degraded pavement. All sections of SR 191 are quite curvy, with speed limits at the southern sections dropping from 55 mi/h to 45 mi/h. North of Camden, Tennessee
Camden, Tennessee
Camden is a city in Benton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,828 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Benton County.-Geography:Camden is positioned at...
, the posted speed limit is 50 mi/h and drops off from 40 mi/h at Eva, Tennessee
Eva, Tennessee
Eva is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Tennessee, United States, on the western shore of the Kentucky Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River. It is the site of Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park. Although not a census-designated place, the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for the ZIP code ...
to as low as 20 mi/h inside the state park. Total length of highway is 24.02 miles (38.7 km).
Several good places along the southern end from the beginning at the Interstate on to Birdsong is the scenic overlook of the Tennessee River, a handicap person fishing pier, two launching ramps, Birdsong Resort, Marina and Campgrounds, public swimming pool, picnic area, restrooms with showers, hiking trails, pontoon and fishing boat rentals, fishing bait, tackle and licenses, bank fishing, marina, cabin rentals, tent and RV sites, marine store with parts and a service department, playground area with volleyball, horseshoes, swings, slides, sandpit, skateboard park,boat sales, mobile home park, pearl farm, jewelry showroom, pearl museum, pearl tours, lake tours, civil war tours, fishing tournament weigh in area, Boy Scout camp. horseback riding trails, 4 wheeler trails, several pre civil war cemeteries, cold deep Eagle Creek swimming hole, hickory smoked BBQ and the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge are all what is on the first 15 miles (24.1 km) of State Route 191 North aka as Birdsong Road from the Interstate 40 to Highway 70.