Tennessee State Route 261
State Route 261 (SR 261) is a north–south secondary state highway that is located entirely in Macon County in Middle Tennessee. The route’s length is an estimated 14.0 miles (22.5 km).
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| Galen Road | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.2 mi[1] (21.2 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 52 in Lafayette | |||
 SR 10 in Lafayette | ||||
| North end |  KY 87 (section 2) at the Kentucky state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties | Macon | |||
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Route description
SR 261's southern terminus is located in Lafayette at a junction with SR 52. SR 261 travels for 0.2 miles (0.32 km) to the Public Square in downtown Lafayette to run concurrent with SR 10 for an additional 0.6 miles (0.97 km).
SR 261 travels northeastward while being known as Galen Road, traversing the unincorporated community of Galen. Its northern terminus is the point where it becomes the second segment of Kentucky Route 87 (KY 87) at the Kentucky state line in southern Monroe County near Bugtussle. KY 87’s main segment is accessible from SR 261 via Driver Road and Akersville Road north of Lafayette.[1]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Macon County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Lafayette | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 52 (Highway 52 W) – Westmoreland, Red Boiling Springs | Southern terminus | |
| 0.2 | 0.32 | SR 10 south (College Street) to SR 52 – Hartsville | Circle around the public square; southern end of SR 10 overlap | ||
| 0.8 | 1.3 | SR 10 north (Scottsville Road) – Scottsville KY | Northern end of SR 10 overlap | ||
| | 14.0 | 22.5 | KY 87 south (Bugtussle Road) – Gamaliel, Tompkinsville | Northern terminus at the Kentucky state line | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- Tennessee Department of Transportation (2000). Macon County Road Map (PDF) (Map). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation.