Tennessee State Route 19
state highway in Lauderdale and Haywood counties in Tennessee, United States
State Route 19 (SR 19) or the Tina Turner Highway is a state highway in Haywood and Lauderdale counties in Tennessee, United States. State Route 19 is 42.81 miles (68.90 km) long.
The Mississippi River valley with flood plains and bluffs, the rolling hills of Tennessee, and cotton fields dominate the rural landscape of the area traversed by SR 19. Industries are present in the urban areas of Ripley and Brownsville.
A segment of SR 19 between Brownsville and Nutbush was named "Tina Turner Highway" in 2002 after singer Tina Turner, who spent her childhood in Nutbush. SR 19 is mentioned in her song "Nutbush City Limits".
The highway is located on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk. At the west end of the route, Island No. 30 of the Mississippi River was created by earthquake activity in the early 19th century, when the river changed course permanently.
Counties traversed
State Route 19 traverses the counties (west to east) shown in the table below.
“Tennessee State Route 19” enters the record as state highway in Lauderdale and Haywood counties in Tennessee, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Tennessee, State and Route can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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