State Route 62 (Tennessee)

State Route 62 (Tennessee) is a 45.2-mile (72.7 km) state highway in West Tennessee, connecting the cities of Humboldt and Jackson. The route primarily traverses the agricultural landscapes of Gibson County and Madison County, serving as a key local corridor between two important U.S. Route 45 alignments. It provides vital access to several unincorporated communities and intersects with other significant state routes along its path.

Route description

Beginning at an intersection with U.S. Route 45W in downtown Humboldt, SR 62 heads eastward out of the city, concurrent with SR 186 for a brief segment. The highway passes through the rural areas of Gibson County, serving communities like Milan, where it has a junction with U.S. Route 79 and forms a brief concurrency with SR 104. East of Milan, the route continues through agricultural land, intersecting SR 223 near Medon. Entering Madison County, SR 62 proceeds toward Jackson, where it follows a more urbanized path along Hollywood Drive and Lane Avenue. It passes near the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus and Jackson State Community College before terminating at a major intersection with U.S. Route 45 on the eastern side of Jackson.

History

The routing of SR 62 was established as part of the early Tennessee State Route System in the 1920s, initially connecting Humboldt and Jackson. Its alignment has remained largely consistent, with improvements made to its roadway surface and bridge structures over the decades by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. A significant historical change involved the routing through Milan, which was adjusted to better integrate with the development of U.S. Route 79. The highway has played a consistent role in facilitating agricultural commerce and providing a secondary link between the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway corridors that historically served the region.

Major intersections

The following table lists major junctions along SR 62, from west to east. {| class="wikitable" |- ! County ! Location ! mi ! km ! Destinations ! Notes |- | rowspan="7" | Gibson | Humboldt | 0.0 | 0.0 | / SR 186 west | Western terminus; western end of SR 186 concurrency |- | | 0.2 | 0.32 | SR 186 east | Eastern end of SR 186 concurrency |- | Milan | | | / SR 104 west | Western end of SR 104 concurrency |- | Milan | | | SR 104 east | Eastern end of SR 104 concurrency |- | Medon | | | SR 223 | |- | rowspan="2" | Madison | Jackson | | | SR 223 | |- | Jackson | 45.2 | 72.7 | | Eastern terminus |}

Special routes

There are no officially designated special routes, such as business or bypass routes, for SR 62. All its designated mileage is contained within the main highway alignment described.

Related routes

SR 62 maintains direct physical and operational relationships with several other highways. It begins and ends at different segments of U.S. Route 45, acting as a connector between U.S. Route 45W and U.S. Route 45. It shares brief concurrent alignments with SR 186 in Humboldt and SR 104 in Milan. Furthermore, it intersects U.S. Route 79 and SR 223, which provide north-south connectivity to cities like Trenton and Huntingdon.

Category:State highways in Tennessee