State Route 95 (Tennessee)

State Route 95 (Tennessee) is a 33.2-mile (53.4 km) state highway in West Tennessee, entirely within Gibson County. It provides a vital east-west connection between Humboldt and the Milan area, traversing rural agricultural landscapes and serving several smaller communities. The route is maintained by the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

Route description

State Route 95 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 45W in the city of Humboldt. Proceeding east, it passes near the Humboldt Municipal Airport and the Tennessee National Guard armory before leaving the city limits. The highway continues through the fertile farmland of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, serving the unincorporated communities of Dyer and Rutherford. East of Rutherford, the route intersects State Route 188 and State Route 105. It continues eastward, passing north of the Milan Army Ammunition Plant, before reaching its eastern terminus at a junction with U.S. Route 412 just west of Milan. The entire length of SR 95 is a two-lane undivided roadway.

History

The alignment of State Route 95 was part of the original Tennessee State Route System established in 1923. Initially, it was designated as part of State Route 5, a major cross-state route. In the 1926 United States Numbered Highway System renumbering, the segment was reassigned as part of U.S. Route 45E. By the late 1930s, with the construction of a more direct alignment for US 45E to the south, the former routing was redesignated as State Route 95. The route has seen incremental improvements over the decades, including paving and safety upgrades managed by the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Gibson County. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Location ! mi ! km ! Destinations ! Notes |- | Humboldt | 0.0 | 0.0 | – Trenton, Jackson | Western terminus |- | | 12.2 | 19.6 | north – Yorkville | Southern terminus of SR 188 |- | | 15.1 | 24.3 | – Trenton, Milan |- | Near Milan | 33.2 | 53.4 | – Huntingdon, Milan | Eastern terminus |- | colspan=5 | |}

Special routes

State Route 95 has one designated special route. State Route 95 Truck is a truck bypass route in Humboldt. It provides an alternate path for commercial vehicles to avoid the downtown area, utilizing portions of U.S. Route 45W Bypass and local streets. This route is signed with standard Tennessee Department of Transportation auxiliary route signage.

Related routes

State Route 95 intersects several other significant state highways, including SR 188 and SR 105. It runs roughly parallel to and north of the more heavily traveled U.S. Route 70 corridor. The route also provides a critical local connection to the industrial and military facilities in the region, such as the Milan Army Ammunition Plant.

Category:State highways in Tennessee