Tennessee State Route 281

State Route 281
SR 281 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length	6.1 mi (9.8 km)
Existed	July 1, 1983[1]–present
Major junctions
West end	SR 53 near Iconium
Major intersections	US 70S in Bluewing
East end	SR 146 in Center Hill
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Cannon
Highway system
Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State
← SR 280 → SR 282

State Route 281 (SR 281) is a 6.1-mile-long (9.8 km) east-west state highway in Cannon County, Tennessee that links the communities of Iconium, Bluewing, and Center Hill.

Route description

SR 281 begins at an intersection with SR 53 just a few miles south of Woodbury. It winds its way east as Iconium Road to pass through farmland along the edge of the Highland Rim to pass through Iconium, where it becomes Manustown Road. The highway continues its way northeast to pass through Bluewing, where it has an intersection with US 70S/SR 1 and becomes Center Hill Road. SR 281 the curves to the east through more farmland to enter Center Hill, where it comes to an end at an intersection with SR 146.[2] The entire route of SR 281 is a rural two-lane highway.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Cannon County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	SR 53 (Jim Cummings Highway) – Manchester, Woodbury	Western terminus
Bluewing	4.3	6.9	US 70S (McMinnville Highway/SR 1) – Woodbury, Centertown, McMinnville
Center Hill	6.1	9.8	SR 146 (Short Mountain Road) – Smithville	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Template:Attached KML/Tennessee State Route 281

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1. "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
2. Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). "Cannon County road map" (PDF). www.tn.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
3. "State Route 281" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 31, 2019.