Tennessee State Route 156
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by TDOT | |
| Length: | 35.4 mi (57.0 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end: |
   US 41A / SR 15 / SR 56 near Sewanee
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  US 72 / SR 27 in South Pittsburgh I-24 exit 161 near Haletown
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| East end: |
 SR 134 in Haletown |
| Location | |
| Counties: | Franklin, Marion |
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State Route 156 (SR-156) is a spur route of SR-56 and a state highway in the southern central and southeastern portions of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It traverses the southern Cumberland Plateau before descending into the Sequatchie Valley, where follows the shores of Nickajack Lake for its final few miles.
SR 156 begins atop the western Cumberland Plateau near Sewanee at an intersection with U.S. Route 41. It winds its way southeastward across a remote section of the plateau, passing through Franklin State Forest along the way. After exiting the forest, the road veers eastward and intersects Orme Mountain Road, a gravel road connecting the highway with Orme in the valley to the south.
Just beyond its intersection with Patton School Road, SR 156 descends more than a thousand feet from the edge of the plateau into the Sequatchie Valley, where it enters South Pittsburg. It follows 2nd Street through the city's downtown area before briefly merging with U.S. Route 72, veering north along Cedar Avenue for several blocks, and then turning eastward again. SR 156 crosses the Tennessee River via the steel arch Shelby Rhinehart Bridge.
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