{{Short description|State highway in Tennessee, United States}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=TN |type=Dual |route=262 | map={{maplink-road|from=Tennessee State Route 262.map}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=SR 262; primary in red, secondary in blue |length_mi=24.6 |length_ref= |established=July 1, 1983<ref>{{cite magazine |date = September 2014 |title = The Road To 100 Years |url = https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/documents/100years/TRBA-TDOT-TURNS100.pdf |magazine = Tennessee Road Builder |volume = 17 |issue = 5 |page = 22 |access-date = April 6, 2019 }}</ref> |direction_a=West |terminus_a={{Jct|state=TN|TN|52}} in Lafayette |junction= *{{jct|state=TN|TN|56|TN|80}} in Willette *{{jct|state=TN|Both|85}} in rural Jackson County |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{Jct|state=TN|Sec|53}} in Gainesboro |counties=Macon, Jackson |cities= |previous_type=Sec |previous_route=261 |next_type=Sec |next_route=263 }}
'''State Route 262''' ('''SR 262''') is an east–west state highway in Middle Tennessee. it traverses Macon and Jackson counties.
==Route description== '''SR 262''' begins in Macon County as a secondary highway at an intersection with SR 52 just east of Lafayette. It turns southeastward towards Willette crossing SR 56 and SR 80. It runs concurrently with SR 56 from Gidds Crossroads to near Goose Horn. SR 262 enters Jackson County close to the point where Macon and Jackson counties meet Smith County, but falls short of the Smith County line.
SR 262 continues southeastward, and then runs concurrently with SR 85 for a short distance from Highland to Rough Point. SR 262 then becomes a primary highway and goes southeast to cross the Cumberland River and end on the west side of Gainesboro at a junction with SR 53.<ref name=delormetn>{{cite map |author = DeLorme |author-link = DeLorme |year = 2004 |map = |title = Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer |scale = Scale not given |location = Yarmouth, ME |publisher = DeLorme |page = |section = |isbn = }}{{full citation needed|date=November 2016}}</ref>
==History==
Prior to 1982, SR 262 was designated SR 85A
==Major intersections==
{{jcttop|length_ref=}} {{TNint |county=Macon |cspan=3 |location=Lafayette |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TN|TN|52|name1=Highway 52 East|city1=Lafayette|city2=Red Boiling Springs}} |notes=Western terminus; SR 262 begins as a secondary highway }} {{TNint |location=Willette |mile=7.5 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TN|TN|56|TN|80|dir1=north|dir2=south|name2=Carthage Road|city1=Carthage|city2=Pleasant Shade|city3=Red Boiling Springs}} |notes=Northern terminus of SR 80; western end of SR 56 concurrency }} {{TNint |location=Willette |mile=9.9 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|56|dir1=south|name1=Jennings Creek Road|city1=Whitleyville|city2=Gainesboro}} |notes=Eastern end of SR 56 concurrency }} {{TNint |county=Jackson |cspan=4 |location=none |mile=17.7 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TN|TN|85|dir1=west|name1=Gladdice Highway|city1=Carthage|city2=Defeated}} |notes=Western end of SR 85 concurrency }} {{TNint |location=none |mile=20.7 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|85|dir1=east|city1=Whitleyville}} |notes=Eastern end of SR 85 concurrency; SR 262 turns primary }} {{jctbridge |location=none |mile=23.2 |bridge=Bridge over Cumberland River }} {{TNint |location=Gainesboro |mile=24.6 |road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|53|name1=Granville Highway/W Hull Avenue|city1=Granville|location2=Downtown}} |notes=Eastern terminus; SR 262 ends as a primary highway }} {{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
==References== {{Attached KML|display=inline,title}} {{Reflist}}
262 Category:Transportation in Macon County, Tennessee Category:Transportation in Jackson County, Tennessee