  State Route 19 | ||||
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| Tina Turner Highway | ||||
 SR 19; primary in red, secondary in blue | ||||
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| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 42.81 mi[1] (68.90 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1923[2]–present | |||
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| West end | near the Mississippi River at Golddust | |||
| East end |  I-40 Exit 60 at Mercer Rd | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
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State Route 19 (SR 19) or the Tina Turner Highway is a state highway in Haywood and Lauderdale counties in Tennessee, United States.[3][4] State Route 19 is 42.81 mi (69 km) long.[1]
The Mississippi River valley with flood plains and bluffs, the rolling hills of Tennessee and cotton fields dominate the rural landscape of the area traversed by SR 19. Industries are present in the urban areas of Ripley and Brownsville.
A segment of State Route 19 between Brownsville and Nutbush was named "Tina Turner Highway" in 2002 after singer Tina Turner who spent her childhood in Nutbush.[5][6][7] State Route 19 is mentioned in her song "Nutbush City Limits". State Route 19 is located on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk. At the west end of the route, Island No. 30 of the Mississippi River was created by earthquake activity in the early 19th century, when the river changed course permanently.
- ^ a b TDOT Region 4 Pavement Condition Data
- ^ Highway Planning Survey Division (1925). Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee for the Years 1923 and 1924 (PDF) (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. pp. 39–44. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/Maps/county/co49.pdf Lauderdale County, TN Highway Map
- ^ http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/Maps/county/co38.pdf Haywood County, TN Highway Map
- ^ Wilder, John S. (January 17, 2002). "SB 2798: Highway Signs – "Tina Turner Highway"" (PDF). Legislation Archives – Bills and Resolutions: 102nd General Assembly. Nashville, TN: Tennessee Senate. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Fitzhugh, Craig (January 22, 2002). "HB 2535: Highway Signs – "Tina Turner Highway"" (PDF). Legislation Archives – Bills and Resolutions: 102nd General Assembly. Nashville, TN: Tennessee House of Representatives. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ "Highway to Be Named for Tina Turner". AP Online News Wire. Associated Press. September 25, 2002. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2010.