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SR 135 winds its way north and east, where it passes by Burgess Falls State Park, before having an interchange with I-40 (Exit 286) and entering the city of Cookeville. SR 135 passes through some commercial areas before entering downtown, where it has an intersection with US 70N / SR 24 .
Cookeville is the county seat and largest city of Putnam County, Tennessee, United States.As of the 2020 United States census, its population was reported to be 34,842. [10]
Putnam County is named in honor of Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War.The county was initially established on February 2, 1842, when the Twenty-fourth Tennessee General Assembly enacted a measure creating the county from portions of Jackson, Overton, Fentress, and White counties.
The drive heads east to an overlook at Compton Gap, where it bends south along a winding path, straddling the border of Warren and Rappahannock counties, and runs parallel to the Appalachian Trail, which closely follows Skyline Drive for the remainder of its route. The road curves southwest and reaches the summit of North Marshall.
Near Cookeville High School at the northern edge of the city, the road narrows for a final time to two lanes. [ 1 ] After it leaves Cookeville, SR 136 continues through rural terrain, passing through the community of Bangham before crossing Spring Creek and entering Overton County and the Hardy's Chapel community. [ 1 ]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 435 square miles (1,130 km 2), of which 433 square miles (1,120 km 2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km 2) (0.3%) is water.
State Route 52 (SR 52) is an east–west state highway that crosses nine counties in northern and northeastern Tennessee.The 141.4-mile-long (227.6 km) route originates in Orlinda along SR 49 and ends in Elgin along U.S. Route 27 (US 27).
This location was announced in 1955, and was approved by the Bureau of Public Roads in November 1956. [ 169 ] [ 170 ] The park consists of a wooded refuge, the Memphis Zoo , the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art , the Memphis College of Art , a nine-hole golf course , an amphitheater which was the site of Elvis Presley 's first paid concert in 1954 ...