Tennessee State Route 297
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by TDOT | ||||
Length | 62.0 mi (99.8 km) | |||
Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | SR 154 in Sharp Place | |||
US 27 in Oneida US 25W in Jellico | ||||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Tennessee | |||
Counties | Fentress, Scott, Campbell | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 297 (SR 297) is a 62.0-mile-long (99.8 km) east–west secondary state highway in Middle and East Tennessee. It is the primary road in and out of Scott State Forest and Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, where it is known as Leatherwood Ford Road.
Route description
Fentress County
SR 297 begins in Fentress County in Middle Tennessee at an intersection with SR 154 in Sharp Place. It winds its way east through farmland as Leatherwood Ford Road, a two-lane highway, to enter wooded areas and Scott State Forest before crossing into Scott County and East Tennessee.[2][3]
Scott County
SR 297 then becomes curvy as it passes through Scott State Forest before entering the
Campbell County
SR 63/SR 297 pass through mountains for several miles before entering Pioneer and coming to an intersection, where SR 297 splits off from SR 63 and heads northeast up the Elk Fork Creek Valley along Newcomb Pike. SR 297 passes through the communities of Elk Valley and Newcomb before entering Jellico and passing by Indian Mountain State Park. It then enters downtown and comes to an end at an intersection with US 25W/SR 9.[2][5]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Fentress | Sharp Place | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 154 (Pickett Park Highway) – Jamestown, Pickett CCC Memorial State Park | Western terminus |
Scott | Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area | 11.1 | 17.9 | Bridge over the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River | |
SR 29 north) – Downtown, Winfield | Western end of US 27/SR 29 concurrency | ||||
| 25.3 | 40.7 | Airport Road - Scott Municipal Airport | Interchange | |
Eastern end of US 27/SR 29 concurrency; western terminus of SR 63; western end of SR 63 concurrency | |||||
| 34.7 | 55.8 | SR 456 north (Annadell Road) – Oneida | Southern terminus of SR 456 | |
Campbell | Pioneer | 44.0 | 70.8 | SR 63 east (Howard H. Baker Memorial Highway) to I-75 – Caryville | Eastern end of SR 63 concurrency |
La Follette | Eastern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Google. "Overview map of SR 297" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
- ^ "Map of Fentress County" (PDF). tn.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Map of Scott County" (PDF). tn.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Map of Campbell County" (PDF). tn.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2023.