Tennessee State Route 33
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| North end |  SR 600 ) at Virginia state line in Hancock County | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Polk, McMinn, Monroe, Loudon, Blount, Knox, Union, Claiborne, Hancock | |||
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State Route 33 (SR 33) is a primary and secondary route in East Tennessee. It runs 176 miles, from the Georgia state line in Polk County, northeast to the Virginia state line north of Kyles Ford in Hancock County. South of Maryville, SR 33 is a "hidden" route which shares a concurrency with US 411.
The section of SR 33 between Knoxville and Tazewell, along with US 25E between Tazewell and Middlesboro, Kentucky, was an inspiration for the song The Ballad of Thunder Road. In the song, a moonshiner runs illegal whiskey from Kentucky to Knoxville on this route.[2] Sections of the former Highway 33 in Union County have signs marking "The Original Thunder Road".
Route description
Polk County
SR 33 begins in Polk County in
McMinn County
A short distance later, they enter Etowah. In Etowah, they intersect with the western end of SR 310, before SR 30 separates and turns west towards Athens. US 411/SR 33 then leave Etowah and go north to Englewood, where they intersect and have a short concurrency with SR 39. They then continue north to cross into Monroe County.
Monroe County
They then enter
Blount County
They continue north to intersect the southern end of
before crossing into Knox County.Knox County
Shortly after crossing the line, it has an interchange with
Union County
In Union County, it passes by the
Claiborne County
SR 33 then goes by a marina before going north to New Tazewell. It goes through New Tazewell before entering Tazewell. It goes through downtown to have an intersection and begin a concurrency with US 25E/SR 32. They leave Tazewell and go south through Springdale, before separating from US 25E/SR 32 and going north east, just before another crossing of Norris Lake. SR 33 then becomes curvy before crossing into Hancock County.
Hancock County
Still curvy, it goes through rural unincorporated Hancock county and begins paralleling the
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Georgia ; southern end of US 411 overlap; SR 33 begins as an unsigned primary highway | ||||||
| Conasauga River | Bridge over Conasauga River | |||||
Old Fort | 3.1 | 5.0 |   SR 313 west (Ladd Springs Road) – Cleveland | Eastern terminus of SR 313 | ||
| Interchange; provides access to the Cherokee National Forest | ||||||
Ocoee River | Bridge over Ocoee River | |||||
| Polk | Benton | 15.6 | 25.1 |   SR 314 south (Parksville Road) – Parksville | Northern terminus of SR 314 | |
Reliance | Southern end of SR 30 overlap | |||||
| Hiwassee River | Bridge over Hiwassee River | |||||
| Polk | Delano | 23.4 | 37.7 |  SR 163 west (Bowater Road) – Calhoun | Eastern terminus of SR 163 | |
| McMinn | Etowah | 28.7 | 46.2 |   SR 310 east (Mecca Pike) – Tellico Plains | Western terminus of SR 310 | |
| 29.5 | 47.5 |  SR 30 west (David W. Lillard Memorial Highway) – Athens | Northern end of SR 30 overlap | |||
| Englewood | 35.8 | 57.6 |  SR 39 west (Englewood Street) – Athens | Southern end of SR 39 overlap | ||
| 36.0 | 57.9 | SR 39 east (Tellico Street) – Tellico Plains | Northern end of SR 39 overlap | |||
The Lost Sea and the Cherokee National Forest | ||||||
| 46.0 | 74.0 | Madisonville (Warren Street) | Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance only | |||
| Vonore | 51.9 | 83.5 |  SR 72 west – Loudon | Southern end of SR 72 overlap | ||
| 54.3 | 87.4 |  Fort Loudoun State Park | ||||
Tellico Lake/Little Tennessee River | Bridge over Tellico Lake/Little Tennessee River | |||||
| Monroe | | 57.0 | 91.7 | SR 72 east – Tallassee | Northern end of SR 72 overlap | |
| Loudon | Greenback | 60.3 | 97.0 |   SR 95 north – Greenback | Southern terminus of SR 95 | |
| Blount | | 62.8 | 101.1 |  SR 336 north (Brick Mill Road) – Lanier | Southern terminus of SR 336 | |
| | 67.2 | 108.1 |  Tail of the Dragon | |||
| Maryville | 69.0 | 111.0 |  SR 335 north (William Blount Drive) | Southern terminus of SR 335 | ||
| 71.5 | 115.1 |   | Interchange; northern end of US 129 overlap; provides access to McGhee Tyson Airport | |||
| 72.6 | 116.8 |  | Provides access to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park | |||
| 73.4 | 118.1 |  | Northern end of US 411 overlap; SR 33 becomes a signed secondary highway | |||
| Eagleton Village | 76.6 | 123.3 | SR 335 south (E. Hunt Road) | Northern terminus of SR 335 | ||
| 77.0 | 123.9 |    I-140 – Knoxville | Pellissippi Parkway exit 14; southern terminus of Pellissippi Parkway (SR 162) | |||
Two-quadrant interchange; west to US 129 | ||||||
 US 441 south (Chapman Highway) – Seymour, Sevierville | Southern end of US 441 concurrency | |||||
Henley Street Bridge over the Tennessee River | ||||||
| Main Street (east) / Cumberland Avenue (west) - University of Tennessee, West Knoxville | Former southern end of    US 11 / US 70 / SR 1 concurrency | |||||
  Lexington, KY | I-40 exit 388; I-275 exit 0A | |||||
 SR 62 west (Western Avenue) – Karns, Oak Ridge | Eastern terminus of SR 62 | |||||
| West Fifth Avenue - Asheville, NC | Former northern end of US 11 / US 70 / SR 1 concurrency; SR 33 turns primary | |||||
| Hall of Fame Drive (unsigned SR 71 south; Southbound exit and Northbound entrance; southern end of SR 71 concurrency) | To US 11 / US 70 / SR 1, and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||
Fountain City |  SR 331 north (Old Broadway) – Corryton | Southern terminus of SR 331 | ||||
  | Exit 6 on I-640 | |||||
| SR 331 north (Old Broadway) – Corryton | Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||||
| Halls Crossroads | US 441 north (SR 71/Norris Freeway) – Norris, Norris Dam | Northern end of US 441 overlap | ||||
 SR 131 (Emory Road) – Powell, Corryton, Plainview | ||||||
| Union | Paulette |  SR 61 west – New Loyston, Big Ridge State Park, Andersonville, Norris, Clinton | Southern end of SR 61 concurrency | |||
| Maynardville |  SR 144 west (Hickory Star Road) – Hickory Star | Southern end of SR 144 concurrency | ||||
| SR 144 east (Alior Gap Road) – Plainview | Northern end of SR 144 concurrency | |||||
| | SR 61 east – Luttrell, Blaine | Northern end of SR 61 concurrency | ||||
| |  SR 170 west (Hickory Valley Road) – Hickory Star, New Loyston, Heiskell, Oak Ridge | Y-Intersection; eastern terminus of SR 170 | ||||
Norris Lake/Clinch River ; Union-Clairborne County line is northeast of the bridge. | ||||||
| Southern end of wrong-way US 25E concurrency; | ||||||
| |  | Northern end of wrong-way US 25E concurrency; To I-81 | ||||
| Hancock | Sneedville |   SR 66 south / SR 31 south (Hancock County Veterans Memorial Bridge) – Rogersville | Northern terminus of SR 66 / 31 | |||
 SR 63 west (College Street) – Harrogate, LaFollette | Eastern terminus of SR 63 | |||||
| Kyles Ford |  SR 70 north (Trail of the Lonesome Pine) – Jonesville, VA | Southern end of wrong-way SR 70 concurrency | ||||
 SR 70 south (Trail of the Lonesome Pine) – Edison, Pressmen's Home, Rogersville | Northern end of wrong-way SR 70 concurrency; SR 33 turns secondary | |||||
| | 174.42 | 280.70 |   SR 600 – Blackwater, VA, Clinchport, VA | Tennessee-Virginia State Line at Dona, VA; Northern terminus of SR 33 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BALLAD OF THUNDER ROAD". www.univie.ac.at. Archived from the original on 2001-03-04.