Tennessee State Route 61

TDOT
TDOT
Length	81.67 mi (131.44 km)
Existed	October 1, 1923–present
Major junctions
West end	US 27 / US 70 in Rockwood
	I-40 in Harriman; US 27 near Harriman; SR 62 / SR 330 in Oliver Springs; SR 95 near Oak Ridge; US 25W at Clinton; Bethel; US 441 near Andersonville; SR 33 at Paulette; SR 33 at Maynardville;
East end	US 11W at Blaine
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Roane, Anderson, Union, Knox, Grainger
Highway system
	Tennessee State Routes; Interstate; US; State;

State Route 61 (SR 61) is a west-to-east highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee that is 81.67-mile-long (131.44 km). State Route 61 begins in Roane County, and it ends in Grainger County.

Route description

Roane County

SR 61 begins in

Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) and exit Harriman. US 27 and SR 61 then split at an interchange, with SR 29 following US 27 as its companion route. SR 61 turns east alone as two-lane rural highway. SR 61 then intersects SR 327 in the community of Blair. It then enters the community of Kellytown before entering the city of Oliver Springs. The highway widens into a four-lane highway with a center turn lane. SR 61 then comes to an intersection with SR 62, which is the main highway in and out of Morgan County, and SR 330, which provides access to downtown, and becomes concurrent with SR 62 north of downtown. SR 61/SR 62 then bypass downtown to the north and east as a four-lane divided highway with partially controlled access and crosses into Anderson County

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Anderson County

They then have a partial interchange with Main Street and enter Oliver Springs' main business district. Continuing southeast, they then separate with SR 62 heading into

Bethel, where it passes by the Museum of Appalachia, before entering Norris and having an intersection and short concurrency with US 441 / SR 71. The highway now leaves Norris and becomes a two-lane rural highway. SR 61 then goes through the community of Andersonville before becoming extremely curvy and narrow, and enters Union County

.

State Route 61 in Andersonville, Tennessee.

Union County

It then runs alongside

Norris Lake for a few miles and passes Big Ridge State Park before intersecting with SR 170 in New Loyston. The highway junctions and becomes concurrent with SR 33 in Paulette and the two highways enter Maynardville as a two-lane rural highway. In Maynardville, it becomes a four-lane undivided highway and intersects with SR 144. They then leave Maynardville and revert to a two-lane rural highway. SR 33 and SR 61 then separate and SR 61 becomes curvy once again and intersects SR 370 before entering Luttrell and having an intersection and short concurrency with SR 131

.

The intersection of State Route 131 and State Route 61 in Luttrell.

Knox and Grainger Counties

It then shortly crosses into Knox County and intersects with SR 331 near Corryton before crossing into Grainger County. The highway then enters Blaine and comes to an end at an intersection with US 11W / SR 1, ending as a secondary highway.

Harvey H. Hannah Memorial Highway

Along the highway from Harriman to Oliver Springs, Highway 61 is called "The Harvey H. Hannah Highway". Harvey H. Hannah of Oliver Springs was the Tennessee Chairman of the State Railroad and Public Utilities Commission for 30 years. He served in the Spanish–American War, becoming colonel of the 4th Tennessee Volunteers. He also became a military governor of a Cuban province. Cordell Hull, who became United States Secretary of State, served as a captain under Hannah. Besides being a lawyer, military officer and politician, he was well known as a great orator. He served as Adjutant General under two Tennessee governors from 1903 to 1907. This was where he acquired the title "General". In 1922, General Hannah was a candidate for governor in the Democratic primary but was defeated by Austin Peay, who became governor. On November 8, 1936, Hannah died from a throat condition. Governor Hill McAlister visited Hannah before his death and asked, "Harvey, is there anything that I can do for you?" He replied, "Hill, I know that money is hard to get, but I hope that you will find enough state money to finish the Oliver Springs-Harriman highway." The Governor obtained the money, and the highway was named in Hannah's honor. Hannah is buried in the Oliver Springs Cemetery and his tombstone is said to be the tallest monument in the Oliver Springs area.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	km	Destinations	Notes
SR 29) – Midtown, Kingston, Spring City, Crab Orchard	Western terminus; Western end of US 27 overlap; SR 61 begins as a primary state route
	Cardiff		SR 382 south (Patton Lane) – Roane State Community College	Northern terminus of SR 382
	Harriman		I-40 – Knoxville, Nashville	I-40 exit 347
			SR 29 south (Ruritan Road) – Midtown	Western end of SR 29 overlap
			William Hamilton Browder Bridge over the Emory River
			SR 328 north (Georgia Avenue Northwest) – Oakdale	Southern terminus of SR 328
			SR 29 north) – Wartburg	Eastern end of US 27 / SR 29 overlap
	Blair		SR 327 south (Blair Road) – Oak Ridge	Northern terminus of SR 327
	Oliver Springs		SR 62 west (Knoxville Highway) – Coalfield, Wartburg SR 330 north (Main Street) – Downtown Oliver Springs	Western end of SR 62 overlap; Southern terminus of SR 330
Anderson			Downtown Oliver Springs To SR 330 (Spring Street) – Briceville	Westbound Interchange only; No Eastbound access
			SR 62 (North Illinois Avenue) – Oak Ridge, Knoxville	Eastern end of SR 62 overlap; SR 61 turns secondary
			SR 95 south (Oak Ridge Turnpike) – Oak Ridge	Northern terminus of SR 95; SR 61 turns primary
	US 25W (South Main Street/SR 9) – Rocky Top, Powell
			Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Clinch River
			I-75 – Knoxville, Lexington	I-75 exit 122; SR 61 turns secondary
	Norris		US 441 north (Norris Freeway/SR 71) – Norris Dam State Park, Norris Dam, Rocky Top	Western end of US 441 / SR 71 overlap
	Norris		US 441 south (Norris Freeway/SR 71) – Halls Crossroads, Knoxville	Eastern end of US 441 / SR 71 concurrency
wrong-way overlap
		SR 170 west (Hickory Valley Road)	Eastern end of SR 170 wrong-way overlap
	Paulette		SR 33 south (Maynardville Highway) – Halls Crossroads, Knoxville	Western end of SR 33 overlap
	Maynardville		SR 144 west (Hickory Star Road) – Hickory Star	Western end of SR 144 overlap
			SR 144 east (Ailor Gap Road) – Plainview	Eastern end of SR 144 overlap
			SR 33 (Maynardville Highway) – New Tazewell	Eastern end of SR 33 overlap
			SR 370 south (Bull Run Road)	Northern terminus of SR 370
	Luttrell		SR 131 north – Washburn	Western end of SR 131 overlap
	Luttrell		SR 131 south – Plainview, Knoxville	Eastern end of SR 131 overlap
Knox	Corryton		SR 331 south (Washington Pike) – Knoxville, Corryton	Northern terminus of SR 331
US 11W (Rutledge Pike/SR 1) – Rutledge, Mascot, Knoxville	Eastern terminus; SR 61 ends as a secondary route
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

References

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^ 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.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2017-02-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Tennessee Department of Transportation (24 January 2003). "State Highway and Interstate List 2003".

External links

Tennessee Department of Transportation Archived 2015-06-15 at the Wayback Machine

[1] 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.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2017-02-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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