Tennessee State Route 71
Route information | ||
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Maintained by TDOT | ||
Length | 85.8 mi[1] (138.1 km) | |
Existed | October 1, 1923[2]–present | |
Major junctions | ||
South end | US 441 at the North Carolina state line within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park | |
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North end | ||
Location | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Tennessee | |
Counties | Sevier, Blount, Knox, Anderson, Campbell | |
Highway system | ||
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State Route 71 (SR 71) is a north–south state highway in Tennessee. For most of the length it is a "
Route description
SR 71 begins concurrent with
Knox County
US 441/SR 71 (Chapman Highway) passes through suburban areas as it enters
SR 170 splits off from US 441/SR 71 (Norris Freeway) along Hickory Valley Road before US 441/SR 71 continues north through rural areas to enter the city of Norris, where they have a short concurrency with SR 61 (Andersonville Highway/Charles G. Seviers Boulevard) before passing through Norris Dam State Park and crossing the Clinch River on top of the Norris Dam. The highway turns east and becomes windy and curvy as its crosses into Campbell County twice for short distances before re entering Anderson County to enter Rocky Top. US 441/SR 71 then have an interchange with I-75 (Exit 128) and widen to an undivided 4-lane shortly before coming to an end at an intersection with US 25W/SR 9/SR 116 (N Main Street) just north of downtown.
History
In 1964, the City of Knoxville released a transportation study suggesting the construction of a controlled-access highway connecting downtown Knoxville to South Knoxville and John Sevier Highway (SR 168). Originally known as the South Knoxville Boulevard, the freeway planned for a crossing of the Tennessee River and two design alternatives, with Alternative A starting further east and passing through the Sevierville Pike area, and Alternative B starting at the end of Neyland Drive through Colonial Village. Both alternatives were to end at SR 168 and serve as a bypass of Chapman Highway.[3]
Future
At this time, South Knox Boulevard (SR 71) ends at Sevierville Pike, although there are current plans to extend the road to meet US 441 (Chapman Highway) or SR 168 (Governor John Sevier Highway).[4]
Junction list
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Sevier | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 441 south (New Found Gap Road) – Cherokee | Southern terminus at North Carolina state line; southern end of US 441 concurrency | |||
Cades Cove | Southern end of SR 73 Scenic concurrency | |||||||
Gatlinburg Bypass north – Pigeon Forge | Southern terminus of Gatlinburg Bypass | |||||||
Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with US 321/SR 73; End SR 73 Scenic concurrency; Eastern terminus of SR 73 Scenic | ||||||||
Gatlinburg Bypass south – Cherokee | Interchange; No northbound access | |||||||
Pigeon Forge | SR 449 north (Dollywood Lane/Veterans Parkway) – Dollywood | Southern terminus of SR 449 | ||||||
Northern end of Wrong-way concurrency with US 321/SR 73 | ||||||||
SR 448 (North Parkway) | ||||||||
Southern end of Wrong-way concurrency with US 411/SR 35; Southern terminus of SR 66 | ||||||||
SR 338 north (Boyds Creek Highway) – Boyds Creek | Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with US 411/SR 35; Southern terminus of SR 338 | |||||||
South Knoxville | SR 168 (Governor John Sevier Highway) – Johnson University, Strawberry Plains | Interchange | ||||||
US 441 north (Chapman Highway) to SR 33 | Northern end of US 441 concurrency | |||||||
Sevierville Pike – Seymour | ||||||||
Cottrell Street | Interchange | |||||||
Sevier Avenue / Hillwood Avenue | Interchange | |||||||
Knoxville | Riverside Drive, Hill Avenue, Hall of Fame Drive, SR 158 (Neyland Drive, James White Parkway) | Interchange; SR 71 north follows ramp unsigned | ||||||
SR 158 (Neyland Drive, James White Parkway) to I-40 | Ramp to SR 158 | |||||||
West Magnolia Avenue To US 441 / SR 33 | ||||||||
US 11 / US 70 (East Magnolia Avenue/East Fifth Street/SR 1) – Farragut, Strawberry Plains | ||||||||
I-40 – Nashville, Asheville | I-40 exit 389 | |||||||
US 441 south / SR 33 south (North Broadway) | southbound exit and northbound entrance; Southern end of US 441/SR 33 concurrency | |||||||
SR 331 north (Old Broadway) | Southern terminus of SR 331 | |||||||
I-640 exit 6 | ||||||||
SR 331 (Tazewell Pike) – Corryton, Plainview | Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||||||
Halls Crossroads | SR 33 north (Maynardville Highway) – Maynardville, New Tazewell | Northern end of SR 33 concurrency | ||||||
SR 131 (East Emory Road) – Powell, Corryton | ||||||||
| SR 170 west (Old Raccoon Valley Road) – Heiskell, Claxton | Southern end of SR 170 concurrency | ||||||
Anderson | | SR 170 east (Hickory Valley Road) – New Tazewell | Northern end of SR 170 concurrency | |||||
Norris | SR 61 (Andersonville Highway) – Andersonville, Big Ridge State Park | Southern end of SR 61 concurrency | ||||||
SR 61 west (North Charles G. Seivers Boulevard) – Clinton | Northern end of SR 61 concurrency | |||||||
Campbell |
No major junctions | |||||||
Anderson |
No major junctions | |||||||
Campbell |
No major junctions | |||||||
Anderson | Rocky Top | I-75 – Knoxville, Lexington | I-75 exit 128 | |||||
85.8 | 138.1 | , downtown Rocky Top | Northern terminus of US 441 and SR 71 | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- List of Tennessee state highways
References
- ^ Microsoft MapPoint 2006, Retrieved on 2007-8-24
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tennessee Department of Transportation; Federal Highway Administration (October 16, 1975). South Knoxville Blvd Construction from US-441 to SR-158, Knox County. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ South Knox Blvd. extension (TDOT)