Tennessee State Route 9
| East end |   US 25 / US 70 at North Carolina state line near Hot Springs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Campbell, Anderson, Knox, Sevier, Jefferson, Cocke | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 9 (SR 9) is a west-to-east
U.S. Route 25W and U.S. Route 25 east of Newport; the "9" designation is seen on mileposts. The entire route is located in East Tennessee
. Despite running concurrent with a North-South US Route, Route 9 is signed as east-west.
Route description
Cocke County
SR 9 begins as a primary highway in
US 411/SR 35 separate and turn south. When US 411 meets its northern terminus, SR 9 becomes secondary; US 25W/US 70/SR 9 then leave Newport and cross into Jefferson County
.
Jefferson County
Immediately after crossing the line, they intersect SR 363 in Reidtown. They then cross Douglas Lake, parallel to the I-40 bridge. Immediately after crossing the lake, they intersect SR 113. The highway now enters Dandridge and SR 66 joins the concurrency. US 25W/US 70/SR 9/SR 66 then intersect and become concurrent with SR 92, passing by downtown to the north and SR 66 becoming unsigned at this intersection. They then separate from SR 92 and have another interchange with I-40 (Exit 415), with SR 66 separating and having an unsigned concurrency with I-40 west before leaving Dandridge. US 25W/US 70/SR 9 continue west through rural Jefferson County before coming to an intersection with Snyder Road (which connects to SR 66 and Sevierville) and SR 139, becoming concurrent with SR 139 before crossing into Sevier County.
Sevier County
Once across the line, SR 139 separates and turns south towards Kodak, and US 25W/US 70/SR 9 continue west to cross into Knox County.
Knox County
The highway then has an interchange with
I-275 (Exit 3A) before separating and US 25W/SR 9 turns north (Exit 3B). US 25W/SR 9 continue through the North Knoxville neighborhood, along Clinton Highway, and then leave Knoxville to enter Powell. In Powell, they intersect and have a short concurrency with SR 131 before leaving Powell and crossing into Anderson County
.
Anderson County
The highway then enters
Norris Lake and Norris Dam
) before coming to an interchange and US 25W/SR 9 becomes concurrent with I-75 (Exit 129), with SR 116 taking over the old route of US 25W/SR 9.
Campbell County
They then cross into
La Follette, where they go straight through downtown and then US 25W/SR 9 separate from SR 63 and leave La Follette, where SR 9 becomes a secondary route for the rest of its duration and becomes very curvy again as the road enters mountainous terrain. It then passes through Duff and Habersham before passing through Morley and intersecting SR 90. US 25W/SR 9 finally enter Jellico and have another interchange with I-75 (Exit 160). They then enter downtown and intersect SR 297 before turning north and ending at the Kentucky state line, with US 25W continuing north alone into Whitley County, Kentucky
.
Counties traversed
State Route 9 traverses the counties shown in the table below.
| Counties traversed by State Route 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| County | miles | kilometers |
| Campbell | 32.4 | 52.1 |
| Anderson | 17.9 | 28.9 |
| Knox | 17.0 | 27.4 |
| Sevier | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| Jefferson | 22.2 | 35.8 |
| Cocke | 24.9 | 40.0 |
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocke | | 0.0 | 0.0 |   US 25 south (NW Hwy 25-70) / US 70 east – Hot Springs | North Carolina state line; eastern terminus of SR 9; eastern end of US 25/US 70 concurrency; SR 9 begins as an unsigned primary highway |
| | Wolf Creek Bridge over the French Broad River | ||||
| |  SR 107 east – Greeneville | Eastern end of SR 107 concurrency | |||
| Del Rio |  SR 107 west | Western end of SR 107 concurrency | |||
| |   SR 340 north (Baltimore Road) – Parrottsville | Southern terminus of SR 340 | |||
| | Major J.T. Huff Bridge over the French Broad River | ||||
| Newport |  SR 73 south (Wilton Springs Road) – Cosby | Northern terminus of SR 73 | |||
Pigeon River | |||||
 | Eastern end of US 321/SR 35 concurrency | ||||
    | Western end of US 321 concurrency; eastern end of SR 32 concurrency | ||||
   US 25W begins – White Pine, Morristown | US 25 splits into US 25E and US 25W; eastern end of US 25W concurrency; western end of SR 32 concurrency | ||||
| I-40 – Knoxville, Asheville | I-40 exit 432 A/B | ||||
 US 411 south (SR 35 south) – Sevierville | Northern terminus of US 411; western end of SR 35 concurrency; SR 9 becomes secondary | ||||
| Jefferson | |  SR 363 west (Indian Creek Road) | Eastern terminus of SR 363 | ||
| | Bridge over Douglas Lake/French Broad River | ||||
| |  SR 113 north to I-40 – White Pine | Southern terminus of SR 113 | |||
| Dandridge |  SR 66 north (Valley Home Road) – White Pine, Morristown | Eastern end of SR 66 concurrency | |||
  SR 92 south (Gay Street) to SR 139 – Chestnut Hill | Eastern end of SR 92 concurrency | ||||
| SR 92 north to I-40 – Jefferson City | Western end of SR 92 concurrency | ||||
| |  I-40 / SR 66 north – Knoxville, Asheville | I-40 exit 415; western end of SR 66 concurrency; SR 66 continues unsigned, concurrent with I-40 west | |||
| | SR 139 west (Old Dandridge Pike) – Strawberry Plains
SR 66 - Kodak, Sevierville | Eastern end of SR 139 concurrency | |||
| Sevier | | SR 139 east (Douglas Dam Road) – Kodak | Western end of SR 139 concurrency | ||
| Interchange; eastern end of US 11E concurrency; western terminus of SR 34; SR 9 becomes Primary | |||||
South Knoxville | Eastern end of SR 168 concurrency | ||||
| Bridge over the Holston River | |||||
  , Downtown | I-40 exit 394; eastern end of I-40 concurrency; western end of US 11E/US 70/SR 168 concurrency | ||||
   I-640 begins – Downtown | I-40 exit 385; eastern terminus of I-640; western end of I-40 concurrency; eastern end of I-640 concurrency | ||||
| Washington Pike/Mall Road/Millertown Pike | Exit 8 | ||||
   Fountain City | |||||
    I-75 north / I-275 south – Lexington, Downtown | Exit 3A; eastern end of I-75 concurrency; northern terminus of I-275 | ||||
| | Exit 3B; western end of I-640/I-75 concurrency | ||||
| Powell |  SR 131 north (Powell Drive) – Halls Crossroads | Eastern end of SR 131 concurrency | |||
| SR 131 south (Emory Road) – Karns | Western end of SR 131 concurrency | ||||
| Anderson | Claxton |  SR 170 (Edgemoor Road/Raccoon Valley Road) – Oak Ridge, Heiskell | |||
| Clinton | Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge over the Clinch River | ||||
 SR 61 (S Charles G Seviers Boulevard) to I-75 – Oliver Springs, Oak Ridge, Norris | SR 9 turns secondary | ||||
| Rocky Top |  SR 116 south (Creek Street) – Briceville | Western end of SR 116 concurrency | |||
| Norris Lake, and Norris Dam State Park | |||||
| I-75 south / SR 116 north (N Main Street) – Knoxville, Caryville | I-75 exit 129; eastern end of SR 116 concurrency; western end of I-75 concurrency | ||||
| Campbell | Caryville |  I-75 north / SR 63 west – Lexington, Huntsville | I-75 exit 134; western end of I-75 concurrency; eastern end of SR 63 concurrency; SR 9 becomes Primary | ||
| SR 116 south (John McGhee Boulevard) – Vasper, Rocky Top | Northern terminus of SR 116 | ||||
| Cove Lake Lane - Cove Lake State Park | Access road into park | ||||
La Follette | SR 63 east (E Central Avenue) – Harrogate, Cumberland Gap, Middlesboro, KY | Western end of SR 63 concurrency; provides access to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park; SR 9 becomes Secondary | |||
Pruden, Middlesboro | Western terminus of SR 90 | ||||
| Jellico | I-75 – Knoxville, Lexington | I-75 exit 160 | |||
 SR 297 west (S Main Street) – Newcomb, Elk Valley, Pioneer, Huntsville | Eastern terminus of SR 297; provides access to Indian Mountain State Park | ||||
| 131.33 | 211.36 | US 25W north – Williamsburg | Kentucky state line; western terminus of SR 9; US 25W continues north into Kentucky; SR 9 ends as an unsigned secondary highway | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- List of Tennessee state highways
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 19 May 2023.
Sources
- Tennessee Department of Transportation (24 January 2003). "State Highway and Interstate List 2003".