U.S. Route 76 in Tennessee
Route map:
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into U.S. Route 41 in Tennessee. (Discuss) Proposed since April 2024. |
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2019) |
| East end |    US 41 / US 76 / SR 3 at the Georgia state line east of Lakeview | |||
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| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Hamilton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 76 (US 76) is an east–west
U.S. Highway in the state of Tennessee. Its route is almost entirely in Chattanooga
.
Route description
US 76 begins at an intersection with
I-24 (exit 181A). The highway then turns east again and passes through the Bachman Tubes, leaving Chattanooga and entering the City of East Ridge. It travels through the city and then meets an interchange with I-75 (exit 1) before entering Georgia, where SR 8 ends and US 41/US 76 runs concurrently with SR 3, which begins here. The entire route of US 76 in Tennessee is in Hamilton County
and is concurrent with US 41 and SR 8.
History
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Major intersections
The entire route is in Hamilton County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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US 72 west / SR 17 south (Broad Street) | Western terminus of US 76; eastern terminus of US 72; western end of US 41/SR 17 concurrency | ||||
| 0.2 | 0.32 |   SR 8 north (Market Street) | Western end of SR 8 concurrency | ||
| 2.1 | 3.4 |  SR 17 north (Willow Street) | Eastern end of SR 17 concurrency | ||
| 2.6 | 4.2 |    US 11 north / US 64 east (Dodds Avenue/SR 2 east) | Western end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 concurrency | ||
| 3.1 | 5.0 |   US 11 south / US 64 west (East 23rd Street/SR 2) | Eastern end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 concurrency | ||
| 3.2 | 5.1 |   I-24 west – Nashville, Birmingham | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| East Ridge–Chattanooga line | 3.6– 3.8 | 5.8– 6.1 | Bachman Tubes under Missionary Ridge | ||
| East Ridge | 7.9 | 12.7 |  I-75 – Chattanooga, Atlanta | Exit 1 on I-75 | |
| 8.9 | 14.3 | US 41 south / US 76 east / SR 3 south – Dalton | Continuation into Georgia; eastern end of SR 8 concurrency | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b Google (February 12, 2013). "U.S. Route 76 in Tennessee" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
External links
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