Tennessee State Route 107

State Route 107
Route information
Length:	78.77 mi (126.77 km)
Major junctions
West end:	Round Mountain Road south of Del Rio
	US 25 / US 70 in Del Rio US 11E / US 321 in Tusculum I-26 / US 19W in Erwin
East end:	NC 226 east of Unicoi
Location
Counties:	Cocke, Greene, Washington, Unicoi
Highway system
Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State

State Route 107 (SR 107) is a 78.77-mile (126.77 km) state highway in eastern Tennessee, United States. It begins at an intersection with Round Mountain Road south of Del Rio and ends at the North Carolina state line east of Unicoi, where it becomes NC 226.

It travels through the incorporated municipalities of Greeneville, Tusculum, Erwin and Unicoi, and the communities of Del Rio, South Greene, Horse Creek, South Central, Lamar, Embreeville and Limestone Cove.

Alternate names

State Route 107 bares the following names:

Houston Valley Road From the Cocke-Greene county line to SR-70.
Asheville Highway while concurrent with SR-70.
West, South & North Main Streets while concurrent with US-321.
Tusculum Boulevard while concurrent with US-11E Business.
East Andrew Johnson Highway while concurrent with US-11E/US-321.
Tusculum Bypass on the east side of Tusculum to intersection with Erwin Highway.
Erwin Highway from Tusculum Bypass to Greene-Washington County line.
Governor John Sevier Highway from Greene-Washington County line to junction with SR-81.
Highway 81 while concurrent with SR-81.
Jonesborough Road from Washington-Unicoi County line to North Main Avenue and Second Street intersection in Erwin.
North Main Avenue from Second Street to Dry Creek Road intersection.
Unicoi Drive from Dry Creek Road to SR-173.
Highway 107 from SR-173 to Tennessee-North Carolina state-line.

History

In Greene County, SR-107 formerly went through downtown Tusculum along Erwin Highway, it has since been rerouted along US Route 11E/US Route 321 and the "Tusculum Bypass" a five lane (four lanes and center turn lane) road on the east side of Tusculum, it becomes Erwin Highway on the southeast side of the city. The former alignment is now an Unsigned Business Route.

It Begins on the east side of Greeneville at US-11E / US-321 and travels through downtown Tusculum past Tusculum College and ends at mainline SR-107 on the southeast side of Tusculum.

Beginning in 2010 Improvements were made to 107's intersection with State Route 107 Cutoff just south of the city of Tusculum in Greene County and a traffic signal was installed. The work was completed the following year.^[1]

In 2010, the City of Tusculum and the Tennessee Department of Transportation approved improvements to the Tusculum Bypass and Edens Road intersection. The work is said to start in 2014.^[2] The work was completed in late September 2014, with added guardrails and flashing beacons.^[3]

As of May 21, 2015, SR-107 was rerouted in Erwin from Jonesborough Road to an overpass that bypasses the railroad crossings on that road, in order to increase accessibility to Downtown Erwin.^[4]

State Route 107 Cutoff

State Route 107 Cutoff is a portion of Tennessee State Route 351 and a cutoff route of State Route 107.

It begins at Tennessee State Routes 70 and 107 in the South Greene community and goes northeasterly and junctions with Tennessee State Route 350 about halfway through. It continues northeasterly to State Route 107 and ends.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Cocke		0	0	Round Mountain Road and Ground Squirrel Road	Western terminus
	Del Rio			US 25 north / US 70 west / SR 9 north – Newport	Western end of US-25/US-70/SR-9 concurrency
	Del Rio			US 25 south / US 70 east / SR 9 south – Hot Springs	Eastern end of US-25/US-70/SR-9 overlap
Greene	South Greene			SR 70 south (Asheville Highway) – Marshall, Asheville	Western end of SR-70 overlap
	South Greene			SR 351 north (SR-107 Cutoff) – Erwin, Tusculum	Southern terminus of SR-351
	Greeneville			US 321 south / SR 35 south (West Main Street) / SR 70 north (70 Bypass) – Newport, Morristown	Eastern end of overlap with SR-70; Western end of overlap with US-321/SR-35
				SR 350 south (East McKee Street) – Camp Creek	Western end of overlap with SR-350
				US 11E Bus. south / SR 350 north (West Summer Street) – Mosheim, Morristown	Eastern end of overlap with SR-350; Western end of overlap with US-11E Business
				US 321 north / SR 35 north (North Main Street)	Eastern end of first overlap with US-321; Eastern end of overlap with SR-35
				US 11E / US 321 / SR 34 (East Andrew Johnson Highway) – Morristown, Mosheim	Northern terminus of and end overlap with US-11E Business, Western end of overlap with US-11E/US-321/SR-34
				Erwin Highway – Tusculum, Tusculum College	Former SR-107
	Tusculum			US 11E north / US 321 north / SR 34 north (East Andrew Johnson Highway) – Limestone, Jonesborough, Johnson City	Eastern end of overlap with US-11E/321/SR-34
				Erwin Highway – Tusculum, Tusculum College	Former SR-107; At this intersection SR-107 becomes Erwin Highway
				SR 351 south (SR-107 Cutoff) – South Greene	Western end of overlap with SR-351
				SR 351 north (Chuckey Pike) – Chuckey	Eastern end of overlap with SR-351
Washington	South Central			SR 353 north (Bailey Bridge Road) – Jonesborough	Southern terminus of SR-353
Washington	Lamar			SR 81 north – Jonesborough, Fall Branch	Begin overlap with SR-81
Unicoi	Erwin			I-26 / US 23 / US 19W / SR 36 – Johnson City, Asheville	Southern terminus of SR-81; end overlap with SR-81. I-26/US 19W/US 23 exit 37.
				Main Avenue – Downtown Erwin	At this intersection SR 107 becomes Main Avenue
				SR 395 east (Rock Creek Road) – Rock Creek	Northern terminus of SR-395
				Harris Hollow Road To I-26 / US 23 / US 19W / SR 36 – Johnson City, Asheville
	Unicoi			SR 173 west (Unicoi Drive) – Milligan College, Johnson City	Western end of overlap with SR-173
	Limestone Cove			SR 173 east (Simerly Creek Road) – Hampton	Eastern of End overlap with SR-173
				NC 226 – Buladean, Burnsville, Bakersville	Eastern terminus of SR-107 at North Carolina State-line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

↑ "Erwin Highway/107 Cutoff Project Progressing". The Greeneville Sun.
↑ "Intersection Upgrades Approved By Tusculum". The Greeneville Sun.
↑ "2 Tusculum Road Projects Are Complete". The Greeneville Sun.
↑ Legg, Sue (22 May 2015). "Traffic finally flows on Erwin's long-awaited railroad overpass". Johnson City Press. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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