Tennessee State Route 126
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 24.6 mi (39.6 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: |
   I-26 / US 23 / SR 93 in Kingsport |
SR 93 in Kingsport I-81 in Kingsport SR 394 in Blountville | |
| East end: |
  US 11W / SR 1 in Bristol |
| Location | |
| Counties: | Sullivan |
| Highway system | |
State Route 126 (SR-126) is a 24.6-mile-long (39.6 km) state highway that travels through Sullivan County in East Tennessee. It connects Kingsport and Bristol.
Route description
126 was the original US 11W from Bristol to Kingsport until the late 1950s when the US highway was relocated 4 miles north of Blountville and paralleled Reedy Creek Road/Bloomington Pike Road, which bypassed Blountville and Sullivan Gardens. TN 126 being the older road also accessed a county road leading to Warrior's Path State Park.
Junction list
The entire route is in Sullivan County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Kingsport | 0 | 0 | SR 93 (South John B. Dennis Hwy) – Greeneville | Western terminus | |
   SR 126 Bus. south (Old Wilcox Drive) | Northern terminus of SR 126 Business | ||||
 SR 355 north (Industry Drive) | Southern terminus of SR-355 | ||||
 SR 36 north (East Center Street) – Gate City | Western end of SR-36 overlap | ||||
| SR 36 south (Fort Henry Drive) – Colonial Heights | Eastern end of SR-36 overlap | ||||
| SR 93 (North John B. Dennis Hwy) – Greeneville, Bloomingdale | Interchange | ||||
| I-81 – Knoxville, Bristol | I-81 exit 66. | ||||
| Blountville |  SR 75 south – Northeast State Community College, Tri-Cities Regional Airport | Northern terminus of SR-75 | |||
| SR 394 – Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||
| Bristol | US 11W / SR 1 (West State Street) – Bristol, Kingsport, King University | Eastern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Future
The part known as Memorial Boulevard from Kingsport to Blountville is undergoing an widening project that will add more lanes and make the road safer for traffic. The project has not yet been started.[1]
Kingsport business route
A business route of SR 126 exists in Kingsport. It begins at Interstate 26/U.S. Route 23/State Route 93 and ends at SR 126 near downtown Kingsport.
See also
- Tennessee portal
- U.S. Roads portal
References
External links
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Media related to Tennessee State Route 126 at Wikimedia Commons - Memorial Boulevard project Tennessee Department of Transportation