Tennessee State Route 394
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 15.7 mi (25.3 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: |
  US 11W / SR 1 in Blountville |
 I-81 in Blountville   US 11E / US 19 / SR 34 in Bristol | |
| East end: |
  US 421 / SR 34 / SR 435 in Bristol |
| Location | |
| Counties: | Sullivan |
| Highway system | |
State Route 394 (SR-394) is a west-east state highway in Sullivan County, Tennessee. It serves as southern bypass of Bristol and as a connector route from Interstate 81 (I-81) to Bristol Motor Speedway.
Route description
It begins at U.S. Route 11W (US-11W) and SR-1 north of Blountville it heads south toward Blountville just inside the Blountville corporate limits SR-394 junctions with I-81 and continues south to downtown Blountville and through a heavily congested area to junction with SR-126. After this junction it turns east through a retail area. It then passes the former Exide Technologies and has an interchange with US-11E and US-19. Just past this junction, it immediately junctions with SR-390. It then passes Bristol Motor Speedway and Bristol Dragway, and then SR-394 turns more northeasterly to have a partial interchange with SR-358. SR-394 ends at US 421 and SR-34 in Bristol as the roadway continues east as SR-435 northward.
Junction list
The entire route is in Sullivan County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Blountville | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 11W / SR 1 – Bristol, Kingsport | Western terminus | |
| 2.7 | 4.3 | I-81 – Bristol, Knoxville | I-81 exit 69; SR 394 becomes a Primary Highway | ||
| 3.7 | 6.0 |  SR 126 – Bristol, Kingsport | To Tri-Cities Regional Airport | ||
| Bristol | 8.0 | 12.9 | US 11E / US 19 / SR 34 – Bristol, Piney Flats, Johnson City, Bristol, Virginia | Interchange; access to Bristol Motor Speedway; Northern terminus of SR-390 | |
| 8.3 | 13.4 |  SR 390 south (Bluff City Highway) – Bluff City | Eastern end of SR 390 concurrency | ||
| 14.0 | 22.5 |  SR 358 (Weaver Pike) – Bristol | Interchange | ||
| 15.7 | 25.3 | US 421 / SR 34 / SR 435 north – Bristol, Shady Valley, Mountain City, Bristol, Virginia | Eastern terminus of SR-394 and southern terminus of SR-435; road continues eastward as SR-435; also access to South Holston Lake | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||