Tennessee State Route 66
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
    US 441 / US 411 / SR 71 / SR 35 at Sevierville | |||
 I-40 near Kodak   US 25W / US 70 / SR 9 at Dandridge SR 160 near Morristown  US 11E / SR 34 at Morristown  US 11W / SR 1 at Rogersville | ||||
| North end: |
 SR 33 at Sneedville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Sevier, Jefferson, Hamblen, Hawkins, Hancock | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 66 is a state-maintained highway in eastern Tennessee, including a four-lane divided highway segment in Sevier County and a two-lane segment through mountainous terrain to the northeast.
Route description
The four-lane portion of State Route 66 extends from Interstate 40 in the north and ends at U.S. Highway 441 and U.S. Highway 411 in Sevierville It is a popular route for tourists traveling to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This route is part of the Great Smoky Mountains Parkway.
The secondary State Route 66 extends from U.S. Highway 25W/70 in Dandridge to State Route 31 just south of Sneedville, crossing U.S. Highway 11E in Morristown. Between Dandridge and Morristown it is a two-laned curvy road over moderately mountainous terrain. It then follows U.S. Highway 11E to Bulls Gap, Tennessee, where it turns to the north as a Primary highway going into Rogersville, Tennessee. Then it veers northwesterly, as a secondary highway again, until its terminus at State Route 33 just south of Sneedville, Tennessee. This section of State Route 66 is around 60 miles (97 km).
Theoretically, the two segments are linked by US Highway 25W/70 and Interstate 40, but the route is not signed on this segment.
Future
There are currently plans to expand TN 66 from Interstate 40 to US 441/411. This has been divided into 3 separate sections, each of which will be expanded at different times. When completed, this route will be a six-lane divided highway. The section closest to Sevierville was expanded first. This section stretched from Boyds Creek Highway to Nichols Street and was completed November 2011. The second section from Interstate 40 to Douglas Dam Road (TN 139) is now under construction with a scheduled completion date of November 30, 2012. The middle section from Douglas Dam Road to Boyds Creek Highway will be expanded last when funding is available.[1]
Junction list
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Sevier | Sevierville | 0 | 0 | US 411 / US 441 / SR 35 / SR 71 (West Main Street / Parkway) – Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Newport, Seymour, Cherokee | Southern terminus |
 SR 448 south (North Parkway) – Downtown Sevierville | Northern terminus of SR-448 | ||||
 SR 338 north (Douglas Dam Road) – Douglas Dam | Southern end of concurrency with SR-338 | ||||
| SR 338 south (Boyds Creek Highway) – Boyds Creek, Seymour | Northern end of concurrency with SR-338 | ||||
| Kodak |  SR 139 (Douglas Dam Road) – Dandridge, Kodak | ||||
| I-40 – Knoxville | Begin unsigned concurrency with I-40; Road continues northward as Snyder Road | ||||
| Jefferson | Deep Springs Road – Douglas Dam | I-40 exit 412 | |||
I-40 east – Bristol, Asheville  US 25 / US 70 / SR 9 – Dandridge, Strawberry Plains | End unsigned concurrency with 1-40, Begin unsigned concurrency with US-25, US-70 & SR-9 | ||||
| Dandridge |  SR 92 north – Jefferson City | Begin concurrency with SR-92, from here on the concurrency is signed | |||
| SR 92 south (Gay Street) to SR 139 (West Main Street) – Chestnut Hill | End concurrency with SR-92 | ||||
| US 25 south / US 70 east / SR 9 – Newport | End concurrency with US-25, US-70 & SR-9 | ||||
| White Pine |   SR 341 (White Pine Road / Roy Messer Highway) to I-81 – Talbott, White Pine | Access via SR-341 East | |||
| Hamblen |  SR 342 west (Alpha-Valley Home Road) | Eastern terminus of SR-342 | |||
| Morristown | SR 160 north (Air Park Boulevard) – Jefferson City | Begin concurrency with SR-160 | |||
| SR 160 south – Newport | End concurrency with SR-160 | ||||
| US 11E south / SR 34 south (West Morris Blvd) | Begin concurrency with US-11E/SR-34 | ||||
| US 11E north / SR 34 north (West Morris Blvd) | End concurrency with US-11E/SR-34 | ||||
 SR 343 (Cumberland Street) | |||||
| Liberty Hill Road | Interchange | ||||
  US 11E south / SR 34 west / US 25E / SR 32 – Newport, Bean Station | Interchange; Begin concurrency with US-11E & SR-34 | ||||
| Russellville |  SR 344 north (Old Russellville Pike) – Saint Clair | Southern of SR-344 | |||
| Whitesburg |  SR 113 (Simpson Road) – White Pine, Saint Clair | Very short 46 ft concurrency with SR-113 | |||
| Hawkins | Bulls Gap | US 11E north / SR 34 north – Mosheim, Greeneville | End concurrency with US-11E & SR-34 | ||
| Persia | SR 113 south – Saint Clair | Northern terminus of SR-113 | |||
 SR 70 south – Baileyton, Greeneville | Begin concurrency with SR-70 | ||||
| Rogersville | West Main Street – Downtown Rogersville | Interchange; no southbound access | |||
 US 11W / SR 1 / SR 70 north to SR 347 (West Main Street) – Bean Station, Church Hill | interchange; End concurrency with SR-70 | ||||
 SR 94 east – Pressmen's Home | Western terminus of SR-94 | ||||
| Hancock | Sneedville |  SR 31 south – Mooresburg | Northern terminus of SR-31 | ||
| SR 33 – Tazewell, Sneedville | Northern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Tennessee portal
- U.S. Roads portal
References
External links
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Media related to Tennessee State Route 66 at Wikimedia Commons