U.S. Route 129 in Tennessee
This article is about the section of U.S. Route 129 in Tennessee. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 129.
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length: | 53 mi[1] (85 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1934 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 US 129 at the NC line at Deals Gap, NC | |||
  I-140 / SR 162 in Alcoa | ||||
| North end: |
 I-40 in Knoxville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Blount, Monroe, Knox | |||
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U.S. Route 129 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 52.8 miles (85.0 km) from the North Carolina state line, near Tapoco, to Knoxville.
Route description
US-129 enters Tennessee through Deals Gap, where it twists and turns along the Little Tennessee River. This section is known as "The Dragon", popular to driving enthusiasts (of motorcycles and sports cars). At Clover Hill, US-129 joins US-411 to Maryville; from this point US-129 continues on as a 4-lane highway/expressway. Bypassing east around Maryville and Alcoa, it connects with Pellissippi Parkway (I-140) before entering Knoxville, where it ends at I-40. SR-115 is the hidden state route that overlaps the entire route.
History
The J. E. "Buck" Karnes Bridge over the Tennessee River
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Blount | State line | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 129 south – Robbinsville | South end of SR-115 overlap; crosses into North Carolina through Deals Gap |
| Tallassee | 14.3 | 23.0 | Foothills Parkway | Southern terminus of Foothills Parkway | |
| Monroe | Pumpkin Center | 21.4 | 34.4 |  SR 72 west – Vonore | Eastern terminus of SR-72 |
| Blount | 25.0 | 40.2 |  SR 336 (Six Mile Road / Brick Mill Road) – Greenback | ||
| Clover Hill | 32.0 | 51.5 |   US 411 south / SR 33 south – Vonore | South end of US-411/SR-33 overlap | |
| Maryville | 33.8 | 54.4 |  SR 335 north (William Blount Drive) | Southern terminus of SR-335 | |
| 36.3 | 58.4 | US 411 north / SR 33 north (Broadway Avenue) | North end of US-411/SR-33 concurrency; Interchange; northbound to northbound, southbound to southbound, and southbound US-411/SR-33 to northbound US-129; Access from southbound US-129 to northbound US-411/SR-33 via U-turn at Cooper Street | ||
| 36.8 | 59.2 | Mall Road | Southbound right-in/right-out ramps | ||
| 37.2 | 59.9 |   US 321 / SR 73 (Lamar Alexander Parkway) – Lenoir City, Townsend | |||
| 37.8 | 60.8 |  SR 446 south (Foothills Mall Drive) | SR-446 is unsigned; Northern terminus of SR-446 | ||
| Alcoa | 38.2 | 61.5 | West Bessemer Street / Middlesettlements Road | Diverging diamond interchange | |
| 40.0 | 64.4 |  SR 35 north (Hall Road) – Alcoa | Interchange; northbound to northbound, southbound to southbound, and northbound US-129 to southbound SR-35 Access from northbound SR-35 to southbound US-129 via U-turn on northbound US-129 at milepost 40.2 | ||
| 40.7 | 65.5 | SR 335 (Hunt Road) | Interchange There is an additional ramp from East Hunt Road westbound to northbound US-129 | ||
| 41.2 | 66.3 |  McGhee Tyson Airport Passenger Terminal | Interchange | ||
| 43.1 | 69.4 |  SR 429 west (Airbase Road) | |||
| 43.4 | 69.8 | I-140 west (Pellissippi Parkway) / SR 162 east (Pellissppi Parkway) – Oak Ridge, Eagleton Village | Cloverleaf interchange; I-140 Exits 11A-B | ||
| 45.8 | 73.7 |  SR 333 south (Topside Road) – Louisville | Northern terminus of SR-333 | ||
| Knox | Knoxville | 47.0 | 75.6 |  SR 168 west (Governor John Sevier Highway) | Interchange; northbound lanes of US-129 grade-separated from SR-168 with an exit and an entrance ramp; southbound US-129 has a left exit and a left entrance - the southbound ramps cross each other at an at-grade intersection controlled by a stop sign on the entrance ramp |
| 50.8 | 81.8 | Cherokee Trail – UT Medical Center | Trumpet interchange | ||
| 51.2– 51.5 | 82.4– 82.9 | UT Cherokee Farm campus site / UTMC | Northbound, one right-in/right-out driveway, one entrance ramp; southbound, two right-in/right-out driveways | ||
| 51.5 | 82.9 | J. E. "Buck" Karnes Bridge over the Tennessee River | |||
| 51.8 | 83.4 |  SR 158 (Neyland Drive) – University of Tennessee | Interchange; no access to southbound US-129 | ||
| 51.9 | 83.5 |    US 11 / US 70 / SR 1 (Kingston Pike) | Interchange | ||
| 52.8 | 85.0 | I-40 – Nashville, Chattanooga, Lexington, Asheville SR 62 (Western Avenue / 17th Street) | US-129 ends; north end of SR-115 overlap Semi-directional T interchange; I-40 Exit 386B Ramp to SR-62 splits from ramp to I-40 east, providing access via Dale Avenue NW Access from  SR 169 (Middlebrook Pike) / University Avenue to southbound US-129 is provided by a ramp at the intersection of Ailor Avenue and North 21st Street, which merges with the Exit 386B ramp from I-40 west | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Interstate 3
- Little Tennessee River
- Tail of the Dragon
- Tennessee River
References
- 1 2 Google (2011-02-28). "US 129" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
External links
Media related to U.S. Route 129 in Tennessee at Wikimedia Commons
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| Previous state: North Carolina |
Tennessee | Next state: Terminus |
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