Tennessee State Route 305
Route map:
(Redirected from SR 305 (TN))
 State Route 305 | ||||
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 SR 305 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.7 mi (22.0 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   SR 30 / SR 39 in Athens | |||
 US 11 in Athens I-75 near Athens | ||||
| North end |  SR 68 in rural northeastern Meigs County | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | McMinn, Meigs | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 305 (SR 305) is a north-south state highway, although it goes in a more northwest-southeast direction, in Meigs and McMinn counties of East Tennessee.
Route description
[edit]SR 305 begins in McMinn County in downtown Athens at an intersection with SR 30 and SR 39. It goes north through neighborhoods along Ingleside Avenue to have an intersection with US 11/SR 2. The highway then turns northwest to leave Athens and have an interchange with I-75 at exit 52. It continues northwest through farmland and rural areas to cross into Meigs County. It continues northwest through farmland before coming to an end at an intersection with SR 68. The entire route of SR 305 is a two-lane highway.[2]
Major intersections
[edit]| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMinn | Athens | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 30 / SR 39 (Green Street/East Washington Avenue/East Madison Avenue) – Decatur, Etowah, Riceville, Englewood | Southern terminus |
| US 11 (Congress Parkway North/SR 2) – Cleveland, Calhoun, Niota, Sweetwater | |||||
| | I-75 – Chattanooga, Knoxville | I-75 exit 52 | |||
| Meigs | | 13.7 | 22.0 | SR 68 – Spring City, Sweetwater | Northern terminus; provides access to Watts Bar Dam, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, and Watts Bar Lake |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]KML is not from Wikidata
- ^ "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "State Route 305" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 29, 2019.