Tennessee State Route 70
Appearance
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by TDOT | ||||
Length | 64.9 mi[1] (104.4 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | NC 208 near Southe Greene | |||
US 321 / SR 35 / SR 107 / SR 350 at Greeneville US 11E / SR 34 at Greeneville I-81 near Romeo US 11W / SR 1 at Rogersville | ||||
North end | SR 70 at Blackwater, Virginia | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Tennessee | |||
Counties | Greene, Hawkins, Hancock | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 70 is a state-maintained highway in eastern Tennessee, beginning at the border with North Carolina in the midst of the Cherokee National Forest and the Great Smoky Mountains and ending at the Virginia border in the extremely rural and mountainous terrain of Hancock County.
The highway travels through both Greeneville and Rogersville, bisecting Interstate 81 between the two towns.
Route description
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History
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Junction list
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Greene | | 0.00 | 0.00 | NC 208 south – Marshall, Asheville | Southern terminus of TN-70 |
South Greene | SR 107 west (Houston Valley Road) – Del Rio | Southern end of SR-107 concurrency | |||
SR 351 north (SR-107 Cutoff) – Tusculum, Erwin | Southern terminus of SR-351 | ||||
Greeneville | US 321 / SR 35 / SR 107 east – Newport | Northern End of concurrency with SR-107; Southern end of concurrency with US-321 Truck | |||
US 11E Bus. north / SR 350 south (West Summer Street) | Southern end of concurrency with US-11E Business; Northern terminus of SR-350 | ||||
US 11E south / SR 34 south (West Andrew Johnson Highway) – Mosheim, Bulls Gap, Morristown | Southern terminus of US-11E Business; Southern end of US-11E/SR-34 concurrency; Interchange, road continues west as Blue Springs Parkway | ||||
US 11E north / US 321 Truck north / SR 34 north (West Andrew Johnson Highway) – Tusculum, Jonesborough, Johnson City | Northern end of US-11E/US-321 Truck/SR-34 concurrency | ||||
Romeo | I-81 – Bristol, Knoxville | I-81 exit 30; interchange | |||
Horton Highway – Baileyton | |||||
Hawkins | Persia | SR 66 south – Bulls Gap | Southern end of SR-66 concurrency | ||
Rogersville | West Main Street – Downtown Rogersville | Interchange; No access from southbound SR-66/SR-70 | |||
US 11W south / SR 1 south – Mooresburg, Bean Station SR 66 north – Sneedville | Northern end of SR-66 concurrency; Southern end of US-11W/SR-1 concurrency; Interchange | ||||
US 11W north / SR 1 north – Church Hill SR 347 east (East Main Street) – Downtown Rogersville, Sullivan Gardens | Northern end of US-11W/SR-1 concurrency; Western terminus of SR-347; Interchange | ||||
| SR 94 west (Pressmen's Home Road) – Pressmen's Home | Eastern terminus of SR-94 | |||
Hancock | Kyles Ford | SR 33 north – Clinchport | Southern/Northern end of SR-33 wrong-way concurrency | ||
SR 33 south – Sneedville | Northern/Southern end of SR-33 wrong-way concurrency | ||||
Blackwater | SR 70 north (Trail of the Lonesome Pine Road) – Jonesville | Northern terminus TN-70 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ "Tennessee State Route 70" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 3, 2013.