Tennessee State Route 71

State Route 71
State Route 71
Route information
	Maintained by TDOT
Length	85.8 mi (138.1 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 441 at North Carolina State Line
North end	US 25W / SR 116 / SR 9 in Rocky Top, Tennessee
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Sevier, Blount, Knox, Anderson, Campbell
Highway system
	Tennessee State Routes; Interstate; US; State;

State Route 71 is a north–south state highway in Tennessee. For most of the length it is a "hidden" route, as it coincides with U.S. Route 441 in all but a short section in Knoxville. The road begins at the North Carolina state line in Sevier County within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at Newfound Gap and ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 25W, Tennessee SR-116, and Tennessee SR-9 (hidden) in Rocky Top, Tennessee. Along the length SR-71 passes through Sevier County, a small portion of Blount County, Knox County, Anderson County, and in and out of Campbell County.

Within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park SR-71 is known as Newfound Gap Road, and follows along a valley carved by the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River. Near the northern terminus SR-71 follows the Clinch River and passes over the top of Norris Dam.

At downtown Knoxville, SR-71 is signed a primary highway and this the only section where the SR-71 sign is posted. The sign is at the intersection of James White Parkway and Neyland Drive. Tennessee SR-158 follows James White Parkway from Interstate 40 and then splits off onto Neyland Drive leaving SR-71 continuing south as James White Parkway until it crosses the Tennessee River and is then known as South Knox Boulevard (though is still signed as James White Parkway). At this time, South Knox Blvd. ends at Sevierville Pike, although there are current plans to extend the road to meet U.S. Highway 441 (Chapman Highway) or Tennessee SR-168 (Governor John Sevier Highway).^[2]

Concurrent routes

SR-71 overlaps the following routes:

U.S. Route 441 (for most of the length SR-71 is a hidden route)
U.S. Route 321 and Tennessee SR-73 (hidden) from Gatlinburg to Pigeon Forge
U.S. Route 411 and Tennessee SR-35 (hidden) from Sevierville to near Seymour
Tennessee SR-33 from Knoxville to Halls Crossroads
Tennessee SR-170 in northern Knox County to southern Anderson County
Tennessee SR-61 in Norris

Junction list

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Sevier	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	US 441 (New Found Gap Road) – Cherokee	Southern terminus; southern end of US-441 concurrency
		SR 73 Scenic east (Little River Road) – Townsend, Elkmont, Cades Cove	Eastern end of SR-73 Scenic concurrency
		Gatlinburg Bypass north – Pigeon Forge	Southern terminus of Gatlinburg Bypass
	Gatlinburg	US 321 north / SR 73 north (East Parkway) – Pittman Center, Cosby, Newport	Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with US-321/SR-73; End SR 73 Scenic concurrency; Eastern terminus of SR 73 Scenic
	Gatlinburg	Gatlinburg Bypass south – Cherokee	Interchange; No northbound access
	Pigeon Forge	SR 449 north (Dollywood Lane/Veterans Parkway) – Dollywood	Southern terminus of SR-449
	Pigeon Forge	US 321 south / SR 73 south (Wears Valley Road) – Wears Valley, Townsend	Northern end of Wrong-way concurrency with US-321/SR-73
	Sevierville	Parkway to SR 66 (Winfield Dunn Parkway) / SR 448 (North Parkway)
	Sevierville	US 411 north / SR 35 north (West Main Street) / SR 66 north (Winfield Dunn Parkway) to I-40 – Newport, Kodak	Southern end of Wrong-way concurrency with US-411/SR-35; Southern terminus of SR-66
	Seymour	US 411 south / SR 35 south (Maryville Highway) / SR 338 (Boyds Creek Highway) – Maryville, Alcoa, Boyds Creek	Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with US-411/SR-35; Southern terminus of SR-338
Knox	Knoxville	SR 168 (Governor John Sevier Highway) – Johnson University, Strawberry Plains	Interchange
		US 441 north (Chapman Highway) to SR 33	Northern end of US 441 concurrency
		Sevierville Pike – Seymour
		Cottrell Street	Interchange
		Sevier Avenue / Hillwood Avenue	Interchange
		Riverside Drive, Hill Avenue, Hall of Fame Drive, SR 158 (Neyland Drive, James White Parkway)	Interchange; SR 71 north follows ramp unsigned
		SR 158 (Neyland Drive, James White Parkway) to I-40	Ramp to SR-158
		Ramp TO I-40
		West Magnolia Avenue To US 441 / SR 33
		US 11 / US 70 / SR 1 (East Magnolia Avenue, West Fifth Street) – Farragut, Strawberry Plains
		I-40 – Nashville, Bristol	Interchange
			US 441 / SR 33 (North Broadway)	No access to southbound US 441/SR 33; Southern end of US 441/ SR 33 concurrency
		I-640 / US 25W	Interchange with Traffic signals
		SR 331 (Tazewell Pike) – Corryton, Plainview	Southern terminus of SR-331; Interchange
	Halls Crossroads	SR 33 north (Maynardville Highway) – Maynardville, New Tazewell	Northern end of SR-33 concurrency
	Halls Crossroads	SR 131 (East Emory Road) – Powell, Corryton
		SR 170 west (East Raccoon Valley Road) – Heiskell, Claxton	Southern end of SR-170 concurrency
Anderson		SR 170 east (Hickory Valley Road) – New Tazewell	Northern end of SR-170 concurrency
	Norris	SR 61 (Andersonville Highway) – Andersonville, Big Ridge State Park	Southern end of SR-61 concurrency
	Norris	SR 61 west (North Charles G. Seivers Boulevard) – Clinton	Northern end of SR-61 concurrency
Campbell	No major junctions
Anderson	No major junctions
Campbell	No major junctions
Anderson	Rocky Top	I-75 – Knoxville, Jellico, Lexington	I-75 exit 128
Anderson	Rocky Top	US 25W / SR 9 / SR 116 (North Main Street) – Caryville, downtown Rocky Top	Northern terminus of US-441 and SR-71
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

^ Microsoft MapPoint 2006, Retrieved on 2007-8-24
^ South Knox Blvd. extension (TDOT)

[1] Microsoft MapPoint 2006, Retrieved on 2007-8-24

[2] South Knox Blvd. extension (TDOT)

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Concurrent routes

Junction list

See also

References