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Oak Ridge is a city in Anderson and Roane counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, about 25 miles (40 km) west of downtown Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 31,402 at the 2020 census. [9] It is part of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Oak Ridge's nicknames include the Atomic City, [10] the Secret City, [11] and the City ...
Oak Ridge Historic District (also known as Clinton Engineer Works Townsite) is a historic district in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Roughly bounded by East Drive, Outer and West Outer Drives, Louisiana Avenue, and Tennessee Avenue, the district comprises much of Oak Ridge's original Manhattan ...
Oakridge is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Tennessee. [1] It is part of the Clarksville , TN– KY Metropolitan Statistical Area . References
The Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant was renamed the Oak Ridge K-25 Site in 1989 and the East Tennessee Technology Park in 1996. [98] Production of enriched uranium using gaseous diffusion ceased in Portsmouth in 2001 and at Paducah in 2013. [ 102 ]
When Oak Ridge was established by the federal government in 1942 for the uranium enrichment operations of the Manhattan Project, SR 62 became the main route between Oak Ridge and Knoxville. After the completion of the adjoining section of I-40/I-75 in 1961, Oak Ridge officials began pushing for a connector route to the Interstate to improve ...
Oak Ridge: Bridge over the Clinch River: Bear Creek Road: Interchange; provides access to K-25 and Y-12: SR 327 north (Blair Road) – Harriman, Oliver Springs: Southern terminus of SR 327; provides access to K-25: 94.94: 152.79: SR 95 (Oak Ridge Turnpike/White Wing Road) – Oak Ridge, Lenoir City
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a federally funded research and development center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1943, the laboratory is now sponsored by the United States Department of Energy and administered by UT–Battelle, LLC .
SR 62 (North Illinois Avenue) – Oak Ridge, Knoxville: Eastern end of SR 62 overlap; SR 61 turns secondary SR 95 south (Oak Ridge Turnpike) – Oak Ridge: Northern terminus of SR 95; SR 61 turns primary: Clinton: US 25W (South Main Street/SR 9) – Rocky Top, Powell: Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Clinch River: I-75 – Knoxville, Lexington