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U.S. Route 441 (US 441) stretches for 83.28 miles (134.03 km) through the mountains of East Tennessee, connecting Rocky Top with Knoxville, Sevierville, Gatlinburg, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, crossing into North Carolina at Newfound Gap.
Although it was initially approved for construction in 1944 as a 71-mile-long route, the first part to be completed was the westernmost section (17 miles of pavement between Walland and Chilhowee ...
I-75 enters the East Tennessee region from Georgia, following the Tennessee Valley all the way through Knoxville to near Rocky Top, then climbs into the Cumberland Mountains before crossing over into Kentucky at Jellico. Of the six states that I-75 traverses, the segment in Tennessee is the shortest, at 161.86 miles (260.49 km).
U.S. Route 441 (US 441) is a 939-mile-long (1,511 km) auxiliary route of U.S. Route 41.It extends from US 41 in Miami, Florida to US 25W in Rocky Top, Tennessee.Between its termini, US 441 travels through the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
A rest area is located at the top of the western escarpment of Monteagle Mountain. East of the grade, the route passes through a narrow valley alongside Battle Creek, with slight banked curves as it enters Kimball and South Pittsburg. West of the grade, the route enters the relatively flat terrain of the Eastern Highland Rim, passing through ...
At 455.28 miles (732.70 km), the Tennessee segment of I-40 is the longest of the eight states through which it passes and the state's longest Interstate Highway. [ 5 ] I-40 passes through Tennessee's three largest cities— Memphis , Nashville , and Knoxville —and serves the Great Smoky Mountains National Park , the most-visited national park ...
The main route through the NC mountains will take a long time to rebuild. Richard Stradling. ... The largest section, about 4 miles from the Tennessee line, gave way around noon on Friday.
Foothills Parkway's Chilhowee entrance at Walland Foothills Parkway approaching Look Rock, on the crest of Chilhowee Mountain. The foothills of the Great Smokies consist of a series of low mountains and hills lying roughly between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the south and the flatlands of the Tennessee River and French Broad River valleys to the north.