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The Alcoa Highway portion of US 129 was first constructed and completed as a two-lane roadway from Knoxville to Blount County in 1939 to provide access to the then recently opened McGhee Tyson Airport. Initially, this route only carried the SR 115 designation, and in 1961, AASHO approved rerouting US 129 onto Alcoa Highway.
SR 35, alone, begins in Blount County at an interchange with US 129 (Alcoa Highway/SR 115) in Alcoa.SR 35 goes southeast as a 4-lane divided highway known as S Hall Road, where it passes through some residential areas before entering a major business district, where it downgrades to an undivided 4-lane, before crossing a bridge into downtown Maryville.
It travels through Alcoa, passing by McGhee Tyson Airport, and then intersecting I-140. US 129 then crosses the Tennessee River on the James E. "Buck" Karnes Bridge into Knoxville. Shortly thereafter, US 129 becomes a limited-access highway for a short distance. It has an interchange with US 11/US 70 immediately
State Route 168 (SR 168, known as Governor John Sevier Highway) is a state highway in Knox County, Tennessee, that is 18.1 miles long. Its western terminus is with US 129 / SR 115 , and its eastern terminus is with US 11 / US 11E / US 11W / US 70 / SR 1 .
Alcoa South Plant Office: Alcoa South Plant Office: August 18, 1989 (#89001070) March 10, 2009: Hall Road: Alcoa: 2: Alcoa West Plant Office: July 25, 1989 (#89000863) November 15, 2006: Lodge Street: Alcoa: Demolished in November, 1996. [7] 3: James Gillespie House: James Gillespie House
US 129/SR 115 in Knoxville: US 11E/US 25W/US 70/SR 9 in Knoxville c. 1982: current Known locally as John Sevier Highway SR 169: 11.7: 18.8 SR 131 in Knoxville: SR 62 in Knoxville c. 1987: current Known locally as Middlebrook Pike SR 170: 35.9: 57.8 SR 62 in Oak Ridge: SR 33 near Maynardville: c. 1982: current SR 171: 18.0: 29.0
With fireworks on the Henley Street bridge and a "compromised element" on the Gay Street Bridge, the city of Knoxville has shared alternate routes. Both of Knoxville’s downtown bridges will be ...
In 2010, South Knoxville's Ye Olde Steak House on Chapman Highway was featured in the third season of The Travel Channel's Man v. Food. In 2012 a book was published about South Knoxville and detailed the history of the area. The title is "South Knoxville."