Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
NC 1397 at the North Carolina state line in Cocke County: US 25E at the Kentucky state line at Cumberland Gap Tunnel: 1923: current SR 33: 174.42: 280.70 US 411/SR 61 at the Georgia state line in Polk County: SR 696 at the Virginia state line in Hancock County: 1923: current SR 34: 154.09: 247.98 US 11E/US 25W/US 70/SR 9 in Knox County
There are 95 counties in the U.S. State of Tennessee. As of 2023, Shelby County was both Tennessee's most populous county, with 910,042 residents, and the largest county in area, covering an area of 755 sq mi (1,955 km 2). The least populous county was Pickett County (5,128) and the smallest in area was Trousdale County, covering 114 sq mi (295 ...
Most of the state is considered part of the Upland South, and the eastern third is part of Appalachia. [ 1 ] Tennessee covers roughly 42,143 square miles (109,150 km 2), of which 926 square miles (2,400 km 2), or 2.2%, is water. It is the 16th smallest state in terms of land area. The state is about 440 miles (710 km) long from east to west and ...
East Tennessee's major landforms. East Tennessee is located within three major geological divisions of the Appalachian Mountains: the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border with North Carolina in the east; the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians (usually called the "Great Appalachian Valley" or "Tennessee Valley" [a]) in the center; and the Cumberland Plateau in the west, part of which is in Middle ...
First State Road commemorative sign on US 70/SR 1 in Cumberland County. This highway was initially known as the Memphis to Bristol Highway. The Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works was established by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1915 and tasked with constructing, maintaining, and improving roads throughout the state.
The three regions are geographically and culturally distinct. [9] East Tennessee's landscape is dominated by the Appalachian mountain chain, including the Great Smoky Mountains on the eastern border of the state, the ridge-and-valley region where East Tennessee's principal cities (Knoxville, Chattanooga, and the Tri-Cities) are located, and the rugged Cumberland Mountains.
Campbell County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located on the state's northern border in East Tennessee . As of the 2020 census , its population was 39,272. [ 2 ]
Grainger County, Tennessee. Grainger County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,527. [3] Its county seat is Rutledge. [4] Grainger County is a part of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area [5] and formerly Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area until 2023.