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State Route 36 marker
State Route 36
Map
SR 36 mainline in red
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length28.6 mi[1][2] (46.0 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1923[3]–present
Southern segment
Length7.6 mi[1] (12.2 km)
South end US 19W at the NC state line
North end I-26 / US 19W / US 23 in Temple Hill
Northern segment
Length21.0 mi[2] (33.8 km)
South end US 11E / US 19W in Johnson City
North end US 23 / SR 137 / SR 346 in Kingsport
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountiesUnicoi, Washington, Sullivan
Highway system
← SR 35→ SR 37

State Route 36 (SR 36) is a 28.6-mile-long (46.0 km) state highway, broken into two segments. In Unicoi County, it serves as the hidden concurrency of U.S. Route 19W (US 19W); in Washington and Sullivan counties, it serves as a stand-alone secondary road connecting the cities of Johnson City and Kingsport.

Route description

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Segment 1

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SR 36 begins in Unicoi County as the unsigned companion route of US 19W at the Tennessee-North Carolina state line in the Bald Mountains at Spivey Gap. US 19W/SR 36 goes west as a narrow two-lane highway through rural mountainous areas before curving to the north and having a y-intersection with SR 352 (Old US 23). The highway winds its way north to Temple Hill, where they have an interchange with I-26/US 23 (Exit 43). Here, US 19W becomes concurrent with I-26/US 23 while SR 36 comes to an end.[4]

Segment 2

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Washington County

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SR 36 begins in Washington County in Johnson City at a y-intersection with US 11E/US 19W/SR 34. SR 36 then heads northwest as an undivided 4-lane highway and has an interchange with SR 381 before leaving Johnson City and continuing northwest. It passes through Boones Creek, where it has an intersection with SR 354, before passing through Oak Grove and Spurgeon, where it has an intersection with SR 75 which provides access to Gray to southwest and the Tri-Cities Regional Airport and Blountville in the northeast. SR 36 then narrows to 2-lanes before crossing into Sullivan County.[4]

Sullivan County

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SR 36 then continues northeast, paralleling the South Fork Holston River to Colonial Heights, where it has an interchange with Interstate 81 (exit 59). SR 36 then widens to four lanes again and enters Kingsport and has an interchange with SR 93. SR 36 then passes through a major business district, where it becomes concurrent with SR 126, before passing through several neighborhoods and curving to the west. SR 126 then splits off just west of downtown before SR 36 passes straight through downtown Kingsport. SR 36 then has an intersection with SR 355, where the highway turns north again and has an interchange with US 11W/SR 1. SR 36 then continues north through several neighborhoods before coming to an end at an intersection with SR 346 at the interchange with US 23/SR 137, less than one mile (1.6 km) from the Tennessee-Virginia state line.[4]

History

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US 23 was established on October 1, 1923, with a complete concurrency with SR 36, from the North Carolina state line to the Virginia state line; going through Erwin, Unicoi, Johnson City, and Kingsport.[5] Around 1928, the route was extended to the Virginia state line, replacing SR 68, which was reassigned to a different route.[6][7] On June 8, 1951, US 23 was rerouted southwest of Ernestville, along SR 81 through Flag Pond and Sam's Gap into North Carolina; its old alignment remained part of US 19W/SR 36.[8]

In 1970, the first segment of a four-lane freeway, designated SR 137, was opened between Johnson City and Kingsport.[9][10] Over the following decade, SR 137 continued being extended at both ends until in 1982, when AASHTO approved US 23 relocation onto the freeway, leaving behind its old alignment to SR 36 from north of Johnson City to near the Virginia state line.[11] In December 1985, I-181 was established, truncated SR 137 north of US 11W, while SR 36 replaced as new concurrency south of US 11E; all signs and exit numbers were based on US 23 designation.[12] In 1988, AASHTO approved an extension of I-26 from North Carolina to I-81, on contingent upon the completion and certification of interstate standards in North Carolina, which happened in August 2003.[13] Following the new designation, both SR 36 and SR 81 was removed of their concurrencies with US 23. In March 2007, the remaining spur of I-181, from I-81 to US 11W, was switched to I-26.[14]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Unicoi​0.00.0
 US 19W south – Cane River		North Carolina state line; southern terminus; southern end of US 19W concurrency
Temple Hill6.310.1
 SR 352 west (Old Asheville Highway) – Flag Pond		Eastern terminus of SR 352; former US 23
7.612.2
 I-26 / US 23 / US 19W north – Asheville, Johnson City		I-26/US 23 exit 43; northern terminus; US 19W continues north along I-26 east/US 23 north
Gap in route
WashingtonJohnson City0.00.0

 US 11E south / US 19W south (N Roan Street/SR 34) – Downtown		Southern terminus; No access from southbound SR 36 to northbound 11E/19W.
0.40.64



 SR 381 (State of Franklin Road) to US 11E north / US 19W north		Interchange; US-11E/19W are only signed on southbound SR 36
Boones Creek2.94.7

 SR 354 south (Boones Creek Road) to I-26 – Jonesborough		Northern terminus of SR 354
Spurgeon711
 SR 75 (Airport Road) to I-26 – Gray, Blountville		Provides access to Tri-Cities Regional Airport
SullivanColonial Heights1118 I-81 – Knoxville, BristolI-81 exit 59
Kingsport1423
 SR 93 (N John B Dennis Highway) to I-26 – Bristol, Greeneville		Interchange
1524
 SR 126 east (Memorial Boulevard) – Blountville		Southern end of SR 126 concurrency
1626

 SR 126 west (N Wilcox Drive) to I-26		Northern end of SR 126 concurrency
17.828.6
 SR 355 south (W Center Street)		Northern terminus of SR 355
18.329.5 US 11W (W Stone Drive/SR 1) – Mount Carmel, BristolInterchange
21.134.0
 SR 346 west (Carters Valley Road) – Church Hill



US 23 (SR 137) to I-26 – Johnson City, Weber City, VA, Gate City, VA		Northern terminus; interchange; eastern terminus of SR 346
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. 1 2 "Tennessee State Route 36 (southern segment)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Tennessee State Route 36 (northern segment)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ Highway Planning Survey Division (1925). Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee for the Years 1923 and 1924 (PDF) (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. pp. 39–44. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 DeLorme (2017). Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (2017 ed.). 1 in:2.5 mi. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 978-1946494047.
  5. ↑ Highway Planning Survey Division (1925). Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee For the Years 1923 and 1924 (PDF) (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. pp. 39–44. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ Biennial Report of the Commissioner, Department of Highways and Public Works, State of Tennessee, For the Biennium Ending June 30th, 1928 (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. 1929. pp. 57–59. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via HathiTrust Digital Library.
  7. ↑ Shell Highway Map of Kentucky Tennessee (PDF) (Map). Cartography Associates, David Rumsey Collection. 1956. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ Hale, Hal H. (June 14, 1951). "Correspondence to Charles F. Wayland, Jr. and Henry W. Jordan". VisualVault. American Association of State Highway Officials. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Appy road projects nearing completion". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 23, 1970. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Highway program key to area's top growth". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. February 28, 1971. p. 11A. Retrieved January 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (June 28, 1982). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 5. Retrieved November 11, 2015 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  12. ↑ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (June 9, 1986). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 2. Retrieved November 11, 2015 – via Wikisource.
  13. ↑ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (June 7, 1988). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 4. Retrieved November 11, 2015 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  14. ↑ Barber, Rex (March 2, 2007). "New Directions: I-181 to become I-26 in Sullivan; all exit signs, markers to change". Johnson City Press. pp. 1A, 4A. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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