Tennessee State Route 39
  State Route 39 | ||||
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 SR 39; primary in red, secondary in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 31.8 mi (51.2 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1923[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-75 in Riceville | |||
| East end |  SR 68 in Tellico Plains | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | McMinn, Monroe | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 39 (SR 39) is a state highway in McMinn and Monroe counties in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee.[2]
Route description
[edit]SR 39 begins as a secondary highway in McMinn County in Riceville at Exit 42 on I-75. It then goes east as a 2-lane country road to the center of town and has a short concurrency with US 11/SR 2. It then turns northeast, now concurrent with US 11 Business (US 11 Bus), to parallel US 11/SR 2 and leave Riceville to go through some countryside before entering Athens. SR 39/US 11 Bus then goes through some suburbs and passes by Starr Regional Medical Center before entering downtown, where US 11 Bus turns northwest to join back up with US 11/SR 2. At the same time, SR 39 continues through downtown to an intersection with SR 30/SR 305/SR 307, where SR 39 turns south to become concurrent with SR 30 as a 4-lane divided highway. SR 39/SR 30 then cross over a ridge, where they leave Athens, just before the intersection where SR 39 separates from SR 30 and goes east as a rural 2-lane highway through the countryside of McMinn County before entering Englewood. It travels along various city streets through downtown before coming to an intersection with US 411/SR 33, which it turns north to become concurrent with as a 4-lane undivided highway and they go through a business district before SR 39 separates and turns east, becoming a primary highway and leaving Englewood as a curvy 2-lane highway as it enters some mountains and ridges. It winds its way through the mountains to an intersection with SR 310, where it becomes a primary highway, just before crossing into Monroe County.[3]
The curves then straighten out as SR 39 leaves the mountains, crosses the Conasauga Creek, and starts going through some farmland. SR 39 passes through Jalapa and has a Y-intersection with SR 315 before going through some more farmland before ending at an intersection with SR 68, just north of Tellico Plains.[2][3]
Major intersections
[edit] | This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| McMinn | Riceville | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-75 – Chattanooga, Knoxville | I-75 exit 42; western terminus; SR 39 begins as a secondary highway |
  US 11 north (Lee Highway/SR 2) – Athens | Begin with concurrency with US 11/SR 2 | ||||
  US 11 south (Lee Highway/SR 2) / US 11 Bus. north – Calhoun, Charleston, Cleveland | End concurrency with US 11/SR 2; Begin concurrency with US 11 Business; Southern terminus of US 11 Business | ||||
| Athens |     US 11 Bus. north (N Jackson Street/N White Street) / SR 30 west (Green Street) / SR 305 north (Ingleside Avenue) / SR 307 north (E Madison Avenue) | End concurrency with US 11 Business; Begin concurrency with SR 30; Southern terminus for both SR 305 & SR 307 | |||
 SR 30 east (S White Street) – Etowah | End concurrency with SR 30 | ||||
| Englewood |  US 411 south (SR 33) – Etowah | Begin concurrency with US 411/SR 33 | |||
| US 411 north (SR 33) – Madisonville | End concurrency with US 411/SR 33 | ||||
| Mecca |  SR 310 (Mecca Pike) – Etowah | Eastern terminus of SR 310; SR 39 turns primary | |||
| Monroe | Jalapa |  SR 315 south (Reliance Road) – Reliance | Northern terminus of SR 315 | ||
| Tellico Plains | 31.8 | 51.2 |   SR 68 (New Highway 68) to SR 165 (Cherohala Skyway) – Coker Creek, Madisonville, Ducktown, Robbinsville, North Carolina | Eastern terminus; SR 39 ends as a primary highway | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "TN-39 · Tennessee".
- 1 2 DeLorme (2017). Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (2017 ed.). 1 in:2.5 mi. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 978-1946494047.
External links
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Media related to Tennessee State Route 39 at Wikimedia Commons
