Tennessee State Route 62
State Route 62 (SR 62) is a 89.93-mile-long (144.73 km) west-to-east highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is designated as a primary route except for the short segment between SR 169 and its eastern terminus, which is secondary.
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| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 89.93 mi (144.73 km) | |||
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| Counties | Putnam, Fentress, Morgan, Roane, Anderson, Knox | |||
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State Route 62 begins in Putnam County at State Route 84; it ends in Knox County at U.S. Route 441/State Route 33.
Route description
Putnam and Fentress counties
SR 62 begins in Putnam County in downtown Monterey as a primary highway at an intersection with SR 84 and SR 164. It then heads east (as East Commercial Avenue) through downtown before leaving Monterey (as Clarkrange Highway) as a two-lane highway to parallel I-40 for a short distance before going through forested areas and the community of Muddy Pond before crossing into Fentress County.
SR 62 immediately enters farmland and goes down a fertile valley to enter Clarkrange and junction with US 127/SR 28. The highway now leaves Clarkrange (as Deer Lodge Highway) and continues east through farmland and crosses into Morgan County.
Morgan and Roane counties
In Morgan County, SR 62 enters the Eastern Time Zone, leaving farmland and becoming very curvy (and becoming Nashville Highway) as it heads east through the mountains of the Cumberland Plateau. It passes through Chestnut Ridge before it intersects the southern end of SR 329 south of Deer Lodge and continues east to intersect with SR 298. SR 62 continues eastward and goes through Lancing and becomes even curvier, before coming to an intersection with US 27/SR 29 (Morgan County Highway) north of Wartburg. It becomes concurrent with US 27/SR 29 and widens into a four-lane highway before entering Wartburg. They then pass just east of downtown before SR 62 separates from US 27/SR 29 and continues southeast (as Knoxville Highway) as a four-lane and then exits Wartburg. SR 62 continues southeast and narrows to a two-lane before entering Joyner. The highway continues through Joyner, which is mainly farmland, and then junctions with SR 116 west of Petros before entering Stephens. It goes through Stephens and then goes through a short mountain pass (locally known as Stephens Mountain) before passing through Coalfield to enter Oliver Springs and crosses into Roane County.
SR 62 almost immediately has an intersection between SR 61 (Tri County Boulevard/Harvey H. Hannah Memorial Highway) and SR 330, with it becoming concurrent with SR 61. They then bypasses downtown to the north and east as a four-lane and enters Anderson County.
Anderson and Knox counties
The highway continues through Oliver Springs and then Separates from SR 61 and enters Oak Ridge (as Illinois Avenue). In Oak Ridge, SR 62 has a junction with SR 95 before widening to a six-lane and going through a major business district, passing by the Oak Ridge City Center (Mall), before downgrading to a four-lane at an interchange with Centrifuge way. The highway continues to an interchanges with Bethel Valley Road, which provides access to the Y-12 National Security Complex, and SR 170 before leaving Oak Ridge and crossing the Clinch River/Melton Hill Lake, crossing into Knox County and entering Solway.
SR 62 goes through Solway (as Oak Ridge Highway) and has partial interchange with SR 162 (Pellisippi Parkway) before leaving Solway and narrowing to a two-lane. It then passes through Karns and junctions with SR 131 before entering Knoxville, widening to a four-lane (and becoming Western Avenue). SR 62 continues through North Knoxville before widening to a six-lane and having an interchange with I-640/I-75. The highway narrows to a two-lane for short distance before widening back out to a four-lane and intersecting SR 169. SR 62 then turns secondary and has an interchange with I-40/I-275 before entering downtown and ending at an intersection with US 441/SR 33.
Junction list
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Putnam | Monterey | 0.0 | 0.0 | | Western terminus; SR 62 begins as a primary route |
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| Fentress | Clarkrange | | |||
| Morgan | |  | Southern terminus of SR 329 | ||
| |  | Northern terminus of SR 298 | |||
| Lancing |  | Western end of US 27/SR 29 concurrency | |||
| Wartburg | North Kingston Street – Downtown Wartburg, Obed Wild and Scenic River National Park Service Visitor Center, Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park | ||||
| Water Tank Hill Road South – Downtown Wartburg | |||||
| Eastern end of US 27/SR 29 concurrency | ||||
| Joyner |  | Southern terminus of SR 116 | |||
| Roane | Oliver Springs |   | Eastern end of SR 61 concurrency; Southern terminus of SR 330 | ||
| Anderson | Downtown Oliver Springs To | Interchange; Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
 | Eastern end of SR 61 concurrency | ||||
| Oak Ridge |  | ||||
| Centrifuge Way | Interchange | ||||
| Bethel Valley Road – Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Y-12 National Security Complex | Interchange | ||||
 | Western terminus of SR 170; Interchange | ||||
| Melton Hill Lake/Clinch River | Dr. Herman Postma Memorial Solway Bridge over Melton Hill Lake/Clinch River | ||||
| Knox | Solway |  | Interchange; Northern terminus of SR 162; No Access to SR 162 from westbound 62 | ||
| Karns |  | ||||
| Knoxville | Ed Shouse Road To  | ||||
  | I-640, exit 1 | ||||
| Eastern terminus of SR 169; SR 62 changes to a secondary route | ||||
| Ramp to I-275 North and I-40 East | ||||
| 89.93 | 144.73 | | Eastern terminus of SR 62; SR 62 ends as a secondary route | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- Tennessee Department of Transportation (January 24, 2003). "State Highway and Interstate List 2003".
External links
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