State Route 312 (SR 312) is a
secondary state route in
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
* Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilt ...
and
Bradley
Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English.
Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular.
It is also an Anglicisation of t ...
counties in the US state of
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
that runs from
Birchwood
Birchwood is a town in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England with a population of 11,395 (as at the 2001 census). Although physically and administratively part of Warrington, the civil parish council has named itself a town council. Hi ...
to
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
. The route runs east and west, however, much of the route in Hamilton County runs north and south.
Route description
SR 312 begins at an intersection with
SR 60 in Birchwood, a small community in northeastern Hamilton County, and travels southwest for approximately as Birchwood Pike through rural farmland, before turning east and intersecting with
SR 58 near
Harrison
Harrison may refer to:
People
* Harrison (name)
* Harrison family of Virginia, United States
Places
In Australia:
* Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
In Canada:
* Inukjuak, Quebec, or "Po ...
. The route then runs north
concurrently with SR 58 for about , before turning east as Mahan Gap Road. The route runs through the community of
Snow Hill, and about later comes to a four-way intersection with Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, a major connector road between the communities of
Ooltewah and
Georgetown. The route then crosses Mahan Gap in
White Oak Mountain
White Oak Mountain is a mountain located in northwestern Georgia and southeastern Tennessee. The mountain is part of the Ridge and Valley Appalachians.
Description
White Oak Mountain is one of a series of paralleling ridges running approximately ...
, and about later crosses into Bradley County, where it becomes known as Harrison Pike. About later it intersects with Bancroft Road, a connector to
McDonald. The route continues for another through a rural residential area, before turning sharp east, and entering the community of
Prospect. About later the route crosses
I-75
Interstate 75 (I-75) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. As with most Interstates that end in 5, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, traveling from St ...
, but does not interchange. The route then continues for another , crossing Candies Creek,
Candies Creek Ridge
Candies Creek Ridge, also known (more commonly in the past) as Clingan Ridge, is a geographic feature ridge located primarily in Bradley County, Tennessee, on the southeastern border of the state. It overlooks Candies Creek and is in north Clevela ...
in a gap, and entering
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
, before coming to an intersection with
US 11 Bypass (Keith Street). The route continues east as Inman Street for another before meeting its eastern terminus with
US 11
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US 64
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ...
(Ocoee Street, Broad Street) in downtown Cleveland. Also at this intersection US 64 splits off from US 11, and continues east as Inman Street.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Hamilton County, Tennessee
Transportation in Bradley County, Tennessee