State Route 347 (SR 347) is a state-maintained, secondary highway in
eastern Tennessee
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, beginning at
I-26 in the Rock Springs community of
Kingsport and ending at the intersection of
US 11W
U.S. Route 11W (US 11W), locally known as Bloody 11W, is a divided highway of US 11 in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Virginia. The U.S. Highway, which is complemented by US 11E to the south and east, runs from US 11, US 11E, and US 70 in Kn ...
and
SR 70 in
Rogersville.
The highway travels through a gap in
Bays Mountain
Bays Mountain is a ridge of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, located in eastern Tennessee. It runs southwest to northeast, from just south of Knoxville to Kingsport.
Its southern segment is relatively low in elevation (up to about ). In som ...
at the border between
Sullivan and
Hawkins counties.
Route description
SR 347 begins as East Main Street at an intersection with
SR 70 and
US 11W
U.S. Route 11W (US 11W), locally known as Bloody 11W, is a divided highway of US 11 in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Virginia. The U.S. Highway, which is complemented by US 11E to the south and east, runs from US 11, US 11E, and US 70 in Kn ...
in Rogersville, SR 347 goes southwest toward downtown and after 1 mile as East Main Street SR 347 turns east on to Burem Pike and soon after leaves Rogersville city limits and after traveling for at total of 3.5 miles SR 347 crosses the
Holston River
The Holston River is a river that flows from Kingsport, Tennessee, to Knoxville, Tennessee. Along with its three major forks (North Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork), it comprises a major river system that drains much of northeastern Tennessee, ...
. It then goes through rural southern Hawkins County. After entering Sullivan County SR 347 comes into the community of
Sullivan Gardens and junctions with
SR 93 and comes to an end at
I-26/
US 23
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U.S. Route 23 or U.S. Highway 23 (US 23) is a major north–south U.S. Highway between Jacksonville, Florida, and Mackinaw City, Michigan. It is an original 1926 route which originally reached only as far south as Portsmouth, Ohio, and has sinc ...
in Kingsport.
Major intersections
See also
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List of Tennessee state highways
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Notes
347
Year 347 ( CCCXLVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rufinus and Eusebius (or, less frequently, year 1100 ''Ab urbe c ...
Transportation in Hawkins County, Tennessee
Transportation in Sullivan County, Tennessee
Rogersville, Tennessee
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