State Route 361 (SR 361) is an east–west state highway in

Carter County, Tennessee Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 57,424. Its county seat is Elizabethton. The county is named in honor of Landon Carter (1760-1800), an early settler active in the "Lo ...

. It serves as a connector between Pine Crest and

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, as well as provides access to the Laurels Recreation Area section of the

Cherokee National Forest The Cherokee National Forest is a United States National Forest located in the U.S. states of Tennessee and North Carolina that was created on June 14, 1920. The forest is maintained and managed by the United States Forest Service. It encompasses ...

. Portions of the highway are known as Laurels Road, Dry Creek Road, and Gap Creek Road.

Route description

SR 361 begins as Laurels Road in southern Pine Crest at an intersection with SR 359. It heads southeast through farmland and rural areas before passing through mountains, a narrow section of the

, and by the Laurels Recreation Area. The highway then becomes Dry Creek Road and goes east along a narrow valley to have an intersection with SR 362. SR 361 then becomes Gap Creek Road and continues east through rural areas to enter

and crosses a bridge over the

Little Doe River The Little Doe River is a river located in Carter County, Tennessee. It forms from the confluence of Simerly Creek and Tiger Creek near the community of Tiger Valley, and runs in a northerly direction alongside U.S. Route 19E until its termination ...

. The highway then comes to an end at an intersection with US 19E/ SR 37 south of downtown. The entire route of SR 361 is a two-lane highway.

Major intersections

References

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