State Route 143 (SR 143) is a 12.46 mile state highway that goes through 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 ...

and

Roan Mountain State Park Roan Mountain State Park is a Tennessee state park in Carter County, in Northeast Tennessee. It is close to the Tennessee-North Carolina border and near the community of Roan Mountain, Tennessee. Situated in the Blue Ridge of the Appalachian ...

in northeastern Tennessee. The road is very curvy as it does go through a mountainous area. Its northern terminus is U.S. Route 19E (US 19E) in the town of Roan Mountain and its southern terminus is

North Carolina Highway 261 North Carolina Highway 261 (NC 261) is a short state highway going from Bakersville to the Tennessee state line where the road turns into Tennessee State Route 143 (SR 143). The road is only long and is very curvy. The road is close t ...

(NC 261).

Route description

SR 143 begins at the top of Roan Mountain on the

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border, where it continues south as

. It goes north through some switchback curves and mountainous terrain before straightening out and leaving the mountains to pass through some farmland and

. SR 143 then enters the town of Roan Mountain and intersects with its former alignment through town before bypassing downtown to the west before coming to an end at an intersection with US 19E/ SR 37.

Junction list

References

{{reflist 143 Transportation in Carter County, Tennessee Roan Mountain, Tennessee