U.S. Route 25 (US 25) in the 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 ...
runs northwest from
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...
and
runs concurrently with
US 70 for its entire length until splitting into
US 25W and
US 25E in
Newport.
Route description
The Tennessee section of US 25 begins at the
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...
state line near Del Rio, concurrent with
US 70
U.S. Route 70 or U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. It is a major east–west highway of the Southeastern, Southern and Southwestern United States. E ...
and unsigned
SR 9. US 25/US 70/SR 9 then goes through some curves and cross the
French Broad River
The French Broad River is a river in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Tennessee. It flows from near the town of Rosman in Transylvania County, North Carolina, into Tennessee, where its confluence with the Holston River at Knoxville form ...
via the
Wolf Creek Bridge. They then begin running along the north bank of the French Broad and intersect and become concurrent with
SR 107 and then enter
Del Rio, where SR 107 separates. US 25/US 70/SR 9 continue northwest to intersect
SR 340 before leaving Del Rio. They then cross the French Broad again and before entering
Newport and leaving The French Broad and crossing the
Pigeon River. In Newport, they intersect
SR 73 before entering downtown. In downtown, they intersect and become concurrent with
US 321
U.S. Route 321 (US 321) is a spur of U.S. Route 21. It runs for from Hardeeville, South Carolina to Lenoir City, Tennessee; with both serving as southern termini. It reaches its northernmost point at Elizabethton, Tennessee. Because ...
and unsigned
SR 35. US 321 separates shortly afterwards at the intersection with
SR 32, where US 321 goes south on SR 32 and SR 32 joins the concurrency. US 25/US 70/SR 9/SR 35 then leave downtown and come to where US 25 splits into
US 25W and
US 25E. Here, SR 32 goes north on US 25E and US 70/SR 9/SR 35 continue on US 25W.
Major intersections
References
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