Tennessee State Route 71

State Route 71
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length:	85.8 mi[1] (138.1 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 441 at North Carolina State Line
North end:	US 25W / SR 116 / SR 9 in Rocky Top, Tennessee
Location
Counties:	Sevier, Blount, Knox, Anderson, Campbell
Highway system
Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State ← SR 70 US 72 →

State Route 71 is a north–south state highway in Tennessee. For most of the length it is a "hidden" route, as it coincides with U.S. Route 441 in all but a short section in Knoxville. The road begins at the North Carolina state line in Sevier County within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at Newfound Gap and ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 25W, Tennessee SR-116, and Tennessee SR-9 (hidden) in Rocky Top, Tennessee. Along the length SR-71 passes through Sevier County, a small portion of Blount County, Knox County, Anderson County, and in and out of Campbell County.

Within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park SR-71 is known as Newfound Gap Road, and follows along a valley carved by the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River. Near the northern terminus SR-71 follows the Clinch River and passes over the top of Norris Dam.

At downtown Knoxville, SR-71 is signed a primary highway and this the only section where the SR-71 sign is posted. The sign is at the intersection of James White Parkway and Neyland Drive. Tennessee SR-158 follows James White Parkway from Interstate 40 and then splits off onto Neyland Drive leaving SR-71 continuing south as James White Parkway until it crosses the Tennessee River and is then known as South Knox Boulevard (though is still signed as James White Parkway). At this time, South Knox Blvd. ends at Sevierville Pike, although there are current plans to extend the road to meet U.S. Highway 441 (Chapman Highway) or Tennessee SR-168 (Governor John Sevier Highway).^[2]

Concurrent routes

SR-71 overlaps the following routes:

• U.S. Route 441 (for most of the length SR-71 is a hidden route)
• U.S. Route 321 and Tennessee SR-73 (hidden) from Gatlinburg to Pigeon Forge
• U.S. Route 411 and Tennessee SR-35 (hidden) from Sevierville to near Seymour
• Tennessee SR-33 from Knoxville to Halls Crossroads
• Tennessee SR-170 in northern Knox County to southern Anderson County
• Tennessee SR-61 in Norris

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Sevier	Great Smoky Mountains National Park			US 441 (New Found Gap Road) – Cherokee	Southern terminus; southern end of US-441 concurrency
				SR 73 Scenic east (Little River Road) – Townsend, Elkmont, Cades Cove	Eastern end of SR-73 Scenic concurrency
				Gatlinburg Bypass north – Pigeon Forge	Southern terminus of Gatlinburg Bypass
	Gatlinburg			US 321 north / SR 73 north (East Parkway) – Pittman Center, Cosby, Newport	Southern end of wrong-way concurrency with US-321/SR-73; End SR 73 Scenic concurrency; Eastern terminus of SR 73 Scenic
				Gatlinburg Bypass south – Cherokee	Interchange; No northbound access
	Pigeon Forge			SR 449 north (Dollywood Lane/Veterans Parkway) – Dollywood	Southern terminus of SR-449
				US 321 south / SR 73 south (Wears Valley Road) – Wears Valley, Townsend	Northern end of Wrong-way concurrency with US-321/SR-73
	Sevierville			Parkway to SR 66 (Winfield Dunn Parkway) / SR 448 (North Parkway)
				US 411 north / SR 35 north (West Main Street) / SR 66 north (Winfield Dunn Parkway) to I-40 – Newport, Kodak	Southern end of Wrong-way concurrency with US-411/SR-35; Southern terminus of SR-66
	Seymour			US 411 south / SR 35 south (Maryville Highway) / SR 338 (Boyds Creek Highway) – Maryville, Alcoa, Boyds Creek	Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with US-411/SR-35; Southern terminus of SR-338
Knox	Knoxville			SR 168 (Governor John Sevier Highway) – Johnson University, Strawberry Plains	Interchange
				US 441 north (Chapman Highway) to SR 33	Northern end of US 441 concurrency
				Sevierville Pike – Seymour
				Cottrell Street	Interchange
				Sevier Avenue / Hillwood Avenue	Interchange
				Riverside Drive, Hill Avenue, Hall of Fame Drive, SR 158 (Neyland Drive, James White Parkway)	Interchange; SR 71 north follows ramp unsigned
				SR 158 (Neyland Drive, James White Parkway) to I-40	Ramp to SR-158
				Ramp TO I-40
				West Magnolia Avenue To US 441 / SR 33
				US 11 / US 70 / SR 1 (East Magnolia Avenue, West Fifth Street) – Farragut, Strawberry Plains
				I-40 – Nashville, Bristol	Interchange
					US 441 / SR 33 (North Broadway)	No access to southbound US 441/SR 33; Southern end of US 441/ SR 33 concurrency
				I-640 / US 25W	Interchange with Traffic signals
				SR 331 (Tazewell Pike) – Corryton, Plainview	Southern terminus of SR-331; Interchange
	Halls Crossroads			SR 33 north (Maynardville Highway) – Maynardville, New Tazewell	Northern end of SR-33 concurrency
				SR 131 (East Emory Road) – Powell, Corryton
	​			SR 170 west (East Raccoon Valley Road) – Heiskell, Claxton, Anderson County	Southern end of SR-170 concurrency
Anderson	​			SR 170 east (Hickory Valley Road) – New Tazewell	Northern end of SR-170 concurrency
	Norris			SR 61 (Andersonville Highway) – Andersonville, Big Ridge State Park	Southern end of SR-61 concurrency
				SR 61 west (North Charles G. Seivers Boulevard) – Clinton	Northern end of SR-61 concurrency
Campbell	No major junctions
Anderson	No major junctions
Campbell	No major junctions
Anderson	Rocky Top			I-75 – Knoxville, Jellico, Lexington	I-75 exit 128
				US 25W / SR 9 / SR 116 (North Main Street) – Caryville, downtown Rocky Top	Northern terminus of US-441 and SR-71
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• List of Tennessee state highways

References

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