U.S. Route 25W
U.S. Route 25W (US 25W) is the western branch of U.S. Route 25 from Newport, Tennessee, where US 25 splits into US 25E and US 25W, to North Corbin, Kentucky, where the two highways rejoin.
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| Auxiliary route of US 25 | |||||||||
| Maintained by KYTC and TDOT | |||||||||
| Length | 145.7 mi[1][2][3] (234.5 km) | ||||||||
| Existed | November 26, 1926[4]–present | ||||||||
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| South end |    US 25 / US 25E / US 70 at Newport, TN | ||||||||
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| North end | US 25 / US 25E at North Corbin, KY | ||||||||
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| Counties | TN: Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier, Knox, Anderson, Campbell KY: Whitley, Laurel | ||||||||
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US 25W has been included in the U.S. Highway System since the system's inception in 1926.
Route description
Tennessee
US 25W carries the unsigned designation of State Route 9 (SR 9) throughout the state.
US 25 splits into US 25W and US 25E on the west side of downtown Newport. Here, SR 32 goes north on US 25E and US 70/SR 9/SR 35 continue on US 25W. The concurrency then has a full interchange with I-40 (Exit 432 A/B) before US 411/SR 35 separate and turn south. US 25W/US 70/SR 9 then leave Newport and cross into Jefferson County.
Immediately after crossing the line, they intersect SR 363 in Reidtown. They then cross Douglas Lake, parallel to the I-40 bridge. Immediately after crossing the lake, they intersect SR 113. The highway now enters Dandridge and SR 66 joins the concurrency. US 25W/US 70/SR 9/SR 66 then intersect and become concurrent with SR 92, passing by downtown to the north and SR 66 becoming unsigned at this intersection. They then separate from SR 92 and have another interchange with I-40 (Exit 415), with SR 66 separating and having an unsigned concurrency with I-40 west before leaving Dandridge. US 25W/US 70/SR 9 continue west through rural Jefferson County before coming to an intersection with Snyder Road (which connects to SR 66 and Sevierville) and SR 139, becoming concurrent with SR 139 before crossing into Sevier County.
Once across the line, SR 139 separates and turns south towards Kodak, and US 25W/US 70/SR 9 continue west to cross into Knox County.
The highway then has an interchange with US 11E/SR 34 in Carter (also known as Trentville), with US 11E joining the concurrency as they enter Knoxville. US 11E/US 25W/US 70/SR 9 then intersect SR 168 (Governor John Sevier Highway) before crossing a bridge over the Holston River and having another interchange with I-40 (Exit 394), where SR 9 and US 25W run concurrent with the interstate for a short ways before concurrent with I-640 (Exit 385). They then have interchanges with Mall Road (which provides access to Knoxville Center, Exit 8), US 441/SR 33/SR 331 (Broadway, which provides access to Fountain City, Exit 6), and I-75/I-275 (Exit 3A) before separating and US 25W/SR 9 turns north (Exit 3B). US 25W/SR 9 continue through the North Knoxville neighborhood, along Clinton Highway, and then leave Knoxville to enter Powell. In Powell, they intersect and have a short concurrency with SR 131 before leaving Powell and crossing into Anderson County.
The highway then enters Claxton and becomes a very curvy 4-lane undivided highway. In Claxton, US 25W/SR 9 intersects SR 170, then continues north and leaves Claxton and winds its way through rural areas for a few miles to enter Clinton. In Clinton, they intersect SR 61 before going straight through the historic downtown as Main Street. US 25W/SR 9 then leave Clinton and become curvy again before going through Medford to enter Rocky Top (Lake City). In Rocky Top, US 25W/SR 9 go through downtown and intersect and become concurrent with SR 116. The highway intersects US 441/SR 71 (which provides access to Norris Lake and Norris Dam) before coming to an interchange and US 25W/SR 9 becomes concurrent with I-75 (Exit 129), with SR 116 taking over the old route of US 25W/SR 9.
They then cross into Campbell County and enter Caryville, where they separate from I-75 (Exit 134) and become concurrent with SR 63. Immediately afterward, they intersect the northern end of SR 116 and pass by Cove Lake, Cove Lake State Park, and Caryville Dam before leaving Caryville and entering Jacksboro. In Jacksboro, US 25W/SR 9/SR 63 bypass downtown to the north and go through Jacksboro's main business area. The highway now crosses into La Follette, where they go straight through downtown and then US 25W/SR 9 separate from SR 63 and leave La Follette, becoming very curvy again as the road enters mountainous terrain. It then passes through Duff and Habersham before passing through Morley and intersecting SR 90. US 25W/SR 9 finally enter Jellico and have another interchange with I-75 (Exit 160). They then enter downtown and intersect SR 297 before turning north and ending at the Kentucky state line, with US 25W continuing north alone into Kentucky.
Kentucky
Upon entry into Whitley County, Kentucky, US 25W runs parallel with and closely follow I-75 for the rest of its course, including the points where it traverses the towns of Williamsburg and Corbin. It parallels the Clear Fork as the highway travels up a narrow valley, passing through the communities of Red Ash, Saxton, Pleasant View, and Emlyn. US 25W now enters Williamsburg and crosses over the Cumberland River, where it has a short concurrency with KY 92. The highway bypasses downtown along is east side as it passes through neighborhoods along the riverbanks. It then leaves Williamsburg and has an intersection with KY 26 near Wofford before crossing I-75 (exit 15) and winding its way north through farmland and rural areas. US 25W has intersections with KY 90 and KY 1193 before entering Corbin and crossing I-75 for the last time (exit 25). It passes through a business district and some neighborhoods, where it has an intersection with KY 3041 (Corbin Bypass), before meeting back up with KY 26 and passing straight through downtown via a one-way pair between Main Street and Kentucky Avenue. The highway passes through more neighborhoods before crossing a creek into North Corbin and Laurel County. US 25W passes straight through downtown before coming to an intersection north of town, where US 25E and US 25W reunites to become US 25. However, US 25E continues west of this point to terminate at exit 29 of I-75.[5][6]
History
US 25W originally ran the current routing of Kentucky Route 26, and KY 90 terminated in downtown Corbin. KY 26 originally ran to KY 90 west of Corbin.[7] At sometime in the 1940s, US 25W was rerouted to its current alignment to provide easier access to Cumberland Falls, and KY 26 ran US 25W's original course between Corbin and Williamsburg.[8][9]
Major intersections
| State | County | Location | mi[10] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Tennessee | Cocke | Newport | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 25E north (Dixie Highway/SR 32 north) / US 25 south / US 70 east (W Broadway Street/SR 9 east/SR 32 south/SR 35 north) – Newport, Morristown | Southern terminus; US 25W south and US 25E merge to form US 25; southern end of unsigned SR 9/SR 35 concurrency |
| 2.2– 2.9 | 3.5– 4.7 |  I-40 – Knoxville, Asheville | I-40 exit 432 | |||
| 3.5 | 5.6 |  US 411 south (SR 35 south) – Sevierville | Northern terminus of US 411; northern end of SR 35 concurrency | |||
| Jefferson | Reidtown | 4.5 | 7.2 |  SR 363 west (Indian Creek Road) | Eastern terminus of SR 363 | |
| | 9.6– 10.1 | 15.4– 16.3 | Bridge over Douglas Lake/French Broad River | |||
| | 10.3 | 16.6 |  SR 113 north to I-40 – White Pine, Morristown | Southern terminus of SR 113 | ||
| Dandridge | 13.9 | 22.4 |  SR 66 north (Valley Home Road) – White Pine, Morristown | Southern end of SR 66 wrong-way concurrency | ||
| 14.7 | 23.7 |   SR 92 south (Gay Street) to SR 139 – Chestnut Hill | Southern end of SR 92 concurrency | |||
| 15.4 | 24.8 | SR 92 north to I-40 – Jefferson City | Northern end of SR 92 concurrency | |||
| | 18.3– 18.5 | 29.5– 29.8 |  I-40 / SR 66 south – Knoxville, Asheville | I-40 exit 415; northern end of SR 66 wrong-way concurrency | ||
| Strawberry Plains | 26.3 | 42.3 | SR 139 north (Old Dandridge Pike) – Strawberry Plains Snyder Road to SR 66 - Kodak, Sevierville | Southern end of SR 139 concurrency | ||
| Sevier | 27.8 | 44.7 | SR 139 south (Douglas Dam Road) – Kodak | Northern end of SR 139 concurrency | ||
| Knox | Carter | 33.0 | 53.1 |  US 11E north (Andrew Johnson Highway/SR 34 east) – Strawberry Plains, New Market, Jefferson City | Access to US 11E accessible from US 25W/US 70 east only; southern end of US 11E concurrency; Unsigned SR 9 becomes a primary route; western terminus of unsigned SR 34 | |
| Knoxville | 38.5 | 62.0 |  SR 168 west (Governor John Sevier Highway) – South Knoxville | Southern end of SR 168 concurrency | ||
| 38.6– 38.8 | 62.1– 62.4 | Bridge over the Holston River | ||||
| 39.3 | 63.2 | I-40 east / US 11E south / US 70 west (Asheville Highway/SR 168) – Asheville, Downtown Knoxville | I-40 exit 394; northern end of US 11E/US 70/SR 168 concurrency; southern end of I-40 concurrency | |||
| 40.3 | 64.9 |  I-40 west / I-640 begins – Knoxville | Northern end of I-40 concurrency; eastern terminus of I-640; southern end of I-640 concurrency; I-40 Exit 393 | |||
| 41.7– 43.2 | 67.1– 69.5 | Washington Pike/Mall Road/Millertown Pike | I-640 exit 8; provides access to Knoxville Center (East Towne Mall) | |||
| 44.8– 45.5 | 72.1– 73.2 |    US 441 / SR 33 (Broadway/SR 71) / SR 331 (Old Broadway) – Knoxville, Fountain City | I-640 exit 6; only US 441 is signed along I-640 | |||
| 47.2 | 76.0 |   I-75 north / I-275 south – Downtown Knoxville, Lexington | I-275 exit 3; I-75 exit 106; southern end of I-75 concurrency; northern terminus of I-275 | |||
| 47.5 | 76.4 | I-75 south / I-640 west – Chattanooga, Nashville | Northern end of I-640 and I-75 concurrencies; I-75/640 exit 3A | |||
| Powell | 52.9 | 85.1 |  SR 131 north (Powell Drive) – Halls Crossroads | Southern end of SR 131 concurrency | ||
| 53.4 | 85.9 | SR 131 south (West Emory Road) – Karns | Northern end of SR 131 concurrency | |||
| Anderson | Claxton | 57.4 | 92.4 |  SR 170 (Edgemoor Road/Raccoon Valley Road) – Oak Ridge, Heiskell | ||
| Clinton | 61.6– 61.8 | 99.1– 99.5 | William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge over the Clinch River | |||
| 61.8 | 99.5 |  SR 61 (Charles G. Seivers Blvd) to I-75 – Norris, Oak Ridge | Unsigned SR 9 becomes a secondary route | |||
| Rocky Top | 71.6 | 115.2 |  SR 116 south (Creek Street) – Briceville | Southern end of SR 116 concurrency | ||
| 72.1 | 116.0 | US 441 south (Norris Freeway/SR 71 south) to I-75 – Norris | Northern terminus of US 441/SR 71; provides access to Norris Dam, Norris Lake, and Norris Dam State Park | |||
| 72.4– 72.6 | 116.5– 116.8 | I-75 south / SR 116 north (N Main Street) – Knoxville, Caryville | I-75 exit 129; northern end of SR 116 concurrency; southern end of I-75 concurrency | |||
| Campbell | Caryville | 78.0 | 125.5 |  I-75 north / SR 63 west – Lexington, Huntsville | I-75 exit 134; northern end of I-75 concurrency; southern end of SR 63 concurrency | |
| 78.3 | 126.0 | SR 116 south (John McGhee Boulevard) – Vasper, Rocky Top | Northern terminus of SR 116 | |||
| 79.0 | 127.1 | Cove Lake Lane - Cove Lake State Park | Access road into park | |||
| LaFollette | 86.4 | 139.0 | SR 63 east (E Central Avenue) – Harrogate, Cumberland Gap, Middlesboro, KY | Northern end of SR 63 concurrency; provides access to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park | ||
| Morley | 102.7 | 165.3 |  SR 90 east – White Oak, Eagan, Clairfield, Pruden, Middlesboro, KY | Western terminus of SR 90 | ||
| Jellico | 109.0– 109.3 | 175.4– 175.9 | I-75 – Knoxville, Lexington | I-75 exit 160 | ||
| 110.3 | 177.5 |  SR 297 west (S Main Street) – Newcomb, Elk Valley, Pioneer, Huntsville | Eastern terminus of SR 297; provides access to Indian Mountain State Park | |||
| State line | 110.6 0.000 | 178.0 0.000 | Tennessee–Kentucky state line Northern end of SR 9 concurrency | |||
| Kentucky | Whitley | | 0.485 | 0.781 |  KY 1804 north | Southern terminus of KY 1804 |
| Saxton | 3.379 | 5.438 |  KY 2996 west (West Creek-Saxton Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 2996 | ||
| 3.507 | 5.644 | KY 1804 south | Northern terminus of KY 1084 | |||
| Pleasant View | 6.819 | 10.974 |  KY 628 west (Wolf Creek Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 628 | ||
| Williamsburg | 10.923 | 17.579 |  KY 92 west to I-75 – Pine Knot | Southern end of KY 92 concurrency | ||
| 11.105– 11.205 | 17.872– 18.033 | Bridge over Cumberland River | ||||
| 11.533 | 18.561 | KY 92 east – Pineville | Northern end of KY 92 concurrency | |||
| 12.125 | 19.513 |  KY 856 north (Old Corbin Pike Road) | Southern terminus of KY 856 | |||
| 12.319– 12.422 | 19.826– 19.991 |  KY 296 west (Cumberland Avenue/Main Street) – Downtown Williamsburg, University of the Cumberlands | Eastern terminus of KY 296; one-way pair between Cumberland Avenue and Main Street | |||
| 13.694 | 22.038 | KY 856 south (Old Corbin Pike Road) | Northern terminus of KY 856 | |||
| 14.127 | 22.735 |  KY 26 north – Rockholds, Woodbine | Southern terminus of KY 26 | |||
| | 16.205– 16.249 | 26.079– 26.150 | I-75 – Lexington, Knoxville | I-75 exit 15 | ||
| 17.718 | 28.514 |  KY 836 east | Western terminus of KY 836 | |||
| 18.789 | 30.238 |   KY 204 east – Williamsburg/Cumberland Falls Airport | Western terminus of KY 204 | |||
| 21.914 | 35.267 |    KY 90 Spur west to KY 90 west | Eastern terminus of KY 90 Spur | |||
| 22.242 | 35.795 | KY 90 west – Cumberland Falls S.R.P. | Eastern terminus of KY 90 | |||
| 23.666 | 38.087 |  KY 511 east – Rockholds | Western terminus of KY 511 | |||
| 24.861 | 40.010 |  KY 1193 north (Walker Branch Road) – Laurel River Lake | Southern terminus of KY 1193 | |||
| 28.244 | 45.454 |  KY 727 east – Corbin | Western terminus of KY 727 | |||
| Corbin | 29.551– 29.628 | 47.558– 47.682 | I-75 – Knoxville, Lexington | I-75 exit 25 | ||
| 30.425 | 48.964 |  KY 3041 east (Corbin Bypass) to US 25E | Western terminus of KY 3041 | |||
| 30.795 | 49.560 |  KY 1259 west (Scuffletown Road) | Western terminus of KY 1259 | |||
| 32.115 | 51.684 | KY 26 south (Main Street) – Woodbine, Rockholds | Northern terminus of KY 26 | |||
| 32.977 | 53.071 | KY 727 west (Fourth Street) | Eastern terminus of KY 727 | |||
| 33.278 | 53.556 |  KY 312 west (Gordon Street) | Southern end of KY 312 concurrency | |||
| 33.464 | 53.855 | KY 312 east (Master Street) | Northern end of KY 312 concurrency | |||
| Laurel | North Corbin | 34.142 | 54.946 |  KY 830 west (Colonel Street) | Eastern terminus of KY 830 | |
| 34.168 | 54.988 |  KY 1223 north (Rose Avenue) | Southern terminus of KY 1223 | |||
| 34.308 | 55.213 |  KY 3431 north (Cherry Avenue) | Southern terminus of KY 3431 | |||
| 34.799 | 56.004 | US 25 north / US 25E (Cumberland Gap Parkway) to I-75 – London, Barbourville, Cumberland Gap | Northern terminus; continues as US 25 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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U.S. roads portal
References
- Rand McNally (2016). "Tennessee" (Map). The Road Atlas (2016 Walmart ed.). c. 1:1,900,800. Chicago: Rand McNally. p. 95. §§ B19, C19, D19–D20, L15-L16. ISBN 0-528-01329-7.
- Rand McNally (2016). "Kentucky" (Map). The Road Atlas (2016 Walmart ed.). c. 1:1,900,800. Chicago: Rand McNally. p. 43. §§ L14, M13–M14, N13, N14. ISBN 0-528-01329-7.
- Editor's note: The total mileage is only an estimate as TDOT does not have an official state highway mileage total report like the KYTC does.
- Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, ME: Delorme. pp. 69, 86.
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (2015). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
- Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways.
- Kentucky Department of Highways (1957). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. §§ H5-H6.
- Elkins, H.B. (June 2, 1998). "H.B.'s Fun Facts About Kentucky Highways". Millennium Highway. Archived from the original on August 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
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