U.S. Route 25W
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| Auxiliary route of US 25 | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by KYTC | |
| Length: | 145.7 mi[1][2][3][4] (234.5 km) |
| Existed: | November 26, 1926 [5] – present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end: |
  US 25E / US 411 at Newport, TN |
 I-40 Exit 432 I-40 Exits 393-394   I-75 / I-275 / I-640 in North Knoxville SR 61 at Clinton I-75 Exit 129-134 from Rocky Top to Caryville I-75 Exit 160 at Jellico, TN KY 92 at Williamsburg, KY KY 90 near Cumberland Falls I-75 Exit 25 at Corbin, KY | |
| North end: |
 US 25 / US 25E at North Corbin, KY |
| Location | |
| Counties: |
TN: Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier, Knox, Anderson, Campbell KY: Whitley, Laurel |
| Highway system | |
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.
US 25W has been included in the U.S. Highway System since the system's inception in 1926.
Route description
Tennessee
US 25W and US 25E splits at Newport, Tennessee. While US 25E goes on a northerly path towards Morristown, US 25W goes more of a westerly path to cross I-40, and to go through Dandridge, and cross I-40 for a second time. For all of its course from Newport to the east side of Knoxville, it runs concurrently with US 70. It then runs concurrently with I-640 for about two-thirds of its course around the city. It departs I-640 and the city of Knoxville, and goes furthern northwest to Clinton, in Anderson County. It goes on a concurrent run with I-75 from Rocky Top (formerly Lake City) into Campbell County. It then goes through the towns of LaFollette and Jellico.[2] US 25E carries the secret designation of Tennessee State Route 9 for its entire course through the state.
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 terminates at North Corbin, where US 25E and US 25W reunites to become US 25 north of Corbin. However, US 25E continues west of this point to terminate at exit 29 of I-75 in southern Laurel County.[6][7]
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.[8] 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.[9][10]
Major intersections
| State | County | Location | mi[11] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | Cocke | Newport | 0.00 | 0.00 |   US 25E south / US 70 east / SR 9 – Newport | Current southern terminus; Southern end of SR 9 concurrency |
| I-40 – Knoxville, Asheville (NC) | I-40 Exit 432 | |||||
| Clevenger | US 411 south – Sevierville | Northern/Eastern terminus of US 411 | ||||
| Jefferson | |  SR 363 west | Eastern terminus of SR-363 | |||
 SR 113 north to I-40 – White Pine, Morristown | Southern terminus of SR 113 | |||||
| Dandridge |  SR 66 north – Morristown | Eastern end of SR 66 Concurrency | ||||
 SR 92 south (Chestnut Ridge) | Eastern end of SR-92 concurrency | |||||
| SR 92 north to I-40 – Jefferson City | Western end of SR-92 concurrency | |||||
  I-40 / SR 66 west to I-81 – Knoxville, Bristol | I-40 Exit 415; western end of SR-66 concurrency | |||||
| |  SR 139 north – Strawberry Plains | Eastern terminus of SR-139 concurrency | ||||
| Sevier | | SR 139 south – Kodak, Sevierville | ||||
| Knox | |   US 11E north / SR 34 | Access to US 11E accessible from US 25W/US70 east only Unsigned  SR 9 becomes a primary route | |||
| Knoxville |  SR 168 south (Sevier Highway) | Begin concurrency with SR-168 | ||||
   I-40 east / US 11E west (Bristol Highway) / US 70 west / SR 1 to SR 168 / US 11 / US 11W – Bristol, Downtown Knoxville | I-40 Exit 394; begin concurrency with I-40 west; end concurrency with SR-168 | |||||
| I-40 west – Knoxville | End concurrency with I-40; begin concurrency with I-640 | |||||
  US 441 / SR 33 – Knoxville, Maynardville | I-640 Exit 6 | |||||
| I-75 north / I-275 south – Downtown Knoxville, Lexington (KY) | I-275 Exit 3; I-75 Exit 106; Begin concurrency with I-75 | |||||
| I-75 south / I-640 west – Chattanooga, Nashville | End concurrency with I-75/640; I-75/640 Exit 3A | |||||
| Powell |  SR 131 (Emory Road) | |||||
| Anderson | |  SR 170 | ||||
| Clinton | SR 61 north to I-75 – Norris SR 61 south – Oak Ridge | Unsigned SR 9 becomes a secondary route | ||||
| Rocky Top |  SR 116 west | Southern end of SR-116 concurrency | ||||
 US 441 south / SR 71 south – Norris, Norris Lake | Northern terminus of US 441/SR-71 | |||||
| I-75 south / SR 116 north – Knoxville, Caryville | I-75 exit 129; end concurrency with SR-116; begin concurrency with I-75 north | |||||
| Campbell | Caryville |  I-75 north / SR 63 west – Lexington | I-75 Exit 134; end concurrency with I-75; begin concurrency with SR-63 | |||
| SR 116 south | Northern terminus of SR-116 | |||||
| LaFollette | SR 63 east – Harrogate | End concurrency with SR-63 | ||||
| Morley |  SR 90 east – Middlesboro, KY | Western terminus of SR-90 | ||||
| Jellico | I-75 – Knoxville, Lexington | I-75 Exit 160 | ||||
 SR 297 south | Northern terminus of SR-297 | |||||
| State line | 0.000 | 0.000 | Tennessee–Kentucky state line North 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 | Eastern terminus of KY-628 | ||
| Williamsburg | 10.923 | 17.579 | KY 92 west to I-75 – Pine Knot | Begin concurrency with KY 92 | ||
| 11.105– 11.205 | 17.872– 18.033 | Bridge over Cumberland River | ||||
| 11.533 | 18.561 | KY 92 east – Pineville | End concurrency with KY-92 | |||
| 12.125 | 19.513 |  KY 858 north | Southern terminus of KY-858 | |||
| 12.319 | 19.826 |  KY 296 west – Downtown Williamsburg, Cumberland College | Begin concurrency with KY 296 | |||
| 12.422 | 19.991 | KY 296 east | End concurrency with KY 296 | |||
| 13.694 | 22.038 | KY 858 south | Northern terminus of KY 858 | |||
| 14.127 | 22.735 |  KY 26 north | 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 | 47.558 | I-75 south – Knoxville | Exit 25 from I-75 South and ramps to I-75 South | ||
| 29.628 | 47.682 | I-75 north – London, Lexington | Exit 25 from I-75 North and ramps to I-75 North | |||
| 30.425 | 48.964 |  KY 3041 east | Western terminus of KY-3041 | |||
| 30.795 | 49.560 |  KY 1259 west | Western terminus of KY 1259 | |||
| 32.115 | 51.684 | KY 26 south – Williamsburg | 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 | Southern end of concurrency with KY 312 | |||
| 33.464 | 53.855 | KY 312 east | Northern end of concurrency with KY 312 | |||
| Laurel | Corbin | 34.142 | 54.946 |  KY 830 west (Colonel Street) | Eastern terminus of KY 830 | |
| 34.168 | 54.988 |  KY 1223 north | Southern terminus of KY 1223 | |||
| North Corbin | 34.308 | 55.213 |  KY 3431 north | 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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Kentucky portal -
Tennessee portal -
U.S. Roads portal
References
- ↑ Droz, Robert V. "US Highways: Divided (Split) Routes".
- 1 2 Rand McNally (2016). "Tennessee" (Map). The Road Atlas (2016 Walmart ed.). 1 in≈30 mi. 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.). 1 in≈30 mi. 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.
- ↑ United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Cartography by U.S. Geological Survey. Bureau of Public Roads. November 11, 1926. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "H.B.'s Fun Facts About Kentucky Highways". Archived from the original August 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Official DMI Route Log: District 11". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
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