State Route 58 (SR 58), also locally called "Highway 58", is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee that serves as a major route for many communities in Roane, Meigs, and Hamilton counties.
  State Route 58 | ||||
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 SR 58; primary in red, secondary in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 94.94 mi (152.79 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1923[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 157 at Georgia State Line in Lookout Mountain | |||
| North end |  SR 95 in Oak Ridge | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Hamilton, Meigs, Roane | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The section of SR 58 in Chattanooga between SR 153 and Ochs Highway is a largely unsigned secondary alignment following other state and local roads before becoming a primary route toward the north of the city. [2]
SR 58 joins I-40 for part of its route in Roane County, from the Kingston exit (352) east to the Oak Ridge exit (356) west of Oak Ridge.[3]
Route description
editHamilton County
editSR 58 begins as a secondary highway, known as Ochs Highway,[4] in Hamilton County at the Georgia state line in Lookout Mountain, where the road continues southward as SR 157. It goes north through Lookout Mountain before leaving the scenic town at an intersection and becoming briefly concurrent with SR 17 and entering Chattanooga. It proceeds downtown via Tennessee Avenue, West 40th Street, Alton Park Boulevard, and Market Street.[4] Along Market Street, it has an interchange with I-24/US 27 before turning at East Main Street for a concurrency with US 41/US 76/SR 8. It turns north at Dodds Avenue (US 11/US 64/SR 2) and connects to SR 17 via Bailey Avenue and McCallie Avenue. It eventually comes to an interchange with the SR 153 freeway, where SR 58 becomes a primary highway, going east and leaving Chattanooga. It proceeds straight through Harrison before turning north and crossing Chickamauga Lake, leaving Harrison. SR 58 then intersects and has a short concurrency with SR 312 in the community of Snow Hill, just west of Ooltewah. It continues north to Georgetown, where it has an intersection with SR 60 before crossing into Meigs County.
Meigs County
editIn Meigs County, it has an intersection with SR 306 before crossing the Hiwassee River. SR 58 then continues north through the flat fertile farmland of Meigs County before entering Decatur and intersecting SR 30. SR 58 then goes through downtown to intersect SR 304 before going through a small business and residential district before leaving Decatur, continuing north. It continues through farmland to Ten Mile, where it intersects with SR 68. It continues north through Ten Mile, and enters Roane County.
Roane County
editIt continues through rural southeast Roane county to an intersection with SR 72 just west of Midway. It continues north and has another intersection with SR 304 before crossing Watts Bar Lake and entering Kingston, immediately passing by Fort Southwest Point. It then runs along the shores of the lake before entering downtown and junctioning with US 70/SR 1. It then continues through downtown to have an interchange and become concurrent with I-40. SR 58 then follows I-40 east for 4 miles, between exits 352 and 356. At exit 356, SR 58 breaks off and continues north, intersecting SR 326 at the same interchange. SR 58 continues north and crosses over the Clinch River to enter Oak Ridge, immediately passing by the K-25 nuclear weapons facility. It then has an intersection with SR 327 before ending at a trumpet interchange with SR 95, just a few miles outside of Oak Ridge's main business district.
History
editThe section of SR 58 in Chattanooga between SR 153 and Market St previously followed Amnicola Highway, Riverside Drive, Riverfront Parkway, and 20th Street until a realignment of the downtown routing that took effect November 1, 2001.[2]
Major intersections
editThis section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hamilton | Lookout Mountain | 0.0 | 0.0 |  SR 157 south (Red Riding Hood Trail) – Lookout Mountain | Georgia state line; southern terminus; provides access to Rock City and Cloudland Canyon State Park; SR 58 begins as a secondary highway |
 SR 17 south (St. Elmo Avenue) – Chattanooga Valley, GA | Southern end of SR 17 concurrency | ||||
| Chattanooga |   I-24 / US 27 (SR 27/SR 29) – Nashville, Knoxville, Atlanta | I-24/US 27 exit 178 (Market St) | |||
     US 41 south / US 76 west / SR 8 east – Downtown, Chattanooga | East Main St | ||||
    US 11 north / US 64 east / SR 2 east – Downtown, Chattanooga | Dodds Avenue to SR 17 | ||||
| SR 17 north (North Willow Street) – Chattanooga | Continues along East 3rd Street, Dodson Avenue, Glass Street, Campbell Street, and Bonny Oaks Drive | ||||
 SR 153 north – Chattanooga | SR 58 becomes a primary highway | ||||
| Harrison | Bridge over Chickamauga Lake/Wolftever Creek | ||||
| Harrison Bay Road - Harrison Bay State Park | Main access road into the park | ||||
| Snow Hill |  SR 312 west (Birchwood Pike) – Birchwood | Southern end of SR 312 concurrency | |||
| SR 312 east (Mahan Gap Road) – Cleveland | Northern end of SR 312 concurrency | ||||
| Georgetown |    SR 60 (Georgetown Road) to I-75 – Dayton, Birchwood, Hopewell, Cleveland | ||||
| Meigs | |  SR 306 south (Brittsville Road) – Hopewell | Northern terminus of SR 306 | ||
| | Bridge over Hiwassee River | ||||
| Decatur |  SR 30 (William Jennings Bryan Highway/David W. Lilliard Memorial Highway) – Dayton, Athens | ||||
 SR 304 north (River Road) – Ten Mile | Southern terminus of SR 304; provides access to Watts Bar Dam, Watts Bar Lake, and Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station | ||||
| |  SR 68 (Watts Bar Highway) – Spring City, Dayton | Provides access to Watts Bar Dam, Watts Bar Lake, and Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station | |||
| Roane | |  SR 72 east (Loudon Highway) – Midway, Loudon | Western terminus of SR 72 | ||
| | SR 304 south (River Road) – Ten Mile | Northern terminus of SR 304; provides access to Watts Bar Lake, Watts Bar Dam, and Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station | |||
| Kingston | Bridge over Watts Bar Lake/Tennessee River | ||||
 US 70 (Race Street/SR 1) – Rockwood, Midtown, Farragut, Knoxville | |||||
  I-40 west – Nashville | I-40 exit 352; southern end of I-40 concurrency | ||||
| Lawnville Road | Exit 355 | ||||
 I-40 east – Knoxville  SR 326 south (Gallaher Road) | I-40 exit 356 eastbound, 356 A/B westbound; northern end of I-40 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 326 | ||||
| Oak Ridge | Bridge over the Clinch River | ||||
| Bear Creek Road | Interchange; provides access to K-25 and Y-12 | ||||
 SR 327 north (Blair Road) – Harriman, Oliver Springs | Southern terminus of SR 327; provides access to K-25 | ||||
| 94.94 | 152.79 | SR 95 (Oak Ridge Turnpike/White Wing Road) – Oak Ridge, Lenoir City | Northern terminus; interchange; provides access to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); SR 58 ends as a primary highway | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ Highway Planning Survey Division (1925). Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee for the Years 1923 and 1924 (PDF) (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. pp. 39–44. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ a b Evans, Noel (2001-10-25). "State Highway System Revision in Chattanooga" (Press release). Nashville, TN: Tennessee Department of Transportation.
- ^ "TN-58 · Tennessee".
- ^ a b "US Census TIGERweb".