U.S. Route 25W (US 25W) is the western branch of US 25 from Newport, Tennessee, where US 25 splits into US 25E and US 25W, to North Corbin, Kentucky, where the two highways rejoin.
 U.S. Route 25W | |||||||
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 US 25W highlighted in red | |||||||
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| Auxiliary route of US 25 | |||||||
| Maintained by KYTC and TDOT | |||||||
| Length | 145.7 mi[citation needed][1][2][a] (234.5 km) | ||||||
| Existed | November 26, 1926[3]–present | ||||||
| Major junctions | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||
| Counties | TN: Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier, Knox, Anderson, Campbell KY: Whitley, Laurel | ||||||
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US 25W has been included in the United States Numbered Highway System since the system's inception in 1926.
Route description
editTennessee
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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 Interstate 40 (I-40; exits 432A–B) before US 411/SR 35 separate and turn south while US 25W/US 70/SR 9 leave Newport and cross into Jefferson County.
Immediately after crossing the county line, they intersect SR 363 in Reidtown and then cross Douglas Lake parallel to the I-40 bridge. After crossing the lake, they intersect SR 113 and then proceed to Dandridge where SR 66 joins the concurrency. US 25W/US 70/SR 9/SR 66 next intersect and become concurrent with SR 92, passing by downtown to the north (SR 66 is unsigned at this intersection). SR 92 separates from the concurrency which proceeds to have another interchange with I-40 (exit 415); SR 66 separates thereafter and runs concurrent to I-40 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 becoming concurrent with SR 139 before crossing into Sevier County.
Once across the county line, SR 139 separates and turns south toward Kodak while 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. After this section, US 25W/SR 9 leaves the US 11E/US 70 concurrency to join I-40 at exit 394. It travels a short way before leaving I-40 to follow I-640 (exit 385). They then have interchanges with Mall Road (which provides access to Knoxville Center Mall at exit 8), US 441/SR 33/SR 331 (Broadway; which provides access to Fountain City at exit 6), and I-75/I-275 (exit 3A) before separating from I-640 to turn north at exit 3B. US 25W/SR 9 continues through the North Knoxville neighborhood as Clinton Highway and leaves 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 next enters Claxton and becomes a very curvy four-lane undivided highway. In Claxton, US 25W/SR 9 intersects SR 170 and continues north from Claxton, winding its way through rural areas for a few miles to enter Clinton. Here, they intersect SR 61 before going straight through the historic downtown as Main Street. US 25W/SR 9 then leave Clinton, becoming curvy again before going through Medford to enter Rocky Top. In Rocky Top, US 25W/SR 9 goes through downtown to intersect and become concurrent with SR 116. The highway next intersects US 441/SR 71 (which provides access to Norris Lake and Dam) before coming to an interchange where US 25W/SR 9 becomes concurrent with I-75 (exit 129) leaving SR 116 to trace the historical route of US 25W/SR 9.
They 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 to enter Jacksboro. In Jacksboro, US 25W/SR 9/SR 63 bypass downtown to the north and go through Jacksboro's main business area before proceeding into downtown LaFollette. There, they separate from SR 63 and turn north, becoming very curvy again as the road enters mountainous terrain to pass through Duff, cross Brushy Mountain Gap, then descend into the valley carved by Lick Creek and the Clear Fork of the Cumberland River. Here, they pass through Habersham then intersect SR 90 at Morley. US 25W/SR 9 finally enters Jellico and have another interchange with I-75 (exit 160) before proceeding to downtown and intersecting SR 297 before turning north and ending at the Kentucky state line, with US 25W continuing north alone into Kentucky.
Kentucky
editUpon entry into Whitley County, 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 continues to parallel Clear Fork as the highway travels down a narrow valley, passing through the communities of Red Ash, Saxton, Pleasant View, and Emlyn. US 25W enters Williamsburg and immediately intersects with KY 92, running concurrently with it as they cross over the Cumberland River and KY 92 leaves the concurrency to head east to Pineville after about one mile (1.6 km). The highway follows the east bank of the river, passes the entrance to downtown and continues north through the Highland Park neighborhood before leaving Williamsburg and intersecting KY 26 near Wofford. It then intersects I-75 (exit 15) with an unusual (for Kentucky) double roundabout interchange before winding its way north through farmland and rural areas. US 25W next intersects with KY 90 (providing access to Cumberland Falls) 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 Lynn Camp 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.[4][5]
History
editIn Whitley County, Kentucky, US 25W originally ran the current routing of KY 26, and KY 90 terminated in downtown Corbin. KY 26 originally ran to KY 90 west of Corbin.[6] 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.[7][8]
Major intersections
edit| State | County | Location | mi[9] | 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, Miami | 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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Notes
edit- ^ The total mileage is only an estimate as TDOT does not have an official state highway mileage total report like KYTC does.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.[full citation needed]
- ^ 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.[self-published source]
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log: District 11". Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
