U.S. Route 25 in Tennessee

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 25 in Tennessee. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 25.

U.S. Route 25 (US 25) in the state of Tennessee runs northwest from North Carolina and runs concurrently with US 70 for its entire length until splitting into US 25W and US 25E in Newport.^[1] Despite being a north-south U.S. route, it is actually geographically east-west.

U.S. Route 25
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length	20.2 mi (32.5 km)
Existed	1926–present
Tourist routes	East Tennessee Crossing Byway
Major junctions
South end	US 25 / US 70 at the North Carolina state line in Cocke County
Major intersections	US 321 in Newport
North end	US 25W / US 25E / US 70 in Newport
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Cocke
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State
← SR 24 → US 25E

Route description

The Tennessee section of US 25 begins at the North Carolina state line near Del Rio, concurrent with US 70 and unsigned State Route 9 (SR 9). US 25/US 70/SR 9 then goes through some curves and cross the French Broad River via the Wolf Creek Bridge. They then begin running along the north bank of the French Broad River, intersect and become concurrent with SR 107, and then enter Del Rio, where SR 107 separates. US 25/US 70/SR 9 continue northwest to intersect SR 340 before leaving Del Rio. They then cross the French Broad River again, before entering Newport, leaving the French Broad River, and crossing the Pigeon River. In Newport, they intersect SR 73 before entering downtown. In downtown, they intersect and become concurrent with US 321 and unsigned SR 35. US 321 separates shortly afterward at the intersection with SR 32, where US 321 goes south on SR 32 and SR 32 joins the concurrency. US 25/US 70/SR 9/SR 35 then leave downtown and come to where US 25 splits into US 25W and US 25E. Here, SR 32 goes north on US 25E and US 70/SR 9/SR 35 continue on US 25W.^[2]

History

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Madison	Cherokee National Forest	0.0	0.0	US 25 south / US 70 east (NW Hwy 25-70) – Hot Springs	Continuation into North Carolina; southern end of unsigned SR 9 concurrency
Cocke		3.2– 3.3	5.1– 5.3	Wolf Creek Bridge over the French Broad River
	​	4.4	7.1	SR 107 east – Greeneville	Southern end of SR 107 concurrency
	Del Rio	7.6	12.2	SR 107 west – Del Rio	Northern end of SR 107 concurrency
	​	10.2	16.4	SR 340 north – Parrottsville	Southern terminus of SR 340
	​	14.1– 14.3	22.7– 23.0	Major J.T. Huff Bridge over the French Broad River
	Newport	17.8	28.6	SR 73 south (Wilton Springs Road) – Cosby	Northern terminus of SR 73
		17.9– 18.0	28.8– 29.0	John W. Fisher Bridge over the Pigeon River
		18.8	30.3	US 321 north (McMahon Avenue/SR 35) – Greeneville	Southern end of US 321/SR 35 concurrency
		19.1	30.7	US 321 south / SR 32 south (Cosby Highway) – Cosby, Gatlinburg	Southern end of SR 32 concurrency; northern end of US 321 concurrency
		20.2	32.5	US 25E north (Dixie Highway/SR 32) / US 25W north / US 70 west (W Broadway Street/SR 9/SR 35) – White Pine, Morristown, Dandridge	Northern end of SR 32 concurrency; US 25 splits into US 25W and US 25E
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus