Tennessee State Route 324

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State Route 324
Sugar Limb Road
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length2.3 mi (3.7 km)
Major junctions
West endI-75.svg I-75 near Loudon
East endUS 11.svg US 11 in Loudon
Location
Counties Loudon
Highway system
Secondary Tennessee 323.svg SR 323 SR 325 Secondary Tennessee 325.svg

State Route 324 (SR 324), also known as Sugar Limb Road, is a short state highway in Loudon County, Tennessee. It serves as one of two roads connecting the city of Loudon with Interstate 75 (I-75); the other is SR 72.

Loudon County, Tennessee County in the United States

Loudon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,556. Its county seat is Loudon.

Loudon, Tennessee City in Tennessee, United States

Loudon is a city in and the county seat of Loudon County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 4,476 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located in East Tennessee, southwest of Knoxville, on the Tennessee River. Fort Loudoun, the colonial era fort for which the city was named, is located several miles to the south in Monroe County.

In the U.S. state of Tennessee, Interstate 75 (I-75) runs from Chattanooga to Jellico by way of Knoxville. Interstate 75 enters the East Tennessee region following the Tennessee Valley from Georgia, all the way through Knoxville to near Rocky Top, then climbs into the Cumberland Mountains before crossing over into Kentucky at Jellico.

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Route description

SR 324 begins at an interchange with I-75 at exit 76. It travels southeasterly through rural hilly terrain along the banks of the Tennessee River. The highway then enters the Loudon city limits and passes through industrial areas before coming to an end at an intersection with U.S. Route 11 (US 11, Lee Highway/SR 2) north of downtown. The entire route of SR 324 is a two-lane highway. [1] [2] [3]

Tennessee River river in the United States, its largest city is Knoxville, TN

The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately 652 miles (1,049 km) long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other names, as many of the Cherokee had their territory along its banks, especially in eastern Tennessee and northern Alabama. Its current name is derived from the Cherokee village Tanasi.

U.S. Route 11 (US 11) in the U.S. state of Tennessee travels from the Georgia state line in Chattanooga to Knoxville, where it then splits into US 11E and US 11W. These two highways then travel to the Virginia state line near Kingsport and Bristol. During its length, it shares concurrencies with SR 2 and SR 38.

Lee Highway auto trail

The Lee Highway was a national auto trail in the United States, connecting New York City and San Francisco, California, via the South and Southwest. After receiving a letter on January 15, 1919, from Dr. Samuel Myrtle Johnson of Roswell, New Mexico, David Carlisle Humphreys of Lexington, Virginia, put out a call for a meeting in Roanoke, Virginia, to form a new national highway association. On December 3, 1919, five hundred men from five states met in Roanoke to officially form the Lee Highway Association. The auto trail was named after Robert E. Lee.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Loudon County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0I-75.svg I-75  Chattanooga, Knoxville I-75 exit 76; western terminus
Loudon 2.33.7US 11.svg US 11 (Lee Highway/SR 2) Loudon, Lenoir City Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. Google (August 3, 2019). "State Route 324" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. Long Range Planning Division (n.d.). Loudon County (PDF) (Map). c. 1:110,880. Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation . Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  3. Long Range Planning Division (2003). Loudon (PDF) (Map). 1:31,680. Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 2, 2019.