State Route 39 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 31.8 mi (51.2 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1923 [1] –present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-75 in Riceville | |||
 US 11 in Riceville SR 30 in Athens  US 411 in Englewood | ||||
| East end |  SR 68 in Tellico Plains | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | McMinn, Monroe | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 39 (SR 39) is a state highway in McMinn and Monroe counties in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee. [2]
SR 39 begins as a secondary highway in McMinn County in Riceville at Exit 42 on I-75. It then goes east as a 2-lane country road to the center of town and has a short concurrency with US 11/SR 2. It then turns northeast, now concurrent with US 11 BUS, to parallel US 11/SR 2 and leave Riceville to go through some countryside before entering Athens. SR 39/US 11 BUS then goes through some suburbs and passes by Starr Regional Medical Center before entering downtown, where US 11 BUS turns northwest to join back up with US 11/SR 2, while SR 39 continues through downtown to an intersection with SR 30/SR 305/SR 307, where SR 39 turns south to become concurrent with SR 30 as a 4-lane divided highway. SR 39/SR 30 then cross over a ridge, where they leave Athens, just before the intersection where SR 39 separates from SR 30 and goes east as a rural 2-lane highway through the countryside of McMinn County before entering Englewood. It travels along various city streets through downtown before coming to an intersection with US 411/SR 33, which it turns north to become concurrent with as a 4-lane undivided highway and they go through a business district before SR 39 separates and turns east, becoming a primary highway and leaving Englewood as a curvy 2-lane highway as it enters some mountains and ridges. It winds its way through the mountains to an intersection with SR 310, where it becomes a primary highway, just before crossing into Monroe County.
The curves then straighten out as SR 39 leaves the mountains, crosses the Conasauga Creek, and starts going through some farmland. SR 39 passes through Jalapa and has a Y-intersection with SR 315 before going through some more farmland before ending at an intersection with SR 68, just north of Tellico Plains. [2]
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| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| McMinn | Riceville | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-75 – Chattanooga, Knoxville | I-75 exit 42; western terminus; SR 39 begins as a secondary highway |
 US 11 north (Lee Highway/SR 2) – Athens | Begin with concurrency with US 11/SR 2 | ||||
  US 11 south (Lee Highway/SR 2) / US 11 Bus. north – Calhoun, Charleston, Cleveland | End concurrency with US 11/SR 2; Begin concurrency with US 11 Business; Southern terminus of US 11 Business | ||||
| Athens |    US 11 Bus. north (N Jackson Street/N White Street) / SR 30 west (Green Street) / SR 305 north (Ingleside Avenue) / SR 307 north (E Madison Avenue) | End concurrency with US 11 Business; Begin concurrency with SR 30; Southern terminus for both SR 305 & SR 307 | |||
 SR 30 east (S White Street) – Etowah | End concurrency with SR 30 | ||||
| Englewood | US 411 south (SR 33) – Etowah | Begin concurrency with US 411/SR 33 | |||
| US 411 north (SR 33) – Madisonville | End concurrency with US 411/SR 33 | ||||
| Mecca |  SR 310 (Mecca Pike) – Etowah | Eastern terminus of SR 310; SR 39 turns primary | |||
| Monroe | Jalapa |  SR 315 south (Reliance Road) – Reliance | Northern terminus of SR 315 | ||
| Tellico Plains | 31.8 | 51.2 |   SR 68 (New Highway 68) to SR 165 (Cherohala Skyway) – Coker Creek, Madisonville, Ducktown, Robbinsville, North Carolina | Eastern terminus; SR 39 ends as a primary highway | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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