Tennessee State Route 44

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Secondary Tennessee 44.svg

State Route 44

Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length21.4 mi [1]  (34.4 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1923 [2] –present
Major junctions
South endUS 11E.svgUS 19W.svgTennessee 34.svg US 11E  / US 19W  / SR 34 in Bluff City
North endVirginia 75.svg SR 75 near Abingdon, VA
Location
Country United States
State Tennessee
Counties Sullivan
Highway system
Tennessee 43.svg SR 43 US 45.svg US 45

State Route 44 (SR 44) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It runs from US 11E/US 19W/SR 34 in Bluff City, just south of the split of US 19W and US 19E, northeast via Hickory Tree and Holston Valley to the Virginia state line, where it becomes Virginia State Route 75. The entire highway is located within Sullivan County.

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Route description

SR 44 begins as a 2-lane highway in Bluff City at an intersection with US 11E/US 19W/SR 34 just south of that route's interchange with US 19E/SR 37, where US 19E and 19W merge to form US 19. The highway then goes north along the former route of US 11E/US 19, where it has an intersection with US 19E/SR 37 a short distance later before entering downtown. The highway then parallels the South Fork Holston River and a rail road track before having an intersection with SR 390, where it breaks away from the former route of US 11E/US 19 to follow its own path. The highway then makes a right onto Fleming Drive before immediately making a right onto Main Street. SR 44 then passes through the center of town before leaving Bluff City and going east, still paralleling the Houston River. The highway then winds its way through farmland as it gradually starts veering northeast, where it has an intersection with SR 358. SR 44 then passes through the community of Hickory Tree before crossing the River and turning north via a sharp left at a 4-way stop intersection. The highway then comes to an intersection with US 421/SR 34, where it turns east to become concurrent with that highway. They go east as a 4-lane divided highway to enter Holston Valley where it has an intersection with SR 435, before narrowing to 2-lanes, where leaves US 421/SR 34 and goes north via a Y-Intersection shortly afterwards. SR 44 then passes by a marina for South Holston Lake shortly before coming to an end at the Virginia state line, where it continues into Virginia as Virginia State Route 75.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Sullivan County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Bluff City 0.00.0US 11E.svgUS 19W.svg US 11E  / US 19W (Bristol Highway/SR 34) Johnson City, Bristol Southern terminus
US 19E.svgTo plate.svg
US 11E.svg
To plate.svg
US 19.svg
US 19E (SR 37) to US 11E  / US 19  Johnson City, Bristol, Elizabethton
North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 390.svg
SR 390 north (Bluff City Highway)
Southern terminus of SR 390
North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 358.svg
SR 358 north (Weaver Pike)
Southern terminus of SR 358
North plate.svg
US 421.svg
US 421 north (SR 34) Bristol
Southern end of US 421/SR 34 concurrency
Holston Valley South plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 435.svg
SR 435 south (Bristol Caverns Highway) Bristol Caverns
Northern terminus of SR 435
South plate.svg
US 421.svg
US 421 south (SR 34) Mountain City
Northern end of US 421/SR 34 concurrency
21.434.4North plate.svg
Virginia 75.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-81.svg
SR 75 north (Green Spring Road) to I-81  Abingdon
Virginia state line; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. "General Highway Map, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 2005" (PDF). (4.85  MiB)
  2. 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.