Maryville Alcoa Greenway

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Maryville Alcoa Greenway at Springbrook Park

The Maryville Alcoa Greenway is a cooperative effort by the two cities and Blount County, Tennessee to connect existing parks with a paved foot and cycle path.

Blount County, Tennessee County in the United States

Blount County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 123,010. It had an estimated population of 126,339 in 2014. The county seat is Maryville, which is also the county's largest city.

Tennessee State of the United States of America

Tennessee is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the west, and Missouri to the northwest. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, with a 2017 population of 667,560 and a 2017 metro population of 1,903,045. Tennessee's second largest city is Memphis, which had a population of 652,236 in 2017.

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History

The city of Maryville initially developed its Bicentennial Greenbelt Park by clearing part of its downtown and damming Pistol Creek to flood the area. Alcoa had developed its own Springbrook Park. In 1996 efforts to connect the parks began. In early 1996 the two cities were successful in obtaining an $850,000 grant of Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) for the Greenway. [1]

Maryville, Tennessee City in Tennessee, United States

Maryville is a city and the county seat of Blount County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. Its population was 27,465 at the 2010 census.

Bicentennial Greenbelt Park Greenbelt

Bicentennial Greenbelt Park is a public park located in downtown Maryville, Tennessee.

Pistol Creek river in the United States of America

Pistol Creek is a 13-mile-long (21 km) tributary of the Little River, located entirely within Blount County, Tennessee.

Between 1996 and 1998 the two parks were connected by a three-mile (5 km) extension entirely within the city of Alcoa. During the same period Maryville extended the Greenway from the Greenbelt to the Maryville Intermediate School. On October 15, 1998 the Maryville Alcoa Greenway was dedicated.

The Greenway was immediately well received by the public and by early 1999 plans were already underway for extensions. [2] The result was Alcoa extended a spur through the Springbrook Corporate Center. The two cities also completed an eastern connector between the Greenbelt and Springbrook Park.

Today the Greenway is well lighted and marked, providing numerous opportunities for picnics, play, and exercise while connecting the two cities and providing a nine-mile linear recreational facility.

Alcoa Main (4 miles)

Beginning at Mile Marker 0 (the line between Maryville and Alcoa), the Greenway proceeds north for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the Springbrook Corporate Center Spur, then east to the Alcoa Duck Pond at mile 3, then north through Springbrook Park to Hunt Road, ending at mile 4.

Green Meadows Spur (1 mile)

Beginning at mile 1.5 the spur extends 1-mile (1.6 km) through the Springbrook Corporate Center crossing US 129. On December 22, 2010, a bridge over US 129 funded by ARRA was completed which permits access to the Green Meadows community. [3]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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East Connector (2.5 miles)

The East Connector begins at mile 3 on the Alcoa Main and heads south 2.5 miles (4.0 km), following the edge of the Alcoa Aluminum plant, crossing into Maryville at 1.5 miles (2.4 km) and connecting to the Greenbelt Park 1-mile (1.6 km) from mile marker 0.

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Maryville Alcoa Greenway at Bicentennial Park (Greenbelt) Park

Maryville (4 miles)

Beginning at Mile Marker 0 (the line between Maryville and Alcoa), the Greenway heads south, then west through the Bicentennial Park (Greenbelt) and back east to the Charles West Amphitheater, adjacent to the old Courthouse at mile marker 1. The Greenway heads southeast across US 321 and Montvale Road connecting with Sandy Springs Park at

Sandy Springs Park public park in Maryville, Tennessee

Sandy Springs Park is a public park located in Maryville, Tennessee.

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Maryville Alcoa Greenway at Sandy Springs Park

2.5 miles (4.0 km). The Greenway then heads east to Pearson Springs Park at mile 3.5 and the Maryville Intermediate School at mile 4

Pearson Springs Park is a public park managed by Maryville/Alcoa/Blount County Parks and Recreation. Pearson Springs parallels Pistol Creek from Best Road on the northeast to the junction of the Maryville Alcoa Greenway and Montgomery Lane on the southwest, all within the City of Maryville, Tennessee.

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References

  1. Maryville Alcoa Daily Times Nov 30, 1998; Trail of Two Cities is a landmark of long term effort, cooperation
  2. Maryville Alcoa Daily Times Feb 25, 1999; Enjoying a trek along the Greenway
  3. The Daily Times December 22, 2010 "A new face: Pedestrian bridge gives Alcoa ‘new identity’"

Coordinates: 35°46′48″N83°59′06″W / 35.7801°N 83.9851°W / 35.7801; -83.9851