Tennessee State Route 33

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State Route 33

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Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length174.42 mi (280.70 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1923 [1] –present
Major junctions
South endUS 411.svgGeorgia 61.svg US 411  / SR 61 at Georgia state line in Tennga, Georgia
Major intersections
North endCircle sign 696.svg SR 696 (to Circle sign 600.svg SR 600) at Virginia state line in Hancock County
Location
Country United States
State Tennessee
Counties Polk, McMinn, Monroe, Loudon, Blount, Knox, Union, Claiborne, Hancock
Highway system
Tennessee 32.svg SR 32 Tennessee 34.svg SR 34

State Route 33 (SR 33) is a primary and secondary route in East Tennessee. It runs 176 miles, from the Georgia state line in Polk County, northeast to the Virginia state line north of Kyles Ford in Hancock County. South of Maryville, SR 33 is a "hidden" route which shares a concurrency with US 411.

Contents

The section of SR 33 between Knoxville and Tazewell, along with US 25E between Tazewell and Middlesboro, Kentucky, was an inspiration for the song The Ballad of Thunder Road. In the song, a moonshiner runs illegal whiskey from Kentucky to Knoxville on this route. [2] Sections of the former Highway 33 in Union County have signs marking "The Original Thunder Road".

Route description

Polk County

SR 33 begins in Polk County in Tennga at the Georgia state line concurrent with US 411 as its unsigned companion route. It begins as a primary highway. US 411/SR 33 go north and pass by the community of Conasauga and cross over the Conasauga River to enter Old Fort where they intersect SR 313. They continue north to Ocoee where they have an interchange with US 64/US 74/SR 40. US 411/SR 33 then continue north, then turn northwest and cross the Ocoee River before entering Benton. In Benton, they have an intersection with SR 314. They then leave Benton and continue north. They then enter Delano and begin a concurrency with SR 30. They then cross the Hiwassee River to pass by Hiwassee/Ocoee Scenic River State Park (via Spring Creek Road) and intersect with the eastern end of SR 163 before leaving Delano. US 411/SR 33/SR 30 continues north and crosses into McMinn County.

McMinn County

A short distance later, they enter Etowah. In Etowah, they intersect with the western end of SR 310, before SR 30 separates and turns west towards Athens. US 411/SR 33 then leave Etowah and go north to Englewood, where they intersect and have a short concurrency with SR 39. They then continue north to cross into Monroe County.

Monroe County

They then enter Madisonville and have an interchange with SR 68. They then bypass downtown to the north and then leave Madisonville, going northeast. US 411/SR 33 then intersect and become concurrent with SR 72 before entering Vonore. In Vonore, they intersect SR 360 before crossing Tellico Lake/Little Tennessee River, leaving Vonore. Just before crossing into Loudon County, SR 72 separates and turns east, running along the banks of Tellico Lake. US 411/SR 33 then cross into Loudon County and go northeast to Greenback to intersect with the southern end of SR 95. They then cross into Blount County.

Blount County

They continue north to intersect the southern end of SR 336 just north of Lanier. They then intersect and become concurrent with US 129/SR 115 before entering Maryville. They then intersect with the southern end of SR 335 before entering downtown. Just before downtown, US 129/SR 115 separate at an interchange, with US 129/SR 115 bypassing downtown to the west and providing access to McGhee Tyson Airport. US 411/SR 33 then go through downtown, where they intersect US 321/SR 73 before coming to an intersection with SR 35. Here, SR 33 separates and follows its own path with US 411 turning south on SR 35. Also, SR 33 becomes signed for the first time and turns into a secondary highway. It again has another intersection with SR 335, this time the northern end, before leaving Maryville to intersect the current eastern end of I-140 (Pellissippi Parkway, Exit 14) in Eagleton Village. SR 33 goes north through Rockford before crossing into Knox County.

Knox County

Shortly after crossing the line, it has an interchange with SR 168. It then enters Knoxville in the South Knoxville neighborhood. SR 33 then merges and becomes concurrent with US 441. US 441/SR 33 then cross into downtown via the Henley Street Bridge over the Tennessee River. In downtown, they become concurrent with US 11/US 70/SR 1/SR 71. They then have an interchange with I-40 and I-275. They then have an intersection with SR 62 not even a half block later. US 11/US 70/SR 1 then separate and go east, leaving US 441/SR 33 to go north, with SR 33 changing to a primary highway at this intersection. They continue through some North Knoxville neighborhoods, where they have an interchange with Hall of Fame Drive and unsigned SR 71 joins the concurrency, before entering Fountain City. In Fountain City, they intersect with the southern end of SR 331 just before an interchange with I-640/US 25W/SR 9. It continues through downtown Fountain City before leaving Fountain City and Knoxville all together. They then enter Halls Crossroads and US 441/SR 71 separate and go west, just before an intersection with SR 131. SR 33 then continues alone and leaves Halls Crossroads, traveling through rural unincorporated Knox County before crossing into Union County.

Union County

In Union County, it passes by the Knoxville Dragstrip before having an intersection and concurrency with SR 61 in Paulette. They then have a short concurrency with SR 144 before entering Maynardville. They go through downtown before SR 61 separates and goes east, then SR 33 goes north and leaves Maynardville. It then meets the eastern end of SR 170 in Hickory Valley before crossing Norris Lake and into Claiborne County.

Claiborne County

SR 33 then goes by a marina before going north to New Tazewell. It goes through New Tazewell before entering Tazewell. It goes through downtown to have an intersection and begin a concurrency with US 25E/SR 32. They leave Tazewell and go south through Springdale, before separating from US 25E/SR 32 and going north east, just before another crossing of Norris Lake. SR 33 then becomes curvy before crossing into Hancock County.

Hancock County

Still curvy, it goes through rural unincorporated Hancock county and begins paralleling the Clinch River before entering Sneedville at an intersection with the northern ends of SR 31 and SR 66. It then turns north and enters downtown and intersecting the eastern end of SR 63. It then turns northeast again and leaves Sneedville. It goes northeast, still curvy, and parallels the Clinch River again all the way to Kyles Ford, where it has an intersection and short concurrency with SR 70. It then becomes a secondary highway and leaves the Clinch River to go north to the Virginia State Line, where it continues as SR 696, a short connector to SR 600.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Polk 0.00.0South plate.svg
US 411.svg
Georgia 61.svg US 411 south / SR 61  Chatsworth
Continuation into Georgia; southern end of US 411 overlap; SR 33 begins as an unsigned primary highway
Conasauga River Bridge over Conasauga River
Polk Old Fort 3.15.0West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 313.svg
SR 313 west (Ladd Springs Road) Cleveland
Eastern terminus of SR 313
Ocoee 9.815.8US 64.svgUS 74.svg US 64  / US 74 (Ocoee Scenic Byway/SR 40) Cleveland, Ducktown Interchange; provides access to the Cherokee National Forest
Ocoee River Bridge over Ocoee River
Polk Benton 15.625.1South plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 314.svg
SR 314 south (Parksville Road) Parksville
Northern terminus of SR 314
Delano 21.634.8East plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 30.svg
SR 30 east Reliance
Southern end of SR 30 overlap
Hiwassee River Bridge over Hiwassee River
Polk Delano 23.437.7West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 163.svg
SR 163 west (Bowater Road) Calhoun
Eastern terminus of SR 163
McMinn Etowah 28.746.2East plate.svg
Tennessee 310.svg
SR 310 east (Mecca Pike) Tellico Plains
Western terminus of SR 310
29.547.5West plate.svg
Tennessee 30.svg
SR 30 west (David W. Lillard Memorial Highway) Athens
Northern end of SR 30 overlap
Englewood 35.857.6West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 39.svg
SR 39 west (Englewood Street) Athens
Southern end of SR 39 overlap
36.057.9East plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 39.svg
SR 39 east (Tellico Street) Tellico Plains
Northern end of SR 39 overlap
Monroe Madisonville 44.571.6Tennessee 68.svg SR 68 (New Highway 68) Madisonville, Sweetwater, Tellico Plains Interchange; provides access to The Lost Sea and the Cherokee National Forest
46.074.0 Madisonville (Warren Street)Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance only
Vonore 51.983.5West plate.svg
Tennessee 72.svg
SR 72 west Loudon
Southern end of SR 72 overlap
54.387.4South plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 360.svg
SR 360 south (Unicoi Turnpike) Tellico Plains
Northern terminus of SR 360; provides access to Fort Loudoun State Park
Tellico Lake/Little Tennessee River Bridge over Tellico Lake/Little Tennessee River
Monroe 57.091.7East plate.svg
Tennessee 72.svg
SR 72 east Tallassee
Northern end of SR 72 overlap
Loudon Greenback 60.397.0North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 95.svg
SR 95 north Greenback
Southern terminus of SR 95
Blount 62.8101.1North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 336.svg
SR 336 north (Brick Mill Road) Lanier
Southern terminus of SR 336
67.2108.1South plate.svg
US 129.svg
US 129 south (Calderwood Highway/SR 115) Tallassee, Fontana, N.C., Robbinsville, N.C.
Southern end of US 129 overlap; provides access to Tail of the Dragon
Maryville 69.0111.0North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 335.svg
SR 335 north (William Blount Drive)
Southern terminus of SR 335
71.5115.1South plate.svg
US 129.svg
North plate.svg
Truck plate.svg
US 411.svg
US 129 south (SR 115/Alcoa Highway) / US 411 Truck north Knoxville, Alcoa
Interchange; northern end of US 129 overlap; provides access to McGhee Tyson Airport
72.6116.8US 321.svg US 321 (Lamar Alexander Parkway/SR 73) Lenoir City, Friendsville, Walland, Townsend Provides access to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
73.4118.1North plate.svg
US 411.svg
Tennessee 35.svg US 411 north / SR 35 (Washington Street) Seymour, Alcoa
Northern end of US 411 overlap; SR 33 becomes a signed secondary highway
Eagleton Village 76.6123.3South plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 335.svg
SR 335 south (E. Hunt Road)
Northern terminus of SR 335
77.0123.9North plate.svg
Tennessee 162.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-140.svg
SR 162 north (Pellissippi Parkway) to I-140  Knoxville
Pellissippi Parkway exit 14; southern terminus of Pellissippi Parkway (SR 162)
Knox South Knoxville 82.9133.4Secondary Tennessee 168.svg SR 168 (Governor John Sevier Highway) – Governor John Sevier Home, South Knoxville Two-quadrant interchange; west to US 129.svg US 129
South plate.svg
US 441.svg
US 441 south (Chapman Highway) Seymour, Sevierville
Southern end of US 441 concurrency
Knoxville Henley Street Bridge over the Tennessee River
Main Street (east) / Cumberland Avenue (west) - University of Tennessee, West KnoxvilleFormer southern end of US 11.svgUS 70.svgTennessee 1.svg US 11  / US 70  / SR 1 concurrency
I-40.svgI-275.svg I-40  / I-275  Nashville, Asheville, NC, Lexington, KY I-40 exit 388; I-275 exit 0A
West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 62.svg
SR 62 west (Western Avenue) Karns, Oak Ridge
Eastern terminus of SR 62
West Fifth Avenue - Asheville, NC Former northern end of US 11.svgUS 70.svgTennessee 1.svg US 11  / US 70  / SR 1 concurrency; SR 33 turns primary
Hall of Fame Drive (unsigned SR 71 south; Southbound exit and Northbound entrance; southern end of SR 71 concurrency)To US 11.svgUS 70.svgTennessee 1.svg US 11  / US 70  / SR 1, and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Fountain City North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 331.svg
SR 331 north (Old Broadway) Corryton
Southern terminus of SR 331
I-640.svgUS 25W.svg I-640  / US 25W (SR 9) Nashville, Asheville Exit 6 on I-640
North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 331.svg
SR 331 north (Old Broadway) Corryton
Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
Halls Crossroads North plate.svg
US 441.svg
US 441 north (SR 71/Norris Freeway) Norris, Norris Dam
Northern end of US 441 overlap
Secondary Tennessee 131.svg SR 131 (Emory Road) Powell, Corryton, Plainview
Union Paulette West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 61.svg
SR 61 west New Loyston, Big Ridge State Park, Andersonville, Norris, Clinton
Southern end of SR 61 concurrency
Maynardville West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 144.svg
SR 144 west (Hickory Star Road) Hickory Star
Southern end of SR 144 concurrency
East plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 144.svg
SR 144 east (Alior Gap Road) Plainview
Northern end of SR 144 concurrency
East plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 61.svg
SR 61 east Luttrell, Blaine
Northern end of SR 61 concurrency
West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 170.svg
SR 170 west (Hickory Valley Road) Hickory Star, New Loyston, Heiskell, Oak Ridge
Y-Intersection; eastern terminus of SR 170
Norris Lake/Clinch River Bridge over Norris Lake/Clinch River; Union-Clairborne County line is northeast of the bridge.
Claiborne Tazewell North plate.svg
US 25E.svg
US 25E north (SR 32/Dixie Highway) Harrogate, Cumberland Gap
Southern end of wrong-way US 25E concurrency;
US 25E.svg US 25E (SR 32/Dixie Highway) Thorn Hill, Bean Station, Morristown Northern end of wrong-way US 25E concurrency; To I-81
Hancock Sneedville South plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 66.svg
South plate.svg
Tennessee 31.svg
SR 66 south / SR 31 south (Hancock County Veterans Memorial Bridge) Rogersville
Northern terminus of SR 66 / 31
West plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 63.svg
SR 63 west (College Street) Harrogate, LaFollette
Eastern terminus of SR 63
Kyles Ford North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 70.svg
SR 70 north (Trail of the Lonesome Pine) Jonesville, VA
Southern end of wrong-way SR 70 concurrency
South plate.svg
Tennessee 70.svg
SR 70 south (Trail of the Lonesome Pine) Edison, Pressmen's Home, Rogersville
Northern end of wrong-way SR 70 concurrency; SR 33 turns secondary
174.42280.70Circle sign 696.svgTo plate.svg
Circle sign 600.svg
SR 696 (Joe Moller Road) to SR 600  Blackwater, VA, Clinchport, VA
Tennessee-Virginia State Line at Dona, VA; Northern terminus of SR 33
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "BALLAD OF THUNDER ROAD". www.univie.ac.at. Archived from the original on 2001-03-04.