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"Tail of the Dragon" on U.S. 129
U.S. Highway 129 is a spur of U.S. Highway 29. It currently runs for 582 miles (937 km) from Knoxville, Tennessee to Chiefland, Florida at U.S. Highway 19 and U.S. Highway 98. It passes through the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. It goes through the cities of Knoxville, Tennessee, Athens, Georgia, and Macon, Georgia. Eleven miles of US 129 located on the Tennessee/North Carolina border is known as the Tail of the Dragon, a popular motorcycle and sportscar destination. The Dragon's name is apparently derived from the roadway's resemblance -- on maps -- to a dragon's back. The Dragon runs from Tab Cat Creek to Deals Gap and has 318 curves.
[edit] Major highway junctions by state
[edit] Tennessee
- Interstate 40(Exit 386B).
- US 11-70
- US 321
- US 411(Multiplex from Maryville to Binfield)
[edit] North Carolina
- US 19-74(Concurrency with US 19 and 74 begins/ends).
- US 64-74(Concurrency with US 74 begins/ends).
[edit] Georgia
- US 76.
- US 19(Concurrency with US 19 begins/ends).
- Interstate 985-US 23(Exit 22).
- Interstate 85(Exit 137).
- US 441(Concurrency with US 441 begins/ends).
- US 29-78.
- US 278.
- Interstate 20(Exit 114).
- US 441(Concurrency with US 441 begins/ends).
- Interstate 16(Exit 1A).
- US 23-80.
- US 341(Multiplex near Hawkinsville).
- US 280.
- US 319(Multiplex from Fitzgerals to Ocila).
- US 82(Multiplex in Alapha).
- US 221(Multiplex from Lakeland to Stockton).
- US 84.
[edit] Florida
- US 41(Multiplex in Jasper).
- Interstate 75(Exit 451).
- Interstate 10(Exit 283).
- US 90.
- US 27.
- US 19-98-ALT 27.
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