Maryville Alcoa Greenway
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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. The City of Maryville initially developed a portion of the Greenway in an urban renewal area known as the Greenbelt Park and the City of Alcoa had an existing Greenway within Springbrook Park. The two parks were connected by a three mile extension within the City of Alcoa. The City of Maryville extended the Greenway from the Greenbelt to the Maryville Intermediate School. The City of Alcoa extended a spur through the Springbrook Corporate Center. The two cities completed an eastern connector between the Greenbelt and Springbrook Park. The Greenway is well lighted and marked providing numerous opportunities for picnics, play, and exercise.
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[edit] Alcoa Main (4 miles)
Beginning at Mile Marker 0 (the line between the City of Maryville and the City of Alcoa), the Greenway proceeds north for 1.5 miles 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.
[edit] Springbrook Corporate Center Spur (1 mile)
Beginning at mile 1.5 the spur extends 1 mile through the Corporate Center and beneath US 129. An extension of the Springbrook Corporate Center Spur has been proposed to extend the Greenway into Green Meadows community.
[edit] East Connector (2.5 miles)
The East Connector begins at mile 3 on the Alcoa Main and heads south 2.5 miles, following the edge of the Alcoa Aluminum plant, crossing into the City of Maryville at 1.5 miles and connecting to the Greenbelt Park 1 mile from mile marker 0.
[edit] Maryville (4 miles)
Beginning at Mile Marker 0 (the line between the City of Maryville and the City of Alcoa), the Greenway heads south, then west through the Greenbelt Park 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 2.5 miles. The Greenway then heads east to Pearson Springs Park at mile 3.5 and the Maryville Intermediate School at mile 4
