Tennessee State Route 66

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State Route 66
Maintained by TDOT
South end:	US-441 / US-411 / SR-71 / SR-35 at Sevierville
Major junctions:	I-40 near Kodak US-25W / US-70 / SR-9 at Dandridge SR-160 near Morristown US-11E / SR-34 at Morristown US-11W / SR-1 at Rogersville
North end:	SR-33 at Sneedville
Counties:	Sevier, Jefferson, Hamblen, Hawkins, Hancock
Major cities:	Sevierville, Dandridge, Morristown, Bulls Gap, Rogersville, Sneedville
Tennessee State Routes < SR-65 SR-67 >

State Route 66 is a 4-lane divided highway entirely in Sevier County, Tennessee, that runs from Interstate 40 in the north and ends at U.S. Highway 441 and U.S. Highway 411 in Sevierville. It is a popular route for tourists to go to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This route is part of the Great Smoky Mountains Parkway. There are plans to widen this road from 4 lanes to 6 lanes by 2010.^[1]

A secondary Tennessee State Route 66 runs from U.S. Highway 25W/70 in Dandridge, Tennessee to U.S. Highway 11E in Morristown, Tennessee. This is a two-laned curvy road over moderately mountainous terrain. It then follows U.S. Highway 11E to Bulls Gap, Tennessee, where it turns to the north as a Primary highway going into Rogersville, Tennessee. Then it veers northwesterly, as a secondary highway again, until its terminus at Tennessee State Route 31 just south of Sneedville, Tennessee. This section of Tennessee State Route 66 is around 60 miles. The secondary portion going south crosses under Interstate 40 coming into Dandridge, Tennessee. The highway runs parallel with Interstate 40 and then heads south into Dandridge, Tennessee. At this point, it actually runs parallel with the other Tennessee State Route 66 mentioned in the first paragraph, which is 10 miles to the west. Theoretically, the two segments are linked by US Hwy 25W/70 and Interstate 40, though the route is not signed on this segment.

[edit] See also

• List of Tennessee state highways

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