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Tennessee State Route 31

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State Route 31 marker
State Route 31
Map
TN 31 mainline in red
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length17.2 mi[1] (27.7 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1923[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 11W in Mooresburg
North end SR 33 / SR 66 in Sneedville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountiesHawkins, Hancock
Highway system
US 31A SR 32

State Route 31 (SR 31) is a 17.2-mile (27.7 km) north-south state highway in northeastern Tennessee. The highway runs from U.S. Route 11W in Mooresburg north to SR 66 in Sneedville.

Route description

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SR 31 begins at a junction with US 11W/SR 1 in Mooresburg. The highway heads north into rural Hawkins County, passing through the community of Spruce Pine. While crossing over Clinch Mountain, the route crosses into Hancock County.[3] Past the mountain ridge, the highway intersects SR 131 in Treadway and briefly becomes a four-laned undivided Highway and continues northward through Luther and Duck Creek before turning northeast along the Clinch River.[4] The route then enters Sneedville, where it terminates at SR 66, which connects to SR 33 and Sneedville via a bridge.

The entire route of SR 31 is a narrow rural 2-lane mountain highway. [5]

Junction list

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
HawkinsMooresburg0.00.0 US 11W (Lee Highway/SR 1) – Bean Station, RogersvilleSouthern terminus
HancockTreadway8.914.3
SR 131 south (Mountain Valley Highway 131) – Thorn Hill, Washburn, Luttrell
Northern terminus of SR 131
Sneedville1727
SR 66 south – Rogersville
Southern end of SR 66 concurrency
Hancock County Veterans Memorial Bridge over Clinch River
17.227.7 SR 33 – Sneedville, TazewellNorthern terminus of SR 31 and SR 66
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Overview map of State Route 31" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Hawkins County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2004. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  4. ^ Hancock County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  5. ^ City Map: Sneedville, Hancock County, Tennessee (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
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