State Route 173 (SR 173) is a state highway in Unicoi and Carter counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It connects the town of Unicoi with the community of Tiger Valley.
State Route 173 | ||||
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 SR 173 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.1 mi (21.1 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |    I-26 / US 19W / US 23 in Unicoi | |||
 SR 107 in Unicoi | ||||
| East end |  US 19E in Tiger Valley | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Unicoi, Carter | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description edit
SR 173 begins in Unicoi County at Interstate 26/U.S. Route 19W/U.S. Route 23 (I-26/US 19W/US 23) exit 32 in the town of Unicoi. It goes eastward for several blocks before turning southward onto Unicoi Drive. SR 173 follows Unicoi Drive for less than a mile to a junction with SR 107, which approaches from Erwin to the south. The merged SR 107/SR 173 goes eastward through rural mountain areas until reaching the community of Limestone Cove, where SR 107 turns southward toward the North Carolina border, and SR 173 turns northeastward through rural mountainous terrain to cross into Carter County and enter the community of Tiger Valley, where it comes to an end at US 19E. From here, US 19E continues eastward to Roan Mountain, and northwestward to Hampton.[1]
Major intersections edit
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Unicoi | Unicoi | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-26 / US 19W / US 23 – Johnson City, Asheville | Western terminus; I-26/US 19W/US 23 exit 32 |
| 0.04 | 0.064 | Unicoi Drive – Johnson City | SR 173 turns south onto Unicoi Drive; former US 19W/US 23 | ||
| 1.01 | 1.63 |  SR 107 west (Unicoi Drive) – Erwin | Western end of SR 107 concurrency | ||
| Limestone Cove | 6.06 | 9.75 |  SR 107 east (Limestone Cove Road) – Buladean | Eastern end of SR 107 concurrency | |
| Carter | Tiger Valley | 13.10 | 21.08 | US 19E (SR 37) – Roan Mountain, Hampton, Elizabethton | Eastern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References edit
- ^ Tennessee Department of Transportation (2016). Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). c.1:1,013,760. Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. §§ B16-17. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
External links edit
Media related to Tennessee State Route 173 at Wikimedia Commons