State Route 172 (SR 172) is a state highway in Greene County, Tennessee. It begins at a partially unsigned intersection with US 321 near downtown Greeneville and it is signed starting at its intersection with US 11E/US 321 Truck and ends at Interstate 81 in Baileyton.[1]
State Route 172 | ||||
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| Baileyton Road | ||||
 SR 172 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 12.2 mi (19.6 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 321 in Greeneville | |||
  US 11E / US 321 Truck in Greeneville | ||||
| North end |  I-81 in Baileyton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Greene | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description edit
SR 172 begins in Greeneville just north of downtown at an intersection with US 321/SR 35 (N Main Street). It goes north east as Baileyton Road to have an interchange with US 11E/SR 34 (W Andrew Johnson Highway) before continuing past some businesses and homes. SR 172 then leaves Greeneville and continues north through rural countryside. The highway has an intersection with Ottway Road, which is a major county road that leads to Ottway. SR 172 continues north through rural areas before entering Baileyton, where it comes to an end at an interchange with I-81 (Exit 36) just south of downtown, where the road continues as Van Hill Road (Former SR 172).
History edit
State Route 172 formerly traveled 5 miles more than it does now and ended in Hawkins County at State Route 347.
Junction list edit
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Greene | Greeneville | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 321 (North Main Street/SR 35) – Greeneville, Newport | Partially unsigned southern terminus |
| 0.03 | 0.048 | US 11E / US 321 Truck (West Andrew Johnson Highway/SR 34) – Mosheim, Tusculum | Interchange; SR 172 becomes fully signed | ||
| | 7.1 | 11.4 | Ottway Road – Ottway | ||
| Baileyton | 12.2 | 19.6 | I-81 – Knoxville, Tri-Cities | I-81 exit 36; current northern terminus; road continues north as Van Hill Road | |
| Horton Highway - Fall Branch | Intersection on former alignment (Van Hill Road); major county road | ||||
| Hawkins | Van Hill |  SR 347 (Beech Creek Road) – Rogersville, Kingsport | Former Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References edit
- ^ "Baileyton Resolution Urges Improvement of TN Route 172 - the Greeneville Sun". Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-11-04. Town of Baileyton Urges highway officials to Improve Route 172
External links edit
Media related to Tennessee State Route 172 at Wikimedia Commons
