Saturday, September 18, 2021

Tennessee


Route

Day 1: NC 86 North, I 40 West, I 85 South, I 73 North, I 40 West, US 74 West, US 441 North, local roads to Mingo Falls.
Local roads, US 441 North, local road to Clingman's Dome.
Local road, US 441 North, local roads, US 321 South, US 441 North, TN 66 North, I 40 West, I 140 South, US 129 South to Alcoa TN.
Day 2: US 129 North, I 140 North, I 75 South, TN 30 West, TN 284 South to Fall Creek Falls State Park.
TN 284 North, TN 30 East, TN 101 North, TN 392 East, TN 101 North, I 40 East, TN 58 East, TN 95 North to Oak Ridge. 
TN 62 East, TN 162 East, US 129 South too Alcoa.
Day 3: US 129 South, TN 32 East, US 321 North, Foothills Parkway East, US 129 South, NC 28 East, local road to Fontana Dam.
Local road, NC 28 East, US 19 North to Bryson City,
Local roads to the Road to Nowhere. Local Roads to Deep Creek,
Local roads, US 19 South, US 19 Connector South, US 74 East, I 40 East, local road, US 221 North, NC 226 south, I 40 East, local roads, US 421 South, I 85 North, I 40 East, NC 86 South to Chapel Hill. 

Tunnel
Tunnel on the Road to Nowhere

Trail
Appalachian Trail on Fontana Dam

Gift Shop
Gift Shop on the Tail of the Dragon - US 129

Notes
I 40 is under repaving for a good stretch near Mocksville.
Newfound Gap Road is being repaved on the Tennesee side of Newfound Gap.

Results
Counties:
  NC: Graham
  TN: Bledsoe, Blount, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Rhea, Van Buren
  for a new total of 1174.

NC: Mileage on US 129, US 221, US 441, NC 28.
TN: Clinched I 140, TN 35. Mileage on I 75, US 127, US 129, US 321, US 441, TN 30, TN 58, TN 62, TN 95, TN 101, TN 162, TN 392.

NPS Sites: Appalachian Trail, Great Smoky Mountains NP, Manhattan Project NHS

Manhattan Project NHS

Great Smoky Mountains NP


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