U.S. Route 19 in Tennessee

U.S. Route 19
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length:	11.8 mi[1] (19.0 km)
Existed:	1927 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 11E / US 19E / US 19W in Bluff City
	US 421 in Bristol
North end:	US 11E / US 19 / US 421 in Bristol
Location
Counties:	Sullivan
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State ← SR 18 US 19E →

U.S. Route 19 in Tennessee (US-19) traverses approximately 11.8 miles (19.0 km) across the Tri-Cities area of East Tennessee. The highway begins at Bluff City, where the highway splits into US-19E and US-19W, which both head into North Carolina and rejoin to form US 19 in North Carolina. US-19's Tennessee portion ends at the Virginia state line at the twin cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia.

Route description

US-19 is formed at Bluff City by the confluence of US-19E and US-19W. US-19E heads southeast toward Elizabethton and US-19W continues southwest concurrent with US-11E toward Johnson City. US-19 heads north concurrent with US-11E along Volunteer Parkway across the South Fork Holston River. The U.S. Highways have a diamond interchange with SR-394 just west of the state highway's junction with SR-390 (Bluff City Highway). The U.S. Highways cross Beaver Creek adjacent to Bristol Motor Speedway and follow the stream's valley between the Whitetop Knobs to the east and the Beaver Creek Knobs to the west. US-11E and US-19 enter the city of Bristol. Three blocks south of the state line, the highways meet US-421 (Anderson Street). SR-34 breaks from its unsigned concurrency with US-11E and US-19 and heads east on US-421 toward Mountain City. The intersection forms the eastern terminus of SR-1. SR-1 joins the three U.S. Highways for three blocks to State Street, which follows the Tennessee–Virginia state line and serves as the main street of both cities of Bristol. SR-1 turns west along State Street while the three U.S. Highways continue into Bristol, Virginia.^[1]

Alternate names

Though the highway is commonly known as "US 19" throughout the state, the highway does have other known names it uses locally in areas.

• Volunteer Parkway - Road name from Virginia state line to Bluff City.

History

US-19 first appears in Tennessee in 1927, from the North Carolina state line (near Elk Park) to Bluff City. Later in same year, it was extended through Bristol, into Virginia. In 1930, US-19 was truncated at Bluff City, splitting into US-19E along the original route into North Carolina and US-19W going towards Johnson City and then on into North Carolina.

Junction list

The entire route is in Sullivan County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Bluff City	0.0	0.0	US 11E south / US 19W south (Volunteer Parkway) / US 19E south – Johnson City, Elizabethton	Southern terminus of US-19 in Tennessee; US-19E and US-19W come together to form US 19; south end of concurrency with US-11E
Bristol	3.6	5.8	SR 394 / SR 390 – Bluff City, Blountville, Bristol Motor Speedway	Diamond interchange
	11.6	18.7	US 421 south (Anderson Street) – Mountain City	South end of concurrency with US-421
	11.8	19.0	US 11E / US 19 / US 421 north (Commonwealth Avenue) / SR-1 west (State Street) – Bristol	Northern terminus of US-19 in Tennessee; Tennessee–Virginia state line at State Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Google (2011-08-26). "U.S. Route 19 in Tennessee" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-08-26.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Tennessee's US Highways