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Tennessee State Route 139

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State Route 139 marker
State Route 139
Map
SR 139 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length24.83 mi (39.96 km)
Major junctions
West end US 11E in Strawberry Plains
Major intersections
East end SR 92 in Dandridge
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountiesJefferson, Sevier
Highway system
SR 138 I-140

State Route 139 (SR 139) is a 25-mile-long (40 km) state highway in Jefferson and Sevier counties in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It connects Strawberry Plains to Dandridge.

Route description

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SR 139' begins in Jefferson County in Strawberry Plains at an intersection with US 11E/SR 34. The road heads southeast through farmland to an intersection and runs concurrently with US 25W/US 70/SR 9 at an intersection with Snyder Road, which serves as a connector to SR 66 and I-40. The highway travels west for a short distance before crossing into Sevier County.[1] SR 139 then splits off and goes southeast again to pass under I-40 before entering Kodak. It passes through the downtown area before leaving Kodak and passing through Beech Springs before returning to Kodak and coming to an intersection with SR 66. SR 139 then leaves Kodak for the final time and passes through farmland before having an intersection with SR 338 and crossing back into Jefferson County.[2] SR 139 then runs alongside Douglas Lake and passes by its many marinas and lake homes before entering Dandridge and coming to and end at an intersection with SR 92 in downtown.[3]

History

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SR 139 was established around 1950 running between US 25W northwest of Kodak and SR 66 near Douglas Dam. After I-40 was completed in 1975, SR 66 was relocated onto a new route between Sevierville and I-40 and a concurrency with I-40 route, and SR 139 was truncated to the new route of SR 66. On July 1, 1983, as part of a statewide takeover of local roads, SR 139 was re-extended onto its original route between the parkway and Douglas Dam, and extended along the old route of SR 66 to Dandridge. At this time, the old stretch of SR 66 between Sevierville and Douglas Dam became SR 338.[4]

Junction list

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
JeffersonStrawberry Plains0.000.00 US 11E (Andrew Johnson Highway/SR 34) – Knoxville, New Market, Jefferson CityWestern terminus


US 25W south / US 70 east (Asheville Highway/SR 9 south) – Dandridge
Western end of US 25W/US 70/SR 9 concurrency
Sevier

US 25W north / US 70 west (Asheville Highway/SR 9 north) – Knoxville
Eastern end of US 25W/US 70/SR 9 concurrency
SeviervilleKodak line SR 66 (Winfield Dunn Parkway/Great Smoky Mountains Parkway) – Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg

SR 338 south (Douglas Dam Road) – Douglas Dam
Northern terminus of SR 338
Jefferson


Deep Springs Road to I-40 / US 25W / US 70
Dandridge24.8339.96

SR 92 (Gay Street / Chestnut Hill Road) to US 25W / US 70 – Jefferson City, Chestnut Hill
Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Long Range Planning Division Office of Data Visualization (n.d.). Jefferson County (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Long Range Planning Division Office of Data Visualization (n.d.). Sevier County (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "State Route 139" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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