Summary
State Route 299 (SR 299) is a 17.6-mile-long (28.3 km) state highway in the Cumberland Plateau region of East Tennessee.
State Route 299 | ||||
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| Westel Road Airport Road | ||||
 SR 299 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 17.6 mi (28.3 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 70 in Westel | |||
 I-40 in Westel | ||||
| North end |  SR 328 in Oakdale | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Cumberland, Roane, Morgan | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description edit
SR 299 begins in Cumberland County in Westel at an intersection with US 70/SR 1. It winds it way north through the community as Westel Road to have an interchange with, and then run concurrently with, I-40 at exit 338. It follows I-40 east for approximately two miles (3.2 km) to exit 340, where it splits off and goes north as Airport Road to pass Rockwood Municipal Airport. Part of this interchange is located in Roane County. SR 299 heads northeast through wooded areas as it passes the airport before crossing into Morgan County. SR 299 then passes through Pine Orchard before going through farmland and rural areas to enter Oakdale and become W Main Street. It passes through town before crossing a very tall bridge over the Emory River just shortly before coming to an end at an intersection with SR 328.[2]
Major intersections edit
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Cumberland | Westel | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 70 (SR 1) – Rockwood, Crab Orchard, Crossville | Southern terminus |
 I-40 west – Nashville | I-40 exit 338; southern end of I-40 concurrency | ||||
| Cumberland–Roane county line | |  I-40 east – Knoxville | I-40 exit 340; northern end of I-40 concurrency | ||
| Cumberland | |  Rockwood Municipal Airport | Access road into airport | ||
| Morgan | Oakdale | Bridge over the Emory River | |||
| 17.6 | 28.3 | SR 328 (Old Harriman Highway) – Wartburg, Harriman | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References edit
- ^ "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ Google (July 28, 2019). "State Route 299" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 28, 2019.