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#REDIRECT [[U.S. Route 76]] |
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{{Merge to|U.S. Route 41 in Tennessee|discuss= talk: U.S. Route 76 in Tennessee#Merging Entire US 76 (TN) Article Into Part Of US 41 (TN)|date=April 2024}} |
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{{One source|date=July 2019}} |
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{{short description|Segment of American highway}} |
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{{highway detail hatnote|U.S. Route 76}} |
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{{Infobox road |
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|state=TN |
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|type=US |
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|route=76 |
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|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|type=line|from=U.S. Route 76 in Tennessee.map}} |
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|map_custom=yes |
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|map_notes=US 76 highlighted in red |
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|length_mi=8.9 |
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|length_ref=<ref name=tn-map>{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Broad+St&daddr=35.0230928,-85.2718877+to:34.9975641,-85.247682+to:TN-8+S%2FU.S.+41+S%2FUS-76+E%2FRinggold+Rd&hl=en&ll=35.012283,-85.249958&spn=0.114304,0.222988&sll=35.023987,-85.28163&sspn=0.028572,0.055747&geocode=FcOhFgIdyUDq-g%3BFfRoFgIdsdrq-iljuUwIWGdgiDE3upiTfVwSdw%3BFTwFFgIdPjnr-inrEnQ4DGdgiDEASwUmxi0W6w%3BFSnYFQIdNCLs-g&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=15&via=1,2&t=p&z=13|title=U.S. Route 76 in Tennessee|access-date=February 12, 2013}}</ref> |
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|established=1926 |
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|direction_a=West |
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|direction_b=East |
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|terminus_a={{Jct|state=TN|US|41|US|72|Sec|8|Sec|17}} in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]] |
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|junction={{Jct|state=TN|I|24}} in Chattanooga<br />{{jct|state=TN|I|75}} in [[East Ridge, Tennessee|East Ridge]] |
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|terminus_b={{jct|state=GA|US|41|US|76|SR|3}} at the [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] state line east of [[Lakeview, Georgia|Lakeview]] |
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|counties=[[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton]] |
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|previous_type=Sec |
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|previous_route=75 |
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|next_type=SR |
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|next_route=76 |
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}} |
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'''U.S. Route 76''' ('''US 76''') is an east–west [[U.S. Highway]] in the state of [[Tennessee]]. Its route is almost entirely in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]. |
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==Route description== |
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US 76 begins at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 41 in Tennessee|US 41]]/[[U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee|US 72]]/[[Tennessee State Route 17|SR 17]] (Broad Street) in downtown [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]. It goes east, [[Concurrency (road)|running concurrently]] with US 41/SR 17 (as Main Street) through some industrial areas, where [[Tennessee State Route 8|SR 8]] (Market Street) joins the concurrency, before entering suburbs and coming to an intersection with South Willow Street, where SR 17 splits off and goes north. US 41/US 76/SR 8 then comes to an intersection with [[U.S. Route 11 in Tennessee|US 11]]/[[U.S. Route 64 in Tennessee|US 64]]/[[Tennessee State Route 2|SR 2]] (Dodds Avenue), where they turn south to run concurrently with those three highways for a short distance before US 11/US 64/SR 2 turns east onto East 23rd Avenue while US 41/US 76/SR 8 turns southeast onto Westside Drive and an interchange with [[Interstate 24 in Tennessee|I-24]] (exit 181A). The highway then turns east again and passes through the [[Nathan L. Bachman#The "Bachman Tubes"|Bachman Tubes]], leaving Chattanooga and entering the City of [[East Ridge, Tennessee|East Ridge]]. It travels through the city and then meets an interchange with [[Interstate 75 in Tennessee|I-75]] (exit 1) before entering [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], where SR 8 ends and US 41/US 76 runs concurrently with [[Georgia State Route 3|SR 3]], which begins here. The entire route of US 76 in Tennessee is in [[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton County]] and is concurrent with US 41 and SR 8. |
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==History== |
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{{empty section|date=May 2014}} |
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{{-}} |
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==Major intersections== |
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{{jcttop|state=TN|county=Hamilton|length_ref=<ref name=tn-map/>}} |
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{{TNint |
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|location=Chattanooga |
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|lspan=6 |
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|type=concur |
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|mile=0.0 |
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|road={{jct|state=TN|US|41|dir1=north|US|72|dir2=west|Sec|17|dir3=south|name3=Broad Street}} |
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|notes=Western terminus of US 76; eastern terminus of US 72; western end of US 41/SR 17 concurrency |
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}} |
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{{TNint |
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|type=concur |
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|mile=0.2 |
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|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|8|dir1=north|name1=Market Street}} |
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|notes=Western end of SR 8 concurrency |
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}} |
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{{TNint |
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|type=concur |
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|mile=2.1 |
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|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|17|dir1=north|name1=Willow Street}} |
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|notes=Eastern end of SR 17 concurrency |
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}} |
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{{TNint |
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|type=concur |
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|mile=2.6 |
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|road={{jct|state=TN|US|11|dir1=north|US|64|dir2=east|name2=Dodds Avenue/[[Tennessee State Route 2|SR 2]] east}} |
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|notes=Western end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 concurrency |
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}} |
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{{TNint |
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|type=concur |
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|mile=3.1 |
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|road={{jct|state=TN|US|11|dir1=south|US|64|dir2=west|name2=East 23rd Street/[[Tennessee State Route 2|SR 2]]}} |
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|notes=Eastern end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 concurrency |
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}} |
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{{TNint |
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|type=incomplete |
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|mile=3.2 |
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|road={{jct|state=TN|I|24|dir1=west|city1=Nashville|location2=[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]}} |
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|notes=Westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
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}} |
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{{TNint |
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|location1=East Ridge |
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|location2=Chattanooga |
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|mile=3.6 |
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|mile2=3.8 |
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|tunnel=[[Nathan L. Bachman#The "Bachman Tubes"|Bachman Tubes]] under [[Missionary Ridge]] |
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}} |
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{{TNint |
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|location=East Ridge |
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|lspan=2 |
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|mile=7.9 |
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|road={{jct|state=TN|I|75|city1=Chattanooga|location2=[[Atlanta]]}} |
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|notes=Exit 1 on I-75 |
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}} |
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{{TNint |
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|mile=8.9 |
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|road={{jct|state=GA|US|41|dir1=south|US|76|dir2=east|SR|3|dir3=south|city1=Dalton}} |
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|notes=Continuation into [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]; eastern end of SR 8 concurrency |
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}} |
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{{Jctbtm|keys=concur,incomplete}} |
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==See also== |
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* {{Portal-inline|Tennessee}} |
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* {{Portal-inline|U.S. roads}} |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} |
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*{{commons category-inline|U.S. Route 76}} |
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{{state detail page browse|type=US|route=76|state=Tennessee|statebefore=|stateafter=Georgia}} |
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[[Category:U.S. Route 76| ]] |
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[[Category:U.S. Highways in Tennessee|76]] |
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[[Category:Transportation in Hamilton County, Tennessee]] |
Latest revision as of 00:28, 2 April 2024
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by TDOT | ||||
Length | 8.9 mi[1] (14.3 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 41 / US 72 / SR 8 / SR 17 in Chattanooga | |||
I-24 in Chattanooga I-75 in East Ridge | ||||
East end | US 41 / US 76 / SR 3 at the Georgia state line east of Lakeview | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Tennessee | |||
Counties | Hamilton | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 76 (US 76) is an east–west U.S. Highway in the state of Tennessee. Its route is almost entirely in Chattanooga.
Route description
US 76 begins at an intersection with US 41/US 72/SR 17 (Broad Street) in downtown Chattanooga. It goes east, running concurrently with US 41/SR 17 (as Main Street) through some industrial areas, where SR 8 (Market Street) joins the concurrency, before entering suburbs and coming to an intersection with South Willow Street, where SR 17 splits off and goes north. US 41/US 76/SR 8 then comes to an intersection with US 11/US 64/SR 2 (Dodds Avenue), where they turn south to run concurrently with those three highways for a short distance before US 11/US 64/SR 2 turns east onto East 23rd Avenue while US 41/US 76/SR 8 turns southeast onto Westside Drive and an interchange with I-24 (exit 181A). The highway then turns east again and passes through the Bachman Tubes, leaving Chattanooga and entering the City of East Ridge. It travels through the city and then meets an interchange with I-75 (exit 1) before entering Georgia, where SR 8 ends and US 41/US 76 runs concurrently with SR 3, which begins here. The entire route of US 76 in Tennessee is in Hamilton County and is concurrent with US 41 and SR 8.
History
Major intersections
The entire route is in Hamilton County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Chattanooga | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 41 north / US 72 west / SR 17 south (Broad Street) | Western terminus of US 76; eastern terminus of US 72; western end of US 41/SR 17 concurrency | |
0.2 | 0.32 | SR 8 north (Market Street) | Western end of SR 8 concurrency | ||
2.1 | 3.4 | SR 17 north (Willow Street) | Eastern end of SR 17 concurrency | ||
2.6 | 4.2 | US 11 north / US 64 east (Dodds Avenue/SR 2 east) | Western end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 concurrency | ||
3.1 | 5.0 | US 11 south / US 64 west (East 23rd Street/SR 2) | Eastern end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 concurrency | ||
3.2 | 5.1 | I-24 west – Nashville, Birmingham | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
East Ridge–Chattanooga line | 3.6– 3.8 | 5.8– 6.1 | Bachman Tubes under Missionary Ridge | ||
East Ridge | 7.9 | 12.7 | I-75 – Chattanooga, Atlanta | Exit 1 on I-75 | |
8.9 | 14.3 | US 41 south / US 76 east / SR 3 south – Dalton | Continuation into Georgia; eastern end of SR 8 concurrency | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b Google (February 12, 2013). "U.S. Route 76 in Tennessee" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
External links
- Media related to U.S. Route 76 at Wikimedia Commons