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MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide Highway #25 "/Tennessee State Line to Kentucky/Tennessee State Line"

Miles ITEM SUMMARY 0.0 Welcome to Tennessee! State line of North Carolina/Tennessee. Note: Highway #25 is joined with Highway #70 at this point. Traverse the Smoky Mountains or hike a portion of the . Cruise into one (or all) of the diverse urban areas in including Knoxville, TN. - Chattanooga, TN. - Bristol, Tn - Kingsport, TN. and Johnson City, TN. 0.0 Cocke County, Tennessee ' Established 1797, named in honor of Senator William Cocke (1796, 1797, 1799 to 1805). An officer of the Revolutionary Army; one of the leaders of the state of Franklin and member of the Legislature of the Territory South of the Ohio River.' 0.0 Historical monument of Robert E. Lee. 'Erected and dedicated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and friends in loving memory of Robert E. Lee and to mark the route of the Dixie Highway.' 0.0 Cocke County, Tennessee Three natural and breathtaking state or national forests The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Martha Sundquist Forest and the National Forest are in Cocke County. 0.2 View from highway Driving West. 1.4 Roadside turnout Small, gravel, no services. 2.4 View from highway - Photo Welcome to Tennessee! Tennessee welcome highway sign. 2.4 Roadside turnout Gravel, no services - North side of the highway. 2.6 Roadside turnout Gravel, no services - North side of the highway. 3.1 Access to Alan Branch Pond, Tennessee 3.2 View from highway Point of Information - crossing French Broad River,Tennessee - Photo looking out at the French Broad River. 4.2 Access to Cherokee With campgrounds and picnic area - North side of the highway. The National Forest, Tennessee Forest stretches from Chattanooga to Bristol along the North Carolina border. The 640,000-acre is the largest tract of public land in Tennessee. It lies in the heart of the Southern Appalachian mountain range. 4.3 Junction of Highway #107 Access to community of Greenville, Tennessee - North of the highway. East 5.5 Roadside turnout Gravel - West side of the highway. 6.6 Point of Information Crossing Laurel Creek, Tennessee. 7.5 Junction of Highway #107 West access to community of Del Rio. 9.4 View from highway Driving West. 9.6 Services and gas Both sides at the highway. 10.1 Point of Information Crossing Long Creek, Tennessee. 10.1 Junction of Highway #340 North to community of Parrottsville, Tennessee. The land features rolling hills and to the east the vista of the foothills of the Tennessee Smoky Mountains. 10.6 Roadside turnout Gravel, no services - West side of the highway. 11.2 Access to campgrounds North side of the highway. 14.0 View from highway Photo view from bridge crossing the French Broad River, Tennessee.

Page 1/6 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-10 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 14.0 Point of Information - crossing French Broad River, Tennessee. View crossing the river. 14.7 Community of Bridgeport, Tennessee 17.1 City of Newport, Tennessee Southern boundary. Newport is the seat of Cocke County, TN. The Pigeon River, TN. runs through downtown Newport, TN. 17.6 Junction of Highway #73 South 17.9 Services and fuel West side at the highway. 18.3 Services and gas East side of the highway. 18.6 Junction of Highway #321 North to communities of Greenville, TN and Johnson City, TN. Access to Davey Crockett Birthplace State Park - North of the highway. Davy Crockett's Birthplace has been preserved by the State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation as an historic site within the state park system. The site consists of 105 partially wooded acres of land along the Nolichucky River in Greene County, Tennessee. Camping: The park has 74 campground sites that have water and electricity hookups with 25 of the sites having sewer hookups. Any size RV can be accommodated at the RV campsites where small tents may be pitched beside the RVs. Near the beautiful Nolichucky River is where the campground is situated. 19.0 Junction of Highway #32 South access to community of Cosby, Tennessee. Access to Highway #40 to city of Hartford, Tennessee - South of the highway. 19.0 Services, gas and diesel Access to public telephone - South side of the highway. 19.9 View from highway. Junction of Highway #25 West and Highway #70, both heading West to Dandridge, Tennessee and Knoxville, Tennessee. Highway #70 overlap of Highway #25E ends at this point. 22.7 Roadside turnout Gravel, no services - West side of the highway. 25.9 View from highway Point of Information - crossing Douglas Lake, Tennessee. Photo view approaching bridge. 26.0 View from highway Photo view crossing bridge over Douglas Lake, TN. Douglas Lake, TN. is set at the foothills of the . Formed from the French Broad River, TN and its tributaries of the Nolichucky, TN, and Pigeon Rivers, TN. 27.4 Access to community of West side of the highway. Baneberry, Tennessee is a community Baneberry, Tennessee nestled at the foot of the Great Smokey Mountains 27.5 Services and fuel West side at the highway. 28.8 Services and fuel West side of the highway. 29.2 Junction of Highway #341 West 30.0 Community of White Pine, Tennessee 30.1 Access to lodging West side of the highway. 30.6 Business section of White Pine, Tennessee 30.8 Junction of Highway #113 South to community of Dandridge, Tennessee. 31.2 View from highway Driving North.

Page 2/6 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-10 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 32.4 Hamblen County, Southern county line. Hamblen County, Tennessee is nestled in the lush, Tennessee fertile valley between the Great Smoky Mountains and the rugged , TN. 32.6 Access to Interstate North to communities of Baileyton, Tennessee and Bristol, Tennessee. Highway #81 32.7 Access to I-81 South to Knoxville, Tennessee. 32.9 City of Morristown, Note: Cumberland Gap Parkway starts at this point. History was made Tennessee Photo here. Morristown, TN. is where Davy Crockett grew up. It was a center Morristown highway of some of the more strategic battles of the Civil War. It is and was the welcome sign 'Crossroads of Dixie,' where the main roads from Knoxville, TN. to Baltimore and the famous Buffalo Trail from Cumberland Gap cross. 34.4 Junction of Highway #343 34.9 View from highway Driving North. 35.0 Junction of Highway #113 East to community of Whitesburg, Tennessee. 36.7 Exit 1 Access to Highway #160 East to community of Lowland, Tennessee. 38.3 College Park Drive Access to city of Morristown, Tennessee - West side of the highway. Access to - West of the highway. The 1,435-acre Panther Creek State Park is located on the shores of Cherokee Reservoir, an impoundment of the , TN. It has 50 campsites with water/electricity, picnic tables, bathhouse, grills, fire rings, and a laundromat. 38.3 Exit 2A - Morris Boulevard Access to Highway #11E South to Morristown, TN. - Knoxville, Tennessee and Jefferson City, Tennessee. Attractions in and around Morristown, TN; Rose Center Counsel For The Arts - Crockett Tavern & Museum - Morristown Theatre Guild - Panther Creek State Park - - Knoxville Zoo - Great Smokey Mountains National Park - Cumberland Gap National Historic Park. 40.0 Exit 2B Access to Highway #11E North. East of Highway to community of Greenville, TN. - Johnson City, TN. and Bristol, TN. 41.6 Cherokee Park Road Junction of Highway #343 South - West side of the highway. Access to campgrounds - East side of the highway. 42.3 View from highway Driving North. 44.4 View from highway Driving North. 45.6 Lakeshore Road Junction of Highway #345 West to community of Buffalo Springs, Tennessee. 47.0 View from highway Driving North. 47.9 Junction of Highway #11W East access to communities of Rogerville, TN. - Striggersville, TN. and Kingsport, TN. Note: Highway #11W overlaps Highway #25E at this point. 49.2 Services, gas and diesel South side at the highway. 50.6 Junction of Highway #11W West to communites of Rutledge, TN. - Joppa, TN. and Blaine, TN. Access to House Mountain State Park - West of the highway. Note: Highway #11W overlap ends at this point. House Mountain is an 850-acre natural area located in Knox County, TN. approximately eight miles from Knoxville, TN. Visitors may scan the parallel ranges of the Unakas and Cumberlands. House Mountain is a favorite place for birdwatchers. 51.2 View from highway Driving West. 54.4 View from highway Driving West.

Page 3/6 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-10 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 55.2 Paved roadside turnout with historical marker, scenic viewpoint, no services. 'Bean Station-One of Tennessee's earliest settlements. The valley you see was a warpath for the , led to Cumberland Gap and was traveled by Davy Crockett. Across Highway 11W to the right stood Bean Fort, built by William Bean, first permanent white settler in Tennessee. In front of the fort stood Bean Station Tavern, the largest tavern between Washington, DC and . It housed Presidents Polk, Johnson and Jackson. During the Civil War, the Battle of Bean Station was fought around the tavern.' 55.2 Photo view looking at the Smokey Mountains from roadside turnout. 56.2 View from highway Driving West. 56.4 View from highway Driving West. 58.2 Access to community of North of the highway. Junction of Highway #131 North to community Thorn Hill, Tennessee of Treadway, TN; South to Washburn, TN. - Powder Springs, TN. and Graveston, TN. 60.6 Services, gas and diesel Available at the highway. 61.1 View from highway Driving West. 61.8 Claiborne County, Southern county line. Claiborne County, TN. was founded in 1801, Tennessee thirty-two years after Daniel Boone first traversed the historic Cumberland Gap passage, where Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia converge. 61.9 Point of Information - crossing . Photo view looking at Clinch River. 62.7 Roadside turnout Gravel, no services - West side of the highway. 64.4 Roadside turnout Gravel, no services - East side of the highway. 64.9 Point of Information Crossing , Tennessee. Junction of Highway #33 East to communities of Sneedville, Tennessee and Kylesford, Tennessee. 66.4 Services and gas East side of the highway. 69.2 Roadside turnout Large, gravel, no services - East side of the highway. 70.1 Old Kentucky Road East side of the highway. 70.5 Access to Highway #33 West to communities of Maynardville, Tennessee and Paulette, Tennessee. Access to I-75 - East of the highway. 70.5 Access to the Cumberland First used by large game animals in their migratory journeys, followed Gap National Historic Park by Native Americans, the Cumberland Gap was the first and best -- ( This is a must see! ) avenue for the settlement of the interior of this nation. From 1775 to 1810, the Gap's heyday, between 200,000 and 300,000 men, women, and children from all walks of life, crossed the Gap into 'Kentuckee.' Note: Milebymile.com's President's forefathers, were of the 200,000 that crossed the 'Cumberland Gap' on horseback in the late 1700's. 70.6 View from highway - Community of Tazewell. Tennessee. Tazewell, TN.. welcome highway sign. 70.8 Junction of Highway #345 North 71.2 Access to lodging Both sides of the highway. 71.5 Access to lodging West side of the highway. 72.6 View from highway Driving West. 73.3 Services, gas and diesel West side of the highway. 74.7 View from highway Driving West.

Page 4/6 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-10 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 76.8 View from highway Driving North. 77.4 Point of Information Crossing Powell River, Tennessee. 79.5 Junction of Highway #63 East access to commnity of Arthur, Tennessee and La Follette, Tennessee. 80.3 Community of Harrogate, Tennessee 80.8 Points of Interest Lincoln Memorial University and Lincoln Museum of Tennessee - West side of the highway. Access to National Park historic campgrounds. 81.2 Junction of Highway #58 Access to National Park visitor information center and the Cumberland East Gap Tunnel. Access to community of Cumberland Gap and Jonesville, Virginia. 81.6 View from highway Driving North. 82.1 View from highway Driving North. 83.5 Kentucky/Tennessee State For continuance of U.S. Highway #25e north - See Milebymile.com Line Road Map Highway Travel Guide U.#25E - Kentucky / Tennessee State Line to Corbin Kentucky for driving directions. - Start/Finish of HighwayTravel Guide. - Se Museum or Cultural Allandale Mansion 4444 West Stone Drive, Kingsport, TN, 423-229-9422 (Lat/Long = 36.551657, -82.631999) American Museum of Science & Energy 300 South Tulane Drive, Oak Ridge, TN, 423-576-3200 (Lat/Long = 36.008737, -84.257170) Crescent Bend Armstrong-Lockett House and 2728 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN (Lat/Long = 35.951363, William P. Toms Memorial Gardens -83.947936) Daisy's Place Program Center, Girl Scouts of 1600 Breda Drive, Knoxville, TN, 865-688-9440 (Lat/Long = Tanasi Council 36.009235, -83.937780) Farragut Folklife Museum 11408 Municipal Center Drive, Farragut, TN, 865-966-7057 (Lat/Long = 35.879409, -84.159637) Governor John Sevier Memorial Association 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, TN (Lat/Long = 35.898996, -83.875283) International Storytelling Center 116 W. Main Street, Jonesborough, TN, 423-753-2171 (Lat/Long = 36.294066, -82.473744) James White's Fort 205 E. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN (Lat/Long = 35.987433, -83.933810) Museum of East Tennessee History 500 W. Church Ave., Knoxville, TN, 615-544-5732 (Lat/Long = 35.962603, -83.919436) Nathanael Greene Museum 101 West McKee Street, Greeneville, TN, 423-636-1558 (Lat/Long = 36.160584, -82.832572) Netherland Inn House Mus. & Boatyard 853 Mimosa Dr., Kingsport, TN (Lat/Long = 36.561851, -82.570706) Ramsey House Plantation 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN, 865-546-0745 (Lat/Long = 35.966813, -83.825346) Roane County Museum of History & Art 119 Court Street, Kingston, TN, 423-376-9211 (Lat/Long = 35.871619, -84.515500) Rockwood Fire Museum 104 North Chamberlain Avenue, Rockwood, TN, 865-354-1293 (Lat/Long = 35.868691, -84.687514) Rogersville Depot Printing Museum 415 South Depot Street, Rogersville, TN, 423-272-1961 (Lat/Long = 36.404024, -83.005305)

Page 5/6 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-10 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide Rose Center Museum 442 W. 2nd North St., Morristown, TN, 423-581-4330 (Lat/Long = 36.213260, -83.297429) Science Center 1936 Lamont Street, Kingsport, TN (Lat/Long = 36.548710, -82.537233) Art/Art Gallery Knoxville Museum of Art 1050 Worlds Fair Park Drive, Knoxville, TN (Lat/Long = 35.962707, -83.925843) Historic House/Site Andrew Johnson National Historic Site 101 N. College Street, Greeneville, TN, 423-639-3711 (Lat/Long = 36.162747, -82.829378) Beck Cultural Exchange Ctr. 1927 Dandridge Av., Knoxville, TN, 865-524-8461 (Lat/Long = 35.972516, -83.897946) Blount Mansion 200 W. Hill Ave., Knoxville, TN, 865-525-2375 (Lat/Long = 35.961311, -83.914803)

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