Tennessee State Route 17
State Route 17 | ||||
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Map TN 17; primary in red, secondary in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 12.6 mi (20.3 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1923[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 193 at Tennessee–Georgia state line | |||
 I-24 in Chattanooga  US 41 / US 76 in Chattanooga | ||||
| North end |    SR 58 / SR 153 / SR 317 in Chattanooga | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Hamilton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 17 (SR 17) is a secondary state highway entirely within the city of Chattanooga, in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Route description
SR 17 begins at the northern terminus of Georgia State Route 193 (SR 193) at the Tennessee-Georgia State line in the city of Chattanooga's historic Saint Elmo neighborhood. It meets, and briefly merges with SR 58. It then continues north to US 11/US 41/US 64/US 72 where in begins a 1.5-mile-long (2.4 km) concurrency with US 11/US 64 and a 3.9-mile-long (6.3 km) concurrency with US 41.
Just past the US 11/US 41/US 64/US 72 junction, SR 17 intersects with Interstate 24 (I-24). It then continues northward to where US 11 and US 64 turn west onto East 20th Street and US 41/US 72/SR 17 continue north along Broad Street. At intersection US 72 continues northward while US 41/SR 17 and US 76 turn eastward onto West Main Street. Here SR 17 begins a concurrency with US 76.
The three routes continue eastward along West Main Street to South Willow Street where SR 17 turns north on the aforementioned street and US 41/US 76 continues eastward. It then proceeds northward through the neighborhoods of west-central and north-west Chattanooga before coming to an end at SR 58/SR 153/SR 317.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Chattanooga, Hamilton County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 193 – Chattanooga Valley | Southern terminus of SR 17; continuation south into Georgia | ||
  SR 58 south (Ochs Highway) – Lookout Mountain, Rock City | Southern end of SR 58 overlap | ||||
 SR 58 north (Tennessee Avenue) | Northern end of SR 58 overlap | ||||
   US 11 / US 41 / US 64 / US 72 (Lee Highway/SR 2) – Jasper | Southern end of US 11/US 41/US 64/US 72/SR 2 overlap | ||||
 US 27 north (I-124/SR 27/SR 29) – Soddy-Daisy | Ramp to US 27 North | ||||
  US 11 north / US 64 east (20th Street/SR 2) to I-24 | Northern end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 overlap | ||||
 SR 8 north (Broad Street) | End US 72; End US 76; Southern end of US 76/SR 8 overlap | ||||
| SR 58 (Market Street) – Lookout Mountain | |||||
| US 41 south / US 76 east (West Main Street/SR 8) | Northern end of US 41 wrong-way concurrency; Northern end of US 76 concurrency | ||||
| SR 317 east (Bonny Oaks Drive) | Western terminus of SR 317 | ||||
| SR 58 / SR 153 – Soddy-Daisy, Harrison | Northern terminus; SR 153 exit 5 A/B; Interchange with SR 153 North & South/SR 58 South; Road continues Eastward as SR 58 North | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ Highway Planning Survey Division (1925). Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee for the Years 1923 and 1924 (PDF) (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. pp. 39–44. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Google (July 16, 2021). "Map of Tennessee State Route 17" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 16, 2021.