Interstate 275 North |
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Interstate 275 North
approaching Exit 1A - Baxter Avenue eastbound - 1/4 mile. Baxter Avenue is
a main arterial between Boyd Street and Central Street. (Photo taken
7/6/05) |
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Use Baxter Avenue east
to either Lee Street or Wray Street south to the Knoxville National
Cemetery. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 North at
Exit 2A - Baxter Avenue eastbound. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 North at
Exit 1B - Baxter Avenue westbound. The next cloverleaf interchange is just
one-quarter mile ahead, serving Woodland and Oldham avenues. (Photo
taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 North
assurance shield just before the Exit 1C-D interchange. After driving this
interstate, it is easy to see why Interstate 75 was rerouted along
Interstate 640 to the west, with its narrow right-of-way, tight cloverleaf
interchanges, and the S-curve ahead. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 North at
Exit 1C - Woodland Avenue. Technically, this exit serves Oldham Avenue
eastbound, but the street name changes at the Norfolk Southern railroad
track just after merging onto the arterial. Woodland Avenue continues
eastbound to Broadway (U.S. 441). (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 North at
Exit 1D - Oldham Avenue westbound. The arterial heads southwest and then
changes names yet again within two miles, this time to the north-south
Toms Street. Interstate 640 is two miles ahead. Interstate 275 goes
through a S-curve between Oldham Avenue and the next exit, Heiskell
Avenue. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 North
approaching Exits 2A-B - Central Street/Heiskell Avenue - 1/2 mile.
Central Street runs north-south just to the east of the Norfolk Southern
railroad tracks. There, Heiskell Avenue concludes. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 North
approaching Exit 2A - East Heiskell Avenue - 1/4 mile, and Exit 2B -
Heiskell Avenue westbound - 1/2 mile. The Exit 2A guide sign says East
Central Street, even though it runs north-south. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 North at
Exit 2A - East Heiskell Avenue to Central Street. Central Street runs
north-south parallel to Interstate 275 for the interstate's whole length,
then continues parallel to Interstate 75 to Exit 112. (Photo taken
7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 North at
Exit 2B - Heiskell Avenue westbound. These reflective overheads replaced
old, damaged overheads that were present in 2003. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 North
prepares to conclude as Exit 3 for U.S. 25W and Interstate 640 quickly
approaches. On all guide signs for Exit 3, U.S. 25W is given precedence.
The federal highway enters the interchange from the northwest and merges
onto Interstate 640 East, where it will duplex with Interstate 640 until
the interstate ends. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 North at
Exit 3 - U.S. 25W/Interstate 640 - Clinton/Asheville. There is no mention
of Interstate 75 South here because there is no direct connection from
Interstate 275 North to Interstate 75 South/Interstate 640 West. However,
one can use U.S. 25W North for a short stint and a loop ramp connects
motorists to Interstate 75 South and Interstate 640 West. (Photo taken
7/6/05) |
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Clinton, population
9,409, is 14 miles to the northwest. The city is located on the Clinch
River at the intersection of U.S. 25W and Tennessee 61. (Photo taken
7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 North
comes to an end as we pass underneath Interstate 640. Mile marker 3 is
located here, even though the interstate ended 0.02 miles prior this
point. But who's counting? No end sign is present at either terminus.
(Photo taken 7/6/05) |
Interstate 275 South |
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After the departure of
Interstate 75 from the mainline onto Interstate 640 West, Interstate 275
South begins. The first exit is Exit 3, signed with a 20 mph advisory
speed due to the tight loop ramp to Interstate 640 East. The flyover in
the foreground carries northbound Interstate 75 traffic away from
Interstate 640. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 South at
Exit 3 - Interstate 640 East. Asheville, North Carolina, is on the
opposite side of the Great Smoky Mountains, 115 miles to the east.
(Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 South
approaching Exits 2A-B - Heiskell Avenue/Central Street - 1/2 mile. This
is the first of three consecutive cloverleaf interchanges on the
interstate. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 South
approaching Exit 2B - Heiskell Avenue - 1/4 mile. Unlike northbound,
cardinal directions are not used for this exit on southbound. (Photo
taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 South at
Exit 2B - Heiskell Avenue. The next exit is Exit 2A, Central Avenue.
(Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 South at
Exit 2A - Central Avenue. The exit directly serves Heiskell Avenue
eastbound, which will lead to Central Avenue within one-quarter of a mile.
(Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 South as
it enters the S-curve near mile marker 2. Looking at the surroundings, it
is hard to believe that we are in a city of over 170,000 people. (Photo
taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 South
approaching Exits 1C-D - Oldham Avenue/Woodland Avenue - 1/2 mile. For
some reason, Woodland Avenue has been greened out from this sign. The
gantry also supports the first warning of the Interstate 40 interchange in
1 1/4 miles. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Use Exit 1A (Baxter
Avenue eastbound) to Lee Street to the Knoxville National Cemetery.
(Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 South as
it enters the final leg of the S-curve north of downtown Knoxville. Exit
1D (Oldham Avenue west) is 1/4 mile ahead. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 South at
Exit 1D - Oldham Avenue westbound. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 South at
Exit 1C - Woodland Avenue eastbound. Just one-quarter mile separates this
cloverleaf from the next interchange, also a cloverleaf. (Photo taken
7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 South at
Exit 1B - Baxter Avenue westbound. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 South at
Exit 1A - Baxter Avenue eastbound. Travelers wanting to visit downtown
Knoxville are advised to use U.S. 441 south, which is accessible from the
ramp connecting Interstate 275 South to Interstate 40 East. (Photo
taken 7/6/05) |
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The right lane becomes
an exit only lane to Interstate 40 East and U.S. 441 South as the
Knoxville skyline comes into view. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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Interstate 275 South at
Interstate 40 East/U.S. 441 South. The mainline defaults to Interstate 40
westbound because it was once the continuation of Interstate 75 south from
here. Now that Interstate 75 has been rerouted around downtown Knoxville,
the sign says Interstate 40 West TO Interstate 75 South. (Photo taken
7/6/05) |
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For those wanting to go
downtown, this is where you need to exit. The off-ramp here ends at U.S.
441 near City Hall. A connection to Tennessee Secondary 62 is also
provided from the ramp to U.S. 441 South. (Photo taken 7/6/05) |
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A view of the Knoxville
skyline from the ramp connecting Interstate 275 south to Interstate 40
east. The golden ball on the right is the Sun Sphere, built for the 1982
World's Fair held in Knoxville. The structure is now located next to the
Knoxville Convention Center, but has been closed to the public since 1998.
(Photo taken 7/6/05) |