Tennessee State Route 475

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Interstate 475 marker State Route 475 marker
Interstate 475 and State Route 475
Knoxville Parkway
Route information
Existed1990s–2010
HistoryCancelled
Major junctions
South end I-40 / I-75 near Lenoir City
Major intersections US 25W near Powell
North end I-75 northwest of Heiskell
Highway system
← SR 474→ SR 476

Interstate 475 (I-475)/State Route 475 (SR 475) was a proposed Interstate highway and state highway in Knox and Anderson counties, within the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The proposed route would have allowed through traffic on I-75 to bypass the city of Knoxville. It was planned to begin at the I-40/I-75 split and travel northeast through the communities of Solway and , then join I-75 again northwest of Heiskell.[1]

Route description[]

I-475/SR-475 was proposed as a four-lane divided highway with full access control and a 70 mph (110 km/h) design speed. Upon completion, this route was expected to be added into the National Highway System and would have also been designated as a Tennessee Scenic Parkway or State Scenic Highway.[2] This route was also being studied by TDOT as a potential toll corridor and may have been planned to be extended to I-40 near mile marker 407.[2] The route would have served as an outer bypass to Interstate 640.

History[]

With the idea originally conceived in the mid 1990s, the Knoxville Parkway was dubbed the "orange route" in the press. The route was cancelled on June 25, 2010 due to changing traffic needs and high cost. The "no build" option was selected because projections showed that it would divert less traffic from I-40/I-75 than previously expected, and the estimated one billion dollar expense was deemed prohibitive.[3]

See also[]

  • Flag of the United States.svg United States portal
  • Blank shield.svg U.S. Roads portal

References[]

  1. ^ "Knoxville Parkway". Archived from the original on November 5, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2006.
  2. ^ a b "SR 475 Conceptual Feasibility Study" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2008.
  3. ^ "TDOT Selects "No Build Option on Knoxville Parkway Project". Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2010.

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