Tennessee State Route 62

State Route 62
State Route 62
Route information
	Maintained by TDOT
Length	89.93 mi (144.73 km)
Major junctions
West end	SR 84 in Monterey
	US 127 in Clarkrange; US 27 in Wartburg; SR 61 / SR 330 in Oliver Springs; SR 95 in Oak Ridge; SR 162 in Solway; I-640 / I-75 in Knoxville; I-40 / I-275 in Knoxville
East end	US 441 / SR 33 at Knoxville
Location
Counties	Putnam, Fentress, Morgan, Roane, Anderson, Knox
Highway system
	Tennessee State Routes; Interstate; US; State;

State Route 62 (SR 62) is a 89.93-mile-long (144.73 km) west-to-east highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is designated as a primary route except for the short segment between SR 169 and its eastern terminus, which is secondary.

State Route 62 begins in Putnam County at State Route 84; it ends in Knox County at U.S. Route 441/State Route 33.

Route description[]

Putnam and Fentress counties[]

View along Commercial Avenue (SR 62) in Monterey

SR 62 begins in Putnam County in downtown Monterey as a primary highway at an intersection with SR 84 and SR 164. It then heads east (as East Commercial Avenue) through downtown before leaving Monterey (as Clarkrange Highway) as a two-lane highway to parallel I-40 for a short distance before going through forested areas and the community of before crossing into Fentress County.

SR 62 in eastern Putnam County, Tennessee

SR 62 immediately enters farmland and goes down a fertile valley to enter Clarkrange and junction with US 127/SR 28. The highway now leaves Clarkrange (as Deer Lodge Highway) and continues east through farmland and crosses into Morgan County.

Morgan and Roane counties[]

View of Wartburg, Tennessee. Lone Mountain is in the background on the left. US 27 and SR 62 (Morgan County Highway) is below.

In Morgan County, SR 62 enters the Eastern Time Zone, leaving farmland and becoming very curvy (and becoming Nashville Highway) as it heads east through the mountains of the Cumberland Plateau. It passes through before it intersects the southern end of SR 329 south of Deer Lodge and continues east to intersect with SR 298. SR 62 continues eastward and goes through Lancing and becomes even curvier, before coming to an intersection with US 27/SR 29 (Morgan County Highway) north of Wartburg. It becomes concurrent with US 27/SR 29 and widens into a four-lane highway before entering Wartburg. They then pass just east of downtown before SR 62 separates from US 27/SR 29 and continues southeast (as Knoxville Highway) as a four-lane and then exits Wartburg. SR 62 continues southeast and narrows to a two-lane before entering Joyner. The highway continues through Joyner, which is mainly farmland, and then junctions with SR 116 west of Petros before entering . It goes through Stephens and then goes through a short mountain pass (locally known as Stephens Mountain) before passing through Coalfield to enter Oliver Springs and crosses into Roane County.

SR 62 almost immediately has an intersection between SR 61 (Tri County Boulevard/Harvey H. Hannah Memorial Highway) and SR 330, with it becoming concurrent with SR 61. They then bypasses downtown to the north and east as a four-lane and enters Anderson County.

Anderson and Knox counties[]

The highway continues through Oliver Springs and then Separates from SR 61 and enters Oak Ridge (as Illinois Avenue). In Oak Ridge, SR 62 has a junction with SR 95 before widening to a six-lane and going through a major business district, passing by the Oak Ridge City Center (Mall), before downgrading to a four-lane at an interchange with Centrifuge way. The highway continues to an interchanges with Bethel Valley Road, which provides access to the Y-12 National Security Complex, and SR 170 before leaving Oak Ridge and crossing the Clinch River/Melton Hill Lake, crossing into Knox County and entering Solway.

Oak Ridge Highway (SR 62) passing through Solway at the interchange with Pellississippi Parkway (SR 162)

SR 62 goes through Solway (as Oak Ridge Highway) and has partial interchange with SR 162 (Pellisippi Parkway) before leaving Solway and narrowing to a two-lane. It then passes through Karns and junctions with SR 131 before entering Knoxville, widening to a four-lane (and becoming Western Avenue). SR 62 continues through North Knoxville before widening to a six-lane and having an interchange with I-640/I-75. The highway narrows to a two-lane for short distance before widening back out to a four-lane and intersecting SR 169. SR 62 then turns secondary and has an interchange with I-40/I-275 before entering downtown and ending at an intersection with US 441/SR 33.

Junction list[]

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Putnam	Monterey	0.0	0.0	SR 84 (West Commercial Avenue / South Holly Street) to I-40 – Livingston, Sparta	Western terminus; SR 62 begins as a primary route
Putnam	Monterey			SR 164 (North / South Chestnut Street) – , Crawford
Fentress	Clarkrange			US 127 (York Highway/SR 28) – Jamestown, Crossville
Morgan				SR 329 north (Deer Lodge Highway) – Deer Lodge, Sunbright	Southern terminus of SR 329
				SR 298 south (Genesis Road) – Crossville	Northern terminus of SR 298
	Lancing			US 27 north (Morgan County Highway/SR 29) – Sunbright, Huntsville	Western end of US 27/SR 29 concurrency
	Wartburg			North Kingston Street – Downtown Wartburg, Obed Wild and Scenic River National Park Service Visitor Center, Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park
				Water Tank Hill Road South – Downtown Wartburg
				US 27 south (Morgan County Highway/SR 29) – Harriman	Eastern end of US 27/SR 29 concurrency
	Joyner			SR 116 north (Petros Highway) – Petros	Southern terminus of SR 116
Roane	Oliver Springs			SR 61 west (Tri-County Boulevard) – Harriman SR 330 north (Winter Gap Road) – Downtown Oliver Springs	Eastern end of SR 61 concurrency; Southern terminus of SR 330
Anderson				Downtown Oliver Springs To SR 330 (Spring Street)	Interchange; Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
				SR 61 east (Oliver Springs Highway) – Clinton	Eastern end of SR 61 concurrency
	Oak Ridge			SR 95 (Oak Ridge Turnpike) – Clinton, Kingston
				Centrifuge Way	Interchange
				Bethel Valley Road – Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Y-12 National Security Complex	Interchange
				SR 170 east (Edgemoor Road) – Claxton	Western terminus of SR 170; Interchange
Melton Hill Lake/Clinch River				over Melton Hill Lake/Clinch River
Knox	Solway			SR 162 south (Pellissippi Parkway) – Alcoa, Maryville	Interchange; Northern terminus of SR 162; No Access to SR 162 from westbound 62
	Karns			SR 131 (Byington Beaver Ridge Road) – Farragut, Powell
	Knoxville			Ed Shouse Road To SR 169 (Middlebrook Pike)
				I-75 / I-640 – Lexington, Nashville, Chattanooga	I-640, exit 1
				SR 169 west (Middlebrook Pike)	Eastern terminus of SR 169; SR 62 changes to a secondary route
				I-275 north / I-40 east – Lexington, Asheville	Ramp to I-275 North and I-40 East
		89.93	144.73	US 441 / SR 33 (Henley Street) – University of Tennessee, , Halls Crossroads	Eastern terminus of SR 62; SR 62 ends as a secondary route
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access