Tennessee State Route 375
 State Route 375 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Drive | ||||
 TN 375 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 18.2 mi[1] (29.3 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 92 in Cherokee | |||
| North end |  US 25E in Bean Station | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Grainger | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 375 (SR 375), also known as Lakeshore Drive,[3] is an 18.2-mile-long (29.3 km) state highway located in Grainger County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.[1]
It connects US 25E with SR 92, traveling along the north coast of Cherokee Lake.
Route description
[edit]Lakeshore Drive begins at SR 92 in the small community of Cherokee and goes east-northeast following closely to Cherokee Lake to Bean Station. The highway winds and cuts through rural unincorporated Grainger County.[3] Farms, marinas, and lakefront housing developments scattered along the route.[3] It curves its way along the shores of lake before crossing an arm of the lake via the German Creek Bridge,[4] and leaves the shoreline of Cherokee Lake before ending at the intersection of US 25E-SR 32 in Bean Station.[1]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Grainger County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 92 – Rutledge, Jefferson City, Cherokee Dam | Southern terminus | |
| Hoppers Bluff | Helton Road | State connector road to US 11W | |||
| German Creek | 15– 15.2 | 24– 24.5 | German Creek Bridge over Cherokee Lake/German Creek | ||
| Rocky Springs Road | State connector road to US 25E-US 11W | ||||
| Bean Station | 18.2 | 29.3 | US 25E (Dixie Highway/SR 32/East Tennessee Crossing Byway) – Tazewell, Morristown | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tennessee State Route 375" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "The Road To 100 Years" (PDF). Tennessee Road Builder. Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ a b c Ball, Randy (July 30, 2020). "Lakeshore Drive, Bean Station's Scenic Roadway". Discover Grainger County. Rogersville Review. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Sneed, Calvin (September 15, 2008). "German Creek Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020.