State Route 305(SR 305) is a north-south state highway, although it goes in a more northwest-southeast direction, inMeigsandMcMinncounties ofEast Tennessee.
 State Route 305 | ||||
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 SR 305 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byTDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.7 mi (22.0 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1983[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   SR 30/SR 39inAthens | |||
 US 11in Athens I-75near Athens | ||||
| North end |  SR 68in rural northeastern Meigs County | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | McMinn,Meigs | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSR 305 begins inMcMinn Countyin downtownAthensat an intersection withSR 30andSR 39.It goes north through neighborhoods along Ingleside Avenue to have an intersection withUS 11/SR 2.The highway then turns northwest to leave Athens and have an interchange withI-75at exit 52. It continues northwest through farmland and rural areas to cross intoMeigs County.It continues northwest through farmland before coming to an end at an intersection withSR 68.The entire route of SR 305 is a two-lane highway.[2]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| McMinn | Athens | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 30/SR 39(Green Street/East Washington Avenue/East Madison Avenue) –Decatur,Etowah,Riceville,Englewood | Southern terminus |
| US 11(Congress Parkway North/SR 2) –Cleveland,Calhoun,Niota,Sweetwater | |||||
| | I-75–Chattanooga,Knoxville | I-75 exit 52 | |||
| Meigs | | 13.7 | 22.0 | SR 68–Spring City,Sweetwater | Northern terminus; provides access toWatts Bar Dam,Watts Bar Nuclear Plant,andWatts Bar Lake |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
editKML is not from Wikidata
- ^"The Road To 100 Years"(PDF).Tennessee Road Builder.Vol. 17, no. 5. September 2014. p. 22.RetrievedApril 6,2019.
- ^"State Route 305"(Map).Google Maps.RetrievedJuly 29,2019.