Tennessee State Route 39

State Route 39
State Route 39
	SR 39; primary in red, secondary in blue
Route information
	Maintained byTDOT
Length	31.8 mi (51.2 km)
Existed	October 1, 1923–present
Major junctions
West end	I-75inRiceville
	US 11in Riceville; SR 30inAthens; US 411inEnglewood;
East end	SR 68inTellico Plains
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	McMinn,Monroe
Highway system
	Tennessee State Routes; Interstate; US; State;

State Route 39(SR 39) is a state highway inMcMinnandMonroecounties in theeastern portionof theU.S. stateofTennessee.^[2]

Route description

SR 39 begins as a secondary highway inMcMinn CountyinRicevilleat Exit 42 onI-75.It then goes east as a 2-lane country road to the center of town and has a short concurrency withUS 11/SR 2.It then turns northeast, now concurrent withUS 11 BUS,to parallel US 11/SR 2 and leave Riceville to go through some countryside before enteringAthens.SR 39/US 11 BUS then goes through some suburbs and passes byStarr Regional Medical Centerbefore entering downtown, where US 11 BUS turns northwest to join back up with US 11/SR 2, while SR 39 continues through downtown to an intersection withSR 30/SR 305/SR 307,where SR 39 turns south to become concurrent with SR 30 as a 4-lane divided highway. SR 39/SR 30 then cross over a ridge, where they leave Athens, just before the intersection where SR 39 separates from SR 30 and goes east as a rural 2-lane highway through the countryside of McMinn County before enteringEnglewood.It travels along various city streets through downtown before coming to an intersection withUS 411/SR 33,which it turns north to become concurrent with as a 4-lane undivided highway and they go through a business district before SR 39 separates and turns east, becoming a primary highway and leaving Englewood as a curvy 2-lane highway as it enters some mountains and ridges. It winds its way through the mountains to an intersection withSR 310,where it becomes a primary highway, just before crossing intoMonroe County.

SR 39 crossing of Conasauga Creek in Monroe County, September 2019

The curves then straighten out as SR 39 leaves the mountains, crosses theConasauga Creek,and starts going through some farmland. SR 39 passes throughJalapaand has a Y-intersection withSR 315before going through some more farmland before ending at an intersection withSR 68,just north ofTellico Plains.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
McMinn	Riceville	0.00	0.00	I-75–Chattanooga,Knoxville	I-75 exit 42; western terminus; SR 39 begins as a secondary highway
				US 11north (Lee Highway/SR 2) –Athens	Begin with concurrency with US 11/SR 2
				US 11south (Lee Highway/SR 2) /US 11 Bus.north –Calhoun,Charleston,Cleveland	End concurrency with US 11/SR 2; Begin concurrency with US 11 Business; Southern terminus of US 11 Business
	Athens			US 11 Bus.north (N Jackson Street/N White Street) /SR 30west (Green Street) /SR 305north (Ingleside Avenue) /SR 307north (E Madison Avenue)	End concurrency with US 11 Business; Begin concurrency with SR 30; Southern terminus for both SR 305 & SR 307
	Athens			SR 30east (S White Street) –Etowah	End concurrency with SR 30
	Englewood			US 411south (SR 33) –Etowah	Begin concurrency with US 411/SR 33
	Englewood			US 411north (SR 33) –Madisonville	End concurrency with US 411/SR 33
	Mecca			SR 310(Mecca Pike) –Etowah	Eastern terminus of SR 310; SR 39 turns primary
Monroe	Jalapa			SR 315south (Reliance Road) –Reliance	Northern terminus of SR 315
Monroe	Tellico Plains	31.8	51.2	SR 68(New Highway 68) toSR 165(Cherohala Skyway) –Coker Creek,Madisonville,Ducktown,Robbinsville, North Carolina	Eastern terminus; SR 39 ends as a primary highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrencyterminus