Tired of Sitting in Traffic on Chattanooga & Knoxville Interstates?

Try an Alternate Route During the Summer Busy Season
Chattanooga and Knoxville have grown into major crossroads for trucks hauling freight inland from East Coast ports all year round. Combined with summer tourists headed to and from the coasts and Great Smoky Mountains, the interstates become a parking lot well past the rush hours for local commuters. 
This summer, the Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance and Thrive Regional Partnership have partnered again to encourage locals to take advantage of some great alternate routes around interstate bottlenecks to save time and reduce stress. To help you beat the traffic, the partnership has identified 13 alternate routes around the region. See if one of the options below helps you hop off the interstate on your way downtown or out of town.
Five ways around Chattanooga
1.  US Highway 321 & TN State Route 320
Ooltewah, TN to Ringgold, GA via Ooltewah, TN

2.  TN State Route 58
Downtown Chattanooga to I-40 at Kingston via Ooltewah, Decatur

3.  TN State Route 318
St. Elmo/Lookout Mountain to near Trenton, GA via Wildwood, GA

4.  TN State Route 111 & TN State Route 8
Cleveland to I-24 in Manchester via McMinnville

5.  US Highway 411
Maryville to I-75 near Cartersville, GA via North of Marietta/Atlanta, GA
Eight ways around Knoxville
1.  TN State Route 58
East of Kingston to Corryton via Oak Ridge, Claxton, Halls

2.  US Highway 11E & US Highway 70
East of Knoxville to Greeneville via Jefferson City, Morristown

3.  US Highway 11W
East of Knoxville to Kingsport via Rutledge, Rogersville

4.  US Highway 411
Knoxville to Cartersville, GA via Maryville, Etowah

5.  US Highway 321
North of Lenoir City to Cosby/I-40 via Maryville, Pigeon Forge

6.  US Highway 70
East of Kingston to Downtown Knoxville

7.  US Highway 129
East of Knoxville to Sevierville

8.  US Highway 25W & US Highway 70
East of Knoxville to Newport via Dandridge
Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee General Assembly have made historic investments in transportation through General Fund prioritization to enhance road projects through the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
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About Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance
Since 2005, Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance has served as an umbrella organization and advocate for adequate and consistent funding for Tennessee’s infrastructure needs. The key drivers of the organization are safety, mobility, economic competitiveness, and overall quality of life. Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance is the presenter of the podcast series Highway See (found at www.HighwaySee.com) on the history of Tennessee's roads and bridges. To learn more about Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance visit www.TNinfrastructure.org.
About Thrive Regional Partnership (Thrive)
Thrive Regional Partnership inspires responsible growth through conversation, connection, and collaboration across the tri-state greater Chattanooga region which spans northeast Alabama, northwest Georgia, and southeast Tennessee. For more information, visit www.ThriveRegionalPartnership.org.