Alternative Routes - Chattanooga

An average of more than 114,000 vehicles travel each day along I-24 at Moccasin Bend, according to 2024 data from the Tennessee Department of Transportation. About 20 percent of these vehicles are commercial vehicles, including trucks that can make anyone in a car or even an SUV feel boxed in with nowhere to go.

Explore our five Alternative Routes around the Chattanooga area this summer high traffic season.

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US Highway 321 & TN State Route 320 from South of Chattanooga to Manchester
  • Start by heading north on US Highway 321 (Ooltewah-Ringgold Rd).
  • Turn left onto TN State Route 320 W (E Brainerd Rd) and continue west through East Brainerd.
  • Turn right onto TN-153 N, then follow signs to merge onto US-27 N toward Soddy-Daisy.
  • Continue onto TN-111 N, passing through Dunlap and Spencer.
  • Turn left onto TN-8 N, then right onto TN-56 N, and follow local roads to TN-55 W into Manchester.
State Route 58 both directions in Hamilton County - Between SR-17 TENNESSEE AVE. and 25TH ST. E. sinkhole repair will cause a reduction in lanes from two to one lane on weekdays. This work is expected to be completed by 07/31/2025.
TN State Route 58: Downtown Chattanooga, TN to Ooltewah, TN through Decatur, TN to I-40 at Kingston, TN
  • Start on Riverfront Pkwy in Chattanooga and head toward Superspun Ave, then turn onto TN State Route 58 N.
  • Continue north on TN-58 through Harrison and cross Chickamauga Lake.
  • Pass through Decatur, TN, staying on TN-58 as it curves northward.
  • Continue through mid-size towns and rural areas as TN-58 winds toward Kingston.
  • In Kingston, follow N Kentucky St to reach I-40, completing the route.
TN State Route 318: St. Elmo/Lookout Mtn. to US Highway 11 through Wildwood, GA to near Trenton, GA
  • Head southwest on US-41 N/US-64 W/US-72 W (Broad St) out of town.
  • Continue for about 5 miles, passing O’Reilly Auto Parts.
  • Turn left onto US-11 S and enter Georgia.
  • Turn right onto GA-299 W.
  • Turn left shortly after, and your destination will be on the left.
TN State Route 153 N to Cookeville, TN, via Dayton and Sparta, TN
  • Head south on TN-153, then follow signs and merge onto TN-153 N.
  • Take the ramp to Dayton and merge onto US-27 N.
  • Continue onto TN-111 N and stay on it for several miles.
  • Take the ramp for TN-111 N/US-70S E toward Sparta and continue.
  • Turn left onto the I-40 W ramp, merge onto I-40, and arrive near Neal St in Cookeville, TN.
US-411 S/W from Knoxville, Through Maryville and Etowah, to Cartersville, GA
  • Start at Henley St, then head south on US-441 S and turn right onto Martin Mill Pike.
  • Take Ogle Ave, then turn left onto TN-33 S (Maryville Pike).
  • Follow TN-33 S, then take the 2nd exit at the traffic circle onto E Harper Ave and turn onto Cates St.
  • Turn right onto US-411 S/W Broadway Ave and stay on it for about 130 miles into Georgia.
  • Continue on GA-61 S/N Tennessee St, turn right on E Cherokee Ave, then follow local turns to arrive to Cartersville, GA.