Tennessee State Route 17
State Route 17 (SR 17) is a secondary state highway entirely within the city of Chattanooga, in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
State Route 17 | ||||
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SR 17; secondary in red, unsigned in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 12.6 mi (20.3 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1923[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 193 at Tennessee–Georgia state line | |||
 I-24 in Chattanooga  US 41 / US 76 in Chattanooga | ||||
| North end |    SR 58 / SR 153 / SR 317 in Chattanooga | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Hamilton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
SR 17 begins at the northern terminus of Georgia State Route 193 (SR 193) at the Tennessee-Georgia State line in the city of Chattanooga's historic Saint Elmo neighborhood. It meets, and briefly merges with SR 58. It then continues north to US 11/US 41/US 64/US 72 where in begins a 1.5-mile-long (2.4 km) concurrency with US 11/US 64 and a 3.9-mile-long (6.3 km) concurrency with US 41.
Just past the US 11/US 41/US 64/US 72 junction, SR 17 intersects with Interstate 24 (I-24). It then continues northward to where US 11 and US 64 turn west onto East 20th Street and US 41/US 72/SR 17 continue north along Broad Street. At intersection US 72 continues northward while US 41/SR 17 and US 76 turn eastward onto West Main Street. Here SR 17 begins a concurrency with US 76.
The three routes continue eastward along West Main Street to South Willow Street where SR 17 turns north on the aforementioned street and US 41/US 76 continues eastward. It then proceeds northward through the neighborhoods of west-central and north-west Chattanooga before coming to an end at SR 58/SR 153/SR 317.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Chattanooga, Hamilton County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 193 – Chattanooga Valley | Southern terminus of SR 17; continuation south into Georgia | ||
  SR 58 south (Ochs Highway) – Lookout Mountain, Rock City | Southern end of SR 58 overlap | ||||
 SR 58 north (Tennessee Avenue) | Northern end of SR 58 overlap | ||||
   US 11 / US 41 / US 64 / US 72 (Lee Highway/SR 2) – Jasper | Southern end of US 11/US 41/US 64/US 72/SR 2 overlap | ||||
 US 27 north (I-124/SR 27/SR 29) – Soddy-Daisy | Ramp to US 27 North | ||||
  US 11 north / US 64 east (20th Street/SR 2) to I-24 | Northern end of US 11/US 64/SR 2 overlap | ||||
 SR 8 north (Broad Street) | End US 72; End US 76; Southern end of US 76/SR 8 overlap | ||||
| SR 58 (Market Street) – Lookout Mountain | |||||
| US 41 south / US 76 east (West Main Street/SR 8) | Northern end of US 41 wrong-way concurrency; Northern end of US 76 concurrency | ||||
| SR 317 east (Bonny Oaks Drive) | Western terminus of SR 317 | ||||
| SR 58 / SR 153 – Soddy-Daisy, Harrison | Northern terminus; SR 153 exit 5 A/B; Interchange with SR 153 North & South/SR 58 South; Road continues Eastward as SR 58 North | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Highway Planning Survey Division (1925). Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee for the Years 1923 and 1924 (PDF) (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. pp. 39–44. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- Google (July 16, 2021). "Map of Tennessee State Route 17" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 16, 2021.