Tennessee State Route 144
State Route 144 (SR 144) is a 7.9-mile-long (12.7 km) state highway in Union County, Tennessee. It connects Hickory Star and Maynardville with Plainview.
State Route 144 | ||||
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SR 144 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.9 mi (12.7 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 170 near Maynardville | |||
  SR 33 / SR 61 in Maynardville | ||||
| East end |  SR 131 in Plainview | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Union | |||
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Route description
SR 144 begins as Hickory Star Road in Hickory Star at an intersection with SR 170. The highway goes southeast and crosses over a ridge to enter Maynardville and have a short concurrency with SR 33/SR 61, just west of downtown. SR 144 then leaves Maynardville and continues southeast as Ailor Gap Road and crosses over another Ridge to come to an intersection with SR 370. SR 144 continues southeast to enter Plainview and come to an end at an intersection with SR 131 just west of town, where the road continues southeast as Corryton Road to Corryton.
Junction list
The entire route is in Union County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 170 (Hickory Valley Road) – Andersonville, Hickory Star, Big Ridge State Park | Western terminus; road continues north to Hickory Star | |
| Maynardville | 2.6 | 4.2 |   SR 33 south / SR 61 west (Maynardville Highway) – Halls Crossroads, Knoxville | Western end of SR 33/SR 61 concurrency | |
| 2.9 | 4.7 |   SR 33 north / SR 61 east (Maynardville Highway) – New Tazewell, Tazewell | Eastern end of SR 33/SR 61 concurrency | ||
| | 6.4 | 10.3 |  SR 370 north (Wolfe Road) – Potato Valley | Southern terminus of SR 370 | |
| Plainview | 7.9 | 12.7 | SR 131 (Tazewell Pike) – Luttrell, Corryton, Knoxville | Eastern terminus; road continues south as Corryton Road to Corryton | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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