Interstate 275 North



A two lane ramp separates from U.S. 441 (Henley Street) northbound ahead of SR 62 (Western Avenue) and Summit Hill Drive to the systems interchange joining I-275/40.
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The I-275 connector from Downtown passes through a tunnel below the intersection joining SR 62 (Western Avenue, Summit Hill Drive, and U.S. 441 along Henley Street and Broadway.
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Entering the multi level interchange with I-40, Interstate 275 northbound spans several Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks. I-40 runs across the city of Knoxville east to Dandridge and Asheville, North Carolina.
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Traffic from Downtown Knoxville partitions with a single lane continuing north onto I-275 toward North Knoxville and the loop ramp onto I-40 westbound to Marble City.
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Interstate 275 extends 2.98 miles north from I-40 to I-75/640 at Inskip. I-40 west combines with I-75 south from near West Haven in Knoxville to the town of Farragut.
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I-275 heads north between Mechanicsville and the Happy Holler Historic District from I-40 to Exit 1 for Baxter Avenue.
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Originally a cloverleaf, Exit 1A was converted to a diamond interchange in 2006-08 construction. Baxter Avenue leads west to residential areas near Knoxville College and east into an industrial area by Knoxville National Cemetery.
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The cloverleaf (Exits 1C/D) at Oldham Avenue west and Woodland Avenue east was converted into a diamond interchange (Exit 1B) during 2006-07 as part of the project to widen Interstate 275 to six overall lanes.
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I-275 advances north between the Beaumont neighborhood and Happy Holler Historic District by Second Creek.
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Woodland Avenue extends Oldham Avenue east from I-275 at Exit 1B over the adjacent Norfolk Southern Railroad line. Woodland Avenue represents one of four crossings over the railroad and Second Creek between I-40 and Sharp Ridge.
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The systems interchange with I-75, I-640 and U.S. 25W (Clinton Highway) lies just beyond Sharp Ridge, two miles from Oldham Avenue.
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I-275 shifts west through an S-curve to Lonsdale. The former Coster Yards were located to the east of this stretch.
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Heiskell Avenue stems west from Central Street at the Lincoln Park neighborhood to Texas Avenue in the Lonsdale community.
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Sharp Gap appears beyond the exchange with Heiskell Avenue. Parallel Central Street leads south to North Knoxville and north onto Bruhin Road through Sharp Gap to Inskip.
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A lane drop occurs northbound at Exit 3 for I-75/640 and U.S. 25W (Clinton Highway). Two lanes continues directly onto Interstate 75 north toward Lexington, Kentucky.
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Interstate 640 encircles Knoxville southwest with I-75 to Marble City and northeast to Fountain City and Loveland.
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Exit 3 separates with a ramp directly onto I-640/U.S. 25W east. U.S. 25E southbound overlaps with I-640 from Clinton Highway to I-40 at Chilhowee Hills.
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Photo Credits:
- Brent Ivy: 01/16/19
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Page Updated Thursday June 24, 2021.