Interstate 275 South

Interstate 275 extends south from I-75 through the multi level interchange (Exit 3) with I-640/U.S. 25W. Exit 3 loops onto I-640 east and U.S. 25W south to the Fountain City, Oak Grove and Loveland communities in Knoxville.
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U.S. 25W (Clinton Highway) ties into the systems interchange joining I-75/275/640 from Norwood to the northwest. Northbound I-75 utilizes a high flyover from I-640 east through the exchange.
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I-640/U.S. 25W combine 7.04 miles east to Interstate 40. I-40 joins Knoxville with Asheville, North Carolina and the I-81 north to the Tri-Cities.
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I-275 proceeds south across Sharp Ridge through Sharp Gap to Heiskell Avenue at Exit 2.
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Heiskell Avenue connects Interstate 275 with Central Street at Lincoln Park to the east and Texas Avenue at the Lonsdale neighborhood to the west.
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Exit 2 with Heiskell Avenue was the first of three cloverleaf interchanges along I-275 south converted to diamond interchanges during 2006-07 road work. Exit 2 was formerly Exits 2B/A.
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Interstate 275 makes an S-curve southeast from the Norfolk Southern Railroad underpass at Lonsdale to a ridge south of the former Coster Yards.
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A temporary guide sign remains posted one mile ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 1B) with Oldham Avenue on Interstate 275 south.
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I-275 curves southward between Murphy Avenue and a parallel Norfolk Southern Railroad line to the diamond interchange (Exit 1B) with Oldham Avenue west and Woodlandd Avenue east.
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Oldham Avenue leads to the Beaumont and Western Heights community. Woodland Avenue extends the street east into the Happy Holler Historic District.
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Loops ramps (Exit 1D/C) at Oldham Avenue were removed when Interstate 275 was widened to six lanes. The ensuing exit is for Baxter Avenue to West Knoxville and Old North Knoxville.
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Exit 1A departs I-275 south for Baxter Avenue to Knoxville College, Mechanicsville and Happy Holler Historic District.
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Prior to 2006, separate ramps (Exits 1B/A) joined I-276 south with Baxter Avenue.
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Downtown Knoxville and the Sunsphere appear along the southern horizon from I-275 at Exit 1A. The multi level interchange with Interstate 40 lies one mile ahead.
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Advancing south toward Downtown Knoxville, traffic partitions into ramps for I-40 west to I-75 south to Nashville and Chattanooga, I-40 east to Asheville, North Carolina and the U.S. 441 connector to Henley Street.
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Interstate 275 defaults onto I-40 west. I-40 west meets the north end of U.S. 129 at Exit 386B in one mile and I-75 in two miles. The University of Tennessee Campus lies south of I-40 via Exit 387 and 386B.
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Per the U.S. Census, Knoxville was home to 178,874 residents in 2010 and 188,085 in 2020.
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I-40 angles northeast from Downtown Knoxville to SR 158 (James White Parkway) and Hall of Fame Drive. I-40 vacates the city by way of Burlington, Chilhowee Hills and the Holston River.
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The U.S. 441 connector provides to SR 62 (Western Avenue) west of Broadway and Henley Street. U.S. 441 spans the Tennessee River across the Henley Street Bridge. The Henly Bridge project replaced the deck and rebuilt the original arch design. Closed on January 3, 2011, work ran through June 30, 2013.³
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A high flyover connects I-275 south with I-40 east.
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