U.S. Route 19 in Tennessee
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| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length: | 11.8 mi (19.0 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1927 – present | |||
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| South end: |
   US 11E / US 19E / US 19W in Bluff City
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 US 421 in Bristol
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| North end: |
 US 11E / US 19 / US 421 in Bristol
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| Counties: | Sullivan | |||
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U.S. Route 19 in Tennessee (US-19) traverses approximately 11.8 miles (19.0 km) across the Tri-Cities area of East Tennessee. The highway begins at Bluff City, where the highway splits into US-19E and US-19W, which both head into North Carolina and rejoin to form US 19 in North Carolina. US-19's Tennessee portion ends at the Virginia state line at the twin cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia.
US-19 is formed at Bluff City by the confluence of US-19E and US-19W. US-19E heads southeast toward Elizabethton and US-19W continues southwest concurrent with US-11E toward Johnson City. US-19 heads north concurrent with US-11E along Volunteer Parkway across the South Fork Holston River. The U.S. Highways have a diamond interchange with SR-394 just west of the state highway's junction with SR-390 (Bluff City Highway). The U.S. Highways cross Beaver Creek adjacent to Bristol Motor Speedway and follow the stream's valley between the Whitetop Knobs to the east and the Beaver Creek Knobs to the west. US-11E and US-19 enter the city of Bristol. Three blocks south of the state line, the highways meet US-421 (Anderson Street). SR-34 breaks from its unsigned concurrency with US-11E and US-19 and heads east on US-421 toward Mountain City. The intersection forms the eastern terminus of SR-1. SR-1 joins the three U.S. Highways for three blocks to State Street, which follows the Tennessee–Virginia state line and serves as the main street of both cities of Bristol. SR-1 turns west along State Street while the three U.S. Highways continue into Bristol, Virginia.
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