Tennessee State Route 31

State highway in Tennessee, United States

State Route 31

TN 31 mainline in red

Route information

Maintained by TDOT

Length

17.2 mi^[1] (27.7 km)

Existed

October 1, 1923^[2]–present

Major junctions

South end

US 11W in Mooresburg

North end

SR 33 / SR 66 in Sneedville

Location

Country

United States

State

Tennessee

Counties

Hawkins, Hancock

Highway system

Tennessee State Routes

←

US 31A

→

SR 32

State Route 31 (SR 31) is a 17.2-mile (27.7 km) north-south state highway in northeastern Tennessee. The highway runs from U.S. Route 11W in Mooresburg north to SR 66 in Sneedville.

Route description

SR 31 begins at a junction with US 11W/SR 1 in Mooresburg. The highway heads north into rural Hawkins County, passing through the community of Spruce Pine. While crossing over Clinch Mountain, the route crosses into Hancock County.^[3] Past the mountain ridge, the highway intersects SR 131 in Treadway and briefly becomes a four-laned undivided Highway and continues northward through Luther and Duck Creek before turning northeast along the Clinch River.^[4] The route then enters Sneedville, where it terminates at SR 66, which connects to SR 33 and Sneedville via a bridge.

The entire route of SR 31 is a narrow rural 2-lane mountain highway. ^[5]

Junction list

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Hawkins	Mooresburg	0.0	0.0	US 11W (Lee Highway/SR 1) – Bean Station, Rogersville	Southern terminus
Hancock	Treadway	8.9	14.3	SR 131 south (Mountain Valley Highway 131) – Thorn Hill, Washburn, Luttrell	Northern terminus of SR 131
	Sneedville	17	27	SR 66 south – Rogersville	Southern end of SR 66 concurrency
				Hancock County Veterans Memorial Bridge over Clinch River
		17.2	27.7	SR 33 – Sneedville, Tazewell	Northern terminus of SR 31 and SR 66
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b "Overview map of State Route 31" (Map). Google Maps. Google. November 24, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
^ 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.
^ Hawkins County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2004. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
^ Hancock County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
^ City Map: Sneedville, Hancock County, Tennessee (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2012.