State Route 343 (SR 343) is a
state highway
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in
Morristown,
Hamblen County
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Tennessee
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. It serves as connector from
US 25E into downtown Morristown.
Route description
SR 343 begins at an
intersection
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with
US 25E south of
Morristown and north of
White Pine
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and is called Old US Highway 25E. It heads north and has an
interchange
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Transport
* Interchange (road), a collection of ramps, exits, and entrances between two or more highways
* Interchange (freight rail), the transfer of freight cars between railroad companies
* Interchange station, a rai ...
with
SR 160 and continues north through a
commercial area
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/
retail area and into downtown Morristown. After intersecting with SR 160, SR 343 becomes known as South Cumberland Street. There, SR 343 has an intersection with
US 11E
U.S. Route 11E (US 11E) is a divided highway of US 11 in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Virginia. The United States Numbered Highway, which is complemented by US 11W to the north and west, runs from US 11, US ...
and
SR 66 at two separate intersections. At the SR 66 intersection, the name changes to North Cumberland Street and then travels north to an intersection where the Cumberland Street designation comes to an end and it becomes Buffalo Trail, the route continues north under this name and ends at US 25E on the north side of Morristown, just from the Hamblen–
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*Grainger County, Tennessee, a county located in Tennessee, United States
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county line.
At the northern terminus there is partial interchange, traffic wanting to go northbound on US 25E from SR 343 must go follow the on ramp and go under US 25E, and traffic coming southbound on US 25E must use the on ramp from southbound US 25E. And for traffic going northbound on US 25E traffic must turn on a short side road called South Cherokee Park Road and for traffic on SR 343 wanting to go southbound US 25E must also use the side road.
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Junction list
See also
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* List of state routes in Tennessee
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References
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343
Transportation in Hamblen County, Tennessee
Morristown, Tennessee