Tennessee State Route 139

State Route 139 is a state highway in Jefferson and Sevier counties in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It connects Strawberry Plains to Dandridge.

Route description

SR 139' begins in Jefferson County in Strawberry Plains at an intersection with US 11E/Tennessee [State Route 34|SR 34]. The road heads southeast through farmland to an intersection and runs concurrently with US 25W/U.S. [Route 70 in Tennessee|US 70]/SR 9 at an intersection with Snyder Road, which serves as a connector to SR 66 and I-40. The highway travels west for a short distance before crossing into Sevier County. SR 139 then splits off and goes southeast again to pass under I-40 before entering Kodak. It passes through the downtown area before leaving Kodak and passing through Beech [Springs, Tennessee|Beech Springs] before returning to Kodak and coming to an intersection with SR 66 and the Great [Smoky Mountains Parkway]. SR 139 then leaves Kodak for the final time and passes through farmland before having an intersection with SR 338 and crossing back into Jefferson County. SR 139 then runs alongside Douglas Lake and passes by its many marinas and lake homes before entering Dandridge and coming to and end at an intersection with SR 92 in downtown.

History

SR 139 was established around 1950 running between US 25W northwest of Kodak and SR 66 near Douglas Dam. After I-40 was completed in 1975, SR 66 was relocated onto a new route between Sevierville and I-40 and a concurrency with I-40 route, and SR 139 was truncated to the new route of SR 66. On July 1, 1983, as part of a 1983 [Tennessee state highway renumbering|statewide takeover of local roads], SR 139 was re-extended onto its original route between the parkway and Douglas Dam, and extended along the old route of SR 66 to Dandridge. At this time, the old stretch of SR 66 between Sevierville and Douglas Dam became SR 338.