Tennessee State Route 159

State Route 159 is a west to east highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee that is 12 miles long. It begins in Carter [County, Tennessee|Carter County] at State [Route 67 |State Route 67] and ends in Johnson County at the North Carolina state line. State Route 159 is little-known by the general public by this designation as it is overlain by U.S. Route 321; the "159" designation is seen on mileposts.

Route description

SR 159, overlain by U.S. [Route 321 in Tennessee|US 321], traverses along the banks of Watauga Lake. It is a curvy two-lane mountain highway.

History

In 2011–12, a bridge replacement project closed a section of the highway at the Elk [River |Elk River]; a detour route was signed using both U.S. Route [321 in Tennessee|US 321] and SR 159, along SR 67 and U.S. [Route 421 in Tennessee|US 421] in Tennessee to Vilas, North Carolina, where it ended. This was the only time SR 159 has ever been signed during its entire existence.

Counties traversed (west to east)

State Route 159 traverses the counties shown in the table below.

Junction list