Tennessee State Route 362 Explained

State:TN
Type:Sec
Route:362
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:TN 362 highlighted in red
Alternate Name:Mary Patton Highway
Gap Creek Road
Length Mi:5.7
Established:July 1, 1983[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: south of Elizabethton
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Elizabethton
Counties:Carter
Previous Type:Sec
Previous Route:361
Next Type:Sec
Next Route:363

State Route 362 (SR 362), also known as Mary Patton Highway and Gap Creek Road, is a 5.7adj=midNaNadj=mid north-south state highway in Carter County, Tennessee.

Route description

SR 362 begins in a narrow valley at an intersection with SR 361 just east of the Laurels Recreation Area of the Cherokee National Forest. It goes north as Gap Creek Road to pass between two mountains, and a section of the Cherokee National Forest, to an intersection with Mary Patton Highway, where it splits off of Gap Creek Road and merges with Mary Patton Highway. The highway continues north through a mix of farmland and hilly terrain. The highway then meets back up with Gap Creek Road as it enters Elizabethton and has an intersection with W G Street. SR 362 then comes to an end at an intersection with US 321/SR 67/SR 91 (W Elk Avenue), just west of downtown along the banks of the Watauga River. Except within Elizabethton near its north end, the entire route of SR 362 is two-lane highway.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. September 2014 . The Road To 100 Years . Tennessee Road Builder . 17 . 5 . 22 . April 6, 2019 .
  2. Web site: Map . www.tn.gov . PDF. 2019-08-15.
  3. Web site: TN-362. TN-362.