Tennessee State Route 344

State Route 344
TN 344 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length	13.5 mi (21.7 km)
Existed	July 1, 1983[1]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 11E / SR 66 in Russellville
Major intersections	SR 113 near Whitesburg
North end	US 11W west of Rogersville
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Hamblen, Hawkins
Highway system
Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State
← SR 343 → SR 345

State Route 344 (SR 344) is a state highway in Hamblen and Hawkins counties, within the U.S. state of Tennessee. It connects US 11E in Russellville to US 11W west of Rogersville, Tennessee via SR 113.^[2]

Route description

SR 344 begins in Hamblen County in Russellville at a Y-Intersection with US 11E/SR 34/SR 66. The highway goes east along the original US 11E alignment through downtown (Old Russellville Pike) before leaving Russellville and turning northeastward through farmland before having an intersection and becoming concurrent with SR 113, where it crosses into Hawkins County. SR 113/SR 344 continue northeast to Saint Clair, where SR 344 splits off and goes north. It then passes through a couple of ridges before making a sharp right and crossing a bridge over Cherokee Lake/Holston River a short distance later. SR 344 then comes to an end at an intersection with US 11W/SR 1 just west of Rogersville.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Hamblen	Russellville	0.00	0.00	US 11E / SR 66 (East Andrew Johnson Highway/SR 34) – Morristown, Bulls Gap	Southern terminus
Hawkins	​			SR 113 south (Simpson Road) – Whitesburg	Southern end of SR 113 concurrency
	Saint Clair			Saint Clair-Bulls Gap Road – Bulls Gap
				SR 113 north – Rogersville	Northern end of SR 113 concurrency
	​			US 11W (Lee Highway/SR 1) – Rogersville, Mooresburg, Bean Station	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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