Roane County SR 61 begins in
Roane County as a primary highway in the city of
Rockwood at an intersection with
US 27/
US 70/
SR 29/
SR 1. It begins concurrent with US 27 as its companion route though it is signed, except on I-40. They then proceed north as a four-lane divided highway and have a junction with the short
SR 382, providing access to
Roane State Community College, and cross into
Harriman. US 27/SR 61 continue north to have an interchange with
I-40 (Exit 347), with only US 27 signed, and enter the "South Harriman" neighborhood. US 27/SR 61 continue through Harriman's main business district and again intersect and have an unsigned concurrency with SR 29, US 27's main companion route. They then cross the
Emory River and enter downtown Harriman as Roane Street. They continue through downtown, still as a four-lane, and junction with
SR 328, a loop route through the town of
Oakdale. The highway leaves downtown, as a four-lane divide highway, and go by the Harriman campus of
Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) and exit Harriman. US 27 and SR 61 then split at an interchange, with SR 29 following US 27 as its companion route. SR 61 turns east alone as two-lane rural highway. SR 61 then intersects
SR 327 in the community of
Blair. It then enters the community of
Kellytown before entering the city of
Oliver Springs. The highway widens into a four-lane highway with a center turn lane. SR 61 then comes to an intersection with
SR 62, which is the main highway in and out of
Morgan County, and
SR 330, which provides access to downtown, and becomes concurrent with SR 62 north of downtown. SR 61/SR 62 then bypass downtown to the north and east as a four-lane divided highway with partially controlled access and crosses into
Anderson County.
Anderson County for SR 61 They then have a partial interchange with Main Street and enter Oliver Springs' main business district. Continuing southeast, they then separate with SR 62 heading into
Oak Ridge and SR 61 becoming a secondary highway as it goes toward Clinton as a two-lane rural highway. It goes through some farmland in the communities of
Batley and
Marlow on a nearly straightaway before becoming slightly curvy before coming to an intersection with
SR 95. It then turns east again, becoming a primary highway, as a four-lane undivided highway running along the banks of the
Clinch River. SR 61 then enters the city of
Clinton and junctions with
US 25W/
SR 9. The highway continues on through downtown and becomes a four-lane divided highway and crosses the Clinch River. SR 61 now has an interchange with
I-75 (Exit 122), leaving Clinton and becoming a secondary highway. It then passes through the community of
Bethel, where it passes by the
Museum of Appalachia, before entering
Norris and having an intersection and short concurrency with
US 441/
SR 71. The highway now leaves Norris and becomes a two-lane rural highway. SR 61 then goes through the community of
Andersonville before becoming extremely curvy and narrow, and enters
Union County.
Union County It then runs alongside
Norris Lake for a few miles and passes
Big Ridge State Park before intersecting with
SR 170 in
New Loyston. The highway junctions and becomes concurrent with
SR 33 in
Paulette and the two highways enter
Maynardville as a two-lane rural highway. In Maynardville, it becomes a four-lane undivided highway and intersects with
SR 144. They then leave Maynardville and revert to a two-lane rural highway. SR 33 and SR 61 then separate and SR 61 becomes curvy once again and intersects
SR 370 before entering
Luttrell and having an intersection and short concurrency with
SR 131.
Knox and Grainger Counties It then shortly crosses into
Knox County and intersects with
SR 331 near
Corryton before crossing into
Grainger County. The highway then enters
Blaine and comes to an end at an intersection with
US 11W /
SR 1, ending as a secondary highway. ==Harvey H. Hannah Memorial Highway==