Putnam and Fentress counties SR 62 begins in
Putnam County in downtown
Monterey as a primary highway at an intersection with
SR 84 and
SR 164. It then heads east (as East Commercial Avenue) through downtown before leaving Monterey (as Clarkrange Highway) as a two-lane highway to parallel
I-40 for a short distance before going through forested areas and the community of
Muddy Pond before crossing into
Fentress County. SR 62 immediately enters farmland and goes down a fertile valley to enter
Clarkrange and junction with
US 127/
SR 28. The highway now leaves Clarkrange (as Deer Lodge Highway) and continues east through farmland and crosses into
Morgan County.
Morgan and Roane counties In Morgan County, SR 62 transitions from the
Central Time Zone to
Eastern Time Zone, leaving farmland and becoming very curvy (and becoming Nashville Highway) as it heads east through the mountains of the
Cumberland Plateau. It passes through
Chestnut Ridge before it intersects the southern end of
SR 329 south of
Deer Lodge and continues east to intersect with
SR 298. SR 62 continues eastward and goes through
Lancing and becomes even curvier, before coming to an intersection with
US 27/
SR 29 (Morgan County Highway) north of
Wartburg. It becomes concurrent with US 27/SR 29 and widens into a four-lane highway before entering Wartburg. They then pass just east of downtown before SR 62 separates from US 27/SR 29 and continues southeast (as Knoxville Highway) as a four-lane and then exits Wartburg. SR 62 continues southeast and narrows to a two-lane before entering
Joyner. The highway continues through Joyner, which is mainly farmland, and then junctions with
SR 116 west of
Petros before entering
Stephens. It goes through Stephens and then goes through a short mountain pass (locally known as Stephens Mountain) before passing through
Coalfield to enter
Oliver Springs and crosses into
Roane County. SR 62 almost immediately has an intersection between
SR 61 (Tri County Boulevard/Harvey H. Hannah Memorial Highway) and
SR 330, with it becoming concurrent with SR 61. They then bypasses downtown to the north and east as a four-lane and enter
Anderson County.
Anderson and Knox counties The highway continues through Oliver Springs and then separates from SR 61 and enters
Oak Ridge (as Illinois Avenue). In Oak Ridge, SR 62 has a junction with
SR 95 before widening to a six-lane and going through a major business district, passing by the
Oak Ridge City Center mall. It then downgrades to a four-lane at an interchange with Centrifuge Way. The highway continues to an interchange with Bethel Valley Road, which provides access to the
Y-12 National Security Complex, and
SR 170 before leaving Oak Ridge and crossing the
Clinch River/
Melton Hill Lake. Here, SR 62 crosses into
Knox County and enters
Solway. SR 62 goes through Solway (as Oak Ridge Highway) and has partial interchange with
SR 162 (Pellisippi Parkway) before leaving Solway and narrowing to a two-lane. It then passes through
Karns and junctions with
SR 131 before entering
Knoxville, widening to a four-lane and becoming Western Avenue. SR 62 continues through North Knoxville before widening to a six-lane and having an interchange with
I-640/
I-75. The highway narrows to a two-lane for short distance before widening back out to a four-lane and intersecting
SR 169. SR 62 then turns secondary and has an interchange with
I-40/
I-275 before entering downtown and ending at an intersection with
US 441/
SR 33. ==Junction list==