Knoxville to Morristown US 11E begins at an intersection with the northern terminus of mainline US 11 in Tennessee, the southern end of US 11W, and US 70 in Knoxville. US 11 and US 70 head west as Magnolia Avenue toward
Zoo Knoxville and
Downtown Knoxville; US 11W heads northeast along Rutledge Pike. US 11E heads east together with US 70 as Asheville Highway, a four-lane divided highway that leaves the city of Knoxville at its
diamond interchange with
Interstate 40 (I-40). US 11E and US 70 are joined by US 25W at the I-40 interchange; the three highways use the J. Will Taylor Bridge to cross the
Holston River and meet the eastern end of
SR 168 (Governor John Sevier Highway). At
Carter (also known as Trentville), US 25W and US 70 continue east as Asheville Highway while US 11E splits northeast as four-lane divided Andrew Johnson Highway. The U.S. Highway crosses the
Knox–
Jefferson county line in
Strawberry Plains, where the highway intersects
SR 139 (Old Dandridge Pike). US 11E passes through the town of
New Market on its way to Jefferson City, which contains
Carson–Newman University. At the west end of the town, the U.S. Highway intersects
SR 92, which follows a part of US 11E's old alignment, Old Andrew Johnson Highway. SR 92 runs concurrently with US 11E to south of downtown Jefferson City, where it heads south toward the
county seat of
Dandridge. US 11E crosses over
Norfolk Southern Railway's Knoxville East District and enters
Hamblen County at
Talbott, where the highway intersects
SR 341 (Talbott Kansas Road). The U.S. Highway continues through
Alpha (which has been annexed by the city of Morristown), the site of several industrial parks, the
National Weather Service forecast office for
East Tennessee,
Southwest Virginia and
Western North Carolina, the
Morristown Regional Airport, and the highway's southern intersection with
SR 342 and the northern terminus of
SR 160 (Air Park Boulevard). The two highways run concurrently until SR 342 heads north as Panther Creek Road toward
Panther Creek State Park just west of the city limits of Morristown.
Morristown to Johnson City US 11E heads through a commercial area along Andrew Johnson Highway to west of downtown Morristown, where the highway turns southeast onto Morris Boulevard, a five-lane road with center turn lane that crosses the railroad tracks and passes through an industrial area where the highway intersects
SR 66 (Fairmont Avenue). US 11E intersects
SR 343 (Cumberland Street) and passes
College Square Mall before reaching a
partial cloverleaf interchange with
US 25E (Davy Crockett Parkway). US 11E heads north along the freeway for before another partial cloverleaf interchange where the highway becomes concurrent with SR 66 along Andrew Johnson Highway. The two highways closely parallel the railroad line as a two-lane road and leave the city limits of Morristown just west of
Russellville, where
SR 344 splits northeast along Old Russellville Pike. US 11E and SR 66 pass through
Whitesburg shortly before curving southeast and entering
Hawkins County. The U.S. and state highways diverge in the town of
Bulls Gap shortly before US 11E crosses a perpendicular rail line and follows the Knoxville East District through Bulls Gap, a low point in
Bays Mountain. US 11E continues southeast into
Greene County and
Mosheim city limits, where the highway expands to a four-lane divided highway after it passes
Volunteer Speedway and has a diamond interchange with
I-81. The U.S. Highway crosses Lick Creek and passes through the town of Mosheim before reaching the town of
Greeneville the home of
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. On westside of the town, US 11E has a partial cloverleaf interchange with Blue Springs Parkway, which heads east as
US 11E Business and
SR 70 (Summer Street). SR 70 joins the U.S. Highway for a short distance before heading north as Lonesome Pine Trail. US 11E has an interchange with
SR 172 (Baileyton Road) before closely spaced intersections with
US 321 (North Main Street), which joins US 11E in a concurrency, and the southern terminus of
SR 93 (Kingsport Highway). After crossing the Knoxville East rail line, the U.S. Highway receives the eastern end of its business route and
SR 107 (Tusculum Boulevard). SR 107 runs concurrently with the U.S. Highways east to the city of
Tusculum, where the state highway heads southeast as Tusculum Bypass then as Erwin Highway and passes
Tusculum University. US 11E and US 321 head northeast and cross over the rail line at
Afton. The two highways intersect
SR 351 (Rheatown Road) north of the community of
Chuckey. The U.S. Highways also pass to the north of
David Crockett Birthplace State Park before entering
Washington County, where the highways pass along the north edge of
Limestone, meet the south end of
SR 75 (Opie Arnold Road), and cross Big Limestone Creek. US 11E and US 321 intersect
SR 81 (College Street) and
SR 354 (Boones Creek Road) on the west and east sides, respectively, of the town of
Jonesborough. The U.S. Highways enter the city of Johnson City at their crossing of a north–south rail line. Just east of the downtown, where US 11E becomes Market Street, US 321 turns south onto State of Franklin Road, a western boulevard bypass of Johnson City that heads north as
SR 381. US 11E passes to the north of
Mountain Home, the site of several hospitals, including a
VA medical center. East of University Parkway, which serves the campus of
East Tennessee State University, the U.S. Highway curves north while
SR 91 continues east along the
one-way pair of Main and Market streets to serve downtown Johnson City.
Johnson City to Bristol US 11E heads north past
Science Hill High School to Roan Street, the main north–south street of downtown Johnson City that the U.S. Highway joins. The highway passes
the Mall at Johnson City and meets
I-26 and
US 23 at a partial cloverleaf interchange. US 19W joins US 11E at the interchange; when Roan Street continues north as
SR 36, the two U.S. Highways curve northeast as Bristol Highway, which meets the northern end of SR 381 (State of Franklin Road) at an interchange. The highways head northeast and cross the
Watauga River arm of
Boone Lake and enter
Sullivan County. In the town of
Bluff City, US 11E and US 19W curve north while
SR 44 (Bluff City Highway) continues north into downtown Bluff City. Just north of SR 44, the U.S. highways meet the northern end of
US 19E; US 11E continues north concurrent with mainline US 19 and crosses the South Fork Holston River. US 11E and US 19 have a diamond interchange with
SR 394 just west of the state highway's junction with
SR 390 (Bluff City Highway). The U.S. Highways cross Beaver Creek adjacent to
Bristol Motor Speedway and follow the stream's valley between the Whitetop Knobs to the east and the Beaver Creek Knobs to the west. US 11E and US 19 enter the city of Bristol and follow Volunteer Parkway to the Tennessee–Virginia state line. State Street, which heads west as
SR 1, follows the boundary and serves as the main street of both cities Bristol. The two U.S. Highways and
State Route 381 (SR 381) head north into the
independent city of Bristol along Commonwealth Avenue, a four-lane divided highway that intersects Goode Street one block north of the state line; Goode Street carries US 421 and both
US 11 Truck and
US 19 Truck through the
Bristol Commercial Historic District. US 11E, US 19, US 421, and SR 381 meet the southern end of
SR 113 at separate intersections: Cumberland Street carries northbound SR 113 east and Sycamore Street carries the westbound direction. The four highways continue north to east–west Euclid Avenue, where US 11E has its northern terminus. SR 381 continues north along Commonwealth Avenue to the southern end of
I-381, a spur south from I-81. Westbound Euclid Avenue heads west carrying northbound US 421 and southbound US 11W. At this intersection, US 11E and US 11W come together to form mainline US 11, which follows eastbound Euclid Avenue with northbound US 19. ==History==