US 129 highlighted in red | |||||||
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Maintained by TDOT | |||||||
Length | 52.8 mi[1] (85.0 km) | ||||||
Existed | 1934–present | ||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||
State | Tennessee | ||||||
Counties | Blount, Monroe, Knox | ||||||
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U.S. Route 129 (US 129) is a north–south United States highway that runs for 52.8 miles (85.0 km) in East Tennessee, from the North Carolina state line, near Tapoco, to Knoxville. In Tennessee, the highway is completely overlapped by unsigned (except for mileposts) State Route 115 (SR 115). In the Greater Knoxville area, US 129 serves as a six-lane controlled-access highway known as Alcoa Highway.