Tennessee State Route 312
{{Short description|State highway in Tennessee, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=TN
|type=Sec
|route=312
| map={{maplink-road|from=Tennessee State Route 312.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=SR 312 highlighted in red
|length_mi=26.8
|length_ref=
|direction_a=East
|terminus_a={{jct|state=TN|US|11|US|64}} in Cleveland
|junction={{plainlist|
- {{jct|state=TN|US-Byp|11|dab1=Cleveland}} in Cleveland
- {{jct|state=TN|SR|58}} in Hamilton County
}}
|direction_b=West
|terminus_b={{jct|state=TN|Sec|60}} in Birchwood
|previous_type=TN
|previous_route=311
|next_type=Sec
|next_route=313
}}
State Route 312 (SR 312) is a secondary state route in Hamilton and Bradley counties in the US state of Tennessee that runs from Birchwood to Cleveland. The route runs east and west; however, much of the route in Hamilton County runs north and south.
Route description
SR 312 begins at an intersection with SR 60 in Birchwood, a small community in northeastern Hamilton County, and travels southwest for approximately {{convert|13|mi|spell=in}} as Birchwood Pike through rural farmland, before turning east and intersecting with SR 58 near Harrison. The route then runs north concurrently with SR 58 for about {{convert|1/2|mi|m|spell=in}}, before turning east as Mahan Gap Road. The route runs through the community of Snow Hill, and about {{convert|2|mi|spell=in}} later comes to a four-way intersection with Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, a major connector road between the communities of Ooltewah and Georgetown. The route then crosses Mahan Gap in White Oak Mountain, and about {{convert|1+1/2|mi|spell=in}} later crosses into Bradley County, where it becomes known as Harrison Pike. About {{convert|2+1/4|mi|spell=in}} later it intersects with Bancroft Road, a connector to McDonald. The route continues for another {{convert|2+1/2|mi|spell=in}} through a rural residential area, before turning sharp east, and entering the community of Prospect. About {{convert|1+1/2|mi|spell=in}} later the route crosses I-75, but does not interchange. The route then continues for another {{convert|2|mi|spell=in}}, crossing Candies Creek, Candies Creek Ridge in a gap, and entering Cleveland, before coming to an intersection with US 11 Bypass (Keith Street). The route continues east as Inman Street for another {{convert|1/5|mi|m|spell=in}} before meeting its eastern terminus with US 11/US 64 (Ocoee Street, Broad Street) in downtown Cleveland. Also at this intersection US 64 splits off from US 11, and continues east as Inman Street.{{cite map |author = Tennessee Department of Transportation |author-link = Tennessee Department of Transportation |year = 2016 |title = Official Transportation Map |url = https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/tdot/attachments/2016-17_Official_SMap_(Back_Side)083116.pdf |edition = 2016–17 |scale = |location = Nashville |publisher = Tennessee Department of Transportation |access-date = November 11, 2017 }}
Major intersections
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{{TNint
|county=Bradley
|cspan=2
|location=Cleveland
|lspan=2
|mile=26.8
|road={{jct|state=TN|US|11|US|64|name2=Ocoee Street/Broad Street/Inman Street/SR 40/SR 74|city1=Chattanooga|city2=Athens|city3=Ocoee}}
|notes=Eastern Terminus
}}
{{TNint
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=TN|US-Byp|11|dab1=Cleveland|name1=Keith Street/SR 2|city1=Cleveland}}
|notes=
}}
{{TNint
|county=Hamilton
|cspan=3
|location=Snow Hill
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=TN|TN|58|dir1=north|city1=Georgetown|city2=Decatur}}
|notes=Eastern end of SR 58 concurrency
}}
{{TNint
|type=concur
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=TN|TN|58|dir1=south|city1=Chattanooga}}
|notes=Western end of SR 58 concurrency
}}
{{TNint
|location=Birchwood
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|60|city1=Cleveland|city2=Georgetown|city3=Dayton}}
|notes=Western terminus
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}
References
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