Tennessee State Route 342
{{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=342
| map={{maplink-road|from=Tennessee State Route 342.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=TN 342 highlighted in red
|length_mi=7.5
|length_ref=
|length_round=
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a=Panther Creek Park Road and Panther Creek Road northwest of Morristown
|junction={{jct|state=TN|US|11E}} in Morristown
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{jct|state=TN|US|11E|TN|160}} in Morristown
|counties=Hamblen
|previous_type=Sec
|previous_route=341
|next_type=Sec
|next_route=343
}}
State Route 342 (SR 342) is a state highway in Hamblen County in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The route serves as a connector to Panther Creek State Park.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/TN-342,+Tennessee/@36.1821605,-83.3804692,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x885b9179b55b2655:0xaa710912e6fdf349?gl=us|title=TN-342 · Tennessee}}
Route description
SR 342 begins inside Panther Creek State Park at the intersection of Panther Creek Park Road and Panther Creek Road. The route then heads southeast to junction with US 11E and the two routes begin a short {{convert|1.2|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} concurrency to and intersection with SR 160 where SR 342 ends.
History
SR 342 formerly turned south along SR 160 and the two routes then began a short {{convert|1.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} concurrency. Then SR 342 turns southeast and met its original eastern terminus at an intersection with SR 66.
Major intersections
{{jcttop|county=Hamblen|state=TN}}
{{Jctint
|mile=0.0
|location_special=Panther Creek State Park
|road=Panther Creek Road and Panther Creek Park Road
|notes=Western terminus}}
{{TNint
|location=Morristown
|lspan=3
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=TN|US|11E|name1=West Andrew Johnson Highway/SR 34|city1=Morristown}}
|notes=Eastern end of US 11E/SR 34 concurrency}}
{{TNint
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=TN|US|11E|dir1=south|TN|160|dir2=begin|name1=West Andrew Johnson Highway/SR 34|city1=Jefferson City|city2=New Market}}
|notes=Western end of US 11E/SR 34 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 160; Eastern terminus of SR 342}}
{{TNint
|mile=
|type=former
|road={{jct|state=TN|TN|160|dir1=south|name1=Air Park Boulevard|city1=Newport}}
|notes=Western end of former SR 160 concurrency}}
{{TNint
|location=none
|mile=7.5
|type=former
|road={{jct|state=TN|TN|66|city1=Morristown|city2=White Pine|city3=Dandridge}}
|notes=Original eastern terminus}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur, forme}}
See also
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- {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}