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U.S. Route 129 is a spur of U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 29

U.S. Route 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles from the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, to Pensacola, Florida....
. It currently runs for 582 miles (937 km) from Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, behind Memphis, Tennessee and Nashville, Tennessee, and is the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee....
 to Chiefland, Florida
Chiefland, Florida

Chiefland is a city in Levy County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 1,993 in the 2000 census. and was estimated at 2,095 in 2005....
 at U.S. Route 19
U.S. Route 19 in Florida

U.S. Route 19 runs along Florida's west coast from an interchange with U.S. Route 41 in Memphis, Florida, south of Tampa, FloridaUS 19 remains independent of I-75, even as the routes converge on Tampa, Florida and St....
 and U.S. Route 98
U.S. Route 98

U.S. Route 98 is an east-west United States highway that runs from southern Florida to western Mississippi. It was established in 1933 as a route between Pensacola, Florida and Apalachicola, Florida, and has since been extended eastward across the Florida Peninsula and westward into Mississippi....
. It passes through the states of Tennessee
Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....
, North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
 and Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
. It goes through the cities of Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, behind Memphis, Tennessee and Nashville, Tennessee, and is the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee....
, Gainesville, Georgia
Gainesville, Georgia

Gainesville is a city in Hall County, Georgia in Georgia , United States. The population was 25,578 at the 2000 census. Census estimates for 2007 show a population of 34,818....
, Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Athens-Clarke County is a Consolidated city-county in Georgia , United States, in the northeastern part of the state, at the intersection of U.S....
, and Macon, Georgia
Macon, Georgia

Macon is a city located in central Georgia , USA. It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia, and the county seat of Bibb County, Georgia....
. Eleven miles of US 129 located on the Tennessee/North Carolina border is known as the Tail of the Dragon
Deals Gap, North Carolina

Deals Gap is a portion of U.S. Route 129 in Blount County, Tennessee, which also lends its name to a small unincorporated community and motorcycle resort situated in a gap in Swain County, NC, North Carolina, United States....
, a popular motorcycle and sports car destination. The name is apparently derived from the roadway's resemblance to a dragon's back.






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U.S. Route 129 is a spur of U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 29

U.S. Route 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles from the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, to Pensacola, Florida....
. It currently runs for 582 miles (937 km) from Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, behind Memphis, Tennessee and Nashville, Tennessee, and is the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee....
 to Chiefland, Florida
Chiefland, Florida

Chiefland is a city in Levy County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 1,993 in the 2000 census. and was estimated at 2,095 in 2005....
 at U.S. Route 19
U.S. Route 19 in Florida

U.S. Route 19 runs along Florida's west coast from an interchange with U.S. Route 41 in Memphis, Florida, south of Tampa, FloridaUS 19 remains independent of I-75, even as the routes converge on Tampa, Florida and St....
 and U.S. Route 98
U.S. Route 98

U.S. Route 98 is an east-west United States highway that runs from southern Florida to western Mississippi. It was established in 1933 as a route between Pensacola, Florida and Apalachicola, Florida, and has since been extended eastward across the Florida Peninsula and westward into Mississippi....
. It passes through the states of Tennessee
Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....
, North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
 and Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
. It goes through the cities of Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, behind Memphis, Tennessee and Nashville, Tennessee, and is the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee....
, Gainesville, Georgia
Gainesville, Georgia

Gainesville is a city in Hall County, Georgia in Georgia , United States. The population was 25,578 at the 2000 census. Census estimates for 2007 show a population of 34,818....
, Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Athens-Clarke County is a Consolidated city-county in Georgia , United States, in the northeastern part of the state, at the intersection of U.S....
, and Macon, Georgia
Macon, Georgia

Macon is a city located in central Georgia , USA. It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia, and the county seat of Bibb County, Georgia....
. Eleven miles of US 129 located on the Tennessee/North Carolina border is known as the Tail of the Dragon
Deals Gap, North Carolina

Deals Gap is a portion of U.S. Route 129 in Blount County, Tennessee, which also lends its name to a small unincorporated community and motorcycle resort situated in a gap in Swain County, NC, North Carolina, United States....
, a popular motorcycle and sports car destination. The name is apparently derived from the roadway's resemblance to a dragon's back. The segment runs from Tab Cat Creek to Deals Gap and has 318 curves.

Route description

Tailofthedragon

Florida

U.S. 129 begins at US 19
U.S. Route 19 in Florida

U.S. Route 19 runs along Florida's west coast from an interchange with U.S. Route 41 in Memphis, Florida, south of Tampa, FloridaUS 19 remains independent of I-75, even as the routes converge on Tampa, Florida and St....
-Alternate US 27
U.S. Route 27 Alternate (Florida)

U.S. Highway 27 Alternate is a signed north-south but primarily east-west route running between Perry, Florida and Williston, Florida, and is co-signed with U.S....
-US 98 in Chiefland, Florida
Chiefland, Florida

Chiefland is a city in Levy County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 1,993 in the 2000 census. and was estimated at 2,095 in 2005....
 along hidden SR 47 until it reaches Florida State Road 26 in Trenton
Trenton, Florida

Trenton is a city in Gilchrist County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population is projected to be 1,722 as of April 1, 2008. It is the county seat of Gilchrist County, Florida....
. From there, the road is signed along Hidden SR 49. It then moves west, briefly overlapping U.S. Route 27
U.S. Route 27

U.S. Route 27 is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 1 in Miami, Florida....
(Hidden SR 20) and heads north again in Branford
Branford, Florida

Branford is a town in Suwannee County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 695 at the 2000 census....
, before that road intersects Florida State Road 349
Florida State Road 349

State Road 349 is a 2 lane Florida State Road in eastern Dixie County, Florida and Lafayette County, Florida counties, near the Suwannee River. It is long ....
, which used to double as U.S. Route 129 Alternate. From here it intersects with U.S. Route 90
U.S. Route 90

U.S. Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number, US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route; it has always ended at Van Horn, Texas....
 and Florida State Road 51 in Live Oak
Live Oak, Florida

Live Oak is a city in Suwannee County, Florida, Florida. The city is the county seat of Suwannee County and is located east of Tallahassee, Florida....
, taking SR 51 as the new hidden State Road, then meets Interstate 10
Interstate 10 in Florida

Interstate 10, the major east-west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, runs east from Pensacola, Florida, on the Alabama border, through Pensacola and Tallahassee, Florida to Jacksonville, Florida....
 at Exit 283, and later Interstate 75
Interstate 75 in Florida

Interstate 75 is one of the Interstate Highways in the midwest and southeastern United States, and the primary north-south Interstate Highway along the west coast and southern end of the state of Florida....
 at Exit 451. During a concurrency with U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 41

U.S. Route 41 is a north-south United States Numbered Highways that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami, Florida. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples, Florida to Miami, was U.S....
 in Jasper
Jasper, Florida

Jasper is a city in Hamilton County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 1,780 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
, U.S. 129 loses SR 51 as a hidden route then after the concurrency ends runs noorthwest along hidden SR 100 into Georgia.

Georgia

U.S. 129 provides the primary route between Middle Georgia and Athens
Athens, Georgia

Athens-Clarke County is a Consolidated city-county in Georgia , United States, in the northeastern part of the state, at the intersection of U.S....
. It approaches Athens from the south where it joins the Ga. 10 Loop
Georgia State Route 10 Loop

State Route 10 Loop is a beltway around Athens, Georgia, United States. Except for a single at-grade intersection, it is built to freeway standards....
, a mostly interstate-grade bypass that rings Athens-Clarke County
Clarke County, Georgia

Clarke County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2000 census, the population was 101,489. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 114,063....
. Here U.S. 129 turns right, toward the northeast, where it runs concurrently with U.S. 78
U.S. Route 78

U.S. Highway 78 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 715 miles from Memphis, Tennessee, to Charleston, South Carolina. Between Memphis, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama, it is being upgraded to become Interstate 22....
, 29
U.S. Route 29

U.S. Route 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles from the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, to Pensacola, Florida....
, and 441
U.S. Route 441

U.S. Route 441 is a spur route of U.S. Route 41. It currently runs for 939 miles from U.S. Route 41 in Miami, Florida to U.S. Route 25W in Lake City, Tennessee....
 along the bypass. US 129 interchanges with U.S. 29 northeast of Athens and continues along the Ga. 10 Loop westward before exiting at Jefferson Road where it winds northwesterly towards Gainesville
Gainesville, Georgia

Gainesville is a city in Hall County, Georgia in Georgia , United States. The population was 25,578 at the 2000 census. Census estimates for 2007 show a population of 34,818....
 as one of several routes to Interstate 85
Interstate 85

Interstate 85 is a major Interstate Highway in the southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with Interstate 65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus intersects with Interstate 95 in Virginia in Petersburg, Virginia, near Richmond, Virginia....
 from Athens.

North Carolina

The proposed route of Interstate 3
Interstate 3

Interstate 3, the 3d Infantry Division Highway, is a proposed Interstate Highway in the United States to run from Savannah, Georgia north to Augusta, Georgia and Knoxville, Tennessee....
 would go through the stretch of U.S. 129 known as the Tail of the Dragon
Deals Gap, North Carolina

Deals Gap is a portion of U.S. Route 129 in Blount County, Tennessee, which also lends its name to a small unincorporated community and motorcycle resort situated in a gap in Swain County, NC, North Carolina, United States....
.

Tennessee

The northern terminus of US Highway 129 is Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, behind Memphis, Tennessee and Nashville, Tennessee, and is the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee....
. It runs south from the southwestern border of Knoxville and through Alcoa, Tennessee
Alcoa, Tennessee

Alcoa is a city in Blount County, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States, south of Knoxville, Tennessee. Its population was 7,744 at the United States Census, 2000....
 as Alcoa Highway, then into Deals Gap
Deals Gap, North Carolina

Deals Gap is a portion of U.S. Route 129 in Blount County, Tennessee, which also lends its name to a small unincorporated community and motorcycle resort situated in a gap in Swain County, NC, North Carolina, United States....
. From here, it is also known as the Tail of the Dragon
Deals Gap, North Carolina

Deals Gap is a portion of U.S. Route 129 in Blount County, Tennessee, which also lends its name to a small unincorporated community and motorcycle resort situated in a gap in Swain County, NC, North Carolina, United States....
 and continues into North Carolina. In the eleven mile (18 km) stretch that ends just past the Tennessee-North Carolina state line, drivers will encounter 318 curves. These curves make this stretch of highway a well known motorcycle/sports car destination for locals and tourists. On weekends, through Spring to the Fall months, visitors are likely to see countless riders and drivers here to experience the thrill and scenery.

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