travelling I75 in TN
Howdee: We have travelled from Toronto Canada and are currently in Mt Vernon en route to Florida. We are trying to decide whether to risk I75 mountain section tomorrow (Sunday Jan. 18) with snow a...
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Here is a short youtube video of the drive southbound on I-75 out of Jellico, TN:
I-75 Southbound out of Jellico, TN
The grade is roughly an average of 2.8% up from Jellico up to the highest point on the road. Jellico is at roughly 1100 ft in elevation, the high point is about 7 miles south at about 2100 ft. Not much to it at all, it's not even a mountain pass. Going on down to Caryville from the high point is even a more gentle grade. The road is great, we drove it going northbound last June in a MH towing a CRV.
I-75 Southbound out of Jellico, TN
The grade is roughly an average of 2.8% up from Jellico up to the highest point on the road. Jellico is at roughly 1100 ft in elevation, the high point is about 7 miles south at about 2100 ft. Not much to it at all, it's not even a mountain pass. Going on down to Caryville from the high point is even a more gentle grade. The road is great, we drove it going northbound last June in a MH towing a CRV.
