Interstate Travel

Blount County is flanked with a superb interstate system that puts you within easy driving distance to other growing communities such as Atlanta, Georgia, Charlotte, North Carolina, Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ohio and Columbia, South Carolina.

Close proximity to Interstates 75, 81 & 40


To view the Tennessee Department of Transportation's Smartway Information System, with up to date information on accidents, construction zones, traffic cameras, and other helpful information, click here.

With major road arteries such as I-75, I-40 and I-85 crossing Tennessee our businesses take advantage of one of the best road networks in USA to get supplies and product to and from the marketplace as effeciently and cost effectively as anywhere in USA today - an effective, efficient and economical supply chain and East Tennessee are synonimous!

East Tennessee reaches a significant part of the US population, Making Transportation Costs Low.

Within a 24-hour drive time cycle - reach 76% of the major markets and 52% of the population.


Logistics is a key element to our whole way of life nowadays. Blount County, East Tennessee is superbly situated to help manufacturers and suppliers alike deliver their products speedily and cost effectively.

Estimated Travel Times

City	Hours
Atlanta	4 hrs.
Boston	14 ½ hrs
Chicago	8 ½ hrs.
Detroit	8 hrs.
Kansas	15 hrs.
Dallas	13 hrs.
Nashville	3 ½ hrs.
Lexington	4 hrs.
New York	11 hrs.