What is the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS)?
The ADHS was authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 as part of federal legislation. The purpose of this act was to assist in the construction of the highways to “open up an area or areas with a development potential where commerce and communication have been inhibited by lack of access”. Corridor J is one of six AHDS corridors in Tennessee and extends from Chattanooga to Interstate 75 in Kentucky. Although rural highway systems have considerably improved since ADHS corridors were planned, there are still areas to be completed. One of those is the section of State Route 52 from State Route 136 to State Route 111.
