Great Smoky Mountains Parkway

The Great Smoky Mountains Parkway is a highway that travels 23.4 miles (37.7 km) between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Interstate 40 (I-40) in Kodak, Tennessee, in East Tennessee. It serves as the main thoroughfare for Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville, and includes a 4.3-mile (6.9 km) spur of the Foothills Parkway. It is composed of sections of a number of numbered highways, including U.S. Route 441 (US 441) and US 321 and State Route 66 (SR 66) and SR 448.

Not to be confused with Great Smoky Mountains Expressway.

Great Smoky Mountains Parkway

Route information
Maintained by TDOT and NPS
Length23.4 mi (37.7 km)
Component
highways
  • US 441 Gatlinburg–Sevierville
  • US 321 Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge
  • SR 448 Sevierville
  • SR 66 Sevierville–Kodak
Major junctions
South end US 441 in Gatlinburg
Major intersections
  • US 321 in Gatlinburg
  • US 321 in Pigeon Forge
  • US 441 in Sevierville
  • US 411 in Sevierville
  • SR 66 in Sevierville
North end I-40 in Kodak
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
Highway system
  • United States Numbered Highway System
  • List
  • Special
  • Divided
  • Tennessee State Routes
  • Interstate
  • US
  • State

The parkway serves as the primary means of access to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited national park in the United States, and the numerous tourist attractions located within the cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg. The parkway is one of the most congested non-freeway routes in the state, carrying more than 50,000 vehicles per day in some locations.

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