The Foothills Parkway crosses the northern Great Smoky Mountains foothills in East Tennessee, near the town of Townsend. The parkway is 72.1-miles long and it connects U.S. Route 129 that runs along the Little Tennessee River with Interstate 40 along the Pigeon River. Parts of the parkway pass through Blount, Sevier, and Cocke counties. Large segments cross a number of high ridges that run parallel to the border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The views of the Great Smokies and the Tennessee Valley are spectacular. Foothills Parkway is the oldest highway project in Tennessee that has not been finished yet.

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