Tennessee State Route 305

State Route 305
SR 305 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length	13.7 mi (22.0 km)
Existed	July 1, 1983[1]–present
Major junctions
South end	SR 30 / SR 39 in Athens
Major intersections	US 11 in Athens I-75 near Athens
North end	SR 68 in rural northeastern Meigs County
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	McMinn, Meigs
Highway system
Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State
← SR 304 → SR 306

State Route 305 (SR 305) is a north-south state highway, although it goes in a more northwest-southeast direction, in Meigs and McMinn counties of East Tennessee.

SR 305 begins in McMinn County in downtown Athens at an intersection with SR 30 and SR 39. It goes north through neighborhoods along Ingleside Avenue to have an intersection with US 11/SR 2. The highway then turns northwest to leave Athens and have an interchange with I-75 at exit 52. It continues northwest through farmland and rural areas to cross into Meigs County. It continues northwest through farmland before coming to an end at an intersection with SR 68. The entire route of SR 305 is a two-lane highway.^[2]

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
McMinn	Athens	0.0	0.0	SR 30 / SR 39 (Green Street/East Washington Avenue/East Madison Avenue) – Decatur, Etowah, Riceville, Englewood	Southern terminus
				US 11 (Congress Parkway North/SR 2) – Cleveland, Calhoun, Niota, Sweetwater
	​			I-75 – Chattanooga, Knoxville	I-75 exit 52
Meigs	​	13.7	22.0	SR 68 – Spring City, Sweetwater	Northern terminus; provides access to Watts Bar Dam, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, and Watts Bar Lake
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi