Infrastructure Alcoa, Tennessee

pedestrian bridge on alcoa highway

in 1990s, alcoa engaged in three-way struggle knoxville , blount county control of mcghee tyson airport, located in blount county, built , operated knoxville. in 1992, attempt alcoa annex airport blocked court ruling, , similar attempt 4 years later rejected voters in referendum. third annexation attempt in 2002 failed. airport managed metropolitan knoxville airport authority.

major thoroughfares

u.s. route 129, known alcoa highway or airport highway in alcoa, connects alcoa knoxville north , traverses blount county en route north carolina border south.
state route 335, follows hunt road , old glory road, connects alcoa eastern , western blount county
interstate 140/tennessee state route 162, known pellissippi parkway, connects alcoa west knoxville , oak ridge
u.s. route 321, known lamar alexander parkway , runs through neighboring maryville, connecting lenoir city west , great smoky mountains national park south
state route 33, known old knoxville highway
state route 35, follows hall road
state route 333, follows topside road.
state route 334, known louisville road, connects alcoa louisville, tennessee.
state route 335, known hunt road

many of city s streets, such bessemer, joule, edison, darwin, , watt, named after famous scientists , inventors. others, such hunt, glascock, , calderwood, named alcoa company officials , engineers.