State Route 315 (SR 315), also known as Tellico-Reliance Road, is a 15.0-mile-long (24.1 km) north–south state highway in the
Unicoi Mountains region of southeastern
East Tennessee.
Route description
SR 315 begins in
Polk County in
Reliance at an intersection with
SR 30. It immediately heads across the
Hiwassee River via a long bridge to pass through the community before leaving Reliance and entering the
Unicoi Mountains and the
Cherokee National Forest. The highway then winds its way northeast through the mountains to cross into
Monroe County. SR 315 then leaves the mountains and the forest to pass through farmland before coming to an end at an intersection with
SR 39 in
Jalapa. The entire route of SR 315 is a rural two-lane highway.[2]