line, drivers will encounter 318 curves in a distance of around 11 miles. These curves make this stretch of highway a well-known motorcycle/sports car destination named Tail Of The Dragon. On weekends, through spring to the fall months, visitors are likely to see numerous riders and drivers on this stretch of the highway to experience the thrill and scenery. US 129 then travels due north, becoming known as Alcoa Highway and passing through the city of Maryville. It travels through Alcoa, passing by McGhee Tyson Airport, and then intersecting I-140. US 129 then crosses the Tennessee River on the James E. "Buck" Karnes Bridge into Knoxville. Shortly thereafter, US 129 becomes a limited-access highway for a short distance. It has an interchange with US 11/US 70 immediately after entering Knoxville. Shortly thereafter, US 129 meets its northern terminus, an interchange with I-40. Major intersections Florida in Chiefland east-southeast of Branford. The highways travel concurrently to Branford. in Live Oak north-northeast of Live Oak north-northeast of Suwannee Springs southeast of Jasper. The highways travel concurrently to Jasper. Georgia in Stockton east-northeast of Lakeland. The highways travel concurrently to Lakeland. in Alapaha. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Alapaha. in Ocilla. The highways travel concurrently to Fitzgerald. in Abbeville in Hawkinsville. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of Hawkinsville. north of Sofkee. The highways travel concurrently to Macon. in Macon. The highways travel concurrently through Macon. in Macon. The highways travel concurrently through Macon. in Macon in Eatonton. The highways travel concurrently to Athens. in Madison in Madison. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Madison. in Athens. The highways travel concurrently through Athens. in Jefferson in Gainesville. The highways share an unsigned concurrency to northeast of Gainesville. in Turners Corner. The highways travel concurrently to Topton, North Carolina. in Blairsville. North Carolina in Ranger. US 64/US 129 travels concurrently to Murphy. US 74/US 129 travels concurrently to Topton. Tennessee south-southeast of Clover Hill. The highways travel concurrently to Maryville. in Maryville in Alcoa in Knoxville in Knoxville In popular culture U.S. 129 is mentioned in the popular country song Bottoms Up by Brantley Gilbert: "I see you and me riding like Bonnie and Clyde, Goin 95 burning down 129." U.S. 129 is known particularly for being a route containing hundreds of mountainous curves and turns (in the Tennessee section). With the rise of the internet and telecommunications, the Tennessee section