▁down ▁a ▁narrow ▁valley ▁before ▁we aving ▁through ▁some ▁mountains ▁and ▁crossing ▁into ▁Haw kins ▁County . ▁ ▁Haw kins ▁County ▁ ▁SR ▁ 7 0 ▁then ▁we aves ▁through ▁some ▁more ▁mountains ▁before ▁finally ▁turning ▁west ▁to ▁enter ▁far ml and ▁again ▁and ▁w iden ▁and ▁straight en ▁into ▁a ▁ 2 - lane ▁rural ▁highway ▁with ▁a ▁speed ▁limit ▁of ▁ 5 5 ▁( m ph ). ▁It ▁then ▁intersect s ▁with ▁Old ▁Highway ▁ 7 0 , ▁the ▁narrow ▁and ▁cur vy ▁former ▁alignment ▁of ▁SR ▁ 7 0 ▁through ▁the ▁area ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁real igned ▁onto ▁a ▁new ▁highway . ▁It ▁then ▁continues ▁west ▁before ▁entering ▁and ▁going ▁through ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Pers ia ▁before ▁coming ▁to ▁an ▁intersection ▁and ▁becoming ▁concurrent ▁with ▁SR ▁ 6 6 , ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁that ▁route ' s ▁intersection ▁with ▁SR ▁ 1 1 3 . ▁They ▁then ▁go ▁north ▁and ▁catch - up ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁end ▁of ▁Old ▁Highway ▁ 7 0 ▁before ▁crossing ▁a ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Hol ston ▁River / Ch ero kee ▁Lake . ▁They ▁then ▁enter ▁Rog ers ville ▁and ▁pass ▁through ▁a ▁business ▁district ▁and ▁some ▁neighborhood s ▁before ▁coming ▁to ▁an ▁inter change ▁with ▁Main ▁Street ▁( Old ▁US ▁ 1 1 W ), ▁which ▁connect s ▁the ▁highway ▁to ▁dow nt own ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁as ▁SR ▁ 6 6 / SR ▁ 7 0 ▁by pass ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁south west . ▁They ▁then ▁come ▁to ▁an ▁inter change ▁with