ell ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁of ▁State ▁Route ▁ 6 1 ▁at ▁North ▁T az ew ell , ▁still ▁inside ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁T az ew ell . ▁SR ▁ 1 6 ▁turns ▁west ▁where ▁it ▁meets ▁SR ▁ 6 1 , ▁par alle ling ▁the ▁C lin ch ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁SR ▁ 1 6 ▁Altern ate ▁at ▁River ▁Jack . ▁There ▁it ▁turns ▁north ▁and ▁leaves ▁T az ew ell . ▁ ▁SR ▁ 1 6 ▁begins ▁to ▁rise ▁again , ▁passing ▁Ad ria ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁St ony ▁R idge , ▁then ▁crossing ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Valley ▁Div ide ▁again ▁there . ▁The ▁road ▁then ▁desc ends ▁the ▁r idge ▁to ▁the ▁north west , ▁crossing ▁into ▁West ▁Virginia ▁and ▁becoming ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Route ▁ 1 6 ▁near ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Bishop . ▁ ▁The ▁section ▁of ▁State ▁Route ▁ 1 6 ▁that ▁passes ▁between ▁Mar ion , ▁Virginia ▁and ▁T az ew ell ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁Back ▁of ▁the ▁Dragon . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁noted ▁route ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁miles ▁that ▁has ▁several ▁hundred ▁sharp ▁turns , ▁scen ic ▁over look s ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁favorite ▁of ▁b icy cle , ▁motor cycle ▁and ▁sports ▁car ▁enthus iast s ▁from ▁several ▁countries . ▁ ▁History ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁pieces ▁of ▁current ▁SR ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁be ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁highway ▁system ▁was ▁the ▁road ▁from ▁M outh ▁of ▁Wilson ▁north ▁to ▁State ▁Route ▁ 6