Smoky Mountain Sales spring and fall horse sale are held at:
Walters State Great Smoky Mountain Expo center
1615 Pavilion Drive
White Pine TN. 37809
Contact the Expo Center ( 865 ) 674-6000
Maps and directions to White Pine TN.
Updated February. 2004
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*Map note: Highway US-25 splits into Hwy US-25E and
and Hwy US-25W (No one knows why they did this).
Remember the next-to-the-last turn you are looking for is:
Exit # 8 off I-81; then south onto US-25E.
Aerial photo of Expo at I-81 looking
West towards Knoxville from Exit # 8.
1.
Lexington, KY. or Corbin, KY. opt.#1
2. Lexington, KY. or Corbin, KY. opt.#2
3. Pikeville, KY.
4. Asheville, NC. or Greenville, NC.
4. Chattanooga, TN. or Knoxville, TN.
Directions from Corbin KY., to White Pine, TN. Via I-75/I-40/I-81. It is approximately 140 miles from Corbin to White Pine using the Interstate corridors.
2. Continue South on I-75 until you get to I-640, at Knoxville,
3. Then go East until you can pick up I-40 East.
4. Stay on I-40E until you intersect with I-81;
5. Then take I-81 North toward Morristown.
6. Take exit #8 off I-81 and turn right (South) onto US 25E (Davy Crockett Pky).
7. Travel approximately 1/2 mile on US 25E turn right onto Pavilion Drive
8. The Expo Center ahead on the left.
9. Watch for the Smoky Mountain Horse Sale signs.
NOTE: Make sure that when coming by interstate I-81 from the West/South that you take exit #8 (because there is a highway US 25W 3-4 miles before you get to the US 25E at exit #8)
2. [From Lexington, KY. or Corbin, KY.
to White Pine, TN. opt#2]
Directions from Corbin, KY. to White Pine, TN. via US-25E. It is approximately
100 miles for the trip and about 2 hrs. easy driving; 45 miles from Corbin to
Middlesboro; then 55 miles from Middlesboro to White Pine. This route
will take you through the new 1 mile tunnel at Middlesboro and does not change
roads.
1. Traveling South on I-75 from the Lexington area,
After you
pass London it is about 10 miles to Corbin which has two exits.
2. Take the 1st. I-75 Corbin exit., which is exit #29,
[you
will see signs that say TUNNEL]
3. Turn left (EAST) off the
exit ramp circling back under the I-75 bridge onto
4. KY. 709, 4-lane (you can see the Sonny's Bar-B-Q on the right as
you are going down
the exit ramp from I-75).
5. Continue straight on 709 for about 2 miles.
6. You will come to the
intersection of highway US-25 split.
7. You will go straight across and straight
through the lights.
8. Highway US-25 actually splits into two separate roads
US-25E
and US-25W
at this intersection, just make sure that you go straight through
this light and the
road you are on US-25E.
9. Stay on US-25E the rest of the way through Barbourville,
Pineville, Middlesboro,
and through the tunnel.
10.You make or bear left at Tazewell,
TN (still US-25E, it is a new section
of rd. around Tazewell).
11.You will are now heading now toward Morristown, TN. (still
on US-25E)
12.The next turn is a right turn onto Pavilion Rd.,
13.The Expo Center is straight ahead on your left.
NOTE: The final right turn off US-25E is approximately 1/2 mile after you cross over the I-81 bridge.
It sounds like it is too easy.... Just remember the two turns one at Tazewell and just after crossing over I-81. If you miss the Expo Center turn you will see the sign (see picture below) that says "Welcome to White Pine", ..... turn around you've gone too far. We will have a sign at the Expo Center turn onto Pavilion Rd. that says Smoky Mountain Horse Sale the day before the sale.
3. [From Pikeville, KY. to White Pine, TN.]
Here is a small map that will show the general directions from Pikeville, KY to White Pine, TN. Please take a look and make sure roads haven’t changed.
It is an estimate that it’s about 150 miles from Pikeville to White Pine. About 50 miles of the total is on I-81.
The main thing either way you travel is to remember to take the exit for US-25E exit #8 towards Morristown/Newport off I-81. Then take a left off the exit (South) on Hwy. US-25E (Davy Crockett Pky) towards White Pine. It is only ½ mi. from I-81 to the final right turn. There are signs on the right as you turn onto Pavilion Drive; the Expo Center is around the little curve and on your left.
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On US-23/US-119/US-460 - go 3.9 mi |
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2. |
Continue on US-23/US-119 - go 14.5 mi |
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3. |
Continue on KY-805 - go 0.4 mi |
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4. |
Continue on US-23 - go 0.3 mi |
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5. |
Continue on KY-805 - go 10.7 mi |
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6. |
Turn LEFT on US-23/US-119 - go 1.1 mi |
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7. |
Turn RIGHT on ramp - go 0.2 mi |
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Make a Sharp LEFT Turn on US-23/US-119 - go 0.1 mi |
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Continue on US-23 NORTH - go 1.2 mi |
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10. |
Continue on TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE - go 17.7 mi |
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Continue on US-23 SOUTH/US-58-ALT WEST - go 10.1 mi |
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12. |
Continue on US-23 SOUTH - go 12.4 mi |
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Continue on US-23 SOUTH/US-58 EAST/US-421 EAST - go 17.8 mi |
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Continue on MAIN ST - go 1.5 mi |
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Continue on US-23 SOUTH - go 4.4 mi |
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Continue on I-181 SOUTH - go 3.9 mi |
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Take the TN-93 SOUTH exit, exit #51A - go 0.2 mi |
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Continue on S WILCOX DR - go 0.1 mi |
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19. |
Continue on S TN-93/S WILCOX DR - go 0.1 mi |
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20. |
Continue on S TN-93/S WILCOX DR/SULLIVAN GARDENS PKY - go 5.5 mi |
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21. |
Continue on S TN-93/S WILCOX DR - go 0.4 mi |
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S TN-93/S WILCOX DR becomes TN-93 SOUTH - go 2.3 mi |
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Bear RIGHT to take I-81 SOUTH towards KNOXVILLE - go 42.0 mi |
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Take the US-25E exit towards MORRISTOWN/NEWPORT, exit #8 - go 0.2 mi |
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Turn LEFT on S DAVY CROCKETT PKY and |
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Continue on US-25E SOUTH - go 0.5 mi make final RIGHT turn onto Pavilion Drive, the Expo Center is on your left. |
4. [From Asheville, NC. or Greensboro, NC. to White Pine, TN.]
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Starting in ASHEVILLE, NC |
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Merge on I-240 WEST - go 1.1 mi |
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Take the I-240 WEST/(I-26) exit - go 3.4 mi |
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Take the I-40 WEST exit, exit #1A - go 0.1 mi |
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Continue on ramp - go 0.2 mi |
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Merge on I-40 WEST - go about 70 mi |
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Stay on I-40 WEST until you intersect with I-81 |
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Take I-81 North towards Morristown – Johnston City |
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Take Exit #8 off I-81 towards Morristown/Newport. Then take a right off the exit ramp (South) on Hwy. US-25E (Davy Crockett Pky) towards White Pine. It is only ½ mi. from I-81 to the final right turn. There are signs on the right as you turn onto Pavilion Drive; the Expo Center is around the little curve and on your left. |
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The Expo turn is before you reach White Pine. If you see the sign “Welcome to White Pine” turn around you’ve gone to far. |
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5. [Chattanooga, TN. or Knoxville, TN. to White Pine, TN.]
1. From Chattanooga Take I-75 North
2. Merge with I-40 towards Knoxville.
3. Stay on I-40 through Knoxville (I 640 around Knoxville) to I-40 East
towards Asheville, NC.
4. Stay on I-40 go 35 miles (approx).
5. Leave I-40 and stay on I-81 go about 4-5 miles further
6. Take exit #8 which is US-25E. (Davy Crockett Parkway).
7. Off exit #8 take a right (South) on US-25E towards White Pine-Newport;
8. Go about 1/2 mi. After topping the first little hill; as you go
down the other
side is our sign.
9. Turn right onto Pavilion Drive. Go around the curve on Pavilion
Drive and
the Expo can bee seen on your left.
For more help with directions (if these directions were clear as mud) Click here
Welcome to White Pine!
If you see this sign -->
<-- before you find the Expo Center you've gone to far south on US 25E......
turn around! (about 1/2mi)