GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation said that all roads in upper East Tennessee should be considered potentially hazardous due to the flooding from Hurricane Helene, which brought rain and winds through the region. That includes areas like Hancock County, Greene County, Jefferson County, Hawkins County and other nearby areas.
It said “many roads and bridges” in the area were compromised due to severe weather. Some of those roads were washed away by nearby rivers that grew to enormous sizes, raging along highways and streets. The transportation department said State Route 34 was damaged at Rhea Road in Johnson County.
It shared a picture of the road effectively gone, washed away by a river and leaving only the guardrail…