David,
You mentioned yesterday during the June 2015 Greenways Commission meeting you were unsure how the Smoky Mountain Railroad (Knoxville, Sevierville & Eastern) crossed Avenue A.
From the historical 1942 - 1953 maps, it seems to me the likely route passed beneath Avenue A:
I've not been out to the site myself, so I couldn't speculate as to whether that underpass was a tunnel or other structure.
Other years' maps are available online: http://historicalmaps.arcgis.com/usgs/
1942: http://arcg.is/1BYO9Dg
1953: http://arcg.is/1BYO6r2
More information on the railway itself is available online, and I've tagged in "Friends of the Smoky Mountain Railway" on this e-mail thread.
The "approximate" route from Knoxville to Sevierville is available as a digital map online:
Not many are aware the USGS has these historical topographic maps digitized;
I hope these historic map resources are useful for Greenway Projects related to the Knoxville, Sevierville & Eastern Railroad's historic route.
Thanks,
Tanner
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