Editing South Pittsburg, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
South Pittsburg is located at {{coord|35|0|30|N|85|42|38|W|type:city}} (35.008342, -85.710645).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The city is situated in the southwestern [[Sequatchie Valley]] between the [[Cumberland Plateau]] on the west and the [[Tennessee River]] ([[Guntersville Lake]]) on the east. Two steep ridges&mdash; Whitacre Point on the north and Lodge Point on the south&mdash; extend outward from the Plateau to "wall in" the main portion of the city on the north, west, and south. The Richard City area lies opposite Lodge Point to the south, and the Battle Creek area lies opposite Whitacre Point to the north. At an elevation of approximately {{cvt|630|ft}}, South Pittsburg is the lowest incorporated city in the [[East Tennessee]] [[Grand Divisions of Tennessee|Grand Division]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/maps/lsuz/Tennessee/ |title=Tennessee topographic map, elevation, relief |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Needed--> |website=topographic-map.com |publisher=<!--Needed--> |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref>

[[File:South-Pittsburg-Cedar-Avenue-bridge-tn1.jpg|left|thumb|Cedar Avenue (US-72) in South Pittsburg]]

The city's municipal boundaries stretch southward to the Tennessee-[[Alabama]] state line.  [[Kimball, Tennessee|Kimball]] borders South Pittsburg to the north, and [[New Hope, Tennessee|New Hope]] lies across the river to the east. [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]] is located approximately {{convert|25|mi|km}} to the east.

[[U.S. Route 72]] passes north-to-south through South Pittsburg, connecting the city with [[Jasper, Tennessee|Jasper]] to the north and [[Bridgeport, Alabama]], to the south.  [[Tennessee State Route 156]], which crosses the river via the [[Shelby Reinhart Bridge]], connects the city with New Hope and [[Haletown, Tennessee|Haletown]] to the east, and the [[Sewanee, Tennessee|Sewanee]] and [[Monteagle, Tennessee|Monteagle]] areas atop the Plateau to the west. [[Interstate 24]] passes through [[Kimball, Tennessee|Kimball]], just north of South Pittsburg.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.