Alabama State Route 69
SR 69 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
Length | 280.599 mi[1] (451.580 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Alabama | |||
Counties | Clarke, Marengo, Hale, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Cullman, Marshall | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 69 (SR 69) is a 280-mile-long (450 km) state highway that extends from the southwestern to the northeastern parts of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR 177 at Jackson. The northern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with US 431/SR 79 at Guntersville.
Route description
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SR 69 has a rather irregular trajectory for much of its length. From its southern terminus at Jackson, the highway heads to the northwest as it travels through Clarke County. In the northern part of the county, the highway turns northeastward as it approaches Linden.
North of Linden, SR 69 assumes a general northward trajectory, traveling through Greensboro as it heads towards Tuscaloosa, the largest city through which the highway travels. At Tuscaloosa, SR 69 travels concurrently with Interstate 359 (I-359) north of the interchange of I-359 and I-20/I-59. I-359/SR 69 shares a wrong-way concurrency with US 11 as they head into downtown Tuscaloosa.
Interestingly, SR 69 intersects US 43 four times.
North of Tuscaloosa and Northport, SR 69 continues northward as it heads towards Jasper. At Jasper, SR 69 and SR 5 share a wrong-way concurrency along the former route of US 78.
North of Jasper, SR 69 resumes its northeastward trajectory as it heads towards Cullman. South of Cullman, the highway has an interchange with I-65 and shares a 5-mile-long (8.0 km) concurrency with the interstate highway. SR 69 is one of only tHree signed state highways that is concurrent with a stretch of interstate highway in Alabama. (SR 5, along with US 11, are concurrent with I-20/I-59 between West Blocton and Bessemer, and SR 14 is concurrent with I-65 between Prattville and Millbrook).
As SR 69 heads northward from Cullman, it continues its northeastward orientation. It passes through Arab before turning eastward as it approaches its terminus at Guntersville.
Future
[edit]In 2024, ALDOT will began work to convert the US 11 (Skyland Boulevard)/SR 69 intersection into a single-point urban interchange (SPUI) in order to improve traffic flow. The project, which is a joint effort between the Tuscaloosa Road Improvement Commission and ALDOT, is expected to cost $89 million and take about three years to complete.[2]
Major intersections
[edit]County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Clarke | Jackson | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() | Southern terminus; former US 43 |
0.632 | 1.017 | ![]() | Interchange | ||
Coffeeville | 22.258 | 35.821 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 84/SR 12 concurrency | |
22.568 | 36.320 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 84/SR 12 concurrency | ||
24.679 | 39.717 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of SR 154 | ||
Marengo | Nanafalia | 54.485 | 87.685 | ![]() | |
Myrtlewood | 65.262 | 105.029 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of SR 114 | |
Linden | 73.803 | 118.774 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency | |
75.149 | 120.941 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of SR 28 concurrency | ||
75.562 | 121.605 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of SR 28 concurrency | ||
Providence | 78.095 | 125.682 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency | |
Hale | | 91.752 | 147.661 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 80/SR 8 concurrency |
Prairieville | 92.495 | 148.856 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 80/SR 8 concurrency | |
Greensboro | 106.910 | 172.055 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of SR 25 concurrency | |
107.765 | 173.431 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of SR 14 concurrency | ||
108.114 | 173.993 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of SR 14 concurrency | ||
108.387 | 174.432 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of SR 25 concurrency | ||
| 124.039 | 199.621 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of SR 60 | |
Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa | 143.008 | 230.149 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency |
143.396 | 230.773 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of I-359; southern end of I-359 concurrency; I-20/I-59 exit 71; I-359 exit 0 | ||
144.124 | 231.945 | 35th Street / Kauloosa Avenue | I-359 exit 1 | ||
145.602 | 234.324 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of I-359; northern end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency; south end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency; I-359 exit 2 (northbound) | ||
146.278 | 235.412 | University Boulevard | University of Alabama | ||
Northport | 147.028 | 236.619 | Northport, Airport (5th Street) | Interchange | |
148.454 | 238.914 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency | ||
Walker | | 188.348 | 303.117 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of SR 18 |
| 197.584 | 317.981 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of SR 124 | |
Jasper | 198.602 | 319.619 | ![]() ![]() | I-22 exit 61 | |
200.512 | 322.693 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of SR 269 | ||
202.667 | 326.161 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of SR 118 | ||
203.992 | 328.293 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; southern end of SR 5 concurrency | ||
207.285 | 333.593 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of SR 5 concurrency | ||
Cullman | Wilburn | 222.416 | 357.944 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SR 91 |
Dodge City | 235.217 | 378.545 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of I-65 concurrency; SR 69 south follows exit 299 | |
Good Hope | 239.261 | 385.053 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of I-65 concurrency; SR 69 north follows exit 304 | |
Cullman | 242.961 | 391.008 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency | |
244.174 | 392.960 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency; southern end of US 278/SR 74 concurrency | ||
East Point | 247.236 | 397.888 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 278/SR 74 concurrency | |
Cullman | 247.949 | 399.035 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Baileyton | 261.860 | 421.423 | ![]() | ||
Marshall | Arab | 267.335 | 430.234 | ![]() | Interchange |
Guntersville | 280.530 | 451.469 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | One-way pair | |
280.599 | 451.580 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus; one-way pair | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Milepost Map - Marshall County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. August 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Henry, Bryan (January 3, 2024). "ALDOT prepares for 'flyover bridge' construction in Tuscaloosa". WBRC. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Alabama Department of Transportation, Milepost Maps Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 2014
- State highways in Alabama
- Transportation in Clarke County, Alabama
- Transportation in Marengo County, Alabama
- Transportation in Hale County, Alabama
- Transportation in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
- Transportation in Walker County, Alabama
- Transportation in Cullman County, Alabama
- Transportation in Marshall County, Alabama
- Transportation in Tuscaloosa, Alabama