Alabama State Route 166

State Route 166 marker

State Route 166
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length: 4.726 mi[1] (7.606 km)
Existed: 1972 – present
Major junctions
West end: SR 141 at Danleys Crossroads
East end: US 84 at Elba
Location
Counties: Coffee
Highway system
  • Alabama State Routes
← SR 165SR 167 →

State Route 166 is a short route in Coffee County in the southeastern part of the state. The western terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 141 at Danleys Crossroads, an unincorporated community in the western part of the county. The eastern terminus of the route is at its junction with U.S. Highway 84 at Elba.

Route description

State Route 166 is a five-mile (8 km) long route. The route traverses along a two-lane road in western Coffee County, passing through no towns or unincorporated communities until it reaches Elba.

History

When State Route 166 was created in 1972, its western terminus was approximately two miles south of the current terminus. The original route began at an intersection approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Opp.[2] At this intersection, eastbound traffic on US-84 was routed onto northbound State Route 141, and through traffic on the roadway that had been carrying US-84 traffic continued on State Route 166 until it junctioned US-84 again west of Elba. In 1989, State Route 166 and US-84 exchanged routings between State Route 141 and Elba as part of improvements, including widening to four lanes, of US-84 across south Alabama.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Coffee County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
 0.0000.000 SR 141
Elba4.7267.606 US 84 (SR-12)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  2. ↑ Official 1972 Alabama Highway Map (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 1972. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
  3. ↑ Official Alabama Highway Map 1989/90 (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 1989. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
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