Alabama State Route 257

State Route 257 marker

State Route 257
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length: 9.193 mi[1] (14.795 km)
Major junctions
South end: SR 195 in Jasper
North end: CR 41 near Curry
Location
Counties: Walker
Highway system
  • Alabama State Routes
SR 255SR 259

State Route 257 or SR-257 is a 9.193-mile (14.795 km) route serving as a connection between State Route 195 at Jasper to Duncan Bridge in Walker County. Once entering Winston County the route becomes Winston County Road 41. The road is also signed as the Curry Highway.

Route description

The southern terminus of SR-257 is at its intersection with SR-195 northeast of Jasper. From this point, the route takes a northeasterly course as two-lane undivided Curry Highway, passing through wooded areas with some homes. The road leaves Jasper and continues through forested areas with some fields and residences. The route curves north and passes through the community of Curry, where it intersects CR-43. From Curry, SR-257 travels in a northerly direction through more rural areas before curving northwest and coming to its northern terminus at the Winston County line. At this point, the road continues into Winston County as CR-41.[1][2][3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Walker County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Jasper0.0000.000 SR 195
Curry9.19314.795 CR 41 northWinston County border
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 3 Milepost Map Walker County, Alabama (PDF) (Map) (1999 ed.). Alabama Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  2. General Highway Map Walker County, Alabama (PDF) (Map) (2006 ed.). Alabama Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  3. Google (September 2, 2012). "overview of Alabama State Route 257" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
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