Alabama State Route 69
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length: | 280.599 mi[1] (451.580 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 SR 177 in Jackson | |||
  US 80 / SR 8 in Prairieville    I‑20 / I‑59 / I‑359 / US 11 in Tuscaloosa.svg.png){kind=small}   Future I‑22 / US 78 / SR 4 in Jasper I‑65 in Dodge City   US 31 / US 278 / SR 74 in Cullman  US 231 / SR 53 in Arab | ||||
| North end: |
   US 431 / SR 1 / SR 79 in Guntersville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Clarke, Marengo, Hale, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Cullman, Marshall | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 69 is a 280.6-mile-long (451.6 km) route that extends from the southwestern to the northeastern parts of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at a junction with State Route 177 at Jackson. The northern terminus of the route is at its junction with U.S. Highway 431 and State Route 79 at Guntersville.
Route description
State Route 69 has a rather irregular trajectory for much of its route. From its origin at Jackson, the routes leads northwestwardly as it leads through Clarke County. In the northern part of the county, the route turns northeastward as it approaches Linden.
North of Linden, State Route 69 assumes a general northward trajectory, passing through Greensboro as it leads towards Tuscaloosa, the largest city the route passes through. At Tuscaloosa, State Route 69 is routed along Interstate 359 north of the junction of I-359 and Interstate 20/59. I-359 and State Route 69 share a wrong-way concurrency with U.S. Highway 11 as they lead into downtown Tuscaloosa.
North of Tuscaloosa and Northport, State Route 69 continues northward as it leads towards Jasper. At Jasper, State Route 69 and State Route 5 share a wrong-way concurrency along the former route of U.S. Highway 78.
North of Jasper, State Route 69 resumes its northeastward trajectory as it leads towards Cullman. South of Cullman, the route junctions Interstate 65 and shares a five-mile (8 km) long concurrency with the interstate route. State Route 69 is one of only two signed state routes that is co-routed along a stretch of interstate highway in Alabama. (State Route 5, along with U.S. Highway 11, are co-routed with Interstate 20/59 between West Blocton and Bessemer).
As State Route 69 leads northward from Cullman, it continues its northeastward orientation. It passes through Arab before turning eastward as it approaches its terminus at Guntersville.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke | Jackson | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 177 (College Avenue) – Alabama Southern Community College | |
| 0.632 | 1.017 |  US 43 (SR-13) / to Industrial Road – Mobile | Interchange | ||
| Coffeeville | 22.258 | 35.821 |  US 84 east (SR-12) – Grove Hill | South end of US-84 / SR-12 overlap | |
| 22.568 | 36.320 | US 84 west (SR-12) – Silas | South end of US-84 / SR-12 overlap | ||
| 24.679 | 39.717 |  SR 154 east – Scotch WMA | |||
| Marengo | Nanafalia | 54.485 | 87.685 |  SR 10 – Butler, Camden | |
| Myrtlewood | 65.262 | 105.029 |  SR 114 west – Myrtlewood | ||
| Linden | 73.803 | 118.774 | US 43 south (SR-13) – Thomasville, Grove Hill | South end of US-43 / SR-13 overlap | |
| 75.149 | 120.941 |  SR 28 east – Thomaston | South end of SR-28 overlap | ||
| 75.562 | 121.605 | SR 28 west – Livingston | North end of SR-28 overlap | ||
| Providence | 78.095 | 125.682 | US 43 north (SR-13) – Demopolis | North end of US-43 / SR-13 overlap | |
| Hale | 91.752 | 147.661 | US 80 west (SR-8) – Demopolis | South end of US-80 / SR-8 overlap | |
| Prairieville | 92.495 | 148.856 | US 80 east (SR-8) – Uniontown | North end of US-80 / SR-8 overlap | |
| Greensboro | 106.910 | 172.055 |  SR 25 south – Faunsdale | South end of SR-25 overlap | |
| 107.765 | 173.431 |  SR 14 west – Eutaw | South end of SR-14 overlap | ||
| 108.114 | 173.993 | SR 14 east – Marion | North end of SR-14 overlap | ||
| 108.387 | 174.432 | SR 25 north | North end of SR-25 overlap | ||
| 124.039 | 199.621 |  SR 60 west – Akron | |||
| Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa | 143.008 | 230.149 |  US 11 north (Skyland Boulevard / SR-7) to US 82 – Tuscaloosa | South end of US-11 / SR-7 overlap |
| 143.396 | 230.773 | I‑20 / I‑59 – Meridian, Birmingham | South end of I-359 overlap; I-20 / I-59 exit 71; I-359 exit 0 | ||
| 35th Street / Kauloosa Avenue | I-359 exit 1 | ||||
| 145.602 | 234.324 | US 11 south / US 43 south (15th Street / SR-7 / SR-13) – Stillman College | North end of I-359 / US-11 / SR-7 overlap; south end of US-43 / SR-13 overlap; I-359 exit 2 (northbound) | ||
| University Boulevard | University of Alabama | ||||
| Northport | Northport, Airport (5th Street) | Interchange | |||
| 148.454 | 238.914 |  US 43 north / US 82 – Fayette, Columbus, Lake Lurleen State Park, Airport, toll bridge to I-20 / I-59 | North end of US-43 / SR-13 overlap | ||
| Walker | 188.348 | 303.117 |  SR 18 west – Berry, Fayette | ||
| 197.584 | 317.981 |  SR 124 west – Carbon Hill | |||
| Jasper | 198.602 | 319.619 |   I‑22 (SR-4) to SR 269 | ||
| 200.512 | 322.693 | SR 269 south to I‑22 – Parrish | Northern terminus of SR 269 | ||
| 202.667 | 326.161 |  SR 118 west | Eastern terminus of SR 118 | ||
| 203.992 | 328.293 |    SR 5 north to SR 195 / SR 257 – Double Springs, Haleyville, Walker County Airport Bevill Field | Interchange; south end of SR-5 overlap | ||
| 207.285 | 333.593 | SR 5 south to I‑22 – Birmingham | North end of SR-5 overlap | ||
| Cullman | Wilburn | 222.416 | 357.944 |  SR 91 north | |
| Dodge City | 235.217 | 378.545 | I‑65 south – Birmingham | South end of I-65 overlap; SR-69 south follows exit 299 | |
| Good Hope | 239.261 | 385.053 | I‑65 north – Huntsville, Good Hope | North end of I-65 overlap; SR-69 north follows exit 304 | |
| Cullman | 242.961 | 391.008 | US 31 south (SR-3) – Birmingham | South end of US-31 / SR-3 overlap | |
| 244.174 | 392.960 |  US 31 north (2nd Avenue Southwest / SR-3) / US 278 west (3rd Street Southwest / SR-74) to SR 157 – Double Springs | North end of US-31 / SR-3 overlap; south end of US-278 / SR-74 overlap | ||
| East Point | 247.236 | 397.888 | US 278 east (SR-74) – Gadsden | North end of US-278 / SR-74 overlap | |
| Cullman | 247.949 | 399.035 | SR 157 to I‑65 / US 31 north / US 278 east | ||
| Baileyton | 261.860 | 421.423 |  SR 67 – Decatur, Gadsden | ||
| Marshall | Arab | 267.335 | 430.234 | US 231 (SR-53) | Interchange |
| Guntersville | 280.530 | 451.469 | US 431 south / SR 79 south (SR-1 / Gunter Avenue) | ||
| 280.599 | 451.580 |  US 431 north / SR 79 north (SR-1 / Blount Avenue) to SR 227 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ↑ Milepost Map - Marshall County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. August 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ↑ Alabama Department of Transportation, Milepost Maps, accessed May 2014