U.S. Route 278 in Alabama

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 278 in Alabama. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 278.

U.S. Route 278 marker

U.S. Route 278
State Route 74
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length: 199.182 mi[1] (320.552 km)
Major junctions
West end: US 278 towards Amory, MS
 
East end: US 278 towards Atlanta, GA
Location
Counties: Marion, Winston, Cullman, Blount, Etowah, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne
Highway system
  • Alabama State Routes
← SR 277SR 279 →
← SR 73SR-74SR 75 →

U.S. Highway 278 (US-278), mostly internally designated by the Alabama Department of Transportation as State Route 74 (SR-74), is a major east–west state highway across the northern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. West of Hamilton, SR-74 continues west to end at US-78 (SR-4), while US-278 turns south along US-43 (SR-17 and SR-171) to Guin, where it turns west along SR-118 to Mississippi.

Route description

For the most part, US-278 and SR-74 are routed parallel to U.S. Highway 78, along the north side of it. The only section of State Route 74 that is signed as an independent route is along the former route of US-78 between the interchange with Corridor X/Future Interstate 22 and downtown Hamilton, a distance of approximately five miles. East of Hamilton, SR-74 is partnered with U.S. Highway 278.

Until the mid-1980s, a Business U.S. 278 existed in the city of Piedmont. U.S. 278 is carried on a four lane segment that bypasses the center of Piedmont. The Business U.S. 278 routing began where the four lane segment begins on the northeast side of Piedmont, then ran southwest into the center of the city and junctioned with Alabama State Route 9 and then ran north co-signed with Alabama 9 until junctioning with the 4 lane U.S 278 on the northern edge of the city.

History

During the 1960s–1980s, there were some different variations of the routing of U.S. 278 through the cities of Gadsden and Attalla, however construction of fourlane segments on the western side of Gadsden and in Attalla allowed the route to be placed on its current route which has been in place since the mid-1980s.

A four-laning project is ongoing east of Gadsden near the town of Hokes Bluff.

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Lamar 0.0000.000 US 278 west / SR 118 begins – TupeloContinuation into Mississippi; western end of SR-118 overlap
Sulligent5.7419.239 SR 17 – Vernon, Hamilton
MarionGuin17.78528.622 SR 142 east
19.40831.234 SR 107 south – Fayette
19.69231.691 US 43 south / SR 118 west / SR 171 south (11th Avenue East) / SR 142 west (11th Avenue West) – WinfieldSouthern end of US-43 and SR-171 overlaps; eastern end of SR-118 overlap
Hamilton28.05445.149 I‑22 / US 78 – Tupelo, Birmingham
32.81152.804 SR 17 south / SR 171 ends – VernonSouthern end of SR-17 overlap; northern end of SR-171 overlap
33.16353.371 US 43 north / SR 17 north (Military Street North) / SR 74 west (Bexar Avenue West) – HackleburgNorthern end of US-43 and SR-17 overlaps; western end of SR-74 overlap
 43.48669.984 SR 253 – Hackleburg, Winfield
 47.78176.896 SR 241 north to SR 129 – Phil Campbell
 48.34277.799 SR 129 – Haleyville, Brilliant, Fayette
WinstonNatural Bridge56.40290.770 SR 13 south – TuscaloosaWestern end of SR-13 overlap
56.85791.502 SR 5 south / SR 13 north – Russellville, JasperEastern end of SR-13 overlap
Double Springs69.277111.491 SR 195 north – HaleyvilleWestern end of SR-195 overlap
69.742112.239 SR 33 north / SR 195 south – Double Springs, MoultonEastern end of SR-195 overlap
CullmanCullman105.738170.169 I‑65 – Birmingham, Huntsville
107.674173.285 US 31 (2nd Avenue SW) / SR 3 / SR 69 southWestern end of SR-69 overlap
110.736178.212 SR 69 north – Arab, GuntersvilleEastern end of SR-69 overlap
111.173178.916 SR 157 north
Holly Pond120.978194.695 SR 91 south – Hanceville, Garden CityNorthern terminus of SR-91
Blount 126.822204.100 US 231 / SR 53 – Arab, Birmingham
Brooksville129.322208.124 SR 79 – Guntersville, Birmingham
Snead134.880217.068 SR 75 – Albertville, Oneonta
Etowah 146.360235.544 SR 132 west – Altoona, OneontaEastern terminus of SR-132
 148.539239.050 SR 179 northSouthern terminus of SR-169
Attalla152.840245.972 SR 77 – Albertville, Lincoln
153.338246.774 US 431 north / SR 1 – AlbertvilleWestern end of US-431 overlap
155.253249.855 US 11 south (3rd Street SW) / SR 7Western end of US-11 overlap
155.585250.390 US 11 north (3rd Street NW) / SR 7Eastern end of US-11 overlap
156.428251.746 I‑59 – Birmingham, ChattanoogaI-59 Exit 183
Gadsden159.707257.024 SR 211 north (Noccalula Road)Southern terminus of SR-211
161.182259.397 US 411 (Albert Rains Boulevard) / SR 25 – Centre, Rainbow City, AshvilleInterchange
161.469259.859 SR 291 south (Hood Avenue) to I‑759Northern terminus of SR-291
163.243262.714 US 431 south (East Meighan Boulevard) / SR 1 – AnnistonEastern end of US-431 overlap
CalhounPiedmont184.081296.250 SR 200 west (Tom Bible Memorial Highway) to SR 21 – Jacksonville, AnnistonEastern terminus of SR-200
184.605297.093 SR 9 south (N. Main Street)Western end of SR-9 overlap
184.693297.235 SR 9 north – CentreEastern end of SR-9 overlap
Cherokee
 No major junctions
Cleburne 199.182320.552 US 278 east / SR 6 east – AtlantaContinuation into Georgia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 "Milepost Maps". Alabama Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
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