Alabama State Route 227

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State Route 227 (SR 227) is a 39-mile-long (63 km) route that serves as a connection between the EtowahDeKalb county line south of Crossville with U.S. Route 431 (US 431) at Guntersville in Marshall County.

State Route 227 marker
State Route 227
Map
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length39 mi[1] (63 km)
Major junctions
South endDuck Springs Road at the EtowahDeKalb county line
Major intersections
North end US 431 / SR 79 at Guntersville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountiesDeKalb, Marshall
Highway system
  • Alabama State Highway System
SR 225 SR 229

Route description

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The southern terminus of SR 227 is located at the EtowahDeKalb county line to the southwest of Hendrixville. From Hendrixville, the route travels in a northwesterly direction en route to Crossville. From Crossville, it travels in a northerly direction to Geraldine where it again resumes its northwesterly track.

Upon entering Marshall County, it takes a more westerly route before turning towards the south en route to its northern terminus at US 431 in downtown Guntersville.

History

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The southern terminus of SR 227 until approximately 1985 occurred on Meighan Boulevard in Gadsden, Alabama which is also US 278/US 431. The routing ran northward passing near the Noccalula Falls Park then crossing I-59 (exit 188), followed by an intersection with US 11 near Reece City and continuing onto Crossville, Alabama. The route between Meighan Boulevard in Gadsden and US 11 in Reece City is now designated as SR 211. The remainder of the former route between US 11 and the Etowah–DeKalb county line is now an Etowah county road until the SR 227 designation begins at the county line.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
EtowahDeKalb
county line
Duck Springs RoadSouthern terminus; begin state maintenance
DeKalbCrossville 
 
SR 68 west (Main Street) – Albertville
Southern end of SR 68 concurrency
 
 
SR 68 east (Main Street) – Collinsville
Northern end of SR 68 concurrency
Geraldine  SR 75 – Fyffe, Albertville
Marshall 
 
SR 62 west (Monsanto Road)
Eastern terminus of SR 62
Guntersville 
 
 
 
US 431 north / SR 79 north (SR 1 north / Blount Avenue) – New Hope, Scottsboro
 
 
 
 
US 431 south / SR 79 south (SR 1 south / Gunter Avenue) – Albertville, Cleveland
Northern terminus; US 431/SR 79 follows a one-way pair between Gunter Avenue and Blount Avenue
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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KML is from Wikidata
  • Alabama Department of Transportation county road maps for DeKalb & Marshall (Adobe Acrobat reader required for maps; enlargement of maps necessary for legibility)