State Route 172 (SR 172) is a 24.420-mile (39.300 km) state highway that serves as an east-west connection between Vina and Bear Creek through Franklin and Marion Counties. SR 172 intersects SR 19 at its western terminus and SR 13 at its eastern terminus.
 State Route 172 | ||||
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| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length | 24.420 mi[1] (39.300 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 19 in Vina | |||
  US 43 / SR 17 in Hackleburg | ||||
| East end |  SR 13 in Bear Creek | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Franklin, Marion | |||
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Route description
editSR 172 begins at its intersection with SR 19 in Vina.[2] From this point, SR 172 travels in a southeasterly direction where it meets SR 187 in Hodges.[3] From Hodges, the route continues generally in its eastern direction and intersects US 43/SR 17 in Hackleburg.[4] From this point, SR 172 again continues generally in an easterly direction and intersects SR 237, in addition to sharing a .435-mile (0.700 km) concurrency with SR 241, prior to reaching its eastern terminus at SR 13 in Bear Creek.[5]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Franklin | Vina | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 19 – Downtown, Red Bay, Detroit | Western terminus |
| Hodges | 8.011 | 12.892 |  SR 187 – Belgreen, Hamilton | ||
| Marion | Hackleburg | 15.448 | 24.861 | US 43 / SR 17 – Hamilton, Russellville | |
| 15.481 | 24.914 |   SR 253 south (Clay Street) – Yampertown, Winfield | Northern terminus of SR 253 | ||
| | 20.593 | 33.141 |   SR 237 north – Phil Campbell | Southern terminus of SR 237 | |
| Bear Creek | 22.934 | 36.909 |  SR 241 north – Phil Campbell | Western end of concurrency with SR 241 | |
| 23.369 | 37.609 | SR 241 south | Eastern end of concurrency with SR 241 | ||
| 24.420 | 39.300 | SR 13 – Phil Campbell, Haleyville | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Milepost Map of Franklin & Marion Counties (PDF) (Map). Cartography by ALDOT Bureau of Transportation Planning, Survey & Mapping Division. Alabama Department of Transportation. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25.
- ^ "SR-172 western terminus" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ "SR-172 in Hodges" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ "SR-172 in Hackleburg" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ "SR-172 eastern terminus" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 2, 2010.