State Route 69 (SR 69) is a 280-mile-long (450 km) state highway that extends from the southwestern to the northeastern parts of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR 177 at Jackson. The northern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with US 431/SR 79 at Guntersville.
 State Route 69 | ||||
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 SR 69 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length | 280.599 mi[1] (451.580 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 177 in Jackson | |||
 US 80 in Prairieville     I-20 / I-59 / I-359 / US 11 / US 43 in Tuscaloosa     I-22 / US 78 / SR 5 / SR 195 / SR 269 in Jasper I-65 in Dodge City   US 31 / US 278 / SR 157 in Cullman US 231 in Arab | ||||
| North end |   US 431 / SR 79 in Guntersville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Clarke, Marengo, Hale, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Cullman, Marshall | |||
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Route description
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SR 69 has a rather irregular trajectory for much of its length. From its southern terminus at Jackson, the highway heads to the northwest as it travels through Clarke County. In the northern part of the county, the highway turns northeastward as it approaches Linden.
North of Linden, SR 69 assumes a general northward trajectory, traveling through Greensboro as it heads towards Tuscaloosa, the largest city through which the highway travels. At Tuscaloosa, SR 69 travels concurrently with Interstate 359 (I-359) north of the interchange of I-359 and I-20/I-59. I-359/SR 69 shares a wrong-way concurrency with US 11 as they head into downtown Tuscaloosa.
Interestingly, SR 69 intersects US 43 four times.
North of Tuscaloosa and Northport, SR 69 continues northward as it heads towards Jasper. At Jasper, SR 69 and SR 5 share a wrong-way concurrency along the former route of US 78.
North of Jasper, SR 69 resumes its northeastward trajectory as it heads towards Cullman. South of Cullman, the highway has an interchange with I-65 and shares a 5-mile-long (8.0 km) concurrency with the interstate highway. SR 69 is one of only tHree signed state highways that is concurrent with a stretch of interstate highway in Alabama. (SR 5, along with US 11, are concurrent with I-20/I-59 between West Blocton and Bessemer, and SR 14 is concurrent with I-65 between Prattville and Millbrook).
As SR 69 heads northward from Cullman, it continues its northeastward orientation. It passes through Arab before turning eastward as it approaches its terminus at Guntersville.
Future
editIn 2024, ALDOT will began work to convert the US 11 (Skyland Boulevard)/SR 69 intersection into a single-point urban interchange (SPUI) in order to improve traffic flow. The project, which is a joint effort between the Tuscaloosa Road Improvement Commission and ALDOT, is expected to cost $89 million and take about three years to complete.[2]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Clarke | Jackson | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 177 (College Avenue) – Coastal Alabama Community College, Legion Field | Southern terminus; former US 43 |
| 0.632 | 1.017 | US 43 (SR 13) – Mobile | Interchange | ||
| Coffeeville | 22.258 | 35.821 |   US 84 east (SR 12 east) – Grove Hill | Southern end of US 84/SR 12 concurrency | |
| 22.568 | 36.320 |  US 84 west (SR 12 west) – Silas | Northern end of US 84/SR 12 concurrency | ||
| 24.679 | 39.717 |  SR 154 east – Scotch WMA | Western terminus of SR 154 | ||
| Marengo | Nanafalia | 54.485 | 87.685 |  SR 10 – Butler, Camden | |
| Myrtlewood | 65.262 | 105.029 |  SR 114 west – Myrtlewood | Eastern terminus of SR 114 | |
| Linden | 73.803 | 118.774 |  US 43 south (SR 13 south) – Thomasville, Grove Hill | Southern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency | |
| 75.149 | 120.941 |  SR 28 east – Thomaston | Southern end of SR 28 concurrency | ||
| 75.562 | 121.605 | SR 28 west – Livingston | Northern end of SR 28 concurrency | ||
| Providence | 78.095 | 125.682 |  US 43 north (SR 13 north) – Demopolis | Northern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency | |
| Hale | | 91.752 | 147.661 | US 80 west (SR 8 west) – Demopolis | Southern end of US 80/SR 8 concurrency |
| Prairieville | 92.495 | 148.856 | US 80 east (SR 8 east) – Uniontown | Northern end of US 80/SR 8 concurrency | |
| Greensboro | 106.910 | 172.055 |  SR 25 south – Faunsdale | Southern end of SR 25 concurrency | |
| 107.765 | 173.431 |  SR 14 west – Eutaw | Southern end of SR 14 concurrency | ||
| 108.114 | 173.993 | SR 14 east – Marion | Northern end of SR 14 concurrency | ||
| 108.387 | 174.432 | SR 25 north | Northern end of SR 25 concurrency | ||
| | 124.039 | 199.621 |  SR 60 west – Akron | Eastern terminus of SR 60 | |
| Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa | 143.008 | 230.149 |   US 11 north (Skyland Boulevard/SR 7 north) to US 82 – Tuscaloosa | Southern end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency |
| 143.396 | 230.773 | I-20 / I-59 – Meridian, Birmingham I-359 begins | Southern terminus of I-359; southern end of I-359 concurrency; I-20/I-59 exit 71; I-359 exit 0 | ||
| 144.124 | 231.945 | 35th Street / Kauloosa Avenue | I-359 exit 1 | ||
| 145.602 | 234.324 |  US 11 south / US 43 south (15th Street/SR 7 south/SR 13 north) / I-359 ends – Stillman College | Northern terminus of I-359; northern end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency; south end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency; I-359 exit 2 (northbound) | ||
| 146.278 | 235.412 | University Boulevard | University of Alabama | ||
| Northport | 147.028 | 236.619 | Northport, Airport (5th Street) | Interchange | |
| 148.454 | 238.914 |  US 43 north / US 82 (McFarland Boulevard/SR 13 north/SR 6) – Fayette, Columbus, Lake Lurleen State Park, Airport, toll bridge to I-20 / I-59 | Northern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency | ||
| Walker | | 188.348 | 303.117 |  SR 18 west – Berry, Fayette | Eastern terminus of SR 18 |
| | 197.584 | 317.981 |  SR 124 west – Carbon Hill | Eastern terminus of SR 124 | |
| Jasper | 198.602 | 319.619 | I-22 / US 78 (SR 4) – Birmingham, Tupelo | I-22 exit 61 | |
| 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 | Interchange; southern end of SR 5 concurrency | ||
| 207.285 | 333.593 | SR 5 south to I-22 – Birmingham | Northern end of SR 5 concurrency | ||
| Cullman | Wilburn | 222.416 | 357.944 |  SR 91 north | Southern terminus of SR 91 |
| Dodge City | 235.217 | 378.545 |  I-65 south – Birmingham | Southern end of I-65 concurrency; SR 69 south follows exit 299 | |
| Good Hope | 239.261 | 385.053 |  I-65 north – Huntsville, Good Hope | Northern end of I-65 concurrency; SR 69 north follows exit 304 | |
| Cullman | 242.961 | 391.008 | US 31 south (SR 3 south) – Birmingham | Southern end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency | |
| 244.174 | 392.960 | US 31 north (2nd Avenue Southwest/SR 3 north) / US 278 west (3rd Street Southwest/SR 74 west) to SR 157 – Double Springs | Northern end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency; southern end of US 278/SR 74 concurrency | ||
| East Point | 247.236 | 397.888 | US 278 east (SR 74 east) – Gadsden | Northern end of US 278/SR 74 concurrency | |
| 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) – Huntsville, Blountsville | Interchange |
| Guntersville | 280.530 | 451.469 | US 431 south / SR 79 south (SR 1/Gunter Avenue) | One-way pair | |
| 280.599 | 451.580 |  US 431 north / SR 79 north (SR 1/Blount Avenue) to SR 227 | Northern terminus; one-way pair | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ Milepost Map - Marshall County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. August 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Henry, Bryan (January 3, 2024). "ALDOT prepares for 'flyover bridge' construction in Tuscaloosa". WBRC. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Alabama Department of Transportation, Milepost Maps Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 2014