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Alabama State Route 75

State Route 75 marker
State Route 75
Map
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length113.220 mi[1] (182.210 km)
Major junctions
South end I-59 at Birmingham
Major intersections US 11 at Birmingham
US 231 at Oneonta
US 278 at Snead
US 431 at Albertville
SR 35 at Rainsville
SR 40 at Henagar
North end SR 301 at the Georgia state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountiesJefferson, Blount, Marshall, DeKalb
Highway system
  • Alabama State Highway System
SR 74 SR 76

State Route 75 (SR 75) is a 113.220-mile-long (182.210 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama that travels northeastward from Birmingham to the Georgia state line. The highway travels west of U.S. Route 11 (US 11) and roughly parallels that highway, as well as Interstate 59 (I-59). Other cities and towns along the highway include Center Point, Pinson, Oneonta, Albertville, Geraldine, and Rainsville.

Route description

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SR 75 begins at an interchange with I-59 and US 11 at the intersection of Parkway East, Roebuck Drive, and Gadsden Road in eastern Birmingham. Until the 1990s, SR 75 overlapped US 11 along 1st Avenue North into downtown Birmingham, continuing to the intersection of the two highways with US 78.

Traveling up to SR-51 in Pinson, the route travels along Roebuck Drive - a major thoroughfare for the far northeastern suburbs of Birmingham. Turning onto SR 151's right of way, the route continues as a four-lane divided highway into Blount; although some short portions are undivided. Traversing its way into a mountain valley, the route passes through Allgood and Oneonta before losing two lanes (one in each direction) and becoming a traditional two-lane rural road.

Climbing up to the highs of Sand Mountain just outside Oneonta, the route continues onward, serving several small communities in northern Blount County and southern Marshall County, such as Snead and Douglas. It makes its way straight into downtown Albertville before once again widening into a four-lane divided highway.

Upon crossing the county line into DeKalb County, the route narrows once again to two lanes as it winds along the mountainside. In Fyffe, the route once again widens to a four-lane divided highway. About a mile from the city limits of Rainsville, the route narrows again. Continuing onward up to the state line, the route serves several crossroads communities, such as Henagar and Ider.

History

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In 1999, work was completed to widen SR 75 to four lanes into Oneonta.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
JeffersonBirmingham0.0000.000Roebuck Parkway southSouthern terminus
0.0760.122 I-59 – Birmingham, GadsdenI-59 exit 134
0.2040.328 US 11 (Gadsden Highway / SR 7)
Pinson7.89112.699

SR 151 south to SR 79 – Guntersville
Northern terminus of SR 151
I-422Future interchange exit 26; Temporary eastern terminus of future I-422 (funded, to be completed by 2028)[2]
BlountOneonta29.44447.386
US 231 north (5th Street North / SR 53)
Southern end of US 231/SR 53 concurrency
29.47947.442
US 231 south (6th Street South / SR 53)
Northern end of US 231/SR 53 concurrency
29.71647.823
SR 132 east – Altoona
Western terminus of SR 132
Snead43.10669.372 US 278 (SR 74) – Cullman, Attalla
MarshallDouglas48.87478.655
SR 168 east – Boaz, Snead State Community College
Western terminus of SR 168
Albertville58.17993.630 SR 205 (Main Street)
58.79694.623 US 431 (SR 1) – Huntsville, Gadsden, Boaz
Hustleville62.631100.795
SR 68 east – Collinsville, Centre
Western terminus of SR 68
DeKalbGeraldine71.866115.657 SR 227 – Guntersville, CrossvilleProvides access to Lake Guntersville State Park
Rainsville84.294135.658 SR 35 – Scottsboro, Fort Payne
Henagar95.403153.536 SR 40 – Scottsboro, Hammondville
Ider102.361164.734 SR 117 – Stevenson, Hammondville
113.220182.210
SR 301 north – Trenton
Continuation beyond Georgia state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ a b Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "Gov. Kay Ivey: Construction will resume soon on Northern Beltline". MSN. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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