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Little River Canyon National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located on top of Lookout Mountain near Fort Payne, Alabama, and DeSoto State Park.Created by an Act of Congress in 1992, the 15,288-acre (6,187 ha) preserve protects what is sometimes said to be the nation's longest mountaintop river, the Little River.
DeSoto State Park is a public recreation area located on Lookout Mountain, eight miles (13 km) northeast of Fort Payne, Alabama. [2] The state park covers 3,502 acres (1,417 ha) of forest, rivers, waterfalls, and mountain terrain. It borders the Little River, which flows into the nearby Little River Canyon National Preserve.
Western terminus of AL 176 State Route 176 inside the Little River Canyon National Preserve. State Route 176 only follows half of that route, beginning at State Route 35 south of Fort Payne continuing west for 11 miles (18 km) before forking off from Old State Route 275 at Eberhardt's Point west to the Dogtown community. In the Dogtown ...
SR 176 west (Little River Canyon Rim Parkway) Eastern terminus of SR 176; northern terminus of Little River Canyon Rim Parkway: Fort Payne: 21.983: 35.378: US 11 north (Gault Avenue / SR 7) to I-59 north: South end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency: 23.038: 37.076: US 11 south (Gault Avenue / SR 7) – Attalla: North end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency: 24. ...
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The ruins of the old Fort Payne are visible in the historic downtown of the city. The National Park Service has headquarters here for the nearby Little River Canyon National Preserve, a 14,000-acre (57 km 2) protected area established by Congress in 1992.
Continuing on US 11, it intersects SR 17 in York, SR 28 in Livingston (where the University of West Alabama is located), and SR 39 near Epes. After traversing through Epes, US 11 crosses above the Tombigbee River south of Fort Tombecbe, part of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway. Going further, US 11 traverses through Boligee and then through ...
SR 176 east / CR 3 south – Little River Canyon: Western terminus of SR 176; provides access to Little River Canyon Rim Parkway: Cherokee: Leesburg: 29.269: 47.104: SR 273 north – Blanche, Little River Canyon Mouth Park, Little River Canyon: Southern terminus of SR 273: 30.319: 48.794: US 411 south (SR 25 south) – Gadsden: Western end of ...