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Running the crest of the Talladega Mountains, Alabama's highest range, SR 281 was originally an unpaved forest route known as Skyway Motorway prior to the reconstruction into a paved scenic highway. SR 281 connects traffic to Cheaha State Park , a state park built on top of the highest point in the state, elevation 2,405 feet (733 m).
Houston County was the last county created in the state, on February 9, 1903. [3] According to 2023 U.S. Census data, the average population of Alabama's 67 counties is 76,246, with Jefferson County as the most populous (662,895), and Greene County (7,341) the least. [7] The average land area is 756 sq mi (1,958 km 2).
The highway enters the state east of Columbus, Mississippi, and bears southeast towards Northport and Tuscaloosa, where it crosses over I-20 and I-59 south of town. It is known in West Alabama as McFarland Boulevard, in memory of Ward Wharton McFarland, a political, business, and civic leader who died in 1979. [ 3 ]
State Route 32 (SR 32) is a 3.594 miles (5.784 km) state highway in southwestern Pickens County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.The highway enters the state as a continuation of Mississippi Highway 14 (MS 14), and continues east to an intersection with SR 17 at Cochrane, a small, unincorporated community southwest of Aliceville.
Alabama State Route 36 begins in Wren at AL-33. To the south is the hill that is characteristic of the northern border of the William B. Bankhead National Forest directly visible to the south. It enters Speake and junctions with AL-157 directly after an s-bend. It crosses the two roadways of the road (AL-157 is a four-lane divided highway) and ...
Starting at the Mississippi state line, US 11, along with US 80, travel northeast toward Cuba. In this location, US 80 turns eastward onto a four-lane divided highway. 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.
SR 76 east (First Street SW) / CR 008 west (Childersburg-Fayetteville Highway) South end of SR 76 overlap: 32.192: 51.808: SR 235 north (Coosa Pines Road) / River Run Road: Southern terminus of SR 235: Talladega–Shelby county line: 31.782: 51.148: John A. Teague Bridge over Coosa River: Shelby 31.106: 50.060: SR 76 west (Klein Road ...
Interstate 85 (I-85) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Montgomery, Alabama, to Petersburg, Virginia. In Alabama, the Interstate Highway runs 80 miles (130 km) from I-65 in Montgomery northeast to the Georgia state line near Valley. Although it is nominally north–south as it carries an odd number, I-85 travels east ...