Alabama State Route 48
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| Basic data | |
| Overall length: | 34 mi / 55 km |
| Opening: | 1940 |
| Starting point: |
  AL 9 , 49 in Lineville
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| End point: |
  GA 5 , 100 south of Bowdon
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| Counties: |
Clay County Randolph County |
| Important cities: |
Wedowee Woodland |
The Alabama State Route 48 (abbreviated AL 48 ) is a state highway in the US state of Alabama , which runs east-west direction.
course
The State Route begins on Alabama State Routes 9 and 49 in Lineville and ends south of Bowdon on the Georgia border . At the border it becomes Georgia State Routes 5 and 100 . The two-lane road serves as a connection between Lineville and US Highway 431 in Wedowee , an important north-south connection in eastern Alabama. West of Wedowee, the State Route crosses Lake Wedowee .
history
When the number 48 was assigned in 1940, the AL 48 led from Pell City via Talladega , Ashland , Lineville, Wedowee to Omaha . After 17 years, the route of the highway was revised in 1957. The route between Pell City and Talladega has been added to Alabama State Route 34 . The section between Talladega and Ashland has been part of Alabama State Route 77 since then . Furthermore, the course was changed west of Wedowee, after which it ends today on the border with Georgia.