Alabama State Route 69

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Alabama State Route 69 road sign
Basic data
Overall length:  259 mi / 417 km
Opening:  1940
Starting point:  Alabama 177.svg AL 177 in Jackson
End point:  US 431.svg US 431 AL 79 in GuntersvilleAlabama 79.svg
Counties:  Clarke County
Marengo County
Hale County
Tuscaloosa County
Walker County
Cullman County
Marshall County

The Alabama State Route 69 (abbreviated AL 69 ) is a state highway in the US state of Alabama , which runs north-south direction.

The State Route begins on Alabama State Route 177 in Jackson and ends near Guntersville on US Highway 431 and Alabama State Route 79 .

course

From Jackson it runs first in a north-westerly direction through Coffeeville . From Linden , the AL 69 leads north via Greensboro to Tuscaloosa . There it meets Interstates 20 , 59 and 359 as well as US Highways 11 , 44 and 82 . Alabama State Route 69 runs northeast from Lake Tuscaloosa . Before the city of Cullman , she uses the route of Interstate 65 for eight kilometers (five miles) . After crossing Lake Guntersville , it ends in the town of the same name.

history

The first section of Alabama State Route 69 was established in 1940. He connected the cities of Cullman and Tuscaloosa. In 1957, the State Route was expanded from Cullman to Guntersville, replacing Alabama State Route 112 . Also in a southerly direction it was extended by two sections via Linden to Nanafalia , which replaced Alabama State Routes 13 and 79 . The last change in the course was in 1960 with the expansion from Nanafalia to Jackson.

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