Alabama State Route 157

State Route 157
State Route 157
Route information
	Maintained by ALDOT
Length	91.061 mi (146.548 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 278 / CR 719 east of Cullman
	SR 69 in Cullman; US 31 in Cullman; I-65 in Cullman; SR 36 in Speake; SR 24 in Moulton; SR 33 in Moulton; SR 101 near Hatton; ; US 72 Alt. / SR 20 near Muscle Shoals; US 43 / US 72 in Florence;
North end	SR 227 at Tennessee state line near Cloverdale
Location
Counties	Cullman, Morgan, Lawrence, Colbert, Lauderdale
Highway system

State Route 157 (SR 157) is a 91.061-mile-long (146.548 km) state highway in the northern and northwestern parts of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with U.S. Route 278 (US 278) approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of Cullman, where it continues as County Road 719.The northern terminus of the highway is at the Tennessee state line northwest of Florence. SR 157 continues as Tennessee State Route 227 (SR 227) once it crosses into Tennessee.

Route description[]

State Route 157 begins at a 4-way stop with US 278. South of the 4-way stop, the road continues as Cullman County Road 719.

Throughout North Cullman, AL-157 is oriented in an east-to-west trajectory, passing by a large Buick/GMC dealership at its junction with U.S. 31, then past several restaurants, and ultimately reaching I-65. In northern Cullman County, the route makes a gradual curve north. The county line with Morgan County is marked in the middle of a steep downgrade/upgrade known as Battleground Mountain for the nearby town of Battleground.

After this descent/ascent, the route makes a short journey through hilly terrain until it reaches Danville, where it junctions with CR-55 and CR-41 (Danville Road). After these junctions, the route becomes flat. It crosses the line into Lawrence County and shortly junctions with SR-36, which leads to Hartselle and Wren.

Eventually, the route reaches Moulton, where it serves as the main north-to-south thoroughfare for the east district of Moulton, which contains most of its restaurants and shops. It eventually junctions with Alabama State Route 24/Corridor V and Alabama State Route 33.

Past this point, the route passes through once again hilly terrain as it passes through Hatton and Alabama State Route 101. It eventually reaches the Colbert County line and then junctions with Alabama State Route 20.

The concurrent routes reach Muscle Shoals, where the route turns north in a concurrency with Alabama State Route 133, losing Alabama State Route 20.

Past this point, the route crosses the Tennessee River and the Lauderdale County line. The route passes through Florence on a freeway directly through town, junctioning with U.S. 72 and U.S. 43, also losing Alabama State Route 133 and gaining Alabama State Route 17 before and at this specific interchange respectively. On the north side of town, the route re-engages in a concurrency with S.R. 133 and now S.R. 17. After a short concurrency, the route drops S.R. 17 and continues west with S.R. 133. Eventually, it turns off of the concurrency and heads north, crossing the Tennessee state line directly beside the Natchez Trace Parkway. The route becomes Tennessee State Route 227, which loops around and acts as the northern terminus to Alabama State Route 101.

This route is an important connector between multiple cities in Northwestern Alabama with S.R. 20, S.R. 24, and S.R. 13.

History[]

Most of the length of SR 157 was constructed between 1957 and 1962.^[2]^[3] The stretch between SR 36 at Oakville and SR 33 at Moulton was constructed later, between 1967 and 1968.^[4]^[5] SR 157 has been four-laned along almost its entire length. This project, which began in the 1980s, was finally completed in the summer of 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi^[6]^[7]^[8]^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Cullman		0.000	0.000	US 278 (SR 74) / CR 719 – Cullman, Gadsden	Southern terminus; continuation as Cullman County Road 719
	Cullman	0.601	0.967	SR 69 – Cullman, Guntersville, Ave Maria Grotto
		5.081	8.177	US 31 (2nd Avenue NW / SR 3) – Decatur, Ave Maria Grotto
		6.204	9.984	I-65 – Birmingham, Huntsville	I-65 exit 310
Lawrence	Speake	29.211	47.011	SR 36 – Double Springs, Hartselle
	Moulton	38.002	61.158	SR 24 – Red Bay, Decatur
	Moulton	39.754	63.978	SR 33 (Market Street) – Courtland
	Hatton	49.368	79.450	SR 101 – Town Creek
Colbert	Muscle Shoals	61.288	98.633	US 72 Alt. east / SR 20 east (Wheeler Highway) – Decatur, Joe Wheeler State Park	Southern end of US 72 Alt./SR 20 concurrency
		63.607	102.366	US 72 Alt. west / SR 20 west / SR 133 begins / CR 57 south (3 Mile Lane) – Tuscumbia, Florence	Northern end of US 72 Alt./SR 20 concurrency; southern end of SR 133 concurrency; northern terminus of CR 57
		67.839	109.176	SR 184 (Second Street)
Tennessee River
Lauderdale	Florence	71.175	114.545	SR 133 north (Veterans Drive)	Interchange; northern end of SR 133 concurrency
		72.260	116.291	US 43 / US 72 (Florence Boulevard / SR 2 / SR 13 / SR 17 south)	Interchange; southern end of SR 17 concurrency
		74.359– 75.448	119.669– 121.422	SR 133 south (Cox Creek Parkway) / CR 199 north (Helton Drive) – Athens	Southern end of SR 133 concurrency; southern terminus of CR 199
		75.786	121.966	SR 17 north (Chisholm Road) – Florence, Waynesboro	Northern end of SR 17 concurrency
		76.578	123.240	SR 133 north (Cox Creek Parkway) – Savannah	Northern end of SR 133 concurrency
	Cloverdale	91.061	146.548	SR 227 east (Pumping Station Road)	Tennessee state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Milepost Map – Lauderdale County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. February 1, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
^ Official 1957 Alabama Highway Map (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1957. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ Official 1963 Alabama Highway Map (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1963. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ Official 1967 Alabama Highway Map (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1967. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ Official 1969 Alabama Highway Map (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1969. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ Milepost Map – Cullman County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. January 1, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
^ Milepost Map – Lawrence County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. April 1, 2003. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
^ Milepost Map – Colbert County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. February 1, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

External links[]

Route map:

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[ALDOT_Lauderdale-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Milepost Map – Lauderdale County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. February 1, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

[ASHD_1957-2] Official 1957 Alabama Highway Map (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1957. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[ASHD_1963-3] Official 1963 Alabama Highway Map (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1963. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[ASHD_1967-4] Official 1967 Alabama Highway Map (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1967. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[ASHD_1969-5] Official 1969 Alabama Highway Map (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1969. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[ALDOT_Cullman-6] Milepost Map – Cullman County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. January 1, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

[ALDOT_Lawrence-7] Milepost Map – Lawrence County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. April 1, 2003. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

[ALDOT_Colbert-8] Milepost Map – Colbert County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. February 1, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

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