Alabama State Route 69

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State Route 69 marker
State Route 69
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length280.599 mi[1] (451.580 km)
Major junctions
South end SR 177 in Jackson
  US 80 in Prairieville
I-20 / I-59 / I-359 / US 11 / US 43 in Tuscaloosa
I-22 / US 78 / SR 5 / SR 195 / SR 269 in Jasper
I-65 in Dodge City
US 31 / US 278 / SR 157 in Cullman
US 231 in Arab
North end US 431 / SR 79 in Guntersville
Location
CountiesClarke, Marengo, Hale, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Cullman, Marshall
Highway system
  • Alabama Highways
SR 68 SR 70

State Route 69 (SR 69) is a 280-mile-long (450 km) state highway that extends from the southwestern to the northeastern parts of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR 177 at Jackson. The northern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with US 431/SR 79 at Guntersville.

Route description[]

Looking west along State Street in central Greensboro, where SR 69 briefly runs concurrent with SR 14 and SR 25, July 2014

SR 69 has a rather irregular trajectory for much of its length. From its southern terminus at Jackson, the highway heads to the northwest as it travels through Clarke County. In the northern part of the county, the highway turns northeastward as it approaches Linden.

North of Linden, SR 69 assumes a general northward trajectory, traveling through Greensboro as it heads towards Tuscaloosa, the largest city through which the highway travels. At Tuscaloosa, SR 69 travels concurrently with Interstate 359 (I-359) north of the interchange of I-359 and I-20/I-59. I-359/SR 69 shares a wrong-way concurrency with US 11 as they head into downtown Tuscaloosa.

North of Tuscaloosa and Northport, SR 69 continues northward as it heads towards Jasper. At Jasper, SR 69 and SR 5 share a wrong-way concurrency along the former route of US 78.

North of Jasper, SR 69 resumes its northeastward trajectory as it heads towards Cullman. South of Cullman, the highway has an interchange with I-65 and shares a 5-mile-long (8.0 km) concurrency with the interstate highway. SR 69 is one of only two signed state highways that is concurrent with a stretch of interstate highway in Alabama. (SR 5, along with US 11, are concurrent with I-20/I-59 between West Blocton and Bessemer).

As SR 69 heads northward from Cullman, it continues its northeastward orientation. It passes through Arab before turning eastward as it approaches its terminus at Guntersville.

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
ClarkeJackson0.0000.000 SR 177 (College Avenue) – Alabama Southern Community CollegeSouthern terminus
0.6321.017 US 43 (SR 13) / to Industrial Road – Mobile, Grove HillInterchange
Coffeeville22.25835.821 US 84 east (SR 12 east) – Grove HillSouthern end of US 84/SR 12 concurrency
22.56836.320 US 84 west (SR 12 west) – SilasNorthern end of US 84/SR 12 concurrency
24.67939.717 SR 154 east – Western terminus of SR 154
MarengoNanafalia54.48587.685 SR 10 – Butler, Camden
Myrtlewood65.262105.029 SR 114 west – MyrtlewoodEastern terminus of SR 114
Linden73.803118.774 US 43 south (SR 13 south) – Thomasville, Grove HillSouthern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency
75.149120.941 SR 28 east – ThomastonSouthern end of SR 28 concurrency
75.562121.605 SR 28 west – LivingstonNorthern end of SR 28 concurrency
Providence78.095125.682 US 43 north (SR 13 north) – DemopolisNorthern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency
Hale91.752147.661 US 80 west (SR 8 west) – DemopolisSouthern end of US 80/SR 8 concurrency
Prairieville92.495148.856 US 80 east (SR 8 east) – UniontownNorthern end of US 80/SR 8 concurrency
Greensboro106.910172.055 SR 25 south – FaunsdaleSouthern end of SR 25 concurrency
107.765173.431 SR 14 west – EutawSouthern end of SR 14 concurrency
108.114173.993 SR 14 east – MarionNorthern end of SR 14 concurrency
108.387174.432 SR 25 northNorthern end of SR 25 concurrency
124.039199.621 SR 60 west – AkronEastern terminus of SR 60
TuscaloosaTuscaloosa143.008230.149
US 11 north (Skyland Boulevard/SR 7 north) to US 82 – Tuscaloosa
Southern end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency
143.396230.773 I-20 / I-59 – Meridian, Birmingham

I-359 begins
Southern terminus of I-359; southern end of I-359 concurrency; I-20/I-59 exit 71; I-359 exit 0
144.124231.94535th Street / Kauloosa AvenueI-359 exit 1
145.602234.324
US 11 south / US 43 south (15th Street/SR 7 south/SR 13 north) / I-359 ends – Stillman College
Northern terminus of I-359; northern end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency; south end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency; I-359 exit 2 (northbound)
146.278235.412University BoulevardUniversity of Alabama
Northport147.028236.619Northport, Airport (5th Street)Interchange
148.454238.914 US 43 north / US 82 (McFarland Boulevard/SR 13 north/SR 6) – Fayette, Columbus, Lake Lurleen State Park, Airport, to I-20 / I-59Northern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency
Walker188.348303.117 SR 18 west – Berry, FayetteEastern terminus of SR 18
197.584317.981 SR 124 west – Carbon HillEastern terminus of SR 124
Jasper198.602319.619 I-22 / US 78 (SR 4) – Birmingham, TupeloI-22 exit 61
200.512322.693
SR 269 south to I-22 – Parrish
Northern terminus of SR 269
202.667326.161 SR 118 westEastern terminus of SR 118
203.992328.293

SR 5 north to SR 195 / SR 257 – Double Springs, Haleyville, Walker County Airport
Interchange; southern end of SR 5 concurrency
207.285333.593
SR 5 south to I-22 – Birmingham
Northern end of SR 5 concurrency
CullmanWilburn222.416357.944 SR 91 northSouthern terminus of SR 91
Dodge City235.217378.545 I-65 south – BirminghamSouthern end of I-65 concurrency; SR 69 south follows exit 299
Good Hope239.261385.053 I-65 north – Huntsville, Good HopeNorthern end of I-65 concurrency; SR 69 north follows exit 304
Cullman242.961391.008 US 31 south (SR 3 south) – BirminghamSouthern end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency
244.174392.960
US 31 north (2nd Avenue Southwest/SR 3 north) / US 278 west (3rd Street Southwest/SR 74 west) to SR 157 – Double Springs
Northern end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency; southern end of US 278/SR 74 concurrency
East Point247.236397.888 US 278 east (SR 74 east) – GadsdenNorthern end of US 278/SR 74 concurrency
Cullman247.949399.035


SR 157 to I-65 / US 31 north / US 278 east
Baileyton261.860421.423 SR 67 – Decatur, Gadsden
MarshallArab267.335430.234 US 231 (SR 53) – Huntsville, BlountsvilleInterchange
Guntersville280.530451.469 US 431 south / SR 79 south (SR 1/Gunter Avenue)One-way pair
280.599451.580
US 431 north / SR 79 north (SR 1/Blount Avenue) to SR 227
Northern terminus; one-way pair
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[]

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  • Flag of the United States.svg United States portal

References[]

Route map:

KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ Milepost Map - Marshall County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. August 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Alabama Department of Transportation, Milepost Maps Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 2014
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