State Route 75 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length | 113.220 mi[1] (182.210 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  I-59 at Birmingham | |||
 US 11 at Birmingham US 231 at Oneonta US 278 at Snead US 431 at Albertville SR 35 at Rainsville SR 40 at Henagar | ||||
| North end |  SR 301 at the Georgia state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Jefferson, Blount, Marshall, DeKalb | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 75 (SR 75) is a 113.220-mile-long (182.210 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama that travels northeastward from Birmingham to the Georgia state line. The highway travels west of U.S. Route 11 (US 11) and roughly parallels that highway, as well as Interstate 59 (I-59). Other cities and towns along the highway include Center Point, Pinson, Oneonta, Albertville, Geraldine, and Rainsville.
Route description
SR 75 begins at an interchange with I-59 and US 11 at the intersection of Parkway East, Roebuck Drive, and Gadsden Road in eastern Birmingham. Until the 1990s, SR 75 overlapped US 11 along 1st Avenue North into downtown Birmingham, continuing to the intersection of the two highways with US 78.
Traveling up to SR-51 in Pinson, the route travels along Roebuck Drive - a major thoroughfare for the far northeastern suburbs of Birmingham. Turning onto SR 151's right of way, the route continues as a four-lane divided highway into Blount; although some short portions are undivided. Traversing its way into a mountain valley, the route passes through Allgood and Oneonta before losing two lanes (one in each direction) and becoming a traditional two-lane rural road.
Climbing up to the highs of Sand Mountain just outside Oneonta, the route continues onward, serving several small communities in northern Blount County and southern Marshall County, such as Snead and Douglas. It makes its way straight into downtown Albertville before once again widening into a four-lane divided highway.
Upon crossing the county line into DeKalb County, the route narrows once again to two lanes as it winds along the mountainside. In Fyffe, the route once again widens to a four-lane divided highway. About a mile from the city limits of Rainsville, the route narrows again. Continuing onward up to the state line, the route serves several crossroads communities, such as Henagar and Ider.
History
In 1999, work was completed to widen SR 75 to four lanes into Oneonta.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Jefferson | Birmingham | 0.000 | 0.000 | Roebuck Parkway south | Southern terminus |
| 0.076 | 0.122 | I-59 – Birmingham, Gadsden | I-59 exit 134 | ||
| 0.204 | 0.328 | US 11 (Gadsden Highway / SR 7) | |||
| Pinson | 7.891 | 12.699 |     SR 151 south to SR 79 – Guntersville | Northern terminus of SR 151 | |
 I-422 | Future interchange exit 26; Temporary eastern terminus of future I-422 (funded, to be completed by 2028)[2] | ||||
| Blount | Oneonta | 29.444 | 47.386 |  US 231 north (5th Street North / SR 53) | Southern end of US 231/SR 53 concurrency |
| 29.479 | 47.442 | US 231 south (6th Street South / SR 53) | Northern end of US 231/SR 53 concurrency | ||
| 29.716 | 47.823 |   SR 132 east – Altoona | Western terminus of SR 132 | ||
| Snead | 43.106 | 69.372 | US 278 (SR 74) – Cullman, Attalla | ||
| Marshall | Douglas | 48.874 | 78.655 |  SR 168 east – Boaz, Snead State Community College | Western terminus of SR 168 |
| Albertville | 58.179 | 93.630 |  SR 205 (Main Street) | ||
| 58.796 | 94.623 | US 431 (SR 1) – Huntsville, Gadsden, Boaz | |||
| Hustleville | 62.631 | 100.795 |  SR 68 east – Collinsville, Centre | Western terminus of SR 68 | |
| DeKalb | Geraldine | 71.866 | 115.657 |  SR 227 – Guntersville, Crossville | Provides access to Lake Guntersville State Park |
| Rainsville | 84.294 | 135.658 | SR 35 – Scottsboro, Fort Payne | ||
| Henagar | 95.403 | 153.536 | SR 40 – Scottsboro, Hammondville | ||
| Ider | 102.361 | 164.734 |  SR 117 – Stevenson, Hammondville | ||
| | 113.220 | 182.210 | SR 301 north – Trenton | Continuation beyond Georgia state line | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- 1 2 Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Gov. Kay Ivey: Construction will resume soon on Northern Beltline". MSN. Retrieved April 13, 2023.