State Route 79 marker

State Route 79

Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length117 mi[1] (188 km)
Major junctions
South end I-20 / I-59 at Birmingham
Major intersections US 231 at Cleveland
US 278 east of Blountsvile
US 431 at Guntersville
SR 69 at Guntersville
SR 227 at Guntersville
US 72 at Scottsboro
North end SR 16 at the Tennessee state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountiesJefferson, Blount, Marshall, Jackson
Highway system
  • Alabama State Highway System
← US 78→ US 80

State Route 79 (SR 79) is a 117-mile-long (188 km) state highway that extends northeastward from Birmingham to the Tennessee state line. Prior to the completion of Interstate 65 (I-65), SR 79 was the southern part of the route that connected Birmingham and Huntsville.

The southern terminus of SR 79 is at an interchange of Tallapoosa Street with I-20/I-59 (exit 128) near Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport. Prior to the completion of I-20/I-59, the terminus of SR 79 was at an intersection with US 31, US 78, and US 280 at the intersection of 8th Avenue North and 24th Street in downtown Birmingham.

Route description

SR 79 begins at a modified-diamond-interchange with I-20/59 in east Birmingham, near Birmingham Int'l Airport. The route turns northeast on a four-lane divided highway and continues in this direction until it reaches Pinson. It junctions with SR 151, which leads to SR 75. The route loses its four-lane divided highway status and becomes a two-lane road, crossing into Blount County.

In southern Blount County, there are no major junctions until it reaches Cleveland. It junctions with SR 160 and continues north for just about a mile, reaching US 231. It continues on its right-of-way until it crosses the Locust Fork and leaves US 231 in Blountsville. It junctions with US 278 a few miles later. It eventually enters Marshall County.

It eventually reaches Guntersville. It junctions with US 431. It maintains a concurrency with it, junctioning with SR 69 and SR 227 before splitting off from US 431 and heading north to the Jackson County line.

In Jackson County, there are no major junctions until it turns off of its right-of-way, with its right-of-way becoming SR 279, in Scottsboro. It junctions with US 72 and SR 35 before leaving the city. In Skyline, the route junctions with SR 146. It continues north until it crosses the Tennessee state line, where it continues as Tennessee State Route 16 (SR 16) towards Winchester, TN.

Future

Due to population growth in the area, there are long range plans to widen SR 79 to four lanes into southwestern Blount County.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
JeffersonBirmingham0.0000.00040th Street NorthSouthern terminus
0.0990.159 I-20 / I-59 – Tuscaloosa, Gadsden, AtlantaI-20/I-59 exit 128
Pinson12.29619.788


 SR 151 north / CR 131 west (Narrows Road) to SR 75 – Oneonta		Southern terminus of SR 151
I-422Future interchange; I-422 exit 25 (funded, to be completed by 2028)[2]
BlountCleveland34.39555.353 SR 160 – Nectar, Hayden, Cleveland
35.94857.853
 US 231 south (SR 53) – Montgomery, Oneonta		Southern end of US 231/SR 53 concurrency
​37.76660.778
 US 231 north (SR 53) – Blountsville, Arab		Northern end of US 231/SR 53 concurrency
Brooksville48.86278.636 US 278 (SR 74) – Cullman, Gadsden
MarshallGuntersville64.279103.447
 US 431 south (SR 1) – Albertville, Gadsden		Southern end of US 431/SR 1 concurrency
65.359105.185
 SR 69 south – Cullman, Arab, Tuscaloosa, Jackson		Northern terminus of SR 69
65.727105.777
 SR 227 north – Lake Guntersville State Park, Bucks Pocket State Park		Southern terminus of SR 227
​71.651115.311
 US 431 north (SR 1) – Huntsville		Northern end of US 431/SR 1 concurrency
JacksonScottsboro88.671142.702
 SR 279 north – Scottsboro		Southern terminus of SR 279
90.430145.533 US 72 (SR 2) – Huntsville, Scottsboro
95.303153.375 SR 35 – Woodville, Scottsboro
​107.353172.768

 SR 146 west / CR 107 south		Eastern terminus of SR 146
​117.605189.267
 SR 16 north (Rowe Gap Road) – Winchester		Continuation into Tennessee
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

Template:Attached KML/Alabama State Route 79
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  1. 1 2 Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Gov. Kay Ivey: Construction will resume soon on Northern Beltline". MSN. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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