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U.S. Route 78 in Alabama
U.S. Highway in Alabama, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
U.S. Route 78 (US 78) is a major east–west U.S. Highway across the central part of Alabama. It is internally designated State Route 4 (SR 4) by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), though the only section of SR 4 that is signed is along portions mainly west of Jasper. The section from the Mississippi state line to near Graysville is concurrent with Interstate 22 (I-22); from Graysville south to Birmingham, US 78 takes its original routing. East of Birmingham to the Georgia state line, US 78 has been replaced as a major through-route by I-20. The two routes roughly parallel each other, with junctions at Leeds and Pell City.[1][2]
State Route 4 | ||||
US 78 highlighted in red | ||||
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Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Alabama | |||
Counties | Marion, Walker, Jefferson, Saint Clair, Talladega, Calhoun, Cleburne | |||
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West of Jasper, old US 78 is signed as SR 118 to Guin, and the segment from Guin northward to I-22 at Hamilton is signed as US 43/US 278.