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Alabama State Route 79
State highway in Alabama, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Length | 117 mi[1] (188 km) | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Alabama | |||
Counties | Jefferson, Blount, Marshall, Jackson | |||
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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.