Alabama State Route 69

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.

State Route 69
SR 69 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length	280.599 mi[1] (451.580 km)
Major junctions
South end	SR 177 in Jackson
Major intersections	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
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Counties	Clarke, Marengo, Hale, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Cullman, Marshall
Highway system
Alabama State Highway System Interstate US State
← SR 68 → SR 70

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.

Interestingly, SR 69 intersects US 43 four times.

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 tHree 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, and SR 14 is concurrent with I-65 between Prattville and Millbrook).

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.

Future

In 2024, ALDOT will began work to convert the US 11 (Skyland Boulevard)/SR 69 intersection into a single-point urban interchange (SPUI) in order to improve traffic flow. The project, which is a joint effort between the Tuscaloosa Road Improvement Commission and ALDOT, is expected to cost $89 million and take about three years to complete.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Clarke	Jackson	0.000	0.000	SR 177 (College Avenue) – Coastal Alabama Community College, Legion Field	Southern terminus; former US 43
		0.632	1.017	US 43 (SR 13) – Mobile	Interchange
	Coffeeville	22.258	35.821	US 84 east (SR 12 east) – Grove Hill	Southern end of US 84/SR 12 concurrency
		22.568	36.320	US 84 west (SR 12 west) – Silas	Northern end of US 84/SR 12 concurrency
		24.679	39.717	SR 154 east – Scotch WMA	Western terminus of SR 154
Marengo	Nanafalia	54.485	87.685	SR 10 – Butler, Camden
	Myrtlewood	65.262	105.029	SR 114 west – Myrtlewood	Eastern terminus of SR 114
	Linden	73.803	118.774	US 43 south (SR 13 south) – Thomasville, Grove Hill	Southern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency
		75.149	120.941	SR 28 east – Thomaston	Southern end of SR 28 concurrency
		75.562	121.605	SR 28 west – Livingston	Northern end of SR 28 concurrency
	Providence	78.095	125.682	US 43 north (SR 13 north) – Demopolis	Northern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency
Hale	​	91.752	147.661	US 80 west (SR 8 west) – Demopolis	Southern end of US 80/SR 8 concurrency
	Prairieville	92.495	148.856	US 80 east (SR 8 east) – Uniontown	Northern end of US 80/SR 8 concurrency
	Greensboro	106.910	172.055	SR 25 south – Faunsdale	Southern end of SR 25 concurrency
		107.765	173.431	SR 14 west – Eutaw	Southern end of SR 14 concurrency
		108.114	173.993	SR 14 east – Marion	Northern end of SR 14 concurrency
		108.387	174.432	SR 25 north	Northern end of SR 25 concurrency
	​	124.039	199.621	SR 60 west – Akron	Eastern terminus of SR 60
Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa	143.008	230.149	US 11 north (Skyland Boulevard/SR 7 north) to US 82 – Tuscaloosa	Southern end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency
		143.396	230.773	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
		144.124	231.945	35th Street / Kauloosa Avenue	I-359 exit 1
		145.602	234.324	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)
		146.278	235.412	University Boulevard	University of Alabama
	Northport	147.028	236.619	Northport, Airport (5th Street)	Interchange
		148.454	238.914	US 43 north / US 82 (McFarland Boulevard/SR 13 north/SR 6) – Fayette, Columbus, Lake Lurleen State Park, Airport, toll bridge to I-20 / I-59	Northern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency
Walker	​	188.348	303.117	SR 18 west – Berry, Fayette	Eastern terminus of SR 18
	​	197.584	317.981	SR 124 west – Carbon Hill	Eastern terminus of SR 124
	Jasper	198.602	319.619	I-22 / US 78 (SR 4) – Birmingham, Tupelo	I-22 exit 61
		200.512	322.693	SR 269 south to I-22 – Parrish	Northern terminus of SR 269
		202.667	326.161	SR 118 west	Eastern terminus of SR 118
		203.992	328.293	SR 5 north to SR 195 / SR 257 – Double Springs, Haleyville, Walker County Airport	Interchange; southern end of SR 5 concurrency
		207.285	333.593	SR 5 south to I-22 – Birmingham	Northern end of SR 5 concurrency
Cullman	Wilburn	222.416	357.944	SR 91 north	Southern terminus of SR 91
	Dodge City	235.217	378.545	I-65 south – Birmingham	Southern end of I-65 concurrency; SR 69 south follows exit 299
	Good Hope	239.261	385.053	I-65 north – Huntsville, Good Hope	Northern end of I-65 concurrency; SR 69 north follows exit 304
	Cullman	242.961	391.008	US 31 south (SR 3 south) – Birmingham	Southern end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency
		244.174	392.960	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 Point	247.236	397.888	US 278 east (SR 74 east) – Gadsden	Northern end of US 278/SR 74 concurrency
	Cullman	247.949	399.035	SR 157 to I-65 / US 31 north / US 278 east
	Baileyton	261.860	421.423	SR 67 – Decatur, Gadsden
Marshall	Arab	267.335	430.234	US 231 (SR 53) – Huntsville, Blountsville	Interchange
	Guntersville	280.530	451.469	US 431 south / SR 79 south (SR 1/Gunter Avenue)	One-way pair
		280.599	451.580	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       Concurrency terminus

See also

• U.S. roads portal
• United States portal

References

Template:Attached KML/Alabama State Route 69

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. Henry, Bryan (January 3, 2024). "ALDOT prepares for 'flyover bridge' construction in Tuscaloosa". WBRC. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
3. Alabama Department of Transportation, Milepost Maps Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 2014