U.S. Route 278 in Alabama
State Route 74 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
Length | 199.182 mi[1] (320.552 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 278 towards Amory, Mississippi and Tupelo, Mississippi | |||
East end | US 278 towards Cedartown, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Alabama | |||
Counties | Lamar, Marion, Winston, Cullman, Blount, Etowah, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 278 (US 278), mostly internally designated by the Alabama Department of Transportation as State Route 74 (SR 74), is a major east–west U.S. highway across the northern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. West of Hamilton, SR 74 continues west to end at US 78 (unsigned SR 4), while US 278 turns south along US 43/SR 17/SR 171 to Guin, where it turns west along SR 118 to the Mississippi state line.
Route description
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U.S. Route 278 enters Alabama near Sulligent. After passing through the city, the route continues on a winding path until it reaches Guin, where it turns north and gains U.S. 43. It then junctions with Interstate 22/U.S. 78. It eventually reaches Hamilton, where it junctions with AL-17 and turns off of U.S. 43's right of way.
It continues on a curvy path until it reaches Natural Bridge, where it junctions with AL-5 and AL-13. It continues onward and enters the William B. Bankhead National Forest, where Double Springs lies. It junctions with AL-33 and AL-195. It continues onward, passing through Houston (AL). It then exits the National Forest and enters Addison, which is home to its junction with CR-41, which is a corridor connecting Jasper, Arley, Danville, and Decatur. It passes through much less hilly terrain and crosses the county line into Cullman County.
The route passes through slightly curvy terrain until its junction with I-65. It enters the city of Cullman and junctions with U.S. 31 and Alabama State Route 69. It continues east for about one mile from its second junction with AL-69 and junctions with AL-157. It continues east and eventually enters Holly Pond, which is home to its junction with AL-91. It continues onto Blount County.
It eventually junctions with U.S. 231, which leads to AL-67 to the north and AL-79 south to the south in Cleveland. The main junction here is in Blountsville. The route continues through hilly terrain to AL-79 itself. It passes through hilly terrain to Snead, which is home to its junction with AL-75. It continues onward through hilly terrain to the county line to Etowah County.
The route is mostly hilly with three-lane stretches at points due to the steep uphills along the route, specifically eastbound. It reaches Altoona, where it junctions with AL-132. It continues to Ivalee, which is home to its junction with AL-179 and is also home to the Mountain Top Flea Market, among the biggest flea markets in the state. It almost immediately descends down a hill into Ridgeville, which is home to its junction with AL-77. It passes through a slight ridge cut and crosses a railroad line, where it junctions with Gallant Road at a fork and then junctions with U.S. 431, which is a four-lane divided highway. The route joins U.S. 431 into Attalla, which is home to its notable concurrency with U.S. 11. U.S. 278 and U.S. 431 leave U.S. 11, cross below a railroad track, and enter into Gadsden. It immediately junctions with I-59 and heads into town, where it junctions with AL-211, U.S. 411, and George Wallace Drive, which leads to I-759. It leaves the city and finally splits off from U.S. Route 431.
The route passes through Hokes Bluff on its way to Piedmont. In Piedmont, the route junctions AL-21. It then turns off of its right of way, the right-of-way becoming Nances Creek Indian Boulevard.
The route has no more major junctions at this point as it crosses through Cherokee County. It passes through highly hilly terrain and crosses into Cleburne County. It then crosses into Georgia at Esom Hill, Georgia, continuing on its way to Cedartown.
History
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During the 1960s–1980s, there were some different variations of the routing of US 278 through the cities of Gadsden and Attalla, however construction of four-lane segments on the western side of Gadsden and in Attalla allowed the highway to be placed on its current route which has been in place since the mid-1980s.
Location | Piedmont |
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Until the mid-1980s, a US 278 Business (US 278 Bus.) existed in the city of Piedmont. US 278 is carried on a four-lane segment that bypasses the center of Piedmont. US 278 Bus. began where the four-lane segment began on the northeast side of Piedmont, then traveled southwest into the center of the city and intersected SR 9 and then traveled to the north, concurrent with SR 9 until it intersected the four-lane US 278 on the northern edge of the city.
Future
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A four-laning project is ongoing east of Gadsden near the town of Hokes Bluff.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Lamar | | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 278 west / SR 118 begins – Tupelo | Continuation into Mississippi; western end of SR 118 concurrency | |||
Sulligent | 5.741 | 9.239 | SR 17 – Vernon, Hamilton | |||||
Marion | Guin | 17.785 | 28.622 | SR 142 east | ||||
19.408 | 31.234 | SR 107 south – Fayette | ||||||
19.692 | 31.691 | US 43 south / SR 118 west / SR 171 south (11th Avenue East) / SR 142 west (11th Avenue West) – Winfield | Southern end of US 43 and SR 171 concurrencies; eastern end of SR 118 concurrency | |||||
Hamilton | 28.054 | 45.149 | I-22 / US 78 / SR 4 – Tupelo, Birmingham | |||||
32.811 | 52.804 | SR 17 south / SR 171 ends – Vernon | Southern end of SR 17 concurrency; northern end of SR 171 concurrency | |||||
33.163 | 53.371 | US 43 north / SR 17 north (Military Street North) / SR 74 west (Bexar Avenue West) – Hackleburg | Northern end of US 43 and SR 17 concurrencies; western end of SR 74 concurrency | |||||
| 43.486 | 69.984 | SR 253 – Hackleburg, Winfield | |||||
| 47.781 | 76.896 | SR 241 north to SR 129 – Phil Campbell | |||||
| 48.342 | 77.799 | SR 129 – Haleyville, Brilliant, Fayette | |||||
Winston | Natural Bridge | 56.402 | 90.770 | SR 13 south – Tuscaloosa | Western end of SR 13 concurrency | |||
56.857 | 91.502 | SR 5 south / SR 13 north – Russellville, Jasper | Eastern end of SR 13 concurrency | |||||
Double Springs | 69.277 | 111.491 | SR 195 north – Haleyville | Western end of SR 195 concurrency | ||||
69.742 | 112.239 | SR 33 north / SR 195 south – Double Springs, Moulton | Eastern end of SR 195 concurrency | |||||
Cullman | Cullman | 105.738 | 170.169 | I-65 – Birmingham, Huntsville | ||||
107.674 | 173.285 | US 31 (SR 3 / 2nd Avenue SW) / SR 69 | Western end of SR 69 concurrency | |||||
110.736 | 178.212 | SR 69 north – Arab, Guntersville | Eastern end of SR 69 concurrency | |||||
111.173 | 178.916 | SR 157 north / CR 719 south – Moulton, Muscle Shoals, Florence | Southern terminus of SR 157. | |||||
Holly Pond | 120.978 | 194.695 | SR 91 south – Hanceville, Garden City | Northern terminus of SR 91 | ||||
Blount | | 126.822 | 204.100 | US 231 (SR 53) – Arab, Birmingham | ||||
Brooksville | 129.322 | 208.124 | SR 79 – Guntersville, Birmingham | |||||
Snead | 134.880 | 217.068 | SR 75 – Albertville, Oneonta | |||||
Etowah | | 146.360 | 235.544 | SR 132 west – Altoona, Oneonta | Eastern terminus of SR 132 | |||
| 148.539 | 239.050 | SR 179 north | Southern terminus of SR 169 | ||||
Attalla | 152.840 | 245.972 | SR 77 – Albertville, Lincoln | |||||
153.338 | 246.774 | US 431 north (SR 1) – Albertville, Guntersville, Huntsville | Western end of US 431 concurrency | |||||
155.253 | 249.855 | US 11 south (SR 7 / 3rd Street SW) | Western end of US 11 concurrency | |||||
155.585 | 250.390 | US 11 north (SR 7 / 3rd Street NW) | Eastern end of US 11 concurrency | |||||
156.428 | 251.746 | I-59 – Birmingham, Chattanooga | I-59 exit 183 | |||||
Gadsden | 159.707 | 257.024 | SR 211 north (Noccalula Road) | Southern terminus of SR 211 | ||||
161.182 | 259.397 | US 411 (SR 25 / Albert Rains Boulevard) – Centre, Rainbow City, Ashville | Interchange | |||||
161.469 | 259.859 | SR 291 south (Hood Avenue) to I-759 | Northern terminus of SR 291 | |||||
163.243 | 262.714 | US 431 south (SR 1 / East Meighan Boulevard) – Anniston | Eastern end of US 431 concurrency | |||||
Calhoun | Piedmont | 184.081 | 296.250 | SR 21 south (Tom Bible Memorial Highway) – Jacksonville, Anniston | Northern terminus of SR 21 | |||
184.605 | 297.093 | SR 9 south (N. Main Street) | Western end of SR 9 concurrency | |||||
184.693 | 297.235 | SR 9 north – Centre | Eastern end of SR 9 concurrency | |||||
Cherokee |
No major junctions | |||||||
Cleburne | | 199.182 | 320.552 | US 278 east / SR 6 east – Atlanta | Continuation into Georgia | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Milepost Maps". Alabama Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
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- U.S. Highways in Alabama
- U.S. Route 278
- Transportation in Lamar County, Alabama
- Transportation in Marion County, Alabama
- Transportation in Winston County, Alabama
- Transportation in Cullman County, Alabama
- Transportation in Blount County, Alabama
- Transportation in Etowah County, Alabama
- Transportation in Calhoun County, Alabama
- Transportation in Cherokee County, Alabama
- Transportation in Cleburne County, Alabama
- Gadsden, Alabama