Alabama State Route 49
State Route 49 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length | 82.684 mi[1] (133.067 km) | |||
| Existed | 1940–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  I-85 in Franklin | |||
 SR 14 near Tallassee  US 280 / SR 38 in Dadeville SR 22 in New Site SR 77 in Mellow Valley  SR 9 / SR 48 in Lineville | ||||
| North end |  SR 281 in Cheaha State Park | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Macon, Tallapoosa, Clay, Cleburne | |||
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State Route 49 (SR 49) is a 82.684-mile-long (133.067 km) state highway in the central and eastern parts of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at an interchange with Interstate 85 (I-85) at Franklin in Macon County. The northern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR 281 east of Cheaha State Park in southern Cleburne County.
Route description
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SR 49 serves a connecting route giving access to several major highways for residents of small towns and rural areas along its length. For motorists in Macon County, it serves as an access route to I-85 heading towards Montgomery. Motorists in southern Tallapoosa County use SR 49 to access U.S. Route 280 (US 280) heading towards Alexander City and Birmingham; the two highways intersect at Dadeville. North of Dadeville, SR 49 travels through rural areas and small towns in eastern Alabama, traveling through New Site, Mellow Valley, and Lineville. It crosses the Tallapoosa River and passes through Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.
History
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When SR 49 was formed in 1940, the highway traveled only from Tallassee to Dadeville. As a result of several northward extensions, by 1969 the highway extended to an intersection with US 78 near Heflin. In 1973, the highway was extended southward to its current terminus at I-85 in Macon County. When SR 281 was formed in 1995, the northernmost section of the route was truncated.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Macon | Franklin | 0.000 | 0.000 |   CR 51 south – Tuskegee | South end of state maintenance |
| 0.120 | 0.193 | I-85 – Atlanta, Montgomery | I-85 exit 32 | ||
| Tallapoosa | | 9.006 | 14.494 | SR 14 – Tallassee, Notasulga | |
| Reeltown | 12.403 | 19.961 |   SR 120 east – Notasulga | ||
| Walnut Hill | 20.524 | 33.030 |  SR 50 – Martin Dam, Camp Hill | ||
| Dadeville | 30.170 | 48.554 | US 280 east (SR 38) | South end of US 280/SR 38 concurrency | |
| 31.328 | 50.418 |  US 280 west (SR 38) – Alexander City, Birmingham | North end of US 280/SR 38 concurrency | ||
| New Site | 47.268 | 76.070 | SR 22 west – Alexander City | South end of SR 22 concurrency | |
| 48.287 | 77.710 | SR 22 east – Roanoke, Wadley | North end of SR 22 concurrency | ||
| Clay | | 60.234 | 96.937 |  SR 77 south – Wadley | South end of SR 77 concurrency |
| | 62.415 | 100.447 |  SR 77 north – Ashland | North end of SR 77 concurrency | |
| Lineville | 68.517 | 110.267 | SR 9 | ||
| Cleburne | | 82.684 | 133.067 | SR 281 – Cheaha State Park | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ Milepost Map - Cleburne County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. August 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
{{cite map}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Alabama Department of Transportation, Milepost Maps Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 2014