Alabama State Route 69

{{Infobox road

|state=AL

|type=AL

|route=69

|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|type=line|from=Alabama State Route 69.map}}

|map_custom=yes

|map_notes=SR 69 highlighted in red

|length_mi=280.599

|length_ref={{cite map|url=http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/MilepostPDF/co48mp.pdf |title=Milepost Map - Marshall County, Alabama |date=August 1999 |publisher=Alabama Department of Transportation |accessdate=January 20, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|length_round=3

|established=

|direction_a=South

|direction_b=North

|terminus_a={{jct|state=AL|AL|177}} in Jackson

|junction={{jct|state=AL|US|80}} in Prairieville
{{jct|state=AL|I|20|I|59|I|359|US|11|US|43}} in Tuscaloosa
{{jct|state=AL|I|22|US|78|AL|5|AL|195|AL|269}} in Jasper
{{jct|state=AL|I|65}} in Dodge City
{{jct|state=AL|US|31|US|278|AL|157}} in Cullman
{{jct|state=AL|US|231}} in Arab

|terminus_b={{jct|state=AL|US|431|AL|79}} in Guntersville

|counties=Clarke, Marengo, Hale, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Cullman, Marshall

|previous_type=SR

|previous_route=68

|next_type=SR

|next_route=70

}}

State Route 69 (SR 69) is a {{convert|280|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} 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.

Route description

File:AL69sAL25sAL14wRoadSigns (26103733008).jpg, 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 {{convert|5|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Henry |first1=Bryan |title=ALDOT prepares for ‘flyover bridge’ construction in Tuscaloosa |url=https://www.wbrc.com/2024/01/03/aldot-prepares-flyover-bridge-construction-tuscaloosa/ |access-date=April 11, 2024 |work=WBRC|date=January 3, 2024 |language=en}}

Major intersections

{{jcttop|state=AL|length_ref=Alabama Department of Transportation, [http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/milepostinternet/default.htm Milepost Maps] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012055542/http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/milepostinternet/default.htm |date=2013-10-12 }}, accessed May 2014}}

{{ALint

|county=Clarke

|cspan=5

|location=Jackson

|lspan=2

|mile=0.000

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|177|name1=College Avenue|location1=Coastal Alabama Community College|location2=Legion Field}}

|notes=Southern terminus; former {{jct|state=AL|US|43|noshield=yes}}

}}

{{ALint

|mile=0.632

|road={{jct|state=AL|US|43|name1=SR 13|city1=Mobile}}

|notes=Interchange

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|location=Coffeeville

|lspan=3

|mile=22.258

|road={{jct|state=AL|US|84|dir1=east|name1=SR 12 east|city1=Grove Hill}}

|notes=Southern end of US 84/SR 12 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|mile=22.568

|road={{jct|state=AL|US|84|dir1=west|name1=SR 12 west|city1=Silas}}

|notes=Northern end of US 84/SR 12 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|mile=24.679

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|154|dir1=east|location1=Scotch WMA}}

|notes=Western terminus of SR 154

}}

{{ALint

|county=Marengo

|cspan=6

|location=Nanafalia

|mile=54.485

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|10|city1=Butler|city2=Camden}}

|notes=

}}

{{ALint

|location=Myrtlewood

|mile=65.262

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|114|dir1=west|city1=Myrtlewood}}

|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 114

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|location=Linden

|lspan=3

|mile=73.803

|road={{jct|state=AL|US|43|dir1=south|name1=SR 13 south|city1=Thomasville|city2=Grove Hill}}

|notes=Southern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|mile=75.149

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|28|dir1=east|city1=Thomaston}}

|notes=Southern end of SR 28 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|mile=75.562

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|28|dir1=west|city1=Livingston}}

|notes=Northern end of SR 28 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|location=Providence

|mile=78.095

|road={{jct|state=AL|US|43|dir1=north|name1=SR 13 north|city1=Demopolis}}

|notes=Northern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|county=Hale

|cspan=7

|location=none

|mile=91.752

|road={{jct|state=AL|US|80|dir1=west|name1=SR 8 west|city1=Demopolis}}

|notes=Southern end of US 80/SR 8 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|location=Prairieville

|mile=92.495

|road={{jct|state=AL|US|80|dir1=east|name1=SR 8 east|city1=Uniontown}}

|notes=Northern end of US 80/SR 8 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|location=Greensboro

|lspan=4

|mile=106.910

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|25|dir1=south|city1=Faunsdale}}

|notes=Southern end of SR 25 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|mile=107.765

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|14|dir1=west|city1=Eutaw}}

|notes=Southern end of SR 14 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|mile=108.114

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|14|dir1=east|city1=Marion}}

|notes=Northern end of SR 14 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|mile=108.387

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|25|dir1=north}}

|notes=Northern end of SR 25 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|location=none

|mile=124.039

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|60|dir1=west|city1=Akron}}

|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 60

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|county=Tuscaloosa

|cspan=7

|location=Tuscaloosa

|lspan=5

|mile=143.008

|road={{jct|state=AL|US|11|dir1=north|name1=Skyland Boulevard/SR 7 north|to2=to|US|82|city1=Tuscaloosa}}

|notes=Southern end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|mile=143.396

|road={{jct|state=AL|I|20|I|59|location1=Meridian|city2=Birmingham}}

|notes=Southern terminus of I-359; southern end of I-359 concurrency; I-20/I-59 exit 71; I-359 exit 0

}}

{{ALint

|mile=144.124

|road=35th Street / Kauloosa Avenue

|notes=I-359 exit 1

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|mile=145.602

|road={{jct|state=AL|US|11|dir1=south|US|43|dir2=south|name2=15th Street/SR 7 south/SR 13 north|I|359|dir3=ends|location1=Stillman College}}

|notes=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)

}}

{{ALint

|mile=146.278

|road=University Boulevard

|notes=University of Alabama

}}

{{ALint

|location=Northport

|lspan=2

|mile=147.028

|road=Northport, Airport (5th Street)

|notes=Interchange

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|mile=148.454

|road={{jct|state=AL|US|43|dir1=north|US|82|name2=McFarland Boulevard/SR 13 north/SR 6|city1=Fayette|location2=Columbus|location3=Lake Lurleen State Park|extra=airport|location4=Airport}}, toll bridge to I-20 / I-59

|notes=Northern end of US 43/SR 13 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|county=Walker

|cspan=7

|location=none

|mile=188.348

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|18|dir1=west|city1=Berry|city2=Fayette}}

|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 18

}}

{{ALint

|location=none

|mile=197.584

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|124|dir1=west|city1=Carbon Hill}}

|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 124

}}

{{ALint

|location=Jasper

|lspan=5

|mile=198.602

|road={{jct|state=AL|I|22|US|78|name2=SR 4|city1=Birmingham|location2=Tupelo}}

|notes=I-22 exit 61

}}

{{ALint

|mile=200.512

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|269|dir1=south|to2=to|I|22|city1=Parrish}}

|notes=Northern terminus of SR 269

}}

{{ALint

|mile=202.667

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|118|dir1=west}}

|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 118

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|mile=203.992

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|5|extra=airport|dir1=north|to2=to|SR|195|SR|257|city1=Double Springs|city2=Haleyville|location3=Walker County Airport}}

|notes=Interchange; southern end of SR 5 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|mile=207.285

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|5|dir1=south|to2=to|I|22|city1=Birmingham}}

|notes=Northern end of SR 5 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|county=Cullman

|cspan=8

|location=Wilburn

|mile=222.416

|road={{jct|state=AL|SR|91|dir1=north}}

|notes=Southern terminus of SR 91

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|location=Dodge City

|mile=235.217

|road={{jct|state=AL|I|65|dir1=south|city1=Birmingham}}

|notes=Southern end of I-65 concurrency; SR 69 south follows exit 299

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|location=Good Hope

|mile=239.261

|road={{jct|state=AL|I|65|dir1=north|city1=Huntsville|city2=Good Hope}}

|notes=Northern end of I-65 concurrency; SR 69 north follows exit 304

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|location=Cullman

|lspan=2

|mile=242.961

|road={{jct|state=AL|US|31|dir1=south|name1=SR 3 south|city1=Birmingham}}

|notes=Southern end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|mile=244.174

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=AL|US|31|dir1=north|name1=2nd Avenue Southwest/SR 3 north|US|278|dir2=west|name2=3rd Street Southwest/SR 74 west|to3=to|SR|157|city1=Double Springs}}

|notes=Northern end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency; southern end of US 278/SR 74 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|type=concur

|location=East Point

|mile=247.236

|road={{jct|state=AL|US|278|dir1=east|name1=SR 74 east|city1=Gadsden}}

|notes=Northern end of US 278/SR 74 concurrency

}}

{{ALint

|location=Cullman

|mile=247.949