Alabama State Route 75
{{short description|State highway in Alabama, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox road
|state=AL
|type=AL
|route=75
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=210|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Alabama State Route 75}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|length_mi=113.220
|established=
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=AL|I|59}} at Birmingham
|junction={{Jct|state=AL|US|11}} at Birmingham
{{Jct|state=AL|US|231}} at Oneonta
{{Jct|state=AL|US|278}} at Snead
{{Jct|state=AL|US|431}} at Albertville
{{Jct|state=AL|SR|35}} at Rainsville
{{Jct|state=AL|SR|40}} at Henagar
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=GA|SR|301}} at the Georgia state line
|counties=Jefferson, Blount, Marshall, DeKalb
|previous_type=AL
|previous_route=74
|next_type=AL
|next_route=76
}}
State Route 75 (SR 75) is a {{convert|113.220|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama that travels northeastward from Birmingham to the Georgia state line. The highway travels west of U.S. Route 11 (US 11) and roughly parallels that highway, as well as Interstate 59 (I-59). Other cities and towns along the highway include Center Point, Pinson, Allgood, Oneonta, Albertville, Geraldine, and Rainsville.
Route description
SR 75 begins at an interchange with I-59 and US 11 at the intersection of Parkway East, Roebuck Drive, and Gadsden Road in eastern Birmingham. Until the 1990s, SR 75 overlapped US 11 along 1st Avenue North into downtown Birmingham, continuing to the intersection of the two highways with US 78.
Traveling up to SR-51 in Pinson, the route travels along Roebuck Drive - a major thoroughfare for the far northeastern suburbs of Birmingham. Turning onto SR 151's right of way, the route continues as a four-lane divided highway into Blount; although some short portions are undivided. Traversing its way into a mountain valley, the route passes through Allgood and Oneonta before losing two lanes (one in each direction) and becoming a traditional two-lane rural road.
Climbing up to the highs of Sand Mountain just outside Oneonta, the route continues onward, serving several small communities in northern Blount County and southern Marshall County, such as Snead and Douglas. It makes its way straight into downtown Albertville before once again widening into a four-lane divided highway.
Upon crossing the county line into DeKalb County, the route narrows once again to two lanes as it winds along the mountainside. In Fyffe, the route once again widens to a four-lane divided highway. About a mile from the city limits of Rainsville, the route narrows again. Continuing onward up to the state line, the route serves several crossroads communities, such as Henagar and Ider.
History
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In 1999, work was completed to widen SR 75 to four lanes into Oneonta.
Major intersections
{{ALint
|county=Jefferson
|cspan=5
|location=Birmingham
|lspan=3
|mile=0.000
|road=Roebuck Parkway south
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{ALint
|mile=0.076
|road={{Jct|state=AL|I|59|city1=Birmingham|city2=Gadsden}}
|notes=I-59 exit 134
}}
{{ALint
|mile=0.204
|road={{Jct|state=AL|US|11|name1=Gadsden Highway / SR 7}}
|notes=
}}
{{ALint
|location=Pinson
|lspan=2
|mile=7.891
|road={{Jct|state=AL|SR|151|dir1=south|to2=to|SR|79|city1=Guntersville}}
|notes=Northern terminus of SR 151
}}
{{ALint
|mile=
|type=unbuilt
|road={{jct|state=AL|I|422}}
|notes=Future interchange exit 26; Temporary eastern terminus of future I-422 (funded, to be completed by 2028){{cite news |title=Gov. Kay Ivey: Construction will resume soon on Northern Beltline |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gov-kay-ivey-construction-will-resume-soon-on-northern-beltline/ar-AA19N1qe |access-date=13 April 2023 |work=MSN}}
}}
{{ALint
|county=Blount
|cspan=4
|location=Oneonta
|lspan=3
|type=concur
|mile=29.444
|road={{Jct|state=AL|US|231|dir1=north|name1=5th Street North / SR 53}}
|notes=Southern end of US 231/SR 53 concurrency
}}
{{ALint
|type=concur
|mile=29.479
|road={{Jct|state=AL|US|231|dir1=south|name1=6th Street South / SR 53}}
|notes=Northern end of US 231/SR 53 concurrency
}}
{{ALint
|mile=29.716
|road={{Jct|state=AL|SR|132|dir1=east|city1=Altoona}}
|notes=Western terminus of SR 132
}}
{{ALint
|location=Snead
|mile=43.106
|road={{Jct|state=AL|US|278|name1=SR 74|city1=Cullman|city2=Attalla}}
|notes=
}}
{{ALint
|county=Marshall
|cspan=4
|location=Douglas
|mile=48.874
|road={{Jct|state=AL|SR|168|dir1=east|city1=Boaz|location2=Snead State Community College}}
|notes=Western terminus of SR 168
}}
{{ALint
|location=Albertville
|lspan=2
|mile=58.179
|road={{Jct|state=AL|SR|205|name1=Main Street}}
|notes=
}}
{{ALint
|mile=58.796
|road={{Jct|state=AL|US|431|name1=SR 1|city1=Huntsville|city2=Gadsden|city3=Boaz}}
|notes=
}}
{{ALint
|location=Hustleville
|mile=62.631
|road={{Jct|state=AL|SR|68|dir1=east|city1=Collinsville|city2=Centre}}
|notes=Western terminus of SR 68
}}
{{ALint
|county=DeKalb
|cspan=5
|location=Geraldine
|mile=71.866
|road={{Jct|state=AL|SR|227|city1=Guntersville|city2=Crossville}}
|notes=Provides access to Lake Guntersville State Park
}}
{{ALint
|location=Rainsville
|mile=84.294
|road={{Jct|state=AL|SR|35|city1=Scottsboro|city2=Fort Payne}}
|notes=
}}
{{ALint
|location=Henagar
|mile=95.403
|road={{Jct|state=AL|SR|40|city1=Scottsboro|city2=Hammondville}}
|notes=
}}
{{ALint
|location=Ider
|mile=102.361
|road={{Jct|state=AL|SR|117|city1=Stevenson|city2=Hammondville}}
|notes=
}}
{{ALint
|location=none
|mile=113.220
|road={{Jct|state=GA|SR|301|dir1=north|city1=Trenton}}
|notes=Continuation beyond Georgia state line
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|U.S. roads}}
- {{Portal-inline|United States}}
References
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Category:Transportation in Jefferson County, Alabama
Category:Transportation in Blount County, Alabama