U.S. Route 82 in Alabama

(Redirected from Alabama State Route 6)

U.S. Route 82 in Alabama runs northwest to southeast across the northwestern and central Alabama for 240.080 miles (386.371 km). The route enters from Mississippi east of Columbus, Mississippi and exits into Georgia across the Chattahoochee River at Eufaula.

U.S. Route 82 marker
U.S. Route 82
State Route 6 (SR 6)
Map
US 82 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length240.080 mi[1] (386.371 km)
Existed1934[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 82 near Columbus, MS
Major intersections
East end US 82 / SR 50 at Georgetown, GA
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountiesPickens, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Chilton, Autauga, Montgomery, Bullock, Barbour
Highway system
  • Alabama State Highway System
SR 81 SR 83
SR 5SR 6 SR 7

Route description

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Throughout Alabama, US 82 is paired with unsigned State Route 6 (SR 6). The highway enters the state east of Columbus, Mississippi, and bears southeast towards Northport and Tuscaloosa, where it crosses over I-20 and I-59 south of town. It is known in West Alabama as McFarland Boulevard, in memory of Ward Wharton McFarland, a political, business, and civic leader who died in 1979.[3] After leaving Tuscaloosa, the route continues southeast, passing through the cities of Brent, Centreville, and Maplesville en route to Prattville, on the northern edge of the Montgomery metropolitan area. This approximately 92-mile (148 km) drive goes through some of the most rural areas of the state, much of it two lanes with the exception of the section from Tuscaloosa to Centreville. Upon arriving in Prattville, it runs concurrently with I-65, with which it goes through downtown Montgomery with (also junctioning with the current southern terminus of I-85), and splits off to the east south of downtown. After leaving Montgomery, the route continues southeast through Union Springs and Midway en route to Eufaula, on the Alabama–Georgia state line, where it junctions with US 431. The route then crosses over the Chattahoochee River into Georgetown, Georgia, over Lake Eufaula.[citation needed]

History

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U.S. Route 82 was first designated within the state of Alabama in June of 1934. At the time, it ran from the Mississippi border to U.S. Route 11 in Tuscaloosa. In the summer of 1948, US 82 was extended across the state along its current route and into Georgia.[2]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Pickens0.0000.000 
 
US 82 west
Continuation into Mississippi
Reform17.64228.392 
 
SR 17 south (Fourth Street SW) / Fourth Street NW – Carrollton
West end of SR 17 overlap
17.78428.621 
 
SR 17 north (First Street North) / First Street South – Millport
East end of SR 17 overlap
Gordo25.84541.593 
 
SR 159 north (South Main Street) – Fayette
Southern terminus of SR 159
27.35844.028 
 
  SR 86 west – Carrollton, Aliceville
Eastern terminus of SR 86
TuscaloosaNorthport42.6[4]68.6 
 
 
 
To I-20 / I-59 / Boone Boulevard / Rose Boulevard
Toll bridge on Boone Boulevard south to I-20 / 59
45.43873.125 
 
US 43 north (SR 13 north) / Main Avenue – Fayette
West end of US 43 / SR 13 overlap
46.39274.661 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
US 43 south / SR 69 (SR 13 south / Lurleen B. Wallace Boulevard) to I-20 / I-59 / I-359 – Tuscaloosa, Jasper
East end of US 43 / SR 13 overlap
Tuscaloosa49.3–
49.5
79.3–
79.7
Woolsey Finnell Bridge over Black Warrior River
49.5–
49.7[5]
79.7–
80.0
Jack Warner ParkwayInterchange
50.2[6]80.8Campus DriveInterchange
50.5–
50.6[7]
81.3–
81.4
University BoulevardInterchange; access to the University of Alabama
51.37382.677  SR 215 (Veterans Memorial Parkway)
53.16885.566   I-20 / I-59 – Meridian, BirminghamI-20 / 59 exit 73
53.42085.971  US 11 (SR 7 / Skyland Boulevard East)
54.82388.229 
 
SR 215 north (Old Montgomery Highway)
Southern terminus of SR 215
BibbCentreville81.547131.237  SR 5 – Brent, West BloctonInterchange
82.827133.297 
 
  SR 219 north (Birmingham Road) / Birmingham Road
West end of SR 219 overlap
83.1[8]133.7Walter Owens Bridge over Cahaba River
83.521134.414  
 
SR 25 / SR 219 south – Centreville
Interchange
87.803141.305 
 
 
 
SR 382 west (Montgomery Highway) / CR 20 east (Anitoch Road) – Antioch, Randolph
Eastern terminus of SR 382
Chilton101.044162.615 
 
SR 183 south – Marion
Northern terminus of SR 183
Maplesville105.624169.985 
 
To SR 22 – Maplesville, Selma
AutaugaPrattville140.036225.366 
 
SR 14 west (Selma Highway) / Selma Highway
West end of SR 14 overlap
142.852229.898  US 31 (SR 3 / South Memorial Drive) – Montgomery, Birmingham
Elmore145.926234.845 
 
 
 
I-65 north / SR 14 east / Cobbs Ferry Road to Montgomery Toll Road
East end of SR 14 overlap; west end of I-65 overlap; I-65 exit 179
ElmoreMontgomery
county line
Montgomery145.926–
153.189
234.845–
246.534
see I-65 (mile 178.961–168.213)
MontgomeryMontgomery153.189246.534 
 
 
 
I-65 south / US 80 west (SR 8 west) / West South Boulevard (SR 21 south) to   US 31 – Selma, Mobile
East end of I-65 overlap; west end of US 80 / SR 8 / SR 21 overlap; I-65 exit 168
154.771249.080 
 
US 331 south (SR 9 south) / South Court Street (South Court Street) – Luverne
Northern terminus of US 331; west end of SR 9 overlap
158.668255.351 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 80 east / US 231 north / SR 21 north (SR 8 east / SR 9 north / SR 53 north / Eastern Boulevard) to I-85 / McGehee Road
East end of US 80 / SR 8 / 9 / 21; west end of US 231 / SR 53 overlap; To I-85 signed westbound only
162.088260.855 
 
 
 
SR 271 north (Taylor Road) to I-85
Southern terminus of SR 271
171.098275.356 
 
US 231 south (SR 53 south / Troy Highway) – Troy, Dothan
East end of US 231 / SR 53 overlap
Bullock195.624314.826 
 
SR 110 west
Eastern terminus of SR 110
Union Springs198.094318.801 
 
SR 223 south (Baskin Street) / Montgomery Avenue
Northern terminus of SR 223
198.551319.537 
 
US 29 south (SR 15 south / South Prairie Street) / North Prairie Street – Banks
West end of US 29 / SR 15 overlap
198.708319.790 
 
 
US 29 Truck south (SR 197 south / Martin Luther King Boulevard) / Blackmon Avenue
Northern terminus of US 29 Truck / SR 197
198.904320.105 
 
US 29 north (SR 15 north / Martin Luther King Boulevard) / Conecuh Avenue – Auburn, Tuskegee
East end of US 29 / SR 15 overlap
205.712331.061 
 
SR 51 north – Hurtsboro
West end of SR 51 overlap
Midway212.371341.778 
 
 
 
SR 51 south / CR 47 north (Enon Road) – Clayton
East end of SR 51 overlap
BarbourEufaula237.764382.644 
 
US 431 north (SR 1 north / North Eufaula Avenue) – Phenix City
West end of US 431 / SR 1 overlap
239.248385.032 
 
US 431 south (SR 1 south / South Eufaula Avenue) / West Barbour Street
East end of US 431 / SR 1 overlap
Eufaula-Georgetown GA city line239.895386.074Ernest Vandiver Causeway over Lake Eufaula / Chattahoochee River
240.080386.371 
 
 
 
US 82 east / SR 50 east
Continuation into Georgia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alabama Department of Transportation Milepost/General Highway Maps". Alabama Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. 82". Federal Highway Administration. United States Department of Transportation. June 27, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tribute to Ward Wharton McFarland". June 2004.
  4. ^ "U.S. Route 82 in Alabama" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "U.S. Route 82 in Alabama" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "U.S. Route 82 in Alabama" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "U.S. Route 82 in Alabama" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "U.S. Route 82 in Alabama" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
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