State Route 36 (SR 36) is a east–west
state highway in the northern part of the U.S. state of
Alabama
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, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
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. The western terminus of the highway is at its intersection with
SR 33 at
Wren, an unincorporated community in
Lawrence County. The eastern terminus of the highway is at its intersection with
U.S. Route 231 (US 231) at
Lacey’s Spring in
Morgan County.
Route description
Alabama State Route 36 begins in
Wren at
AL-33. To the south is the hill that is characteristic of the northern border of the
William B. Bankhead National Forest directly visible to the south. It enters
Speake and junctions with
AL-157 directly after an s-bend. It crosses the two roadways of the road (AL-157 is a four-lane divided highway) and s-bends again. It crosses the county line into
Morgan County.
The route almost immediately enters
Danville and junctions with CR-41 (Danville Road), which leads to
Addison
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and
Decatur. . It junctions with CR-72 (Iron Man Road) and continues onward to
U.S. 31 in
Hartselle. It passes through the center of town and reaches
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three miles later. Past this point, the route is in almost a completely straight line. To the south, there are visible mountains. It eventually junctions with
AL-67. This is located in
Somerville, in a part referred to by some as
Pence. Two miles later, it turns northeast and passes through forest, entering
Cotaco, which is home to its junctions with CR-35 (Cotaco-Florette Road) and CR-32 (Union Hill Road). It passes by
Lacey Springs then drops down to its eastern terminus at
U.S. 231. This junction is four miles south of the
Tennessee River
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Huntsville's city limits and fourteen miles north of
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History
The current designation of SR 36 was formed in 1957 along the former route of
SR 33. Beginning in 1940, the first incarnation of SR 36 was along the current route of SR 33.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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036
36 may refer to:
* 36 (number), the natural number following 35 and preceding 37
* One of these years of Gregorian or Julian calendars:
** 36 BC, 1st century BCE
** AD 36, 1st century
** 1936, 20th century
** 2036, 21st century
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Transportation in Lawrence County, Alabama
Transportation in Morgan County, Alabama