State Route 40 (SR 40) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of
Alabama
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, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
. The western terminus of the highway is at its intersection with
SR 35 near
Scottsboro. The eastern terminus of the highway is at its intersection with
SR 117 at
Hammondville, just north of the intersection of SR 117 with
Interstate 59 (I-59).
Route description
SR 40 travels across the base of
Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain is a mountain ridge located at the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Georgia, the northeast corner of Alabama, and along the southeastern Tennessee state line in Chattanooga. Lookout Mountain was the scene of the 18th-centu ...
. The narrow, twisty roadway continues until the highway reaches
Dutton in western
DeKalb County DeKalb County may refer to one of several counties in the United States, all of which were named for Baron Johan DeKalb:
* DeKalb County, Alabama
* DeKalb County, Georgia
* DeKalb County, Illinois
* DeKalb County, Indiana
* DeKalb County, Missour ...
. East of Dutton, the roadway has fewer curves as it continues across the county. While SR 40 does not directly have an
interchange with
I-59
Interstate 59 (I-59) is an Interstate Highway located in the southeastern United States. It is a north–south route that spans from a junction with I-10 and I-12 at Slidell, Louisiana, to a junction with I-24 near Wildwood, Georgia.
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, there is direct access to I-59 via
SR 117 approximately southeast of the eastern terminus of the highway.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Jackson County, Alabama
Transportation in DeKalb County, Alabama