State Route 62 (SR 62), also known as Monsanto Road, is a
state highway
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near
Guntersville
Guntersville (previously known as Gunter's Ferry and later Gunter's Landing) is a city and the county seat of Marshall County, Alabama, Marshall County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the ...
in
Marshall County. The highway heads east from lakeside homes and marinas along
Lake Guntersville
Guntersville Lake (generally referred to locally as Lake Guntersville) is in northern Alabama between Bridgeport and Guntersville.
Location
The lake stretches 75 miles (121 km) from Guntersville Dam to Nickajack Dam. It is Alabama's largest ...
to
SR 227 near
Guntersville
Guntersville (previously known as Gunter's Ferry and later Gunter's Landing) is a city and the county seat of Marshall County, Alabama, Marshall County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the ...
.
SR 62 previously provided access to a (now abandoned)
Monsanto
The Monsanto Company () was an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation founded in 1901 and headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Monsanto's best known product is Roundup, a glyphosate-based herbicide, developed in th ...
plant, for which it was built and named.
Route description
History
The current incarnation of SR 62 was designated in 1995.
Before then, the roadway was an unsigned county route. SR 62 is a four-lane divided roadway that serves to
connect
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lakeside homes and marinas along
Lake Guntersville
Guntersville Lake (generally referred to locally as Lake Guntersville) is in northern Alabama between Bridgeport and Guntersville.
Location
The lake stretches 75 miles (121 km) from Guntersville Dam to Nickajack Dam. It is Alabama's largest ...
with
U.S. Route 431 (US 431) and
SR 69 and
SR 79 via
SR 227. At its western end was the entrance to the now abandoned
Monsanto
The Monsanto Company () was an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation founded in 1901 and headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Monsanto's best known product is Roundup, a glyphosate-based herbicide, developed in th ...
production facility, which was the reason for SR 62 being built.
Between 1964 and 1993, SR 62 was assigned to the highway connecting
Ohatchee and
Alexandria
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in
Calhoun County Calhoun County is the name of several counties in the United States of America named after U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun:
* Calhoun County, Alabama
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* Calhoun County, Georgia
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. That route is now signed as
SR 144.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Transportation in Marshall County, Alabama
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