State Route 117 (SR 117) is a
state highway in the
U.S. state
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of
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
, area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...
. It travels northwest from the
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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state line southeast of
Mentone to the
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
state line north of
Bass.
Route description
Alabama State Route 117 begins at the
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
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line near the town of
Mentone. It winds through slightly mountainous terrain before entering the town of Mentone. This town is among the highest points in the state, at a maximum height of 1800ft. It descends down
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-cen ...
and enters
Valley Head
The head of the valley or, less commonly, the valley head, refers to the uppermost part of a valley.Leser (2005), p. 935.
Description
The head of a valley may take widely differing forms; for example, in highland regions the valley often ends i ...
, which is at about 1000ft elevation. The route turns northwest and enters
Hammondville, where it junctions with and maintains a short concurrency with
U.S. Route 11. It turns off of the route and junctions with
I-59.
It junctions with
AL-40 west. It continues northwest and enters
Ider. It junctions with
AL-75. It continues over the
Jackson County line.
It enters
Flat Rock and junctions with
AL-71. The route descends down
Sand Mountain and enters
Stevenson. It junctions with
U.S. 72 at a diamond interchange. It continues into downtown and turns off of its right of way, entering the plains of northern Jackson County. It passes through a few ridges and some unincorporated communities before turning off of its
right-of-way
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again. It continues east for about two miles before turning north again. It crosses the
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
state line in the unincorporated community of
Sherwood, where it immediately turns off of its right-of-way again as
TN-56 and crosses a railroad track directly beside a
Lhoist North America industrial plant.
This route is an important corridor, connecting one of the lowest parts of North Alabama with one of the highest parts of North Alabama.
Major intersections
See also
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References
117 117 may refer to:
*117 (number)
*AD 117
*117 BC
*117 (emergency telephone number)
*117 (MBTA bus)
* 117 (TFL bus)
*117 (New Jersey bus)
*''117°'', a 1998 album by Izzy Stradlin
*No. 117 (SPARTAN-II soldier ID), personal name John, the Master Chief ...
Transportation in DeKalb County, Alabama
Transportation in Jackson County, Alabama
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