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State Route 179 (SR 179) 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 ...
that serves as a north-south connection between western Etowah County
Etowah County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 103,436. Its county seat is Gadsden. Its name is from a Cherokee word meaning "edible tree". In total area, it i ...
and Boaz
Boaz (; Hebrew: בֹּעַז ''Bōʿaz''; ) is a biblical figure appearing in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible and in the genealogies of Jesus in the New Testament and also the name of a pillar in the portico of the historic Temple in Jerusa ...
. The southern terminus of SR 179 is at its intersection with US 278
U.S. Route 278 (US 278) is a parallel route of U.S. Route 78, US 78. It currently runs for from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to Wickes, Arkansas at U.S. Route 71, US 71/U.S. Route 59, US 59, passing through five states in the ...
, and the northern terminus is at its intersection with SR 168 southwest of downtown Boaz.
Route description
State Route 179 begins at its intersection with US-278 in Howelton. From this point, the route travels in a northerly direction through its northern terminus at SR-168 southwest of Boaz.Major intersections
See also
*List of state highways in Alabama
The State Route System in Alabama uses the standard numbering convention: odd numbers signify a north–south state route, and even numbers signify an east–west route. Often more than one route number shares the same roadway, so identifying whic ...
References
External links
{{commons category-inline, Alabama State Route 179 179 Transportation in Etowah County, Alabama Transportation in Marshall County, Alabama