State Route 28 (SR 28) 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 western 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 highway’s western terminus is at an intersection with
SR 17 at
Emelle in northwestern
Sumter County, and its eastern terminus is at an intersection with
SR 21 near
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
in eastern
Wilcox County.
Route description
From its beginning in Sumter County, SR 28 travels in a general southeastern trajectory through
Livingston
Livingston may refer to:
Businesses
* Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010)
* Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline
* Livingston International, a North American custom ...
, the home of the
University of West Alabama
The University of West Alabama (UWA) is a public university in Livingston, Alabama. Founded in 1835, the school began as a church-supported school for young women called Livingston Female Academy. The original Board of Trustees of Livingston F ...
. After leaving Livingston, the highway travels through the
Black Belt region of Alabama, one of the state’s poorest regions. The only towns whose population exceeds 2,000 that SR 28 travels through are Livingston,
Linden, and
Camden. East of Camden, the highway travels in a more eastern trajectory until its terminus approximately east of the town.
In June 2004, a segment of SR 28 near
Coatopa was designated the Betty and Asa Green Highway. Asa Green served as president of Livingston State College (now the University of West Alabama) from 1973 to 1993.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Sumter County, Alabama
Transportation in Marengo County, Alabama
Transportation in Wilcox County, Alabama