State Route 36 (SR 36) is a east–west
state highway
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in the northern part of the U.S. state of
Alabama
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. The western terminus of the highway is at its intersection with
SR 33 at
Wren
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, an unincorporated community in
Lawrence County. The eastern terminus of the highway is at its intersection with
U.S. Route 231 (US 231) at
Lacey’s Spring in
Morgan County.
Route description
Alabama State Route 36 begins in
Wren
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at
AL-33. To the south is the hill that is characteristic of the northern border of the
William B. Bankhead National Forest directly visible to the south. It enters
Speake and junctions with
AL-157 directly after an s-bend. It crosses the two roadways of the road (AL-157 is a four-lane divided highway) and s-bends again. It crosses the county line into
Morgan County.
The route almost immediately enters
Danville and junctions with CR-41 (Danville Road), which leads to
Addison and
Decatur. . It junctions with CR-72 (Iron Man Road) and continues onward to
U.S. 31
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in
Hartselle
Hartselle is the second largest city in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, south of Decatur. It is part of the Decatur Metropolitan Area and the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.
As of the 2020 census, the population of ...
. It passes through the center of town and reaches
I-65
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three miles later. Past this point, the route is in almost a completely straight line. To the south, there are visible mountains. It eventually junctions with
AL-67. This is located in
Somerville, in a part referred to by some as
Pence
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. Two miles later, it turns northeast and passes through forest, entering
Cotaco, which is home to its junctions with CR-35 (Cotaco-Florette Road) and CR-32 (Union Hill Road). It passes by
Lacey Springs then drops down to its eastern terminus at
U.S. 231. This junction is four miles south of the
Tennessee River
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/
Huntsville
Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population of the city is estimated to be 241,114 in 2024, making it the 100th-most populous city in the U.S. The Huntsville metropolitan area had an estimated 525,465 ...
's city limits and fourteen miles north of
Arab
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Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...
.
History
The current designation of SR 36 was formed in 1957 along the former route of
SR 33. Beginning in 1940, the first incarnation of SR 36 was along the current route of SR 33.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Lawrence County, Alabama
Transportation in Morgan County, Alabama