State Route 75 (SR 75) is a
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
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that travels northeastward from
Birmingham
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to the
Georgia
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state line. The highway travels west of
U.S. Route 11 (US 11) and roughly parallels that highway, as well as
Interstate 59 (I-59). Other cities and towns along the highway include
Center Point,
Pinson,
Allgood,
Oneonta,
Albertville
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It is best k ...
,
Geraldine, and
Rainsville.
Route description
SR 75 begins at an
interchange
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with
I-59 and
US 11 at the intersection of Parkway East, Roebuck Drive, and Gadsden Road in eastern Birmingham. Until the 1990s, SR 75 overlapped US 11 along 1st Avenue North into downtown Birmingham, continuing to the intersection of the two highways with
US 78.
Traveling up to
SR-51 in
Pinson, the route travels along Roebuck Drive - a major thoroughfare for the far northeastern suburbs of Birmingham. Turning onto SR 151's right of way, the route continues as a four-lane divided highway into
Blount; although some short portions are undivided. Traversing its way into a mountain valley, the route passes through
Allgood and
Oneonta before losing two lanes (one in each direction) and becoming a traditional two-lane rural road.
Climbing up to the highs of
Sand Mountain just outside Oneonta, the route continues onward, serving several small communities in northern Blount County and southern
Marshall County, such as
Snead and
Douglas. It makes its way straight into downtown
Albertville before once again widening into a four-lane divided highway.
Upon crossing the county line into
DeKalb County, the route narrows once again to two lanes as it winds along the mountainside. In
Fyffe, the route once again widens to a four-lane divided highway. About a mile from the city limits of
Rainsville, the route narrows again. Continuing onward up to the state line, the route serves several crossroads communities, such as
Henagar and
Ider.
History
In 1999, work was completed to widen SR 75 to four lanes into
Oneonta.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Jefferson County, Alabama
Transportation in Blount County, Alabama
Transportation in Marshall County, Alabama
Transportation in DeKalb County, Alabama