U.S. Route 72 Alternate
Alternate highway route in Alabama, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alternate U.S. Route 72 (US 72 Alt.) exists in Alabama on the south side of the Tennessee River between Muscle Shoals and Decatur, while US 72 follows on the north side of the river between Florence and Athens. US 72 Alt. crosses the Tennessee River at Decatur, along with US 31, and follows the entire route of Interstate 565 (I-565). SR-20 was co-signed with US 72 Alt. from Muscle Shoals to Huntsville but has since been truncated to the junction of I-65 just east of Decatur.
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Auxiliary route of US 72 | ||||
Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
Length | 67.526 mi[1] (108.673 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 43 / US 72 / SR 13 / SR 17 / SR 20 at Muscle Shoals | |||
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East end | I-565 / US 72 in Huntsville | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Alabama | |||
Counties | Colbert, Lawrence, Morgan, Limestone, Madison | |||
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Originally, US 72 Alt. turned off SR-20 on to SR-53 / Jordan Lane in Huntsville and followed it north one mile (1.6 km) to rejoin with US 72. With the completion of I-565 in the early 1990s, US 72 Alt. was routed along with I-565 to the termination of I-565 at US 72 at Chapman Mountain.