U.S. Route 82 in Alabama runs northwest to southeast across the northwestern and central Alabama for 240.080 miles (386.371 km). The route enters from Mississippi east of Columbus, Mississippi and exits into Georgia across the Chattahoochee River at Eufaula.
 U.S. Route 82 | ||||
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| State Route 6 (SR 6) | ||||
 US 82 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length | 240.080 mi[1] (386.371 km) | |||
| Existed | 1934[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 82 near Columbus, MS | |||
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| East end |  US 82 / SR 50 at Georgetown, GA | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Chilton, Autauga, Montgomery, Bullock, Barbour | |||
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Route description
editThroughout Alabama, US 82 is paired with unsigned State Route 6 (SR 6). The highway enters the state east of Columbus, Mississippi, and bears southeast towards Northport and Tuscaloosa, where it crosses over I-20 and I-59 south of town. It is known in West Alabama as McFarland Boulevard, in memory of Ward Wharton McFarland, a political, business, and civic leader who died in 1979.[3] After leaving Tuscaloosa, the route continues southeast, passing through the cities of Brent, Centreville, and Maplesville en route to Prattville, on the northern edge of the Montgomery metropolitan area. This approximately 92-mile (148 km) drive goes through some of the most rural areas of the state, much of it two lanes with the exception of the section from Tuscaloosa to Centreville. Upon arriving in Prattville, it runs concurrently with I-65, with which it goes through downtown Montgomery with (also junctioning with the current southern terminus of I-85), and splits off to the east south of downtown. After leaving Montgomery, the route continues southeast through Union Springs and Midway en route to Eufaula, on the Alabama–Georgia state line, where it junctions with US 431. The route then crosses over the Chattahoochee River into Georgetown, Georgia, over Lake Eufaula.[citation needed]
History
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U.S. Route 82 was first designated within the state of Alabama in June of 1934. At the time, it ran from the Mississippi border to U.S. Route 11 in Tuscaloosa. In the summer of 1948, US 82 was extended across the state along its current route and into Georgia.[2]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Pickens | | 0.000 | 0.000 |  US 82 west | Continuation into Mississippi |
| Reform | 17.642 | 28.392 |   SR 17 south (Fourth Street SW) / Fourth Street NW – Carrollton | West end of SR 17 overlap | |
| 17.784 | 28.621 |  SR 17 north (First Street North) / First Street South – Millport | East end of SR 17 overlap | ||
| Gordo | 25.845 | 41.593 |  SR 159 north (South Main Street) – Fayette | Southern terminus of SR 159 | |
| | 27.358 | 44.028 |   SR 86 west – Carrollton, Aliceville | Eastern terminus of SR 86 | |
| Tuscaloosa | Northport | 42.6[4] | 68.6 |    To I-20 / I-59 / Boone Boulevard / Rose Boulevard | Toll bridge on Boone Boulevard south to I-20 / 59 |
| 45.438 | 73.125 |  US 43 north (SR 13 north) / Main Avenue – Fayette | West end of US 43 / SR 13 overlap | ||
| 46.392 | 74.661 |   US 43 south / SR 69 (SR 13 south / Lurleen B. Wallace Boulevard) to I-20 / I-59 / I-359 – Tuscaloosa, Jasper | East end of US 43 / SR 13 overlap | ||
| Tuscaloosa | 49.3– 49.5 | 79.3– 79.7 | Woolsey Finnell Bridge over Black Warrior River | ||
| 49.5– 49.7[5] | 79.7– 80.0 | Jack Warner Parkway | Interchange | ||
| 50.2[6] | 80.8 | Campus Drive | Interchange | ||
| 50.5– 50.6[7] | 81.3– 81.4 | University Boulevard | Interchange; access to the University of Alabama | ||
| 51.373 | 82.677 |  SR 215 (Veterans Memorial Parkway) | |||
| 53.168 | 85.566 | I-20 / I-59 – Meridian, Birmingham | I-20 / 59 exit 73 | ||
| 53.420 | 85.971 |  US 11 (SR 7 / Skyland Boulevard East) | |||
| 54.823 | 88.229 | SR 215 north (Old Montgomery Highway) | Southern terminus of SR 215 | ||
| Bibb | Centreville | 81.547 | 131.237 |  SR 5 – Brent, West Blocton | Interchange |
| 82.827 | 133.297 |  SR 219 north (Birmingham Road) / Birmingham Road | West end of SR 219 overlap | ||
| 83.1[8] | 133.7 | Walter Owens Bridge over Cahaba River | |||
| 83.521 | 134.414 |  SR 25 / SR 219 south – Centreville | Interchange | ||
| | 87.803 | 141.305 |    SR 382 west (Montgomery Highway) / CR 20 east (Anitoch Road) – Antioch, Randolph | Eastern terminus of SR 382 | |
| Chilton | | 101.044 | 162.615 |  SR 183 south – Marion | Northern terminus of SR 183 |
| Maplesville | 105.624 | 169.985 |   To SR 22 – Maplesville, Selma | ||
| Autauga | Prattville | 140.036 | 225.366 |  SR 14 west (Selma Highway) / Selma Highway | West end of SR 14 overlap |
| 142.852 | 229.898 |  US 31 (SR 3 / South Memorial Drive) – Montgomery, Birmingham | |||
| Elmore | 145.926 | 234.845 |    I-65 north / SR 14 east / Cobbs Ferry Road to Montgomery Toll Road | East end of SR 14 overlap; west end of I-65 overlap; I-65 exit 179 | |
| Elmore–Montgomery county line | Montgomery | 145.926– 153.189 | 234.845– 246.534 | see I-65 (mile 178.961–168.213) | |
| Montgomery | Montgomery | 153.189 | 246.534 |   I-65 south / US 80 west (SR 8 west) / West South Boulevard (SR 21 south) to US 31 – Selma, Mobile | East end of I-65 overlap; west end of US 80 / SR 8 / SR 21 overlap; I-65 exit 168 |
| 154.771 | 249.080 |  US 331 south (SR 9 south) / South Court Street (South Court Street) – Luverne | Northern terminus of US 331; west end of SR 9 overlap | ||
| 158.668 | 255.351 |    US 80 east / US 231 north / SR 21 north (SR 8 east / SR 9 north / SR 53 north / Eastern Boulevard) to I-85 / McGehee Road | East end of US 80 / SR 8 / 9 / 21; west end of US 231 / SR 53 overlap; To I-85 signed westbound only | ||
| 162.088 | 260.855 |  SR 271 north (Taylor Road) to I-85 | Southern terminus of SR 271 | ||
| | 171.098 | 275.356 | US 231 south (SR 53 south / Troy Highway) – Troy, Dothan | East end of US 231 / SR 53 overlap | |
| Bullock | | 195.624 | 314.826 |  SR 110 west | Eastern terminus of SR 110 |
| Union Springs | 198.094 | 318.801 |  SR 223 south (Baskin Street) / Montgomery Avenue | Northern terminus of SR 223 | |
| 198.551 | 319.537 |  US 29 south (SR 15 south / South Prairie Street) / North Prairie Street – Banks | West end of US 29 / SR 15 overlap | ||
| 198.708 | 319.790 |  US 29 Truck south (SR 197 south / Martin Luther King Boulevard) / Blackmon Avenue | Northern terminus of US 29 Truck / SR 197 | ||
| 198.904 | 320.105 | US 29 north (SR 15 north / Martin Luther King Boulevard) / Conecuh Avenue – Auburn, Tuskegee | East end of US 29 / SR 15 overlap | ||
| | 205.712 | 331.061 |  SR 51 north – Hurtsboro | West end of SR 51 overlap | |
| Midway | 212.371 | 341.778 |   SR 51 south / CR 47 north (Enon Road) – Clayton | East end of SR 51 overlap | |
| Barbour | Eufaula | 237.764 | 382.644 |  US 431 north (SR 1 north / North Eufaula Avenue) – Phenix City | West end of US 431 / SR 1 overlap |
| 239.248 | 385.032 | US 431 south (SR 1 south / South Eufaula Avenue) / West Barbour Street | East end of US 431 / SR 1 overlap | ||
| Eufaula-Georgetown GA city line | 239.895 | 386.074 | Ernest Vandiver Causeway over Lake Eufaula / Chattahoochee River | ||
| 240.080 | 386.371 | US 82 east / SR 50 east | Continuation into Georgia | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "Alabama Department of Transportation Milepost/General Highway Maps". Alabama Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "U.S. 82". Federal Highway Administration. United States Department of Transportation. June 27, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Tribute to Ward Wharton McFarland". June 2004.
- ^ "U.S. Route 82 in Alabama" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Route 82 in Alabama" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Route 82 in Alabama" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Route 82 in Alabama" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Route 82 in Alabama" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
