Alabama State Route 48: Difference between revisions
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|starting_terminus=[[Image:Alabama 9.svg|30px]][[Image:Alabama 49.svg|30px]] [[Alabama State Route 9| |
|starting_terminus=[[Image:Alabama 9.svg|30px]][[Image:Alabama 49.svg|30px]] [[Alabama State Route 9|SR-9]]/[[Alabama State Route 49|49]] at [[Lineville, Alabama|Lineville]] |
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|junction=[[Image:US 431.svg|23px]] [[U.S. |
|junction=[[Image:US 431.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Highway 431 (Alabama)|US-431]] at [[Wedowee, Alabama|Wedowee]] |
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|ending_terminus=[[Image:Georgia 5.svg|20px]][[Image:Georgia 100.svg|25px]] [[State Route 5 (Georgia)|GA 5]]/[[State Route 100 (Georgia)|100]] at [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] state line southwest of [[Bowdon, Georgia|Bowdon, GA]] |
|ending_terminus=[[Image:Georgia 5.svg|20px]][[Image:Georgia 100.svg|25px]] [[State Route 5 (Georgia)|GA 5]]/[[State Route 100 (Georgia)|100]] at [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] state line southwest of [[Bowdon, Georgia|Bowdon, GA]] |
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|counties=[[Clay County, Alabama|Clay County]]<br>[[Randolph County, Alabama|Randolph County]] |
|counties=[[Clay County, Alabama|Clay County]]<br>[[Randolph County, Alabama|Randolph County]] |
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'''State Route 48''' is a 34-long route in the eastern part of [[Alabama|the state]]. The western terminus of the route is at its junction with [[Alabama State Route 9|State Routes 9]] and [[Alabama State Route 49|49]] at [[Lineville, Alabama|Lineville]]. The route continues eastward to the [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] state line, where it continues as [[State Route 5 (Georgia)|Georgia State Route 5]]. |
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==Route Description== |
==Route Description== |
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State Route 48 is routed along two-lane roadways for its entire existence. It serves as a feeder route to connect [[Lineville, Alabama|Lineville]] with [[U.S. |
State Route 48 is routed along two-lane roadways for its entire existence. It serves as a feeder route to connect [[Lineville, Alabama|Lineville]] with [[U.S. Highway 431 (Alabama)|U.S. Highway 431]], a major north-south route in eastern [[Alabama]]. East of the border between [[Clay County, Alabama|Clay County]] and [[Randolph County]], the route passes over Lake [[Wedowee, Alabama|Wedowee]]. The orientation of the route is generally eastward as it travels from Lineville to Wedowee. At Wedowee, State Route 48 junctions US-431 and turns to the northeast, continuing this trajectory as it leads to the [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] state line. |
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==Route Changes== |
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==Junctions with Major Routes== |
==Junctions with Major Routes== |
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*[[U.S. Highway 431 (Alabama)|U.S. Highway 431]] at [[Wedowee, Alabama|Wedowee]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Length | 34 mi[1] (55 km) | |||
| Existed | 1940–present | |||
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 US-431 at Wedowee | ||||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Clay County Randolph County | |||
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State Route 48 is a 34-long route in the eastern part of the state. The western terminus of the route is at its junction with State Routes 9 and 49 at Lineville. The route continues eastward to the Georgia state line, where it continues as Georgia State Route 5.
Route Description
State Route 48 is routed along two-lane roadways for its entire existence. It serves as a feeder route to connect Lineville with U.S. Highway 431, a major north-south route in eastern Alabama. East of the border between Clay County and Randolph County, the route passes over Lake Wedowee. The orientation of the route is generally eastward as it travels from Lineville to Wedowee. At Wedowee, State Route 48 junctions US-431 and turns to the northeast, continuing this trajectory as it leads to the Georgia state line.
Route Changes
The original routing of State Route 48 is quite different from the route that it has today. When the route was created in 1940, it ran from Pell City to the Georgia state line east, rather than northeast, of Wedowee. That route has now been replaced by State Route 34 from Pell City to Talladega, State Route 77 from Talladega to Ashland, and State Route 9 from Ashland to Lineville. The old section of State Route 48 east of Wedowee is now designated as Randolph County Road 56.