Interstate 759

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Interstate 759
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System
Length: 4.50 mi[1] (7.24 km)
Formed: 1989
West end: I-59 in Attalla
East end: US-411/SR-25/SR-759 in Gadsden
Alabama State Routes
< SR-759 SR-959 >

Interstate 759 (abbreviated I-759) is a 4.50 mile (7.24 km) auxiliary route of Interstate 59 just south of downtown Gadsden in Etowah County, Alabama. The western terminus is at I-59 in Attalla. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 411 in Gadsden, where I-759 continues east as the at-grade State Route 759.

The route opened between 1985 and 1989.[citation needed] A new four lane bridge crossing the Coosa River opened in 2004.[citation needed] Currently, there are plans to extend I-759 east to U.S. Highway 278 on the east side of Gadsden, as well as west towards Attalla and linking it to State Route 77.[2]

[edit] Exit list

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The entire route is in Etowah County.

Location Mile # Destinations Notes
Attalla 0.00 I-59 – Birmingham, Chattanooga Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Gadsden 2 Black Creek Parkway
4 US-411 (Rainbow Drive, SR-25) – Rainbow City, Gadsden Signed as exits 4A (south) and 4B (north)
SR-291 north (George Wallace Drive) to US-278 / US-431 (SR-1/SR-74) – East Gadsden Eastbound exit and westbound entrance

[edit] References

  1. ^ Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System: Table 2. FHWA. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
  2. ^ Interstate 759 Alabama. AARoads.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-19.

[edit] External links

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