Alabama State Route 172

State Route 172
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length: 24.420 mi[1] (39.300 km)
Major junctions
West end: SR-19
  US-43 / SR-17
East end: SR-13
Location
Counties: Franklin, Marion
Highway system

Alabama State Routes

← SR-171 SR-173 →

State Route 172 or SR-172 is a 24.420-mile (39.300 km) state highway that serves as an east-west connection between Vina and Bear Creek through Franklin and Marion Counties. SR-172 intersects SR-19 at its western terminus and SR-13 at its eastern terminus.

Route description

State Route 172 begins at its intersection with AL-19 in Vina.[2] From this point, SR-172 travels in a southeasterly direction where it meets SR-187 in Hodges.[3] From Hodges, the route continues generally in its eastern direction and intersects US-43 in Hackleburg.[4] From this point, SR-172 again continues generally in an easterly direction and intersects SR-237, in addition to sharing a .435-mile (0.700 km) concurrency with SR-241, prior to reaching its eastern terminus at SR-13 in Bear Creek.[5]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Franklin
 Vina 0.0 SR-19 Western terminus
Hodges 8.011 SR-187
Marion
 Hackleburg 15.448 US-43 / SR-17
15.481 SR-253 SR-253 northern terminus
Phil Campbell 20.593 SR-237 SR-237 southern terminus
Bear Creek 22.934 SR-241 Begin concurrency with SR-241
23.369 SR-241 End concurrency with SR-241
24.420 SR-13 Eastern terminus

References

  1. ^ a b Alabama Department of Transportation (1999). Milepost Map of Franklin & Marion Counties (Map). Cartography by ALDOT Bureau of Transportation Planning, Survey & Mapping Division. http://www.dot.state.al.us/NR/rdonlyres/7B15B300-359D-413A-A7FA-ED33C8C261CD/0/CountyMilePostMaps.pdf. 
  2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR-172 western terminus (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=34.363188,-88.037245&spn=0.010805,0.022724&z=16. Retrieved May 2, 2010. 
  3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR-172 in Hodges (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=34.325646,-87.918262&spn=0.043239,0.090895&z=14. Retrieved May 2, 2010. 
  4. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR-172 in Hackleburg (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=34.2819,-87.809086&spn=0.086522,0.181789&z=13. Retrieved May 2, 2010. 
  5. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR-172 eastern terminus (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=34.284808,-87.717934&spn=0.04326,0.090895&z=14. Retrieved May 2, 2010.