Alabama State Route 25

State Route 25 is a long and relatively rural State highway in the State of Alabama. From US-78 in Leeds northeast to its terminus at the State of Georgia line, SR-25 is the unsigned partner route of U.S. Highway 411. The southwestern terminus of State Route 25 is at its junction with State Route 5 near Pine Hill in Wilcox County.

Route description

For the first 50 miles (80 km) of its route, State Highway 25 travels in a north–south direction. This highway begins by traveling through rural areas of west-central Alabama, connecting numerous small towns in the Black Belt region of Alabama. From Greensboro to its terminus, the orientation of Highway 25 is in a general northeasterly/ southwesterly direction. As this highway begins its northeastward path, it passes through rural areas, villages, and small towns, skirting the southern area of the Birmingham Metropolitan Area in Shelby County.

The Double Oak Mountain area

State Highway 25 traverses one of the higher peaks in the Birmingham area, Double Oak Mountain, over a roadway that was completed and opened in 1921. There is also a railroad line that runs parallel with Highway 25 between Vincent and Leeds that tunnels though Double Oak Mountain below the highway.

The 19-mile (31 km) stretch of highway 25 between Vincent and Leeds is popular with motorcyclists and other outdoor enthusiasts. This road is off limits to heavy trucks except for local deliveries due to a large number of sharp curves, blind entrances and exits, and a narrow, elevated roadway. The small communities of Vandiver, Sterrett, Calcis, and Dunnavant straddle the highway in this area. The exclusive and private Shoal Creek Country Club, home of the 1984 and 1990 PGA Golf Championship is located on Shelby County Route 41 not far from its intersection with SR-25.

Major intersections

As a signed route

• U.S. Highway 80 at Faunsdale
• State Route 14 and State Route 69 at Greensboro
• State Route 5 at Harrisburg in southwestern Bibb County. The two routes overlap until they split at Brent
• U.S. Highway 82 at Centreville
• U.S. Highway 31 at Calera
• Interstate 65 at Calera
• State Route 70 at Columbiana
• State Route 145 at Wilsonville
• State Route 76 north of Wilsonville
• U.S. Highway 231 and U.S. Highway 280 at Harpersville. SR-25 overlaps US-231 and SR-53 until they split at Vincent
• U.S. Highway 78 east of Leeds. These routes overlap until they intersect U.S. Highway 411 in Leeds. North of Leeds, State Route 25 ceases being a marked route, and it becomes the unsigned partner route of U.S. Highway 411. For several years in the 1970s, SR-25 was a marked route co-signed with U.S. 411 north of Leeds to the Georgia border.

As the unsigned partner route of US-411

• Interstate 20 in Leeds
• U.S. Highway 231 and south of Ashville. U.S. 231, U.S. 411, and State Routes 25 and 53 are co-routed until they split in Ashville
• Interstate 759 in Gadsden
• U.S. Highway 278 and U.S. Highway 431 and in Gadsden

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