Alabama State Route 77
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| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length: | 124 mi[1] (200 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1940 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 US 431 at La Fayette | |||
 SR 21 at Talladega I‑20 at Lincoln US 78 at Lincoln US 411 at Rainbow City I‑59 at Attalla US 11 at Attalla US 278 near Attalla | ||||
| North end: |
US 431 near Attalla | |||
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State Route 77 or SR-77 is a north–south highway in eastern Alabama that runs from U.S. Highway 431 near Lafayette and ends at U.S. Highway 431 just north of Attalla. North of Talladega, the route passes the entrance to Talladega Superspeedway, home of the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series races that are held annually.
The original route of SR-77 was established in 1940, running from Lafayette to Ashland. By 1961, the route was extended to its current terminus in northwestern Etowah County. Until 1985, the segment of the route between Talladega and Lincoln was co-signed as Alternate U.S. Highway 231.
The earlier routes that predated SR-77 in Talladega County and Calhoun Counties include the Gilbert's Ferry road and the Jackson Trace, which was used and named after General Andrew Jackson, who, with militia used this part of the route the defeat the Creek Indians at the Battle Of Horseshoe Bend.
Counties along the route
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Chambers | LaFayette | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 431 (Lafayette Street / SR-1) | Southern terminus |
| Randolph | 17.663 | 28.426 |  SR 22 east – Roanoke | Southern end of SR-22 concurrency | |
| Wadley | 18.974 | 30.536 | SR 22 west (Lee Street) – Alexander City | Northern end of SR-22 concurrency | |
| Clay | 32.034 | 51.554 |  SR 49 south – Mellow Valley, New Site | Southern end of SR-49 concurrency | |
| 34.215 | 55.064 | SR 49 north – Lineville | Northern end of SR-49 concurrency | ||
| Ashland | 40.245 | 64.768 |  SR 9 north | Southern end of SR-9 concurrency | |
| 40.300 | 64.857 |  SR 9 south / CR 31 north | Northern end of SR-9 concurrency | ||
| Talladega | Talladega | 63.298 | 101.868 | SR 21 north (Haynes Street/East Battle Street) | Southern end of SR-21 concurrency |
| 64.474 | 103.761 | SR 21 south (West Battle Street) | Northern end of SR-21 concurrency | ||
| 66.259 | 106.634 |  SR 275 to SR 21 – Sylacauga, Montgomery, Anniston, Shocco Springs | |||
| 67.928 | 109.320 |  SR 34 west | Eastern terminus of SR-34 | ||
| Lincoln | 75.979 | 122.276 | I‑20 – Birmingham, Atlanta | I-20 exit 168 | |
| 77.259 | 124.336 | US 78 (SR-4) | |||
| Calhoun | Ohatchee | 90.269 | 145.274 |  SR 144 – Ragland | |
| Etowah | Rainbow City | 103.242 | 166.152 | US 411 (Rainbow Drive / SR-25) – Ashville, Gadsden | |
| Gadsden | 107.407 | 172.855 |  I‑59 to I‑759 – Birmingham, Chattanooga | I-59 exit 181 | |
| Attalla | 109.122 | 175.615 | US 11 (3rd Street / SR-3) | ||
| 111.881 | 180.055 | US 278 (SR-74) – Cullman, Walnut Grove, Attalla | |||
| 112.334 | 180.784 | US 431 (SR-1) – Albertville, Boaz | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- 1 2 "Milepost/General Highway Maps". Alabama Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 31, 2011.