U.S. Route 278 in Alabama

Infobox road
state=AL
type=US
route=278
alternate_name=State Route 74
length_mi=199.162
length_ref=Alabama Department of Transportation, [http://www.dot.state.al.us/NR/rdonlyres/7B15B300-359D-413A-A7FA-ED33C8C261CD/0/CountyMilePostMaps.pdf County Milepost Maps] , accessed September 2007]
length_round=3
established=1952Fact|date=September 2007
direction_a=West
direction_b=East
starting_terminus=jct|state=MS|US|278 towards Amory, MS
junction=jct|state=AL|US|31 in Cullman
jct|state=AL|US|411 in Gadsden
ending_terminus=jct|state=GA|US|278 towards Atlanta, GA
previous_route=277
next_route=279
browse=al browse
previous_route=73
route=
next_route=75
U.S. Highway 278 (US-278), mostly internally designated by the Alabama Department of Transportation as State Route 74 (SR-74), is a major east-west state highway across the northern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. West of Hamilton, SR-74 continues west to end at US-78 (SR-4), while US-278 turns south along US-43 (SR-17 and SR-171) to Guin, where it turns west along SR-118 to Mississippi.

Route description

For the most part, US-278 and SR-74 are routed parallel to U.S. Highway 78, along the north side of it. The only section of State Route 74 that is signed as an independent route is along the former route of US-78 between the interchange with Corridor X/Future Interstate 22 and downtown Hamilton, a distance of approximately five miles. East of Hamilton, SR-74 is partnered with U.S. Highway 278.

Counties traversed

*Marion County
*Winston County
*Cullman County
*Blount County
*Etowah County
*Cherokee County
*Cleburne County

Cities and towns along the route

* Hamilton
* Double Springs
* Cullman
* Holly Pond
* Snead
* Walnut Grove
* Attalla
* Gadsden
* Hokes Bluff
* Piedmont

Junctions with Interstate Highways, U.S. Highways and major state highways

* U.S. Highway 43 and U.S. Highway 278 and unsigned State Route 171 at Hamilton
* State Route 5 and State Route 13 at Natural Bridge
* Interstate 65 in Cullman
* U.S. Highway 31 and unsigned State Route 3 in Cullman
* State Route 157 in Cullman
* U.S. Highway 231 and unsigned State Route 53 west of Snead
* State Route 79 west of Snead
* State Route 75 at Snead
* U.S. Highway 431 and unsigned State Route 1 at Attalla. Routes 278, 431, 1 and 74 overlap until they split at Gadsden
* U.S. Highway 11 and unsigned State Route 7 at Attalla
* Interstate 59 at Gadsden
* U.S. Highway 411 and unsigned State Route 25 at Gadsden.
* State Route 9 at Piedmont

References