Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0 0.0 515 ft. |
Mississippi/Alabama State Line |
State Line Road, This is where United States Highway #72 enters Alabama from Mississippi, after traversing Alabama west to east, ends at Alabama/Tennessee border, east of Bridgeport, Alabama along Tennessee River. |
| 1.3 2.1 531 ft. |
Allsboro Road/Co. Rd 1 |
Allsboro Road/ County Road 1, Mangerum Road, Community of Malone, Alabama, |
| 2.6 4.2 499 ft. |
Asphalt Rock Road : Mangerum, AL |
Asphalt Rock Road, Mangerum Annex, Community of Margerum, Alabama, Riverton Rose Trail runs along Goose Pond Slough, Buzzard Roost Park, |
| 4.8 7.7 449 ft. |
Junction of US #72 Alabama Route #2 ( Margerum Road) : Lime Kiln |
Community of Lime Kiln, Alabama. East to Buzzard Roost, Alabama |
| 5.7 9.2 479 ft. |
Natchez-Trace Access Road |
Natchez Trace Access Road, Natchez-Trace Parkway, to, Community of Georgetown, Alabama, along the Tennessee River, Natchez-Trace Parkway Colbert Ferry Park, |
| 6.2 10.0 518 ft. |
Cedar Lane/Co Rd 7 |
Cedar Lane / County Road 7, Barton Hall, also known as the Cunningham Plantation, an antebellum plantation house, built in 1840s near present day Cherokee, Alabama, located south of U.S.Route #72 near the former town of Buzzard Roost, Alabama, The house is a declared a National Historic Landmark. Community of Mt. Hester, Alabama, Community of Chisca, Alabama, |
| 8.1 13.1 509 ft. |
Main Street : Cherokee, AL |
Main Street, County Road 21, Cherokee, Alabama, a town in Colbert County, Alabama, Cherokee Public Library, Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, Stanfield-Worley Bluff Shelter, Barton Hall, Buzzard Roost, Riverton Rose Trail are some of the attractions around Cherokee, Alabama. |
| 12.6 20.2 515 ft. |
Mulberry Lane : Mulberry Creek |
Mulberry Lane, Mulberry Creek, a short tributary of the Tennessee River in northern Alabama, Mississippi Pond, Williams Pond, located along Mulberry Lane. |
| 13.0 21.0 482 ft. |
County Road 33: Barton, AL |
County Road 33, Community of Barton, Alabama, Community of Newsome Springs, Alabama, |
| 14.6 23.5 459 ft. |
Red Rock Road : Red Rock, AL |
Red Rock Road, Community of Red Rock, Alabama, |
| 17.6 28.4 476 ft. |
Junction Alabama Highway #247 |
Junction Alabama Highway #247, Old Memephis Pike, County Road 53, |
| 19.8 31.9 499 ft. |
Hawk Pride Mountain Road / Reid Avenue |
Hawk Pride Mountain Road / Reid Avenue, Colbert County Park, Garrets Lake, Community of New Bethel, Alabama, |
| 21.4 34.4 472 ft. |
Co Road 47: Cedar Hills Estates, AL |
County Road 47, Willingham Hill Drive, Community of Cedar Hills Estates, Alabama, Seven Mile Island Wildlife Management Area lies in the middle of the Tennessee River north of here. |
| 22.9 36.8 463 ft. |
Co Road 65/Frankfort Road |
Co Road 65/Frankfort Road, Underwood Mountain Road, Community of Valdosta, Alabama, Buffington Field, Community of Milk Springs, Alabama, Community of Crooked Oak, Alabama, Community of Flatwoods, Alabama, |
| 23.7 38.1 499 ft. |
Veterans Boulevard : Youth Park |
Veterans Boulevard, Sheffield Youth Park, Tuscumbia, Alabama, a city in Colbert County, Alabama, Ivy Green, the name for the childhood home of Helen Keller, Helen Keller Birth Place, located in Tuscumbia, Alabama. The actual well pump where Helen Keller first communicated with Anne Sullivan is located at Ivy Green. Park West. |
| 24.5 39.5 443 ft. |
Woodmont Drive: Tuscumbia, AL |
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| 26.2 42.1 509 ft. |
Intersection State Highway #17/20/157 |
Intersection State Highway #17/20/157, United States Route #43, Coulbert County Memorial Gardens. U.S.Route #43 spans the Tennessee River across to Florence, Alabama. |
| 27.8 44.8 509 ft. |
Old Hwy 20 / Co Road 22 : Valley Grove, AL |
Old Highway 20/County Road 22, Community of Valley Grove, Alabama, Alcock Pond, Leighton, Alabama, a town in Colbert County, Alabama, |
| 28.2 45.4 505 ft. |
State Highway #133/County Road 57 |
State Highway #133, County Road 57/ 3 Mile Lane, Community of Hobgood, Alabama, Phosphate Development Works, Diamond Park and Golf Course, Florence, Alabama located across Tennessee River, The Shoals (officially the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area) encompasses Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Florence, and Tuscumbia cities, as well as Lauderdale and Colbert counties. University of North Alabama. Community of Spring Valley, Alabama, located south on County Road 57. |
| 30.6 49.2 554 ft. |
State Highway #157: Whiteoak, AL |
State Highway #157, Community of Whiteoak, Alabama, A Historical Marker noting the site of the La Grange College, a former college that was burned in 1863, located along State Highway #157, on LaGrange College Road, La Grange College Site Park, |
| 34.4 55.4 568 ft. |
County Line Road : Leighton, AL |
County Line Road, Leighton, Alabama, a town in Colbert County, Alabama, Leighton Public Library, Community of Ford City, Alabama, Alabama Shores, Wilson Lake, |
| 38.7 62.3 545 ft. |
Co Rd 22: Section, AL |
County Road 22, Old Highway #20, A Loop on U.S.Route #72, Community of Section, Alabama, Burney Pond, Nichols Pond, Brush Pond, |
| 41.4 66.7 561 ft. |
Junction of Alabama Route #101/Main Street - Town Creek |
Community of Town Creek, Alabama |
| 43.9 70.7 600 ft. |
County Road 585 : Rigdom, AL |
County Road 585, Lockheed Martin Way, to, Lawrence County Airport, Community of Rigdom, Alabama, Community of Terry Town, Alabama, Community of Loosier, Alabama, |
| 44.5 71.6 584 ft. |
Jefferson Street : Rocky Hill, AL |
Jefferson Street, Community of Rocky Hill, Alabama, Sanderson Lane, to Lawrence County Airport, Lawrence County Airport, a public use airport in Lawrence County, Alabama, located northeast of Courtland, Alabama. Courtland, Alabama, a town in Lawrence County, Alabama, |
| 47.0 75.7 571 ft. |
Co Rd 150: North Courtland, AL |
County Road 150, North Courtland, Alabama, a town in Lawrence County, Alabama, Courtland, Alabama, a town in Lawrence County, Alabama, The John McMahon House, a Federal style mansion located in Courtland, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Community of Red Bank, Alabama, located on the southern shore of Wheeler Lake, on Tennessee River. |
| 48.0 77.2 564 ft. |
County Road 389 : Ponds |
County Road 389, County Road 388, Sykes Pond, Cottonwood Pond, Swoope Pond, Round Pond, Lawrence County Park, Prairie Lake lies along United States Route #72 just east of North Courtland, Alabama, |
| 49.0 78.8 574 ft. |
Junction State Highway #33 |
Junction State Highway #33, Community of Terry Heights, Alabama, Community of Letson Settlement, Alabama, Community of Longtown, Alabama, |
| 51.2 82.4 597 ft. |
County Road 377 : Wheeler, AL |
County Road 377, Wheeler, Alabama, a former community in Lawrence County, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Joseph Wheeler Plantation, commonly known as Pond Spring or the General Joe Wheeler Home, a historic plantation complex and historic district in the Tennessee River Valley in Wheeler, Alabama. Bride's Hill, known also as Sunnybrook, a historic house near Wheeler, Alabama, one of the state's earliest surviving and most significant, examples of the so-called "Tidewater-type" dwelling. |
| 53.4 86.0 594 ft. |
Lovettville, AL |
Community of Lovettville, Alabama, located on United States Highway #72, |
| 54.7 88.1 594 ft. |
County Road 217/Main Street |
County Road 217/Main Street, Hillsboro, Alabama, a town in Lawrence County, Alabama, Hillsboro City Hall, Community of Chaybeate Springs, Alabama, Pittsburg, Alabama, a community in Lawrence County, Alabama, Russians make up a majority of the population in Pittsburg, Alabama. |
| 55.9 89.9 587 ft. |
County Road 400/Mallard Cr Road |
County Road 400/Mallard Cr Road, Community of Reynolds, Alabama, Community of Flower Hill, Alabama, Mallard Fox Creek Wildlife Management Area, Community of Lakeview, Alabama, |
| 57.0 91.7 581 ft. |
Co Rd 434 : Midway, AL |
County Road 434, Community of Midway, Alabama, Community of Five Points, Alabama, Oakville, Alabama, a small community located in Lawrence County, Alabama, a Park with a Museum dedicated to Jesse Owens, the great Olympic athlete and another Park Oakville Indian Mounds Park and Museum, is dedicated to the preservation of the large Indian Mounds left in the area by the prehistoric Copena Indians, located here in Oakville, Alabama. Community of Fish Pond, Alabama, located just off U.S.Route #72. |
| 60.8 97.9 617 ft. |
N Seneca Drive : Trinity, AL |
N Seneca Drive, Trinity, Alabama, a town in Morgan County, Alabama, |
| 64.2 103.3 574 ft. |
Junction State Highway #67 |
Junction Chemstrand Avenue, State Highway #67/Beltline Road, Decatur General Hospital-West, Parkway Medical Center, Beltline Mall Shopping Center, Westmead Plaza Shopping Center, Beltline Plaza Shopping Center, Jack Allen Soccer Complex, English Pond, Moulton Heights, Alabama, a suburb of Decatur in Morgan County, Alabama, Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Community of Russel Village, a suburb of Decatur, Alabama, Morgan Lake Park, |
| 67.6 108.8 581 ft. |
Junction of United States Highway #31/6th Avenue NE:- Decatur, AL |
Community of Decatur, Alabama. |
| 69.2 111.4 558 ft. |
U.S.Route #31/State Hwy #3 |
U.S.Route #31/State Highway #3, Access to, Decatur Day Use Park, Community of Whiteside, Alabama, Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area lies west on the northern bank of the Tennessee River, Pryor Field Regional Airport, a public airport located just off United States Highway #31, John C. Calhoun State Community College, Community of Murphree Place, Alabama, Tanner, Alabama, a small town in Limestone County, Alabama, |
| 71.6 115.3 581 ft. |
Bibb Garrett Road: Sweetwater, AL |
Bibb Garrett Road, Community of Sweetwater, Alabama, |
| 72.2 116.2 594 ft. |
Intersection Interstate Hwy #65 |
Intersection Interstate Highway #65, Southpoint Industrial Park, |
| 73.4 118.2 571 ft. |
Mooresville Road : Exit 2 on I-565 |
Mooresville Road, Exit 2 on Interstate Highway #565, Mooresville, Alabama, a town in Limestone County, Alabama, the oldest incorporated town in Alabama, is characterized as a picturesque early 19th century village, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Community of Belle Mina, Alabama, Community of Salem Corner, Alabama, Community of Peets Corner, Alabama, located north on County Road 71/Mooresville Road. |
| 75.7 121.8 594 ft. |
Exit 3: Greenbriar Patch, AL |
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| 80.2 129.1 623 ft. |
Exit 7 : Glenn Hean Blvd SW |
Exit 7, Glenn Hean Blvd SW, Jetport Municipal Golf Course, Huntsville International Airport, also known as Carl T. Jones Field, an airport located southwest of Huntsville, Alabama, a city in Madison County, Alabama, Community of Swancott, Alabama, |
| 81.3 130.9 620 ft. |
Exit 8 : Wall Triana Highway/Sullivan Street |
Exit 8 : Wall Triana Highway/Sullivan Street, Community of New Haven, Alabama, River Landing, The Promenade at River Landing, Willows at the River Landing, Willows at the River Landing, Nickel Creek at the River Landing, Triana, Alabama, a town located on county line of Madison County, Alabama, Flamingo Park, Lady Ann Lake, The Reserve, Lake Forest, The Preserve at Wheeler, Legacy Cove, |
| 82.1 132.1 636 ft. |
Exit 8 : Sullivan Street, Madison, AL |
Exit 8, Sullivan Street, Madison, Alabama, a city in Limestone and Madison Counties in Alabama, Hughs Park, Plaza Center, Dublin Park, Madison Mall Shopping Center, Shelton Park, Farley Office Center, Colonial Promenade, Belle Mor Lakes, |
| 86.2 138.7 653 ft. |
Exit 14: Rideout Road |
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| 87.1 140.2 659 ft. |
Exit 14B: Research Park Blvd NW |
Exit 14B to intersection of AL State Highway 255/Research Park Blvd |
| 88.0 141.6 653 ft. |
Exit 16 : Old Madison Pike NW |
Exit 16, Old Madison Pike NW, Tranquility Base, The U.S. Space & Rocket Center, located in Huntsville, Alabama along the United States Highway #72, The Center houses a museum showcasing the hardware of the U.S. space program and the facilities of the United States Space Camp. First Saturn V Launch Vehicle, the first-built Saturn V launch vehicle, and was used for testing. |
| 88.8 142.9 676 ft. |
Exit 15: Sparkman Drive NW |
Exit 15, Sparkman Drive NW, University Park, Athletic Field Complex, Shelbie King Hall, Olin B.King Technology Hall, Robert Bud Cramer Research Hall, Shelby Center for Science and Technology, University of Alabama Huntsville Center, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a state-supported, public, coeducational university, located in Huntsville, Alabama, |
| 89.2 143.5 666 ft. |
Exit 17A : Jordan Lane SW |
Exit 17A, Jordan Lane SW, State Route #53, The Huntsville Botanical Garden, a botanical garden located in Huntsville, Alabama, near the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Church of Christ Jordan Park, Pine Park, CCI Medical Complex, University Plaza Shopping Center, Community of Brandontown, Alabama, Mastin Lake Park, |
| 91.1 146.6 620 ft. |
Exit 19A : U.S.Route #231/431 |
Exit 19A, Intersection of U.S.Route #231/431/AL State Highway 1 |
| 91.3 146.9 620 ft. |
Exit 19B: Memorial Parkway SW |
Exit 19B to intersection of US Highways 431/231/AL Highway 1 |
| 94.3 151.7 869 ft. |
Exit 21 : U.S.Route #72 Business/State Hwy #2 |
Exit 21, United States Route #72 Business, State Highway #2, Madison County Health Dept., Northside Plaza Shopping Center, Bessie K Russell Library, |
| 94.9 152.8 955 ft. |
High Mountain Road : High Mountain Estates |
High Mountain Road, Communities of Chapman Cove, Parker Ridge Estates, Hawks Ridge, Chapman Mountain Estates, High Mountain Estates, California Subdivision, Monte Sano State Park, a mountaintop retreat combining the history of the park's 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps era cottages with the convenience of a city park. Scenic hiking trails, Picnic areas, modern campsites and quaint, rustic cottages with a memorable views are offered here in the Monte Sano State Park. Periwinkle Spring Addition Tract, |
| 96.0 154.5 758 ft. |
Moores Mill Road : Mercury, AL |
Moores Mill Road, Community of Mercury, Alabama, North Alabama Railroad Museum, Valhalla Memorial Gardens, Moores Mill, Alabama, a community in Madison County, Alabama, |
| 96.6 155.5 748 ft. |
Shields Road : Chase Creek Town Center |
Sheilds Road, to, Chase Creek Town Center, Winchester Road East Church of Christ, Mountain Slopes, located south along United States Route #72. |
| 98.7 158.9 771 ft. |
Ryland Pike : Ryland, AL |
Ryland Pike, Community of Ryland, Alabama, Kids Space Palace, located on Homer Nance Road, Winchester Plaza, Community of Bell Factory, Alabama, |
| 101.1 162.7 643 ft. |
Moontown Road : Airport |
Moontown Road, Moontown Airport, a public use airport located east of Huntsville, Alabama, 16 miles east of Huntsville International Airport (HSV). Community of Moontown, Alabama, Wears Chapel Missionary Baptist, |
| 102.9 165.6 623 ft. |
Brock Road : Brownsboro, AL |
Brock Road, Community of Brownsboro, Alabama, Brownsboro Baptist Church located just off U.S.Route #72, Community of Maysville, Alabama, |
| 106.8 171.8 636 ft. |
Little Cove Road/New Hope-Gurley Pike |
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| 107.3 172.6 653 ft. |
Keel Mountain Road: Lake |
Keel Mountain Road, Smith Walker and Johnson Lake, Keel Mountain Road extend to, Keel Mountain, a mesa in Gurley Madison and Jackson Counties in Alabama. |
| 109.9 176.9 627 ft. |
Junction State Hwy #65 |
Junction State Highway #65, Community of Garth, Alabama, Community of Trenton, Alabama, Community of Little Nashville, Alabama, Community of Hollytree, Alabama, |
| 111.0 178.7 607 ft. |
Short Street : Wildlife Refuge |
Jones Street, Short Street, to, Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge, Paint Rock, a town in Jackson County, Alabama, located along the Paint Rock River, |
| 113.7 183.0 591 ft. |
County Road 5 : Keel Mountain |
County Road 5, New Hope-Cedar Point Road, to, Keel Mountain, a mesa in Madison and Jackson Counties in Alabama. Community of Cedar Point, Alabama, Community of Poplar Ridge, Alabama, Community of Nebo, Alabama, New Hope, Alabama, a city in Madison County, Alabama, lies southwest of United States Route #72, along State Route #1. |
| 114.9 184.9 594 ft. |
State Route #35/Willow Street |
State Route #35/Willow Street, Woodville, Alabama, a town in Jackson County, Alabama, Stevens Reservation, Elliott Reservation, Pleasant Groves, Alabama, a town in Jackson County, Alabama, located on County Road 8, Community of Letcher, Alabama, Community of Larkinsville, Alabama, |
| 116.5 187.5 591 ft. |
Co Rd 63/Cathedral Caverns Hwy: State Park |
County Road 63, Cathedral Caverns Highway, Community of Rocky Ridge, Alabama, Woodland Lake, Community of Woodall Place, Alabama, Grant, Alabama, a town in Marshall County, Alabama. Cathedral Caverns State Park, located in northern Marshall County, Alabama, a declared National Natural Landmark. |
| 118.3 190.4 617 ft. |
County Road 6 : Cathedral Caverns State Park |
County Road 6, Cathedral Caverns Road, Nutty Acres Camp Ground, Cathedral Caverns State Park, Community of Swearengin, Alabama, Gunters Mountain, a plateau-type summit in Alabama. |
| 122.8 197.6 614 ft. |
County Road 11: Limrock, AL |
County Road 11, Community of Aspel, Alabama, Community of Lim Rock, Alabama, |
| 124.7 200.7 604 ft. |
Access : Wildlife Refuge |
Access to, Burns Reservation, Blowing Wind Cave National Wildlife Refuge, located just off United States Route #72, |
| 125.8 202.4 600 ft. |
County Road 114 : Wildlife Refuge |
County Road 114, connects with Alabama Highway #79 on the south near North Sauty Wildlife Refuge, |
| 126.8 204.0 620 ft. |
Intersection Alabama Hwy #79 |
Intersection Alabama Highway #79/Akzo Boulevard, Goose Pond Colony Park, |
| 130.3 209.7 597 ft. |
N Broad Street/State Hwy #279 |
N Broad Street/Alabama Highway #279, Scottsboro Country Club and Golf Course, Scottsboro Plaza Shopping Center, Scottsboro Municipal Park, Scottsboro, Alabama, a city in Jackson County, Alabama, Highlands Medical Center, Scottsboro Shopping Center, College Hill Historic District, |
| 131.0 210.8 617 ft. |
Co Park Road: Park |
County Park Road, Holiday Shopping Center, lies just off United States Route 72, Jackson County Park, Jackson County Senior Center, |
| 132.2 212.8 627 ft. |
Intersection Alabama Hwy #35 |
Intersection Alabama Highway #35 / Veterans Drive, Community of Pikeville, Alabama, Community of Tupelo, Alabama, located north along County Road 21, McNary Reservation, The Comer Bridge, or the B.B. Comer Bridge, a two-lane, steel truss bridge spanning the Tennessee River along Alabama State Route #35 in Scottsboro, Alabama. |
| 133.7 215.2 653 ft. |
Snodgrass Road : Airport |
Snodgrass Road, E Willow Street/State Highway #279, Scottsboro Municipal Airport, also known as Word Field, a public-use airport located northeast of Scottsboro, Alabama, along United States Highway #72, |
| 137.5 221.3 630 ft. |
Co Rd 33: Hollywood, AL |
County Road 33, Bellefonte Road, Harlin Morgan and Rilie Reservations, Bellefonte, Alabama, a ghost town in Jackson County, Alabama, located southeast of Hollywood, Alabama, a town in Jackson County, Alabama, Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station, located in Hollywood, Alabama, are two partially-built pressurized water reactors, |
| 140.2 225.7 692 ft. |
Co Rd 412/Co Rd 336 |
County Road 412, County Road 336, Community of Martintown, Alabama, |
| 142.7 229.7 623 ft. |
Co Rd 116: Wannville, AL |
County Road 116, Community of Wannville, Alabama, Raccoon Creek Public Hunting Area is nearby. |
| 143.0 230.1 656 ft. |
Co Rd 42: Fackler, AL |
County Road 42, Community of Fackler, Alabama, William Key Reservation, Samuel Key Reservation, |
| 144.8 233.0 656 ft. |
Co Rd 141 : Shooting Area |
County Road 141, to, Mud Creek Public Shooting Area, |
| 147.8 237.9 656 ft. |
Co Road 137 : Cedar Grove, AL |
County Road 137, Community of Cedar Grove, Alabama, Russells Track, Crow Creek Wildlife Management Area, located along County Road 45, northwest of here. |
| 149.5 240.6 640 ft. |
Intersection Alabama Hwy #117 |
Intersection Alabama Highway #117, Stevenson Municipal Park, Stevenson, Alabama, a city in Jackson County, Alabama, Stevenson Historic District, The Stevenson Railroad Depot Museum, located downtown Stevenson, Alabama, The depot, built in 1872 listed in the National Register of Historic Places, stands on the ruins of Stevenson's first railroad depot. Card Switch, Communities of Eureka, Alabama, Bass, Alabama, located northwest of here. |
| 151.7 244.2 620 ft. |
Co Road 96 : Power Plant |
County Road 96, to, Widows Creek Power Plant, (also known as the Widows Creek Fossil Plant), a major coal-fired power station east of Stevenson, Alabama, It's chimney is one of the tallest at 305 M. |
| 151.9 244.5 627 ft. |
Alabama Hwy #277 : Airport |
Alabama Highway #277, Stevenson Bridgeport Municipal Airport, a public airport located along State Highway #277, at the Junction with U.S.Route #72, |
| 153.4 246.8 659 ft. |
Co Road 70 : Edgefield, AL |
County Road 70, Community of Edgefield, Alabama, Bengis Reservation, Community of Bolivar, Alabama, located on State Route #277 nearby. |
| 156.9 252.5 640 ft. |
Co Rd 75: Mt.Carmel, AL |
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| 159.6 256.9 669 ft. |
County Road 209/State Route 2 |
County Road 209, State Route 2/Alabama Highway #277, Bridgeport, Alabama, a small city in Jackson County, Alabama, Bridgeport Community Park, Thomas Jones Reservation lies along County Road 209, near the Alabama border with Tennessee. |
| 161.1 259.3 610 ft. |
Alabama/Tennessee State Line |
South of South Pittsburg, Alabama, a city in Marion County, Tennessee, and just north of Bridgeport, Alabama, United States Route #72 ends its journey in Alabama and enters Tennessee. |