U.S. Route 72 Alternate

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Alternate US-72 exists in Alabama on the mostly south side of the Tennessee River between Muscle Shoals and Decatur, while US-72 follows on the north side of the river between Florence and Athens. Alternate 72 crosses the Tennessee River at Decatur, Alabama along with U.S. Highway 31 and follows the entire route of Interstate 565. SR-20 was co-signed with Alt US-72 from Muscle Shoals to Huntsville. SR-20 has since been truncated to the junction of I-65 just east of Decatur.

Originally, Alt US-72 turned off SR-20 on to SR-53 / Jordan Lane in Huntsville and followed it north 1 mile to rejoin with US-72. With the completion of I-565 in the early 1990s, Alt US-72 was routed along with I-565 to the termination of I-565 at US-72.

Contents 1 ALT 72 in Decatur 2 Major Intersections 3 Major Cities Along Route 4 See also

[edit] ALT 72 in Decatur

ALT 72 enters Decatur, Alabama after leaving Trinity, carrying Alabama 20, and serves as the northern terminus for The Beltline(Alabama 67) and continues eastward towards the town center. After traveling by the Old State Bank, and the Dancy Polk House in the downtown area, ALT 72 intersects with US-31 and continues over the "Steamboat Bill" Hudson Memorial Bridge as it and Alabama 20 continue east towards the interchange with I-65 and I-565, while US-31 continues north towards Athens, Alabama and Calhoun Community College.

[edit] Major Intersections

County	Location	Destinations
Madison	Huntsville	(SR-53) Jordan Lane
		Sparkman Drive/Tranquility Base
		(SR-255) Research Park Boulevard
		Madison Boulevard
	Madison	Wall-Triana Highway
		Glenn Hearn Boulevard to Huntsville International Airport
Limestone		Madison Boulevard
		(SR-115) Greenbriar Road
	Mooresville	(SR-71) Mooresville Road
	Decatur	Interstate 65 / Interstate 565 / SR-20
		US-31
Morgan		(US-31) 6th Avenue
		(SR-67) Beltline Road
Lawrence	Courtland	(SR-33) Wilderness Parkway
	Town Creek	(SR-101) Wheeler Dam Highway to Wheeler Dam
	Leighton	(SR-48) County Line Road
Colbert		(SR-157) University of North Alabama Highway
		(SR-133) Wilson Dam Road
	Muscle Shoals	(US 43/US 72) Lee Highway

[edit] Major Cities Along Route

Cities with more than 30,000 residents are in bold

• Huntsville, Alabama
• Madison, Alabama
• Decatur, Alabama
• Trinity, Alabama
• Muscle Shoals, Alabama
• Tuscumbia, Alabama

[edit] See also

• List of bannered U.S. Routes
• "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridge
• Interstate 565

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