State Route 144 (SR 144) is a east–west
state highway
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in the eastern part of the U.S. state of
Alabama
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. It travels from
U.S. Route 231 (US 231) in
St. Clair County near
Pell City
Pell City is a city in and one of the county seats of St. Clair County, Alabama, United States, the other seat being Ashville, Alabama, Ashville. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 12,939. At the 2010 census, the c ...
to
US 431 at
Alexandria
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in
Calhoun County. The highway is two lanes for its entire length. The highway also crosses the
Coosa River
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using the bridge across the
Neely Henry Dam.
Route description
History
Until 1997, the section of SR 144 between SR 77 and US 431 was designated as
SR 62. SR 62 is now assigned to a short highway in
Marshall County. Also, the section of SR 144 between SR 77 and
Ragland was signed as
St. Clair County Route 26 (CR 26) until SR 144 was extended eastward.
Major intersections
See also
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References
144 144 may refer to:
* 144 (number), the natural number following 143 and preceding 145
* AD 144, a year of the Julian calendar, in the second century AD
* 144 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar
* 144 (film), ''144'' (film), a 2015 Indian com ...
Transportation in St. Clair County, Alabama
Transportation in Calhoun County, Alabama
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