State Route 140 (SR 140) is a
state highway
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in
Dallas County in the U.S. state of
Alabama
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. It begins at
US 80/
US 80 Truck/
SR 14 Truck/
SR 22 Truck/
SR 41 just southeast of
Selma and ends at an intersection with
SR 14 southeast of
Burnsville, near the
Autauga County line.
Route description
SR 140 begins at an
intersection
In mathematics, the intersection of two or more objects is another object consisting of everything that is contained in all of the objects simultaneously. For example, in Euclidean geometry, when two lines in a plane are not parallel, their ...
with
US 80/
US 80 Truck/
SR 14 Truck/
SR 22 Truck/
SR 41 just southeast of
Selma. It heads to the east-southeast roughly parallel to the
Alabama River
The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa River, Tallapoosa and Coosa River, Coosa rivers, which unite about north of Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery, near the town of Wetumpka, Alabama, Wetumpka.
Over a co ...
. As the river curves to the northeast of Selma, so, too, does SR 140. Near the end of the highway, the river bends away to the east and SR 140 continues to the north. It ends at an intersection with
SR 14 southeast of
Burnsville, less than from the
Autauga County line.
History
SR 140 was previously created on a route from
US 82/
SR 6 east of
Gordo Gordo (Spanish and Portuguese for "fat") may refer to:
People
* Afonso II of Portugal (1185–1223), King of Portugal nicknamed "''o Gordo'' ("the Fat")
* Agustín Calleri (born 1976), Argentine retired tennis player nicknamed "Gordo"
* Gordo (DJ ...
to US 82/SR 6 in
Coker. This route was decommissioned by 1979 and is now County Road 140. The current SR 140 was created between 1983 and 1985.
It is routed along the former route of SR 14. When a new
bypass route heading from the northeastern side of Selma towards
Prattville
Prattville is a city located within both Autauga and Elmore counties in the State of Alabama, United States, but serves as the county seat of Autauga County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 37,781. Nicknamed "The Founta ...
was completed, SR 14 was aligned along the new route, and SR 140 was assigned to the former route of SR 14.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Dallas County, Alabama