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State Route 179 (SR 179) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered ...
that serves as a north-south connection between western Etowah County and Boaz
Boaz (; Hebrew: בֹּעַז ''Bōʿaz''; ) is a biblical figure appearing in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible and in the genealogies of Jesus in the New Testament and also the name of a pillar in the portico of the historic Temple in Jeru ...
. The southern terminus of SR 179 is at its intersection with US 278
U.S. Route 278 (US 278) is a parallel route of US 78. It currently runs for from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to Wickes, Arkansas at US 71/ US 59, passing through five states in the process. Landmarks along its route incl ...
, and the northern terminus is at its intersection with SR 168 southwest of downtown Boaz.
Route description
State Route 179 begins at its intersection with US-278 in Howelton. From this point, the route travels in a northerly direction through its northern terminus at SR-168 southwest of Boaz.Major intersections
See also
*List of state highways in Alabama
The State Route System in Alabama uses the standard numbering convention: odd numbers signify a north–south state route, and even numbers signify an east–west route. Often more than one route number shares the same roadway, so identifying whi ...
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Year 179 (Roman numerals, CLXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Veru (or, less frequently, year 932 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination ...
Transportation in Etowah County, Alabama
Transportation in Marshall County, Alabama