State Route 67 (SR 67) 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 ...
in the U.S. state of
Alabama
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that connects the city of
Decatur to
U.S. Route 231 (US 231) at Rainbow Crossing in
Blount County. This highway serves as a
connector between Decatur and
Gadsden.
Route description
SR 67 begins at the entrance to the
3M plant along State Docks Road; this is also the end of state maintenance of the road; new reassurance markers were added to mark this new terminus in early 2019. Past this point, the road continues as a road servicing several important power plants in northern Decatur.
After a half-mile concurrency between The Beltline and State Docks Road with SR 20 and U.S. 72 Alternate—both State Docks Road and The Beltline carry SR-67's name—the route turns south onto
The Beltline. This junction is often believed to be the northern terminus of the route.
The mile-long stretch between here and
SR 24
Route 24, or Highway 24, can refer to:
International
* European route E24
Australia
* Lyell Highway (Tasmania)
* Central Arnhem Road, NT
Austria
* Verbindungsspange Rothneusiedel
Bolivia
* Route 24 (Bolivia), National Route 24 (Bolivia)
...
carries on the
Corridor V name. It loses the name at the
Parclo
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The design has been well received, and has since become one of the most popular freeway-to-arterial interchange designs in North America. It has also been ...
interchange with SR 24. The route continues south as
The Beltline. It passes by a Martin's—a clothing chain known also known as Wakefield's in
Oxford
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The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...
; this chain has stores only in Alabama—and continues southeast to the
Decatur Mall
Decatur Mall (formerly Beltline Mall, River Oaks Center, and Colonial Mall Decatur) is a regional shopping mall located southwest of downtown Decatur, Alabama on State Route 67. The mall is owned and managed by Hull Property Group. It is the on ...
. It continues east across a railroad bridge to
U.S. 31
U.S. Route 31 or U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) is a major north–south U.S. highway connecting southern Alabama to northern Michigan. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with US 90/ US 98 in Spanish Fort, Alabama. I ...
. The majority of this stretch is four-laned to six-laned.
It continues southeast to
Priceville, where it passes by a
Publix
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supermarket—the second one along the route—and continues to another strip of restaurants and gas stations, junctioning with
I-65
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—where it loses The Beltline name and continues to a
FoodLand Foodland may refer to:
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* FoodLand, eastern U.S.
* Foodland (Canada)
* Foodland (South Australia)
* Foodland (Thailand)
* Foodland Hawaii
Others
* ''Foodland'' (film), a Canadian film
* Foodland Ontario, a consumer food promo ...
supermarket. About half of a mile later, the route loses two lanes and climbs up a hill and exits Priceville a few miles later. The route continues for about five miles to
Somerville
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Places
Australia
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**Somerville railway station
* Somerville, Western Australia, a suburb of Kalgoorlie, Australia
New Zealand
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. It then passes by a post office and then continues onward to another part of Somerville—referred to by some as
Pence
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—where it passes by a
Jack's
Jack's Family Restaurants, LP (doing business as Jack's) is an American fast food restaurant chain, headquartered and based in Birmingham, Alabama. Restaurants feature sit-down dining, drive-thrus and takeout service. The menu features primari ...
fast-food restaurant and junctions with
SR 36. Immediately after this junction is mile marker 24. The route continues for about four miles to
Brewer
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, just north of
Eva. it continues onward through slightly hilly terrain until it gains a lane southbound and climbs up another hill into
Hulaco. It eventually crosses into
Cullman County
Cullman County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 87,866. Its county seat and largest city is Cullman. Its name is in honor of Colonel John G. Cullmann.
C ...
.
It then junctions with
SR 69 in
Baileyton. It passes through hilly terrain to the
Blount County line.
It then continues south and gradually turns east again and junctions with
U.S. 231, almost directly above U.S. 231's junction 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 ...
. This is SR 67's southern terminus.
Future
Over time, The Beltline currently has its own traffic problem and provided ample space for large businesses with interest in Decatur. Plans are underway to widen The Beltline from its current size of four lanes to six lanes to help move traffic along more smoothly. One of the businesses that has contributed to congestion is the
Decatur Mall
Decatur Mall (formerly Beltline Mall, River Oaks Center, and Colonial Mall Decatur) is a regional shopping mall located southwest of downtown Decatur, Alabama on State Route 67. The mall is owned and managed by Hull Property Group. It is the on ...
, the only mall in the
Decatur metropolitan area.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Blount County, Alabama
Transportation in Cullman County, Alabama
Transportation in Morgan County, Alabama