Alabama State Route 157

State Route 157
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length:	76 mi[1] (122 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 278 east of Cullman
	SR 69 near Cullman US 31 at Cullman I‑65 at Cullman SR 36 southeast of Moulton SR 24 at Moulton SR 101 at Hatton US 72 Alt. / SR 20 at Muscle Shoals US 43 / US 72 at Muscle Shoals
North end:	SR 227 at Tennessee state line north of Cloverdale
Location
Counties:	Cullman, Lawrence, Colbert, Lauderdale
Highway system
Alabama State Routes Interstate US State ← SR 156 SR 158 →

State Route 157 (SR-157) is a 76-mile-long (122 km) route in the northern and northwestern parts of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the route is at the junction with U.S. Route 278 (US-278) approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of Cullman, and the northern terminus of the route is at the Tennessee state line northwest of Florence. SR-157 continues as Tennessee State Route 227 once it crosses into Tennessee.

Route description

SR-157 is oriented in a northwestward trajectory from its originating point. This orientation continues for the duration of the route. While the route does not pass through the city limits of Cullman, it serves as a northern bypass of the city that enables motorists on westbound US-278 a quicker and more direct access to northbound Interstate 65 (I-65).

West of I-65, SR-157 serves as a connecting route between Cullman and Florence. This segment of the route is designated as the University of North Alabama Highway, in reference to the institution of higher learning located in Florence.

History

SR-157 has been four-laned along almost its entire length. This project, which began in the 1980s, was finally completed in the summer of 2007.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Cullman	​	0.000	0.000	US 278 (SR-74)
	​	0.601	0.967	SR 69 – Cullman, Guntersville, Ave Maria Grotto
	Cullman	5.081	8.177	US 31 (SR-3) – Cullman, Decatur, Ave Maria Grotto
		6.204	9.984	I‑65 – Birmingham, Huntsville	I-65 exit 310
Lawrence	Speake	29.211	47.011	SR 36 – Double Springs, Hartselle
	Moulton	38.002	61.158	SR 24 – Red Bay, Decatur
		39.754	63.978	SR 33 – Moulton, Courtland
	Ne Smith	49.368	79.450	SR 101 – Town Creek
Colbert	​	61.288	98.633	US 72 Alt. east / SR 20 east – Decatur, Joe Wheeler State Park	south end of US-72 Alt. / SR-20 overlap
	​	63.607	102.366	US 72 Alt. west / SR 20 west – Tuscumbia, Florence	north end of US-72 Alt. / SR-20 overlap; south end of SR-133 overlap
	Muscle Shoals	67.839	109.176	SR 184 (Second Street)
Lauderdale	Florence	71.175	114.545	SR 133 north (Veterans Drive)	north end of SR-133 overlap
		72.260	116.291	US 43 / US 72 (Florence Boulevard / SR-2 / SR-13 / SR-17 south)	interchange; south end of SR-17 overlap
		74.359– 75.448	119.669– 121.422	SR 133 south (Cox Creek Parkway) – Athens	south end of SR-133 overlap
		75.786	121.966	SR 17 north (Chisholm Road) – Florence, Waynesboro	north end of SR-17 overlap
		76.578	123.240	SR 133 north (Cox Creek Parkway) – Savannah	north end of SR-133 overlap
	​	91.061	146.548	SR 227 east	Tennessee state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Alabama portal
• U.S. Roads portal

References

1. Highway Route Info Routes 151 - 175
2. Alabama Department of Transportation, Milepost Maps, accessed May 2014

External links

Route map: Bing / Google