Alabama State Route 36

State Route 36 (SR 36) is a 44.5-mile-long (71.6 km) east–west state highway in the northern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. The western terminus of the highway is at its intersection with SR 33 at Wren, an unincorporated community in Lawrence County. The eastern terminus of the highway is at its intersection with U.S. Route 231 (US 231) at Lacey’s Spring in Morgan County.

State Route 36
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length44.500 mi[1] (71.616 km)
Existed1957–present
Major junctions
West end SR 33 in Wren
  SR 157 southeast of Moulton
US 31 in Hartselle
I-65 in Hartselle
SR 67 southeast of Somerville
East end US 231 in Lacey’s Spring
Location
CountiesLawrence, Morgan
Highway system
  • Alabama Highways
← SR 35SR 37 →

Route description

Alabama State Route 36 begins in Wren at AL-33. It passes through straight terrain with the hill that is characteristic of the northern border of the William B. Bankhead National Forest directly visible to the south. It enters Speake and junctions with AL-157 directly after an s-bend. It crosses the two roadways of the road (AL-157 is a four-lane divided highway) and s-bends again. It crosses the county line into Morgan County after passing through straight land again.

The route almost immediately enters Danville and junctions with CR-41 (Danville Road), which leads to Addison and Decatur. It continues east through mostly straight terrain. It junctions with CR-72 (Iron Man Road) and continues through hilly terrain to U.S. 31 in Hartselle. It passes through the center of town and then passes through hilly terrain until it reaches I-65. Past this junction, the route goes up a slight hill and passes by a Cracker Barrel. At this point, the route is in almost a completely straight line, with the route having lots of small hills. To the south, there are visible mountains. It passes by a Jack's and junctions with AL-67. This is located in Somerville, in a part referred by some as Pence. It continues east and ends its straight-line journey. It turns northeast and passes through forest, entering Cotaco, which is home to its junctions with CR-35 (Cotaco-Florette Road) and CR-32 (Union Hill Road). It passes through hills as it turns north for about a mile. It passes by Lacey Springs and passes through more mountains and then drops down to its eastern terminus at U.S. 231. At this junction, there is a Wavaho Gas Station and a Peoples Bank of Alabama ATM booth. This junction is four miles from the Tennessee River and Huntsville's city limits and fourteen miles to Arab.

History

The current designation of SR 36 was formed in 1957 along the former route of SR 33. Beginning in 1940, the first incarnation of SR 36 was along the current route of SR 33.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
LawrenceWren0.00.0 SR 33 – Double Springs, MoultonWestern terminus
Speake7.912.7 SR 157
MorganDanville11.919.2 CR 41 (Danville Road)
Hartselle21.234.1 US 31 (SR 3) – Decatur, Cullman
23.638.0 I-65 – Nashville, BirminghamI-65 exit 328
Pence31.951.3 SR 67 – Decatur, Oneonta, Somerville
Lacey's Spring44.571.6 US 231 (SR 53) – Huntsville, ArabEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
  •  U.S. Roads portal
  •  United States portal

References

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  1. Google (26 December 2014). "Overview map of SR 36" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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