Alabama State Route 49

State Route 49
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length:	82.684 mi[1] (133.067 km)
Existed:	1940 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I‑85 in Franklin
	SR 14 near Tallassee US 280 / SR 38 in Dadeville SR 22 in New Site SR 77 in Mellow Valley SR 9 / SR 48 in Lineville
North end:	SR 281 in Cheaha State Park
Location
Counties:	Macon, Tallapoosa, Clay, Cleburne
Highway system
Alabama State Routes Interstate US State ← SR 48 SR 50 →

State Route 49 (SR 49) is a 82.684-mile-long (133.067 km) state highway in the central and eastern parts of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at an interchange with Interstate 85 (I-85) at Franklin in Macon County. The northern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR 281 east of Cheaha State Park in southern Cleburne County.

Route description

SR 49 serves a connecting route giving access to several major highways for residents of small towns and rural areas along its length. For motorists in Macon County, it serves as an access route to I-85 heading towards Montgomery. Motorists in southern Tallapoosa County use SR 49 to access U.S. Route 280 (US 280) heading towards Alexander City and Birmingham; the two highways intersect at Dadeville. North of Dadeville, SR 49 travels through rural areas and small towns in eastern Alabama, traveling through New Site, Mellow Valley, and Lineville.

History

When SR 49 was formed in 1940, the highway traveled only from Tallassee to Dadeville. As a result of several northward extensions, by 1969 the highway extended to an intersection with US 78 near Heflin. In 1973, the highway was extended southward to its current terminus at I-85 in Macon County. When SR 281 was formed in 1995, the northernmost section of the route was truncated.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Macon	Franklin	0.000	0.000	CR 51 south – Tuskegee	South end of state maintenance
		0.120	0.193	I‑85 – Atlanta, Montgomery	I-85 exit 32
Tallapoosa	​	9.006	14.494	SR 14 – Tallassee, Notasulga
	Reeltown	12.403	19.961	SR 120 east – Notasulga
	Walnut Hill	20.524	33.030	SR 50 – Martin Dam, Camp Hill
	Dadeville	30.170	48.554	US 280 east (SR 38)	South end of US 280/SR 38 concurrency
		31.328	50.418	US 280 west (SR 38) – Alexander City, Birmingham	North end of US 280/SR 38 concurrency
	New Site	47.268	76.070	SR 22 west – Alexander City	South end of SR 22 concurrency
		48.287	77.710	SR 22 east – Roanoke, Wadley	North end of SR 22 concurrency
Clay	​	60.234	96.937	SR 77 south – Wadley	South end of SR 77 concurrency
	​	62.415	100.447	SR 77 north – Ashland	North end of SR 77 concurrency
	Lineville	68.517	110.267	SR 9
Cleburne	​	82.684	133.067	SR 281 – Cheaha State Park	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• Alabama portal

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Milepost Map - Cleburne County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. August 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
2. Alabama Department of Transportation, Milepost Maps, accessed May 2014