State Route 25 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
Length: | 257.352 mi (414.168 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | SR 5 near Pine Hill | |||
US 82 / SR 6 / SR 58 / SR 219 Truck in Centreville I‑65 in Calera US 78 / US 411 / SR 4 in Leeds I‑20 in Moody I‑759 in Gadsden US 278 / US 431 / SR 1 / SR 74 in Gadsden |
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North end: | US 411 / SR 53 towards Rome, Georgia | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Wilcox, Marengo, Hale, Bibb, Shelby, Jefferson, St. Clair, Etowah, Cherokee | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 25 (SR 25) is a 257.352-mile-long (414.168 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama. From U.S. Route 78 (US 78) in Leeds northeast to its terminus at the Georgia state line, SR 25 is the unsigned partner route of US 411. The southwestern terminus of SR 25 is at its intersection with SR 5 near Pine Hill in Wilcox County.
For the first 50 miles (80 km) of its route, SR 25 travels in a north–south direction. This highway begins by traveling through rural areas of west-central Alabama, connecting numerous small towns in the Black Belt region of Alabama. From Greensboro to its terminus, the orientation of SR 25 is in a general northeasterly–southwesterly direction. As this highway begins its northeastward path, it passes through rural areas, villages, and small towns, skirting the southern area of the Birmingham metropolitan area in Shelby County.
SR 25 traverses one of the higher peaks in the Birmingham area, Double Oak Mountain, connecting the Coosa and Cahaba River valleys. The roadway was constructed between 1914 and 1921 with support from Buffalo Rock founder Sidney Word Lee, who owned a 3,000-acre camp in Calcis. There is also a railroad line that travels parallel with SR 25 between Vincent and Leeds that tunnels though Double Oak Mountain below the highway.