Alabama State Route 5
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| Length: | 197.775 mi (318.288 km) | |||
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| South end: |
  US 43 / SR 13 in Thomasville
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  SR 14 / SR 183 in Marion US 82 near Centreville    I‑20 / I‑59 / US 11 / SR 7 in Birmingham  SR 69 / SR 118 in Jasper
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| North end: |
  US 278 / SR 13 / SR 74 in Natural Bridge
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State Route 5 (SR 5) is a 197.775-mile-long (318.288 km) north–south state highway is the western part of the U.S. state of Alabama. While it once extended – prior to the renumbering of the highways of Alabama in 1957 – from Mobile north to the Tennessee state line, and was one of the major routes between Mobile and Birmingham, it has since been shortened to about half of its former length, and superseded by newer highways such as Interstate 65 (I-65) and SR 157.
In a way, SR 5 is two separate highways. The first leg of its route begins at the present southern terminus of SR 5 at its intersection with U.S. Route 43 (US 43) at Thomasville. For the next 135 miles (217 km), it proceeds northeasterly towards Birmingham, passing through the rural areas of the Black Belt. In northern Bibb County, SR 5 joins US 11, I-20, and I-59, and these continue their route to the northeast. SR 5 travels concurrently with US 11 for 30 miles (48 km) between and Birmingham.
The second section of SR 5 begins near the historic Legion Field stadium in Birmingham, where US 11 and SR 5 intersect with US 78. At that point, the concurrency of US 11 and SR 5 ends, and the 13-mile (21 km)-long concurrency of US 78 and SR 5 begins. US 78 and SR 5 formerly traveled concurrently from Birmingham to Jasper, passing through the Birmingham suburbs of Forestdale, Adamsville, and Graysville. With the completion of much of I-22 in northwestern Alabama, US 78 and SR 5 now split at Graysville, with US 78 now being routed on I-22. At Jasper, SR 5 forks away from the former routing of US 78, continuing through the rural areas of Walker County and Winston County. The northern terminus of SR 5 is at its junction with US 278 and SR 13 at Natural Bridge.
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