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==Route description==
==Route description==
[[File:AL SR 73 northbound at CR 318.jpg|thumb|left|SR 73 northbound at CR 318]]
[[File:AL SR 73 northbound at CR 318.jpg|thumb|left|SR 73 northbound at CR 318]]
SR&nbsp;73 begins at an intersection with [[Alabama State Route 71|SR&nbsp;71]] in the community of [[Higdon, Alabama|Higdon]], heading north on a two-lane undivided road. The highway heads through rural areas of farms and woods with some homes, curving to the northwest. The highway heads north again as it crosses under several power lines radiating from the [[Widows Creek Power Plant]] along the [[Tennessee River]]. SR&nbsp;73 continues northeast past homes and businesses in the [[Bryant, Alabama|Bryant]] area on top of [[Sand Mountain (Alabama)|Sand Mountain]] prior to going north through more forested areas with a few rural homes. The highway travels through a mix of farm and woodland before it turns east into forests. SR&nbsp;73 makes a sharp curve north again to traverse Sand Mountain as it comes to the [[Tennessee]] state line. At this point, the road continues into Tennessee as [[Tennessee State Route&nbsp;377]] (SR&nbsp;377), which ascends Sand Mountain to end at [[Tennessee State Route 156|SR&nbsp;156]], east of [[South Pittsburg, Tennessee]].<ref name=aldot/><ref name=aldot2>{{cite map|publisher=Alabama Department of Transportation|title=General Highway Map Jackson County, Alabama|url=http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/GeneralHighwayPDF/co36.pdf|edition=2006|section=|accessdate=March 27, 2011|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="google">{{google maps |url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Alabama+71+%26+Alabama+73,+Long+Island,+Jackson,+Alabama+35979&daddr=alabama+73+and+tennessee+377&hl=en&geocode=FTLmEwIdt6Tl-im5YaGPurRhiDELBOcS-HTThQ%3BFZbSFQId9azl-ilrF5UKN61hiDEsN3a3XJm0gg&mra=ls&sll=34.926475,-85.630531&sspn=0.126387,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=34.92169,-85.623322&spn=0.126394,0.338173&t=h&z=12|title=overview of Alabama State Route 73|accessdate=March 27, 2011}}</ref>
SR&nbsp;73 begins at an intersection with [[Alabama State Route 71|SR&nbsp;71]] in the community of [[Higdon, Alabama|Higdon]], heading north on a two-lane undivided road. The highway heads through rural areas of farms and woods with some homes, curving to the northwest. The highway heads north again as it crosses under several power lines radiating from the [[Widows Creek Power Plant]] along the [[Tennessee River]]. SR&nbsp;73 continues northeast past homes and businesses in the [[Bryant, Alabama|Bryant]] area on top of [[Sand Mountain (Alabama)|Sand Mountain]] prior to going north through more forested areas with a few rural homes. The highway travels through a mix of farm and woodland before it turns east into forests. SR&nbsp;73 makes a sharp curve north again to traverse Sand Mountain as it comes to the [[Tennessee]] state line. At this point, the road continues into Tennessee as [[Tennessee State Route&nbsp;377]] (SR&nbsp;377), which ascends Sand Mountain to end at [[Tennessee State Route 156|SR&nbsp;156]], east of [[South Pittsburg, Tennessee]].<ref name=aldot/><ref name=aldot2>{{cite map|publisher=Alabama Department of Transportation |title=General Highway Map Jackson County, Alabama |url=http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/GeneralHighwayPDF/co36.pdf |edition=2006 |section= |accessdate=March 27, 2011 |format=PDF }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="google">{{google maps |url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Alabama+71+%26+Alabama+73,+Long+Island,+Jackson,+Alabama+35979&daddr=alabama+73+and+tennessee+377&hl=en&geocode=FTLmEwIdt6Tl-im5YaGPurRhiDELBOcS-HTThQ%3BFZbSFQId9azl-ilrF5UKN61hiDEsN3a3XJm0gg&mra=ls&sll=34.926475,-85.630531&sspn=0.126387,0.338173&ie=UTF8&ll=34.92169,-85.623322&spn=0.126394,0.338173&t=h&z=12|title=overview of Alabama State Route 73|accessdate=March 27, 2011}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The SR&nbsp;73 designation was first assigned in 1934 to an unimproved road connecting [[Alabama State Route 74|SR&nbsp;74]] in [[Piedmont, Alabama|Piedmont]] and [[Alabama State Route 62|SR&nbsp;62]] in [[Forney, Alabama|Forney]], traveling through [[Spring Garden, Alabama|Spring Garden]] and [[Rock Run, Alabama|Rock Run]].<ref name=al1934>{{cite map|publisher=[[General Drafting]]|title=State Road Map of Alabama|url=http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1934a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item%28Name,Description%29,cat%28Name,Description%29&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl|edition=1934|section=|accessdate=March 27, 2011}}</ref> By 1948, this road was removed from the state highway system, becoming CR&nbsp;29 in [[Calhoun County, Alabama|Calhoun]] and [[Cherokee County, Alabama|Cherokee]] counties by 1955.<ref name=al1948>{{cite map|publisher=[[Alabama State Highway Department]]|title=Alabama Highways|url=http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1948a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item%28Name,Description%29,cat%28Name,Description%29&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl|edition=1948|section=|accessdate=March 27, 2011}}</ref><ref name=al1955/> What would become the current SR-73 south of Bryant became a part of [[Alabama State Route 207|SR-207]] by 1955; at this time, the portion of road was a paved highway.<ref name=al1955>{{cite map|publisher=Alabama State Highway Department|title=Alabama Highways|url=http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1955a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item%28Name,Description%29,cat%28Name,Description%29&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl|edition=1955|section=|accessdate=March 27, 2011}}</ref> SR&nbsp;207 was redesignated SR&nbsp;73 by 1957.<ref name=al1957>{{cite map|publisher=Alabama State Highway Department|title=Official 1957 Alabama Highway Map|url=http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1957a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item%28Name,Description%29,cat%28Name,Description%29&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl|edition=1957|section=|accessdate=March 27, 2011}}</ref> By 1987, SR&nbsp;73 was extended north from Bryant to the Tennessee state line.<ref name=al1987>{{cite map|publisher=Alabama State Highway Department|title=Official Alabama Highway Map, 1987-88|url=http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1987a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item%28Name,Description%29,cat%28Name,Description%29&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl|edition=1987|section=|accessdate=March 27, 2011}}</ref>
The SR&nbsp;73 designation was first assigned in 1934 to an unimproved road connecting [[Alabama State Route 74|SR&nbsp;74]] in [[Piedmont, Alabama|Piedmont]] and [[Alabama State Route 62|SR&nbsp;62]] in [[Forney, Alabama|Forney]], traveling through [[Spring Garden, Alabama|Spring Garden]] and [[Rock Run, Alabama|Rock Run]].<ref name=al1934>{{cite map|publisher=[[General Drafting]] |title=State Road Map of Alabama |url=http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1934a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item%28Name,Description%29,cat%28Name,Description%29&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl |edition=1934 |section= |accessdate=March 27, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407104935/http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1934a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item(Name,Description),cat(Name,Description)&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl |archivedate=April 7, 2011 |df= }}</ref> By 1948, this road was removed from the state highway system, becoming CR&nbsp;29 in [[Calhoun County, Alabama|Calhoun]] and [[Cherokee County, Alabama|Cherokee]] counties by 1955.<ref name=al1948>{{cite map|publisher=[[Alabama State Highway Department]] |title=Alabama Highways |url=http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1948a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item%28Name,Description%29,cat%28Name,Description%29&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl |edition=1948 |section= |accessdate=March 27, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407105714/http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1948a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item(Name,Description),cat(Name,Description)&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl |archivedate=April 7, 2011 |df= }}</ref><ref name=al1955/> What would become the current SR-73 south of Bryant became a part of [[Alabama State Route 207|SR-207]] by 1955; at this time, the portion of road was a paved highway.<ref name=al1955>{{cite map|publisher=Alabama State Highway Department |title=Alabama Highways |url=http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1955a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item%28Name,Description%29,cat%28Name,Description%29&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl |edition=1955 |section= |accessdate=March 27, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918194723/http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1955a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item(Name,Description),cat(Name,Description)&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl |archivedate=September 18, 2009 |df= }}</ref> SR&nbsp;207 was redesignated SR&nbsp;73 by 1957.<ref name=al1957>{{cite map|publisher=Alabama State Highway Department |title=Official 1957 Alabama Highway Map |url=http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1957a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item%28Name,Description%29,cat%28Name,Description%29&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl |edition=1957 |section= |accessdate=March 27, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720062351/http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1957a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item(Name,Description),cat(Name,Description)&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl |archivedate=July 20, 2011 |df= }}</ref> By 1987, SR&nbsp;73 was extended north from Bryant to the Tennessee state line.<ref name=al1987>{{cite map|publisher=Alabama State Highway Department |title=Official Alabama Highway Map, 1987-88 |url=http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1987a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item%28Name,Description%29,cat%28Name,Description%29&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl |edition=1987 |section= |accessdate=March 27, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918103949/http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1987a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item(Name,Description),cat(Name,Description)&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl |archivedate=September 18, 2009 |df= }}</ref>


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==

Revision as of 02:53, 7 October 2016

State Route 73 marker
State Route 73
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length11.219 mi[1] (18.055 km)
Major junctions
South end SR 71 at Higdon
North end SR 377 near South Pittsburg, TN
Standort
LandVereinigte Staaten
StateAlabama
CountiesJackson
Highway system
  • Alabama State Highway System
← US 72→ SR 74

State Route 73 (SR 73), is a 11.219-mile-long (18.055 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR 71 in Higdon north to the Tennessee state line, where it becomes Tennessee State Route 377 (SR 377). SR 73 travels through rural areas in eastern Jackson County, serving the community of Bryant.

The SR 73 designation was first used for present-day CR 29 between Piedmont in Calhoun County and Forney in Cherokee County, existing in the 1930s and 1940s. In the 1950s, SR 207 was briefly assigned to the road between Higdon and Bryant before it received the SR 73 designation. SR 73 was extended in the 1980s north to the Tennessee state line to connect to SR 377.

Route description

SR 73 northbound at CR 318

SR 73 begins at an intersection with SR 71 in the community of Higdon, heading north on a two-lane undivided road. The highway heads through rural areas of farms and woods with some homes, curving to the northwest. The highway heads north again as it crosses under several power lines radiating from the Widows Creek Power Plant along the Tennessee River. SR 73 continues northeast past homes and businesses in the Bryant area on top of Sand Mountain prior to going north through more forested areas with a few rural homes. The highway travels through a mix of farm and woodland before it turns east into forests. SR 73 makes a sharp curve north again to traverse Sand Mountain as it comes to the Tennessee state line. At this point, the road continues into Tennessee as Tennessee State Route 377 (SR 377), which ascends Sand Mountain to end at SR 156, east of South Pittsburg, Tennessee.[1][2][3]

History

The SR 73 designation was first assigned in 1934 to an unimproved road connecting SR 74 in Piedmont and SR 62 in Forney, traveling through Spring Garden and Rock Run.[4] By 1948, this road was removed from the state highway system, becoming CR 29 in Calhoun and Cherokee counties by 1955.[5][6] What would become the current SR-73 south of Bryant became a part of SR-207 by 1955; at this time, the portion of road was a paved highway.[6] SR 207 was redesignated SR 73 by 1957.[7] By 1987, SR 73 was extended north from Bryant to the Tennessee state line.[8]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jackson County.

Standortmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Higdon0.0000.000 SR 71Southern terminus
Bryant11.21918.055
 SR 377 north		Tennessee state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Milepost Map Jackson County, Alabama (PDF) (Map) (1999 ed.). Alabama Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 27, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ General Highway Map Jackson County, Alabama (PDF) (Map) (2006 ed.). Alabama Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 27, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "overview of Alabama State Route 73" (Map). Google Maps. Google. March 27, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  4. ^ State Road Map of Alabama (Map) (1934 ed.). General Drafting. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011. {{cite map}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Alabama Highways (Map) (1948 ed.). Alabama State Highway Department. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011. {{cite map}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b Alabama Highways (Map) (1955 ed.). Alabama State Highway Department. Archived from the original on September 18, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2011. {{cite map}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Official 1957 Alabama Highway Map (Map) (1957 ed.). Alabama State Highway Department. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011. {{cite map}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Official Alabama Highway Map, 1987-88 (Map) (1987 ed.). Alabama State Highway Department. Archived from the original on September 18, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2011. {{cite map}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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