Alabama State Route 5

State Route 5 marker
State Route 5
Map
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length197.775 mi[1] (318.288 km)
Major junctions
South end US 43 in Thomasville
Major intersections
North end US 278 / SR 13 / SR 74 in Natural Bridge
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
Counties
Highway system
  • Alabama State Highway System
SR 4 SR 6

State Route 5 (SR 5) is a 198-mile-long (319 km) south–north state highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Alabama. Prior to the renumbering of the highways of Alabama in 1957, it extended from Mobile north to the Tennessee state line and was one of the major routes between Mobile and Birmingham.[2] It has since been shortened to about half of its former length, having been superseded by newer highways such as Interstate 65 (I-65).

  1. ^ Alabama Department of Transportation, County Milepost Maps Archived June 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 2007
  2. ^ State Farm, Road Map: United States, Rand McNally & Company, 1953: note how SR 5 is one of only a few highways that are not U.S. Highways shown on the map of Alabama. Archived October 24, 2009.[dead link]