- Interstate 759
Infobox road
state=AL
route=759
type=I
alternate_name=
maint=ALDOT
length_mi=4.50
length_round=2
length_ref=cite web|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table2.cfm|title=Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System: Table 2|publisher=FHWA|accessdate=2007-08-03]
length_notes=
year_established=1989
direction_a=West
terminus_a=Jct|state=AL|I|59 in Attalla
junction=
direction_b=East
terminus_b=Jct|state=AL|US|411|SR|25|SR|759 in Gadsden
previous_type=AL
previous_route=759
next_type=AL
next_route=959Interstate 759 (abbreviated I-759) is a 4.50 mile (7.24 km) auxiliary route of Interstate 59 just south of downtown Gadsden in
Etowah County, Alabama . The western terminus is at I-59 in Attalla. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 411 in Gadsden, where I-759 continues east as the at-grade State Route 759.The route opened between 1985 and 1989. A new four lane bridge crossing the
Coosa River opened in 2004. ["Bridge on the River Coosa Helped Ease Traffic Flow," "The Gadsden Times ", March 7, 2006, p. C1] Currently, there are plans to extend I-759 east to U.S. Highway 278 on the east side of Gadsden, as well as west towards Attalla and linking it to State Route 77.cite web|title=Interstate 759 Alabama|publisher=AARoads.com|url =http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-759_al.html| accessdate=2007-04-19]Exit list
The entire route is in Etowah County.
References
External links
* [http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-759_al.html Interstate 759 Alabama] @ Interstate-Guide.com
* [http://www.southeastroads.com/i-759_al.html Alabama @ SouthEastRoads.com - Interstate 759]
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