Alabama State Route 52

Infobox road
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direction_a=West
direction_b=East
starting_terminus=
junction= at Dothan
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counties=Covington
Coffee
Geneva
Houston
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previous_route=51
next_type=AL
next_route=53

State Route 52 is an 84-mile long route in the southeastern part of the state. The western terminus of the route is at a junction with U.S. Highway 331 at Opp. The eastern terminus of the route is at the Georgia state line east of Columbia. After State Route 52 crosses the Chattahoochee River and enters Georgia, the route continues as Georgia State Route 62.

Route description

State Route 52 serves as a parallel route of U.S. Highway 84. Beginning at Opp, State Route 52 assumes a southeastward trajectory as it leads towards Samson in western Geneva County. At Slocomb, the route briefly turns to the east before resuming its southeastward trajectory as it approaches the town of Geneva.

East of Geneva, State Route 52 assumes a slight northeastward trajectory. It passes through Hartford, the birthplace of Baseball Hall of Fame member Early Wynn, then continues through Slocomb as it leads towards Dothan, the largest city of Alabama’s Wiregrass Region.

State Route 52 has junctions with three U.S. Highways at Dothan. On the city’s west side, the route junctions U.S. Highway 231. On the east side of Dothan, State Route 52 junctions U.S. Highways 84 and 431. All three U.S. Highways are aligned along Ross Clark Circle, a circumferential bypass of Dothan. As State Route 52 leads eastward out of Dothan, it passes through rural areas of Houston County as it leads towards Columbia and the Georgia state line.

Counties traversed

*Covington County
*Coffee County
*Geneva County
*Houston County

Cities and towns along the route

*Opp
*Samson
*Geneva
*Hartford
*Slocomb
*Dothan
*Columbia

Major intersections

*State Route 299 east of Opp
*State Route 134 near the border of Covington and Coffee Counties
*State Route 54 west of Samson
*State Route 153 west of Samson
*State Route 87 at Samson
*State Route 196 west of Geneva
*State Route 27 at Geneva
*State Route 167 at Hartford
*State Route 123 at Hartford
*State Route 103 at Slocomb
*U.S. Highway 231 and State Route 210 at Dothan
*U.S. Highways 84 and 431 at Dothan
*State Route 95 at Columbia

References