Alabama State Route 65

Infobox road
state=AL
type=AL
route=65
length_mi=26
length_ref= [ [http://colepages.com/routes5175.html Highway Route Info Routes 51 - 75 ] ]
length_round=
established=1940
direction_a=South
direction_b=North
starting_terminus=
junction= at Swaim
ending_terminus= state line north of Francisco, AL
counties=Jackson
previous_type=I
previous_route=65
next_route=66

State Route 65 is a 26-mile long route in western Jackson County, Alabama, United States. The southern terminus of the route is at its junction with U.S. Highway 72 at Paint Rock, Alabama. The northern terminus of the route is at the Alabama-Tennessee state line. North of the state line the route continues as Tennessee State Route 97.

Route description

State Route 65/Tennessee State Route 97 serves as a connecting route between US-72 in northern Alabama and U.S. Highway 64 in Franklin County, Tennessee. From the route’s southern origin, the route is aligned along a two-lane road with numerous curves as it passes through the mountainous regions of northeastern Alabama and southern Tennessee. North of Paint Rock, State Route 65 passes only through the unincorporated communities of Swaim and Francisco before it crosses into Tennessee.

Counties traversed

* Jackson County

Cities and towns along the route

* Paint Rock

Major intersections

* State Route 146 at Swaim

References