Alabama State Route 116
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State Route 116 is a 9 miles (14.5 km) route in Sumter County
Sumter County, Alabama
Sumter County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.Its name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 13,763. Its county seat is Livingston.-History:...

 in the western part of the state
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

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Route description

The western terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 17
Alabama State Route 17
State Route 17, or SR-17, is a long state route that runs the virtual length of the state. Between Mobile and Deer Park in Washington County, SR-17 is the unsigned partner route assigned to U.S. Highway 45, and from Hamilton to Florence, it serves as the signed partner route assigned to U.S...

 north of Emelle
Emelle, Alabama
Emelle is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. It was named after the daughters of the man who donated the land for the town. The town was started in the 19th century but not incorporated until the 1980s. The daughters of the man who donated were named Emma Dial and Ella Dial, so he...

. The eastern terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 39
Alabama State Route 39
State Route 39 is a route in the western part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at its junction with U.S. Highway 11 near Livingston...

 at Gainesville
Gainesville, Alabama
Gainesville is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 220.-Geography:Gainesville is located at .According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

. It serves as a connecting route between the northern half of the county and neighboring Greene County
Greene County, Alabama
Greene County is the least populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene of Rhode Island. As of 2010 the population was 9,045...

. It is a two-lane route for its entirety, and passes through no cities or towns until its terminus.

History

State Route 116 was established in 1963, replacing Sumter County
Sumter County, Alabama
Sumter County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.Its name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 13,763. Its county seat is Livingston.-History:...

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Major intersections

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