State Route 179 or SR-179 is a 10.434 miles (16.8 km) state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 that serves as a north-south connection between western Etowah County

Etowah County, Alabama

Etowah County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is from the Cherokee language, which means "edible tree". It is the center of the Gadsden Metropolitan Area which includes Etowah and Cherokee Counties. As of 2010 the population was 104,430. Its county seat is Gadsden...

 and Boaz

Boaz, Alabama

Boaz is a city in Etowah and Marshall Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is part of the 'Gadsden, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area'. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,551. Boaz is known mainly for its outlet shops....

. The southern terminus of SR-179 is at its intersection with US-278, and the northern terminus is at its intersection with SR-168

Alabama State Route 168

State Route 168 is a long route in the northeastern part of the state. The western terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 75 at Douglas...

 southwest of Boaz.

Route description

State Route 179 begins at its intersection with US-278 in Howelton. From this point, the route travels in a northerly direction through its northern terminus at SR-169 southwest of Boaz.

Major intersections

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