State Route 28 is a 97 miles (156.1 km) long state route in the western part of the state. The route’s western terminus is at the junction with State Route 17 at Emelle in northwestern 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:...

, and the eastern terminus of the route is at the junction with State Route 21

State Route 21 (Alabama)

State Route 21 is a state highway that extends from Piedmont in Calhoun County to the Florida state line near Atmore in Escambia County. The route runs almost the entire length of the state from the northeast to the southwest.-Route description:...

 near Darlington in eastern Wilcox County

Wilcox County, Alabama

Wilcox County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Lieutenant J. M. Wilcox, who fought in the wars against the Creek tribe. As of 2010, the population was 11,670...

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Route description

From its beginning in Sumter County, SR-28 travels in a general southeastwardly trajectory through Livingston

Livingston, Alabama

Livingston is a city in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,297. The city is the county seat of Sumter County.-Geography:Livingston is located at .According to the U.S...

, the home of the University of West Alabama

University of West Alabama

The University of West Alabama is a public university located in Livingston, Alabama, United States. It is currently on probation with its regional accrediting body....

. After leaving Livingston, the route passes through the Black Belt region

Black Belt (region of Alabama)

The Black Belt is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama, and part of the larger Black Belt Region of the Southern United States, which stretches from Texas to Maryland. The term originally referred to the region underlain by a thin layer of rich, black topsoil developed atop the chalk of the Selma...

 of Alabama, one of the state’s poorest regions. The only towns whose population exceeds 2,000 that SR-28 passes through are Livingston, Linden

Linden, Alabama

Linden is a city in and the county seat of Marengo County, Alabama, United States.. The population was 2,424 at the 2000 census.-History:Originally known as the Town of Marengo, it was changed to Hohenlinden in 1823 to honor the county's earliest European settlers, French Bonapartist refugees to...

, and Camden

Camden, Alabama

Camden is a city in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. The population was 2,257 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town.-Geography:Camden is located at ....

. East of Camden, the route assumes a more eastwardly trajectory until its terminus approximately 13 miles (20.9 km) east of the town.

Major intersections