Alabama State Route 48

The Alabama State Route 48 (abbreviated AL 48) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama, which runs in an east - west direction.

Course

The State Route begins at the Alabama State Routes 9 and 49 in Lineville and ends south of Bowdon on the border with Georgia. At the border it becomes the Georgia State Routes 5 and 100, the two-lane road serves as a coupling of the place Lineville with U.S. Highway 431 in Wedowee, a major north - south route in eastern Alabama. To the west of Wedowee crosses State Route Lake Wedowee.

History

When assigning the number 48 in the year 1940, the AL 48 of Pell City's over Talladega, Ashland, Lineville, Wedowee to Omaha. After 17 years, the course of the highway in 1957 has been revised. The distance between Pell City and Talladega was added to the Alabama State Route 34. The section between Talladega and Ashland since heard the Alabama State Route 77 Furthermore, the course was west of Wedowee changed, after which it terminates at the border with Georgia today.