Alabama State Route 62 Explained

State:AL
Type:AL
Route:62
Map Custom:yes
Alternate Name:Monsanto Road
Length Mi:2.443
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1995
Direction B:West
Direction A:East
Terminus B:Milky way Road/former Monsanto facility entrance
Terminus A: near Guntersville
Counties:Marshall
Previous Type:AL
Previous Route:61
Next Type:AL
Next Route:63

State Route 62 (SR 62), also known as Monsanto Road, is a 2.443adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway near Guntersville in Marshall County. The highway heads east from lakeside homes and marinas along Lake Guntersville to SR 227 near Guntersville.

SR 62 previously provided access to a (now abandoned) Monsanto plant, for which it was built and named.

History

The current incarnation of SR 62 was designated in 1995.[2] Before then, the roadway was an unsigned county route. SR 62 is a four-lane divided roadway that serves to connect lakeside homes and marinas along Lake Guntersville with U.S. Route 431 (US 431) and SR 69 and SR 79 via SR 227. At its western end was the entrance to the now abandoned Monsanto production facility, which was the reason for SR 62 being built.

Between 1964 and 1993, SR 62 was assigned to the highway connecting Ohatchee and Alexandria in Calhoun County. That route is now signed as SR 144.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Milepost Maps . Alabama Department of Transportation . Alabama Department of Transportation . June 25, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727134739/http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/milepostinternet/default.aspx . July 27, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Historical Alabama State Road Maps. alabamamaps.ua.edu.