Interstate759 (I-759) is a part of the Interstate Highway System in the US state of Alabama. It is a spur route that runs for 4.54 miles (7.31km) between the cities of Attalla and Gadsden in Etowah County. It begins at I-59 in Attalla and ends at U.S. Route411 (US411) in southern Gadsden adjacent to the Gadsden Mall. After it loses its I-759 designation, the route continues east as the at-grade thoroughfare State Route759 (SR759) until the route ends at SR291 in Gadsden. SR759 is the only odd-numbered route in the state that is signed as "east–west" rather than "north–south".
Route description
I-759 becomes SR759 at US411.
I-759 begins at exit182 of I-59 in Attalla.[3] From this point, the route travels in an easterly direction across a marshy area prior to reaching its first exit at Black Creek Parkway, a diamond interchange.[4][5] From the Black Creek exit, I-759 continues in its easterly direction and crosses the Coosa River along a causeway and short bridge prior to reaching US411.[6] At the US411 interchange, the I-759 designation ends, but the route continues as SR759 in spanning the Coosa River.[7]
About 3⁄4 mile (1.2km) from the start of SR759, the freeway becomes a single carriageway roadway before ending at George Wallace Drive.
A new four-lane bridge crossing the Coosa River opened in 2004.[8]
Future
Currently, there are plans to extend I-759 east to US278 on the east side of Gadsden.[9] In March 2021, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) announced that they had authorized a $2 million to initiate the engineering design for the extension.[10] In May 2022, ALDOT announced that it would fund the $65 million eastern extension.[11] There have also been plans to extend the route west from I-59 to US 431 in Attalla.[12]
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