Interstate 759

Interstate 759 (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 (7.31 km) between the cities of Attalla and Gadsden in Etowah County. It begins at I-59 in Attalla and ends at U.S. Route 411 (US 411) 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 Route 759 (SR 759) until the route ends at SR 291 in Gadsden. SR 759 is the only odd-numbered route in the state that is signed as “east–west” rather than “north–south”.

Interstate 759 and State Route 759
I-759 highlighted in red; SR 759 in blue
Route information
Length	5.407 mi[1] (8.702 km) 4.541 mi (7.308 km) as I-759 0.866 mi (1.394 km) as SR 759
Existed	October 22, 1986[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	I-59 in Attalla
Major intersections	US 411 in Gadsden
East end	SR 291 in Gadsden
Location
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Counties	Etowah
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Alabama State Highway System Interstate US State
← I-685 → SR 959

Route description

I-759 becomes SR 759 at US 411.

I-759 begins at exit 182 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 US 411.^[6] At the US 411 interchange, the I-759 designation ends, but the route continues as SR 759 in spanning the Coosa River.^[7]

History

A new four-lane bridge crossing the Coosa River opened in 2004.^[8]

Future

Currently, there are plans to extend I-759 east to US 278 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]

Exit list

The entire route is in Etowah County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Exit[13]	Destinations	Notes
Attalla	0.00	0.00	0A-B	I-59 – Birmingham, Chattanooga	Western terminus of I-759; I-59 exit 182; signed as left exit 0A (south) & 0B (north) westbound; tri-stack interchange.
Gadsden	2.67	4.30	2	Black Creek Parkway
	4.54 0.00	7.31 0.00	4	US 411 (SR 25/Rainbow Drive) – Rainbow City, Gadsden	Signed as exits 4A (south) and 4B (north); eastern terminus of I-759; western terminus of SR 759
	0.35	0.56	Bridge over Coosa River
	1.00	1.61		SR 291 north to US 431 / US 278	Eastern terminus of SR 759
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Route transition