U.S. 82

U.S. 82 angles southeast from Columbus, Mississippi to Reform, Tuscaloosa, Centreville and Prattville through western Alabama. An overlap with Interstate 65 leads the route south through Montgomery and South Boulevard, where it joins U.S. 80 east to U.S. 231. Southeast from the capital city, U.S. 82 partitions with U.S. 231 for Union Springs, Midway and Eufaula.

U.S. 82 Alabama Guides

• East - Gordo to Tuscaloosa
• East - Prattville to Montgomery
• West - Montgomery to Prattville
• West - Tuscaloosa to Gordo

The realignment of U.S. 82 east from Columbus, Mississippi to a point north of Ethelsville, Alabama was approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) on June 13, 1992. A 8.20 mile extension of the four lane highway east from there became part of U.S. 82 per AASHTO on April 22, 1995.

Starting in 1997, construction of a new arterial bypass around the southeast side of Prattville resulted in the relocation of U.S. 82 east from an overlap with U.S. 31 to Maxwell AFB and South Boulevard in Montgomery. The 14.93 mile long alignment shifted U.S. 82 east onto Interstate 65 from Exit 179 to Exit 168. This relocation was approved by AASHTO on April 8, 2000.

A four lane bypass to the north of Centreville was completed for U.S. 82 in 2015. The new alignment includes interchanges with SR 5 and SR 25.

Construction got underway in February 2017 on a 6.2 mile long project to realign U.S. 82 around the town of Gordo. With work initially running through 2020¹, the bypass is scheduled to be complete sometime in 2022.²

scenes

A trailblazer directs traffic from Court Street north in Prattville onto W 4th Street (former SR 206) for U.S. 82. 02/06/10

Photo Credits:

02/06/10 by AARoads

Connect with:
Interstate 20
Interstate 59
Interstate 65
U.S. 11
U.S. 29
U.S. 31
U.S. 43
U.S. 80
U.S. 231
U.S. 431

Page Updated 01-10-2019.