State Route 86

Alabama State Route 86 runs east from the state line and Mississippi Highway 388 at the town of Pickensville to U.S. 82 south of Gordo. The rural highway serves the Pickens County seat of Carrollton midway along a 27.40 mile course. SR 86 spans the Tombigbee River at Aliceville Lake across a high level bridge west of SR 14 (Broad Street). Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) 2021 traffic counts along SR 86 ranged from 1,114 vehicles per day (vpd) outside Pickensville to 3,181 vpd east of Carrollton.

Construction of the Gordo Bypass, a 6.2 mile long controlled access expressway, shifts U.S. 82 east of the town. With construction starting in 2017, the first phase cost $46.8 million. The second phase went to bid in 2021, with overall construction expected to be finished in 2022.¹ SR 86 may be extended east over a portion of old U.S. 82 to connect with the new alignment.

East

SR 86 travels 13.23 miles east from SR 17 in Carrollton to U.S. 82 south of Gordo.

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U.S. 82 heads 20 miles east from SR 86 to Northport. Construction through 2022 realigns U.S. 82 onto a four lane bypass around Gordo to the north and east.

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An end shield for SR 86 stands at the intersection with U.S. 82. U.S. 82 heads west from the town of Gordo and reaches Reform in eight miles and Columbus, Mississippi in 33 miles.

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References:

1. Gordo Bypass. Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), project web site. Page accessed August 4, 2022.

Connect with:

U.S. 82

Page Updated Thursday August 04, 2022.