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org">Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category">Statistical Area</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Huntsville-Decatur_CSA.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Decatur Metropolitan Statistical Area is shaded in yellow. Decatur MSA is part of the Huntsville-Decatur CSA (shown in yellow and red)."><img alt="Decatur Metropolitan Statistical Area is shaded in yellow. Decatur MSA is part of the Huntsville-Decatur CSA (shown in yellow and red)." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Huntsville-Decatur_CSA.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="393" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="385" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Decatur Metropolitan Statistical Area is shaded in yellow. Decatur MSA is part of the Huntsville-Decatur CSA (shown in yellow and red).</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="9" data-overlays="["_ab3a72fa0d3b1531b74011219ccc9584d9f27355"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,9,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Decatur_metropolitan_area%2C_Alabama&revid=1248653865&groups=_ab3a72fa0d3b1531b74011219ccc9584d9f27355" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,9,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Decatur_metropolitan_area%2C_Alabama&revid=1248653865&groups=_ab3a72fa0d3b1531b74011219ccc9584d9f27355 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data">Alabama</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">3,411 km<sup>2</sup> (1,317 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">152,740</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">45/km<sup>2</sup> (120/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data">CST</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Decatur, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area</b> is a moderately urban region of <a href="/wiki/North_Alabama" title="North Alabama">North-Central</a> <a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a>. The 2020 Census put the population of the metropolitan area at 152,740, of which one-third resides within the boundaries of its core city, <a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Alabama" title="Decatur, Alabama">Decatur, Alabama</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also considered to be part of the <a href="/wiki/North_Alabama" title="North Alabama">North</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="Northwest Alabama">Northwest</a>, and North-Central regions of Alabama. </p><p>The metropolitan area is the combined area of the City of Decatur and the surrounding areas in suburban, rural, and more developed parts of <a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Alabama" title="Morgan County, Alabama">Morgan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Alabama" title="Lawrence County, Alabama">Lawrence Counties</a>. The Decatur Metropolitan Area is a part of the <a href="/wiki/Huntsville-Decatur,_AL_Combined_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area">Huntsville-Decatur CSA</a>, With <a href="/wiki/Huntsville,_Alabama" title="Huntsville, Alabama">Huntsville</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madison,_Alabama" title="Madison, Alabama">Madison</a> being other Principal cities in the CSA. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cities_and_towns">Cities and towns</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decatur_metropolitan_area,_Alabama&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Cities and towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Principal_cities">Principal cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decatur_metropolitan_area,_Alabama&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Principal cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Alabama" title="Decatur, Alabama">Decatur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartselle,_Alabama" title="Hartselle, Alabama">Hartselle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moulton,_Alabama" title="Moulton, Alabama">Moulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntsville,_Alabama" title="Huntsville, Alabama">Huntsville</a> (Has its own <a href="/wiki/Huntsville_metropolitan_area" title="Huntsville metropolitan area">MSA</a>, but has lands in Morgan County)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_cities_and_towns">Other cities and towns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decatur_metropolitan_area,_Alabama&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Other cities and towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Courtland,_Alabama" title="Courtland, Alabama">Courtland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eva,_Alabama" title="Eva, Alabama">Eva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falkville,_Alabama" title="Falkville, Alabama">Falkville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsboro,_Alabama" title="Hillsboro, Alabama">Hillsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Courtland,_Alabama" title="North Courtland, Alabama">North Courtland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priceville,_Alabama" title="Priceville, Alabama">Priceville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Alabama" title="Somerville, Alabama">Somerville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Town_Creek,_Alabama" title="Town Creek, Alabama">Town Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinity,_Alabama" title="Trinity, Alabama">Trinity</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unincorporated_communities">Unincorporated communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decatur_metropolitan_area,_Alabama&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Unincorporated communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burningtree_Mountain,_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="Burningtree Mountain, Alabama">Burningtree Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caddo,_Alabama" title="Caddo, Alabama">Caddo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotaco,_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="Cotaco, Alabama">Cotaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_Alabama" title="Danville, Alabama">Danville</a></li> <li>Five Points</li> <li>Flint</li> <li>Florette</li> <li>Hatton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulaco,_Alabama" title="Hulaco, Alabama">Hulaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacey%27s_Spring,_Alabama" title="Lacey's Spring, Alabama">Lacey's Spring</a></li> <li>Landersville</li> <li>Mallard Creek</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_City,_Alabama" title="Morgan City, Alabama">Morgan City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moulton_Heights,_Alabama" title="Moulton Heights, Alabama">Moulton Heights</a></li> <li>Mount Hope</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neel,_Alabama" title="Neel, Alabama">Neel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakville,_Alabama" title="Oakville, Alabama">Oakville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburg,_Alabama" title="Pittsburg, Alabama">Pittsburg</a></li> <li>Punkin Center</li> <li>Red Bank</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Crossroads,_Alabama" title="Ryan Crossroads, Alabama">Ryan Crossroads</a></li> <li>Speake</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanner,_Alabama" title="Tanner, Alabama">Tanner</a></li> <li>Valhermoso Springs</li> <li>Wheeler</li> <li>Wren</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decatur_metropolitan_area,_Alabama&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Decatur_metropolitan_area,_Alabama&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-65.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/I-65.svg/20px-I-65.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/I-65.svg/30px-I-65.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/I-65.svg/40px-I-65.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Interstate_65" title="Interstate 65">Interstate 65</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Lacon,_Alabama" title="Lacon, Alabama">Lacon</a> to <a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Alabama" title="Decatur, Alabama">Decatur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Limestone_County,_Alabama" title="Limestone County, Alabama">Limestone County</a>))</i> - enters the area at the southern <a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Alabama" title="Morgan County, Alabama">Morgan County</a> line between <a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Alabama" title="Morgan County, Alabama">Morgan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cullman_County,_Alabama" title="Cullman County, Alabama">Cullman Counties</a>, near Lacon. Bends around a mountain where it passes over US 31. It continues north towards Hartselle where it enters the city limits for about 3 miles. Leaving Hartselle, <b>I-65</b> travels towards Decatur where small portions of the city limits leak over into rural <a href="/wiki/Priceville,_Alabama" title="Priceville, Alabama">Priceville</a>. <b>I-65</b> soon is lifted onto a 3.5-mile-long (5.6 km) bridge (over the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_River" title="Tennessee River">Tennessee River</a>), linking Morgan County and Limestone County. After entering Limestone County, an interchange with <a href="/wiki/I-565" class="mw-redirect" title="I-565">I-565</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Highway_72_Alternate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Highway 72 Alternate">Alt US 72</a>, and <a href="/wiki/State_Route_20_(Alabama)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Route 20 (Alabama)">Alabama 20</a> give routes to <a href="/wiki/Huntsville,_Alabama" title="Huntsville, Alabama">Huntsville</a> (to the east), and Decatur (to the west).</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_31.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/US_31.svg/20px-US_31.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/US_31.svg/30px-US_31.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/US_31.svg/40px-US_31.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/U.S._Highway_31_(Alabama)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Highway 31 (Alabama)">U.S. Highway 31</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Lacon,_Alabama" title="Lacon, Alabama">Lacon</a> to <a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Alabama" title="Decatur, Alabama">Decatur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Limestone_County,_Alabama" title="Limestone County, Alabama">Limestone County</a>))</i> - from the southern <a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Alabama" title="Morgan County, Alabama">Morgan County</a> line between <a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Alabama" title="Morgan County, Alabama">Morgan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cullman_County,_Alabama" title="Cullman County, Alabama">Cullman Counties</a>, near Lacon. The route continues north, passing under <a href="/wiki/I-65" class="mw-redirect" title="I-65">I-65</a>, towards Hartselle. After traversing through Hartselle, <b>US 31</b> briefly enters unincorporated land, but quickly enters the Decatur city limits. As the highway passes through Decatur, it gives access to places such as: <a href="/wiki/Decatur_High_School_(Alabama)" title="Decatur High School (Alabama)">Decatur High School</a> / <a href="/wiki/Ogle_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Ogle Stadium">Ogle Stadium</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cooks_Natural_Science_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cooks Natural Science Museum (page does not exist)">Cooks Natural Science Museum</a>, and views of the downtown area. <b>US 31</b> leaves the metro area after passing over the <a href="/wiki/Captain_William_J._Hudson_%22Steamboat_Bill%22_Memorial_Bridges" title="Captain William J. Hudson "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridges">Captain William J. Hudson "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridges</a> into <a href="/wiki/Limestone_County,_Alabama" title="Limestone County, Alabama">Limestone County</a> where the Decatur city limits end. (near the <a href="/wiki/Calhoun_Community_College" title="Calhoun Community College">Calhoun Community College</a>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alternate_plate.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Alternate_plate.svg/20px-Alternate_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Alternate_plate.svg/30px-Alternate_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Alternate_plate.svg/40px-Alternate_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_72.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/US_72.svg/20px-US_72.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/US_72.svg/30px-US_72.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/US_72.svg/40px-US_72.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/U.S._Highway_72_Alternate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Highway 72 Alternate">U.S. Highway 72 Alternate</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Alabama" title="Decatur, Alabama">Decatur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Limestone_County,_Alabama" title="Limestone County, Alabama">Limestone County</a>) to <a href="/wiki/Trinity,_Alabama" title="Trinity, Alabama">Trinity</a>)</i> - enters the metro area in the <a href="/wiki/Limestone_County,_Alabama" title="Limestone County, Alabama">Limestone County</a> portion of Decatur at the interchange with <a href="/wiki/I-65" class="mw-redirect" title="I-65">I-65</a> and <a href="/wiki/I-565" class="mw-redirect" title="I-565">I-565</a>. (I-565 terminates here). Crosses the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_River" title="Tennessee River">Tennessee River</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Captain_William_J._Hudson_%22Steamboat_Bill%22_Memorial_Bridges" title="Captain William J. Hudson "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridges">Captain William J. Hudson "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridges</a>, combined with <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_31_in_Alabama" title="U.S. Route 31 in Alabama">US 31</a> and <a href="/wiki/State_Route_20_(Alabama)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Route 20 (Alabama)">State Route 20</a>, into urban northern Decatur. <b>Alt 72</b> bends west and continues into the industrial portion of Decatur. The <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Decatur" title="Port of Decatur">Port of Decatur</a>, and such notable industries as <a href="/wiki/United_Launch_Alliance" title="United Launch Alliance">The United Launch Alliance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Solutia" title="Solutia">Solutia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vulcan_Materials" class="mw-redirect" title="Vulcan Materials">Vulcan Materials</a>, and <a href="/wiki/3M" title="3M">3M</a> have operations along this route. The United Launch Alliance is especially important, since all satellite launch vehicles used by <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>, are produced at this single location. <b>Alt 72</b> eventually leaves the metro area as it exits <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Alabama" title="Lawrence County, Alabama">Lawrence County</a>, and enters <a href="/wiki/Colbert_County,_Alabama" title="Colbert County, Alabama">Colbert County</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Shoals" class="mw-redirect" title="The Shoals">The Shoals</a>.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_231.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/US_231.svg/24px-US_231.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/US_231.svg/36px-US_231.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/US_231.svg/48px-US_231.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/U.S._Highway_231" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Highway 231">U.S. Highway 231</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Lacey%27s_Spring,_Alabama" title="Lacey's Spring, Alabama">Lacey's Spring</a> to southern <a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Alabama" title="Morgan County, Alabama">Morgan County</a>)</i> - enters the metro area from southern <a href="/wiki/Huntsville,_Alabama" title="Huntsville, Alabama">Huntsville</a>. Crossing the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_River" title="Tennessee River">Tennessee River</a>, connecting <a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Alabama" title="Madison County, Alabama">Madison</a> and northeastern <a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Alabama" title="Morgan County, Alabama">Morgan Counties</a>. <b>US 231</b> continues south, passing through <a href="/wiki/Morgan_City,_Alabama" title="Morgan City, Alabama">Morgan City</a>, towards the <a href="/wiki/Gadsden,_Alabama" title="Gadsden, Alabama">Gadsden area</a>.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alabama_20.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Alabama_20.svg/20px-Alabama_20.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Alabama_20.svg/30px-Alabama_20.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Alabama_20.svg/40px-Alabama_20.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/State_Route_20_(Alabama)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Route 20 (Alabama)">State Route 20</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Alabama" title="Decatur, Alabama">Decatur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Limestone_County,_Alabama" title="Limestone County, Alabama">Limestone County</a>) to western <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Alabama" title="Lawrence County, Alabama">Lawrence County</a>)</i> - enters the metro area in the <a href="/wiki/Limestone_County,_Alabama" title="Limestone County, Alabama">Limestone County</a> portion of Decatur at the interchange with <a href="/wiki/I-65" class="mw-redirect" title="I-65">I-65</a> and <a href="/wiki/I-565" class="mw-redirect" title="I-565">I-565</a>. (I-565 terminates here). Crosses the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_River" title="Tennessee River">Tennessee River</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Captain_William_J._Hudson_%22Steamboat_Bill%22_Memorial_Bridges" title="Captain William J. Hudson "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridges">Captain William J. Hudson "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridges</a>, combined with <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_31_in_Alabama" title="U.S. Route 31 in Alabama">US 31</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Highway_72_Alternate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Highway 72 Alternate">U.S. Highway 72 Alternate</a>, into urban northern Decatur. <b>Alabama 20</b> bends west and continues into the industrial portion of Decatur. The <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Decatur" title="Port of Decatur">Port of Decatur</a>, and such notable industries as <a href="/wiki/United_Launch_Alliance" title="United Launch Alliance">The United Launch Alliance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Solutia" title="Solutia">Solutia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vulcan_Materials" class="mw-redirect" title="Vulcan Materials">Vulcan Materials</a>, and <a href="/wiki/3M" title="3M">3M</a> have operations along this route. The United Launch Alliance is especially important, since all satellite launch vehicles used by <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>, are produced at this single location. <b>Alabama 20</b> eventually leaves the metro area as it exits <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Alabama" title="Lawrence County, Alabama">Lawrence County</a>, and enters <a href="/wiki/Colbert_County,_Alabama" title="Colbert County, Alabama">Colbert County</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Shoals" class="mw-redirect" title="The Shoals">The Shoals</a>.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alabama_24.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Alabama_24.svg/20px-Alabama_24.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Alabama_24.svg/30px-Alabama_24.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Alabama_24.svg/40px-Alabama_24.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/State_Route_24_(Alabama)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Route 24 (Alabama)">State Route 24</a></b></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alabama_33.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Alabama_33.svg/20px-Alabama_33.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Alabama_33.svg/30px-Alabama_33.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Alabama_33.svg/40px-Alabama_33.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/State_Route_33_(Alabama)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Route 33 (Alabama)">State Route 33</a></b></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alabama_36.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Alabama_36.svg/20px-Alabama_36.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Alabama_36.svg/30px-Alabama_36.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Alabama_36.svg/40px-Alabama_36.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/State_Route_36_(Alabama)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Route 36 (Alabama)">State Route 36</a></b></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alabama_67.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Alabama_67.svg/20px-Alabama_67.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Alabama_67.svg/30px-Alabama_67.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Alabama_67.svg/40px-Alabama_67.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <b><a href="/wiki/State_Route_67_(Alabama)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Route 67 (Alabama)">State Route 67</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Hulaco,_Alabama" title="Hulaco, Alabama">Hulaco</a> to <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_72_Alternate" title="U.S. Route 72 Alternate">US 72 Alt.</a>/<a href="/wiki/State_Route_20_(Alabama)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Route 20 (Alabama)">SR 20</a> (<a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Alabama" title="Decatur, Alabama">Decatur</a>))</i> - enters the area at <a href="/wiki/Hulaco,_Alabama" title="Hulaco, Alabama">Hulaco</a> and continues to <a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Alabama" title="Somerville, Alabama">Somerville</a>. 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