State Route 169 or SR-169 is a 26.325 miles (42.4 km) state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 that serves as a north-south connection between Opelika

Opelika, Alabama

Opelika is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. According to 2010 Census, the population of Opelika was 26,477...

 and Seale

Seale, Alabama

Seale is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. The county seat from 1868-1935, and is current home to the counties High and Middle Schools. One of Alabama's oldest buildings, the Russell County courthouse also is located in the city. -References:...

 through Lee

Lee County, Alabama

Lee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Confederate Army. As of 2010 the population was 140,247. It is part of the Auburn, Alabama Metropolitan Area. The county seat is Opelika, and the largest city is Auburn...

 and Russell Counties

Russell County, Alabama

Russell County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars against the Creek Indians. As of 2010, the population was 52,947...

. SR-169 intersects US-431 at its southern terminus and SR-51

Alabama State Route 51

State Route 51 is a long route in the southeastern and east-central part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at its junction with U.S. Highway 84 near New Brockton. The northern terminus of the route is at an interchange with Interstate 85 and U.S...

 at its northern terminus.

Route description

State Route 169 begins at its intersection with US-431 in Seale. From this point SR-169 travels in a northerly direction in route to US-80, where its shares a 0.543 mile (0.87387162 km) concurrency

Concurrency (road)

A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

with it before resuming its northwesterly track. SR-169 reaches its northern terminus at SR-51 in southern Opelika.

Major intersections

|}