State Route 229 or SR-229 is a 15 miles (24.1 km) long route that serves as a connection between Interstate 85 south of Millstead to State Route 63 south of Lake Martin

Lake Martin

Lake Martin is located in Tallapoosa, Elmore, and Coosa counties in Alabama. It is a 44,000-acre lake with over 750 miles of wooded shoreline. An artificial reservoir, Lake Martin was formed by the construction of Martin Dam on the Tallapoosa River. The Martin Dam powerhouse is used to generate...

 in Elmore County

Elmore County, Alabama

Elmore County is a county of the State of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General John A. Elmore. As of 2010 its population was 79,303. Its county seat is Wetumpka.This county is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...

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Route description

The southern terminus of SR-229 is located at Exit 36 off Interstate 85 south of Millstead. From Millstead, the route takes a northerly track to Tallassee

Tallassee, Alabama

Tallassee is a city on the Tallapoosa River, located in both Elmore and Tallapoosa counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2000 census the population was 4,934...

. In Tallassee, the route briefly shares a concurrency with State Route 14

State Route 14 (Alabama)

State Route 14 in Alabama, also known as SR-14, is a public highway maintained by the state of Alabama. SR-14 runs from west to east through the central portion of the state...

 whilst traveling in a northwesterly direction. Just to the south of Burlington, it splits from SR-14 and resumes a northerly track to Red Hill. At Red Hill, the route takes a turn to the west towards its northern terminus at State Route 63.

Major intersections

• State Route 14
  State Route 14 (Alabama)
  State Route 14 in Alabama, also known as SR-14, is a public highway maintained by the state of Alabama. SR-14 runs from west to east through the central portion of the state...
  
   in Tallassee
  Tallassee, Alabama
  Tallassee is a city on the Tallapoosa River, located in both Elmore and Tallapoosa counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2000 census the population was 4,934...
  
  
• State Route 50 in Red Hill
• State Route 63 west of Red Hill

External links

• Alabama Department of Transportation county road maps for Elmore (Adobe Acrobat
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