2 ▁in ▁Scot ts bor o , ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁stretch ▁from ▁near ▁its ▁intersection ▁with ▁SR   7 1 ▁in ▁Section , ▁to ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁Sand ▁Mountain ▁and ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁River , ▁where ▁it ▁intersect s ▁SR   4 0 . ▁The ▁Alabama ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁plans ▁to ▁eventually ▁four - lane ▁this ▁remaining ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Fort ▁Pay ne – Sc ot ts bor o ▁route . ▁The ▁highway ▁cross es ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁River ▁over ▁the ▁Com er ▁Bridge ▁( s outh bound ) ▁and ▁the ▁Bob ▁Jones ▁Bridge ▁( n orth bound ). ▁A ▁new ▁bridge ▁is ▁under ▁construction ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁Com er ▁Bridge , ▁and ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁open ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁but ▁finally ▁opened ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁was ▁r er out ed ▁from ▁a ▁dog leg ▁extending ▁from ▁Fort ▁Pay ne ▁through ▁P ine ▁R idge ▁to ▁R ains ville ▁along ▁the ▁natural ▁slope ▁of ▁Sand ▁Mountain , ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁four - lane ▁route . ▁The ▁current ▁route ▁reaches ▁the ▁brow ▁of ▁Sand ▁Mountain ▁along ▁a ▁r amp ▁through ▁a ▁man made ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁mountain . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁northern ▁termin us ▁of ▁SR   3 5 ▁was ▁at ▁Scot ts bor o , ▁where ▁it ▁inter se cted ▁US   7 2 . ▁It ▁was