ɔnðə wˈɛst sˈaɪd ʌv kˈʌlmən, ðə ɹˈaʊt pɹˈiːviəsli dᵻsˈɛndᵻd dˌaʊn ˌɪntʊ ɐ hˈɑːloʊ wˌɛɹ ɪt pɹəsˈiːdᵻd tə kɹˈɔs vˈɛst kɹˈiːk bᵻfˌoːɹ klˈaɪmɪŋ ˌʌp ðə hˈɑːloʊ ænd ɹᵻdʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə mˈɑːdɚndˈeɪ ɹˈaʊɾɪŋ; ðɪs ɹˈaʊɾɪŋ wʌz ɹᵻplˈeɪst ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv wɪð ɐ mˈʌtʃ stɹˈeɪɾɚ bɹˈɪdʒ əkɹˌɑːs ðə sˈeɪm kɹˈiːk.
On the west side of Cullman, the route previously descended down into a hollow where it proceeded to cross Vest Creek before climbing up the hollow and rejoining the modern-day routing; this routing was replaced in 2012 with a much straighter bridge across the same creek.