Russellville, AL

Russellville, Franklin County's seat in northwest Alabama, sits along Highway 43 about 25 miles south of Florence in the Tennessee Valley's rolling hills. The main route connects north to the Shoals area and south toward Tuscaloosa, while Highway 24 runs east-west through town. Most visitors arrive via Highway 43, which handles long-distance traffic to Wilson Dam and Tennessee River attractions. The city's most notable feature is nearby Bear Creek, one of Alabama's cleanest waterways flowing into the Tennessee River.