State Route 179 or SR-179 is a 10.434-mile (16.792 km) state highway that serves as a north-south connection between western Etowah County and Boaz. The southern terminus of SR-179 is at its intersection with US-278, and the northern terminus is at its intersection with SR-168 southwest of Boaz.

State Route 179 begins at its intersection with US-278 in Howelton. From this point, the route travels in a northerly direction through its northern terminus at SR-169 southwest of Boaz.