List of U.S. Highways in Alabama

The U.S. Highways in Alabama are the subset of the United States Numbered Highway System. These highways in the U.S. state of Alabama are maintained by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). There are 19 U.S. Highways that travels through Alabama, totaling 3,852.85 miles (6,200.56 km). U.S. Route 31 (US 31) is the highway with the longest segment in Alabama, with 386.449 miles (621.929 km). The shortest is US 72 Alternate, crossing 68.3 miles (109.9 km) of North Alabama.[1] One former U.S. Highway existed in Alabama: US 241. It traveled through the eastern part of the state. US 241 was replaced by US 280 and US 431 in 1954.[2]

U.S. Route 31 marker

U.S. Route 431 marker

Highway markers for US 31 and US 431
Map of Alabama State Route System
  U.S. Routes
Highway names
InterstatesInterstate nn (I-nn)
US HighwaysU.S. Route nn (US nn)
StateState Route nn (SR nn)
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List edit

NumberLength (mi)[1]Length (km)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusFormedRemovedNotes
US 11250.671403.416US 11/US 80 at the Mississippi state line near CubaUS 11 at the Georgia state line near Sulphur Springs01926-01-011926[3]current
US 29226.550364.597US 29 at the Florida state line near FlomatonUS 29/SR 14 at the Georgia state line near Lanett01926-01-011926[3]current
US 31386.449621.929US 90 in Spanish FortI-65/US 31 at the Tennessee state line near Ardmore01926-01-011926[3]current
US 43350.978564.844US 90 in PrichardUS 43 at the Tennessee state line near Green Hill01934-01-011934[4]current
US 4559.18195.243US 98 in MobileUS 45 at the Mississippi state line near Yellow Pine01926-01-011926[3]current
US 72167.211269.100US 72 at the Mississippi state line near Lime KilnUS 72 at the Tennessee state line near Bridgeport01926-01-011926[3]current
US 78192.192309.303US 78 at the Mississippi state line near BexarUS 78/SR 8 at the Georgia state line near Muscadine01926-01-011926[3]current
US 78N18[5]29US 78 and US 78S in HeflinUS 78N at the Georgia state line01926-01-01192601933-01-011933
US 78S23[5]37US 78 and US 78N in HeflinUS 78S at the Georgia state line01926-01-01192601933-01-011933
US 80218.621351.836US 11/US 80 at Mississippi state line near CubaUS 80/SR 22 at the Chattahoochee River/Georgia state line in Phenix City01926-01-011926[3]current
US 82239.895386.074US 82 at the Mississippi state line near StaffordUS 82/SR 50 at the Chattahoochee River/Georgia state line in Eufaula01934-01-011934current
US 84231.682372.856US 84 at the Mississippi state line near IsneyUS 84/SR 38 at the Chattahoochee River/Georgia state line near Alaga01926-01-011926current
US 9077.031123.969US 90 at the Mississippi state line near Grand BayUS 90 at the Perdido River/Florida state line near Seminole01926-01-011926[3]current
US 9880.248129.147US 98 at the Mississippi state line near WilmerUS 98 at the Perdido River/Florida state line near Lillian01955-01-011955current
US 231331533US 231 at the Florida state line near State LineUS 231/US 431 at the Tennessee state line near Fisk01926-01-011926[3]current
US 241359578US 84/SR 52 in Dothan, AlabamaUS 241 at the Tennessee state line near Fisk01930-01-01193001954-01-011954
US 278199.162320.520US 278 at the Mississippi state line near SulligentUS 278/SR 6 at the Georgia state line near Palestine01951-01-011951current
US 280141.256227.329I-20/I-59/US 31 in BirminghamUS 280/SR 520 at the Chattahoochee River/Georgia state line in Phenix City01953-01-011953current
US 331103166US 331 at the Florida state line in FloralaUS 80/US 82 in Montgomery01952-01-011952current
US 41187.6141.0US 78 in LeedsUS 411/SR 53 at the Georgia state line near Forney01934-01-011934current
US 431341.824550.112US 231 in DothanUS 231/US 431 at the Tennessee state line near Fisk01953-01-011953current
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Special routes edit

NumberLength (mi)[1]Length (km)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusFormedRemovedNotes

US 11 Byp.
Served Tuscaloosa

US 11 Truck
Serves Birmingham

US 29 Truck
Serves Union Springs

US 31 Bus.
Served Montgomery

City US 31
Served Montgomery

US 31 Truck
Served Montgomery

US 43 Alt.
MobileChickasaw

US 43 Bus.
Served Tuscumbia

US 72 Bus.
Served Tuscumbia

US 72 Alt.
68.3109.9US 72 south of Muscle ShoalsI-565/US 72 in Huntsville

US 72 Bus.
Serves Athens

US 72 Bus.
Serves Scottsboro

US 78 Alt.
HamiltonGraysville

US 78 Alt.
Carbon HillJasper

US 78 Alt.
BirminghamIrondale

US 78 Truck
Served Birmingham

US 78 Truck
Serves Leeds

US 78 Bus.
Served Anniston

US 78 Alt.
HeflinAlabama-Georgia state line

US 80 Bus.
Serves Selma

US 80 Truck
Serves Selma

US 80 Bus.
Served Montgomery

US 82 Byp.
Served Tuscaloosa

US 82 Alt.
MontgomeryPrattville

US 82 Bus.
Served Montgomery

US 82 Byp.
Served Montgomery

US 82 Byp.
Served Montgomery

City US 82
Served Montgomery

US 82 Truck
Served Montgomery

US 84 Bus.
Serves Enterprise

US 84 Truck
Serves Enterprise

US 84 Bus.
Served Dothan

US 90 Alt.
PrichardMobile

US 90 Truck
Serves Mobile

US 98 Truck
Serves Mobile

US 98 Truck
Served Spanish Fort

US 98 Alt.
FairhopeBarnwell

US 231 Bus.
Serves Dothan

US 231 Bus.
Serves Ozark

US 231 Bus.
Served Montgomery

US 231 Alt.
SylacaugaPell City

US 231 Bus.
Served Huntsville

US 278 Bus.
Served Piedmont

US 331 Alt.
OnychaOpp

US 411 Alt.
CentreAlabama-Georgia state line

US 411 Bus.
Serves Centre

Temp. US 411
CentreAlabama-Georgia state line

US 431 Bus.
Serves Dothan

US 431 Truck
Serves Seale

US 431 Byp.
Served Phenix City

US 431 Bus.
Served Anniston

US 431 Byp.
Serves Gadsden

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Alabama Department of Transportation. County Milepost Maps (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 25, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
  2. ^ "Alabama US-Highways". Retrieved December 4, 2008.[self-published source]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  4. ^ General Drafting Company (1934). State Road Map of Alabama (SID) (Map). 1:1,000,000. New York City: Alabama State Highway Department. Retrieved November 15, 2018 – via Alabama Department of Archives and History.
  5. ^ a b Powers Company (1940). Official Highway Map - State of Alabama (SID) (Map). 1:760,000. Mobile: Alabama State Highway Department. Retrieved November 15, 2018 – via Alabama Department of Archives and History.