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U.S. Route 45 in Alabama

May 08, 2024

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 45 in Alabama. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 45.

In the U.S. state of Alabama, U.S. Route 45 (US 45) is a 60-mile-long (97 km) north–south United States Highway in the east south central state of Alabama. It travels from Mobile to the Mississippi state line, just east of State Line, Mississippi. The highway's southern terminus is in Mobile, at an intersection with US 98. Its northern terminus in the state of Alabama is at the Mississippi state line.

U.S. Route 45

US 45 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length59.181 mi[1] (95.243 km)
Major junctions
South end US 98 in Mobile
Major intersections
North end US 45 near State Line, Mississippi
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountiesMobile, Washington
Highway system
  • Alabama State Highway System
← SR 44US 45→ SR 46
← SR 56SR 57→ I-59

In Alabama, all of the U.S. Highways have one or more unsigned state highways designated along its length. US 45 travels concurrently with State Route 17 (SR 17) from its southern terminus to just north of Deer Park. For the rest of its length in the state, the highway travels concurrently with State Route 57 (SR 57).

Route description edit

US 45 begins at the intersection of St. Stephens Road and Spring Hill Avenue west of downtown Mobile. Spring Hill Avenue carries US 98 to the east and west while St. Stephens Road heads to the northwest through the city and into Prichard. There lies an interchange with Interstate 65 (I-65).[2] Further north in the Eight Mile neighborhood, it intersects the southern ends of SR 213 and SR 217 in quick succession. The highway then meets SR 158 at an interchange near the University of Mobile. It curves to the north and northwest as it travels through Mauvilla, Chunchula, and Citronelle.[3] US 45 continues to the northwest, through rural Washington County. Just north of Deer Park, SR 17 splits off to the northeast toward Chatom at a Y intersection. The highway curves back to the northwest and goes through Fruitdale and later Yellow Pine. It continues to the north-northwest and crosses into Mississippi.[4][5]

History edit

1910s and 1920s edit

The road that would become US 45 in Alabama was designated at least as early as 1914. This road traveled in Mobile and Prichard as an "improved hard surface road" (macadam, gravel, chert) and from Prichard to Citronelle as an "improved soil road". There was also a segment from about Deer Park to Yellow Pine as an "unimproved road".[6] By 1925, the roadway was entirely built in the state. It was designated as SR 28, and it is an "existing road upon which state has done no work".[7][8] That year, US 45 was designated along its entire length in the state. The entire highway was an "existing road upon which the state has done no work" except for a segment from just north of Gulfcrest to Fruitdale, which was indicated to be graded.[8][9] By 1928, the segment from Mobile to just north of Gulfcrest was indicated to be "unimproved", while the segment from Fruitdale to the Mississippi state line was indicated to be graded, in addition to the Gulfcrest-to-Fruitdale segment. Also, SR 57 was designated along the entire length of the highway.[10][11]

1930s edit

By 1930, the highway was indicated to have a "hard surface" in Mobile and Citronelle; a gravel/chert or a sand-clay/topsoil surface from Mobile to Citronelle; and "graded" from Citronelle to the Mississippi state line.[12][13] Later that year, the entire Mobile County segment was indicated to have a "hard surface". The entire Washington County segment was indicated to have been graded.[13][14] By the end of 1934, US 43, along with SR 5 were designated in Mobile, but the state maps are unclear as to whether they traveled concurrently with US 45/SR 57.[15][16] By 1935, the entire Mobile County segment was indicated to have a "pavement" surface. The entire Washington County segment was indicated to have a "gravel or chert" surface.[17][18] By 1939, the highway was indicated to be under construction from the Mobile–Washington county line to about Fruitdale.[19][20]

1940s to 1980s edit

By 1941, the highway was indicated to be under construction from just southeast of Fruitdale to just northwest of Yellow Pine.[20][21] By 1942, US 45 was indicated to be paved for its entire length in the state.[22][23] By 1952, SR 57 was decommissioned south of the Deer Park area. It was replaced by SR 17, as it exists today.[24][25] By 1957, SR 5, which was concurrent with US 43 in Mobile was truncated farther north. It was replaced by SR 13. However, it was still not clear whether US 43 and SR 13 were concurrent with US 45 in the city.[26][27] By 1983, US 43 and SR 13 were moved off of US 45 and SR 17 in Mobile.[28][29]

Future edit

State legislatures in both Mississippi and Alabama have called for US 45 to be expanded to four-lanes along its entire length in Alabama. Although mentioned by ALDOT, this project has been shelved for now.[30]

Major intersections edit

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MobileMobile0.0000.000  US 98 (SR 42 / Springhill Avenue) – Semmes, Spanish FortSouthern end of SR 17 overlap
Prichard4.3406.985  
  I-65 to I-10 – Montgomery		I-65 exit 8
6.29710.134 
  SR 213 north (South Shelton Beach Road) – University of Mobile, Chickasabogue Park
6.47710.424 
  SR 217 north (Lott Road)
9.61815.479  
  SR 158 (Industrial Parkway) to I-65 – Saraland		Interchange
Washington​43.05469.289 
  SR 17 north (Jordan Street) / SR 57 begins – Chatom		Northern end of SR 17 overlap; southern end of SR 57 overlap
​59.18195.243 
  US 45 north / SR 57 ends – State Line		Continuation into Mississippi; northern end of SR 57 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Milepost Web". Alabama Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
    • "Mobile County" (PDF). March 2011.
    • "Washington County" (PDF). August 1999.
  2. ^ AAA (2008). United States, Canada, Mexico Atlas (Map). Approximately 1:1,280,000. AAA. p. 7. Mobile inset. §§ B14–A12. ISBN 9781595082657.
  3. ^ Google (November 11, 2016). "Route of US 45 in Mobile County" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. ^ Google (November 12, 2016). "Route of US 45 in Washington County" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  5. ^ AAA (2008), p. 7.
  6. ^ Road Map of Alabama (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1914. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  7. ^ Progress Map Showing Roads Completed and Under Construction (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1924. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  8. ^ a b Progress Map Showing Roads Completed and Under Construction (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1925. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  9. ^ System of State Roads (Map). State Highway Department of Alabama. 1926. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  10. ^ System of State Roads (Map). State Highway Department of Alabama. 1927. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  11. ^ State Road Map of Alabama (Map). General Drafting Company. 1928. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  12. ^ State Road Map of Alabama (Map). General Drafting Company. 1929. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  13. ^ a b State Road Map of Alabama (Map). General Drafting Company. 1930. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  14. ^ State Road Map of Alabama (Map). General Drafting Company. 1931. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  15. ^ State Road Map of Alabama (Map). General Drafting Company. 1933. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  16. ^ State Road Map of Alabama (Map). General Drafting Company. November 1, 1934. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  17. ^ State Road Map of Alabama (Map). General Drafting Company. September 1, 1935. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  18. ^ Official Highway Map – State of Alabama (Map). State Highway Department of Alabama. 1936. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  19. ^ Official Highway Map – State of Alabama (Map). State Highway Department of Alabama. 1938. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  20. ^ a b Official Highway Map – State of Alabama (Map). Alabama Highway Department. 1939. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  21. ^ Official Highway Map – State of Alabama (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1940. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  22. ^ Alabama Highways (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1941. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  23. ^ Alabama Highways (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1942. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  24. ^ Alabama State Highway System (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1951. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  25. ^ Alabama State Highway System (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1952. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  26. ^ 1955-1956 Official Highway Map – State of Alabama (Map). Alabama State Highway Department. 1955. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  27. ^ Official 1957 Alabama Highway Map (Map). Alabama State Highway Department Division of Highway Planning. 1957. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  28. ^ Official 1981–82 Alabama Highway Map (Map). State of Alabama Highway Department. April 1981. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  29. ^ Official 1983–84 Alabama Highway Map (Map). State of Alabama Highway Department. 1983. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  30. ^ Poor, Jeff (14 January 2021). "Lawmakers urge ALDOT to catch up to Mississippi, four-lane U.S. Highway 45 from state line to Mobile". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

External links edit

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  • End of US highway 45 on USEnds.com
  • An historic US highway endpoint in Mobile, AL on USEnds.com


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This article is about the section of U S Route 45 in Alabama For the entire route see U S Route 45 In the U S state of Alabama U S Route 45 US 45 is a 60 mile long 97 km north south United States Highway in the east south central state of Alabama It travels from Mobile to the Mississippi state line just east of State Line Mississippi The highway s southern terminus is in Mobile at an intersection with US 98 Its northern terminus in the state of Alabama is at the Mississippi state line U S Route 45US 45 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by ALDOTLength59 181 mi 1 95 243 km Major junctionsSouth endUS 98 in MobileMajor intersectionsI 65 in Prichard SR 17 north of Deer ParkNorth endUS 45 near State Line MississippiLocationCountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountiesMobile WashingtonHighway systemUnited States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Alabama State Highway System Interstate US State SR 44US 45 SR 46 SR 56SR 57 I 59 In Alabama all of the U S Highways have one or more unsigned state highways designated along its length US 45 travels concurrently with State Route 17 SR 17 from its southern terminus to just north of Deer Park For the rest of its length in the state the highway travels concurrently with State Route 57 SR 57 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 2 1 1910s and 1920s 2 2 1930s 2 3 1940s to 1980s 3 Future 4 Major intersections 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksRoute description editUS 45 begins at the intersection of St Stephens Road and Spring Hill Avenue west of downtown Mobile Spring Hill Avenue carries US 98 to the east and west while St Stephens Road heads to the northwest through the city and into Prichard There lies an interchange with Interstate 65 I 65 2 Further north in the Eight Mile neighborhood it intersects the southern ends of SR 213 and SR 217 in quick succession The highway then meets SR 158 at an interchange near the University of Mobile It curves to the north and northwest as it travels through Mauvilla Chunchula and Citronelle 3 US 45 continues to the northwest through rural Washington County Just north of Deer Park SR 17 splits off to the northeast toward Chatom at a Y intersection The highway curves back to the northwest and goes through Fruitdale and later Yellow Pine It continues to the north northwest and crosses into Mississippi 4 5 History edit1910s and 1920s edit The road that would become US 45 in Alabama was designated at least as early as 1914 This road traveled in Mobile and Prichard as an improved hard surface road macadam gravel chert and from Prichard to Citronelle as an improved soil road There was also a segment from about Deer Park to Yellow Pine as an unimproved road 6 By 1925 the roadway was entirely built in the state It was designated as SR 28 and it is an existing road upon which state has done no work 7 8 That year US 45 was designated along its entire length in the state The entire highway was an existing road upon which the state has done no work except for a segment from just north of Gulfcrest to Fruitdale which was indicated to be graded 8 9 By 1928 the segment from Mobile to just north of Gulfcrest was indicated to be unimproved while the segment from Fruitdale to the Mississippi state line was indicated to be graded in addition to the Gulfcrest to Fruitdale segment Also SR 57 was designated along the entire length of the highway 10 11 1930s edit By 1930 the highway was indicated to have a hard surface in Mobile and Citronelle a gravel chert or a sand clay topsoil surface from Mobile to Citronelle and graded from Citronelle to the Mississippi state line 12 13 Later that year the entire Mobile County segment was indicated to have a hard surface The entire Washington County segment was indicated to have been graded 13 14 By the end of 1934 US 43 along with SR 5 were designated in Mobile but the state maps are unclear as to whether they traveled concurrently with US 45 SR 57 15 16 By 1935 the entire Mobile County segment was indicated to have a pavement surface The entire Washington County segment was indicated to have a gravel or chert surface 17 18 By 1939 the highway was indicated to be under construction from the Mobile Washington county line to about Fruitdale 19 20 1940s to 1980s edit By 1941 the highway was indicated to be under construction from just southeast of Fruitdale to just northwest of Yellow Pine 20 21 By 1942 US 45 was indicated to be paved for its entire length in the state 22 23 By 1952 SR 57 was decommissioned south of the Deer Park area It was replaced by SR 17 as it exists today 24 25 By 1957 SR 5 which was concurrent with US 43 in Mobile was truncated farther north It was replaced by SR 13 However it was still not clear whether US 43 and SR 13 were concurrent with US 45 in the city 26 27 By 1983 US 43 and SR 13 were moved off of US 45 and SR 17 in Mobile 28 29 Future editState legislatures in both Mississippi and Alabama have called for US 45 to be expanded to four lanes along its entire length in Alabama Although mentioned by ALDOT this project has been shelved for now 30 Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotes MobileMobile0 0000 000 nbsp US 98 SR 42 Springhill Avenue Semmes Spanish FortSouthern end of SR 17 overlap Prichard4 3406 985 nbsp nbsp nbsp I 65 to I 10 MontgomeryI 65 exit 8 6 29710 134 nbsp nbsp SR 213 north South Shelton Beach Road University of Mobile Chickasabogue Park 6 47710 424 nbsp nbsp SR 217 north Lott Road 9 61815 479 nbsp nbsp nbsp SR 158 Industrial Parkway to I 65 SaralandInterchange Washington 43 05469 289 nbsp nbsp SR 17 north Jordan Street SR 57 begins ChatomNorthern end of SR 17 overlap southern end of SR 57 overlap 59 18195 243 nbsp nbsp US 45 north SR 57 ends State LineContinuation into Mississippi northern end of SR 57 overlap 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusSee also edit nbsp U S roads portal nbsp United States portalReferences edit a b Milepost Web Alabama Department of Transportation Retrieved May 15 2023 Mobile County PDF March 2011 Washington County PDF August 1999 AAA 2008 United States Canada Mexico Atlas Map Approximately 1 1 280 000 AAA p 7 Mobile inset B14 A12 ISBN 9781595082657 Google November 11 2016 Route of US 45 in Mobile County Map Google Maps Google Retrieved November 11 2016 Google November 12 2016 Route of US 45 in Washington County Map Google Maps Google Retrieved November 12 2016 AAA 2008 p 7 Road Map of Alabama Map Alabama State Highway Department 1914 Retrieved November 12 2016 Progress Map Showing Roads Completed and Under Construction Map Alabama State Highway Department 1924 Retrieved November 12 2016 a b Progress Map Showing Roads Completed and Under Construction Map Alabama State Highway Department 1925 Retrieved November 12 2016 System of State Roads Map State Highway Department of Alabama 1926 Retrieved November 12 2016 System of State Roads Map State Highway Department of Alabama 1927 Retrieved November 13 2016 State Road Map of Alabama Map General Drafting Company 1928 Retrieved November 13 2016 State Road Map of Alabama Map General Drafting Company 1929 Retrieved November 13 2016 a b State Road Map of Alabama Map General Drafting Company 1930 Retrieved November 13 2016 State Road Map of Alabama Map General Drafting Company 1931 Retrieved November 13 2016 State Road Map of Alabama Map General Drafting Company 1933 Retrieved November 13 2016 State Road Map of Alabama Map General Drafting Company November 1 1934 Retrieved November 13 2016 State Road Map of Alabama Map General Drafting Company September 1 1935 Retrieved November 13 2016 Official Highway Map State of Alabama Map State Highway Department of Alabama 1936 Retrieved November 13 2016 Official Highway Map State of Alabama Map State Highway Department of Alabama 1938 Retrieved November 13 2016 a b Official Highway Map State of Alabama Map Alabama Highway Department 1939 Retrieved November 13 2016 Official Highway Map State of Alabama Map Alabama State Highway Department 1940 Retrieved November 13 2016 Alabama Highways Map Alabama State Highway Department 1941 Retrieved November 13 2016 Alabama Highways Map Alabama State Highway Department 1942 Retrieved November 13 2016 Alabama State Highway System Map Alabama State Highway Department 1951 Retrieved November 13 2016 Alabama State Highway System Map Alabama State Highway Department 1952 Retrieved November 13 2016 1955 1956 Official Highway Map State of Alabama Map Alabama State Highway Department 1955 Retrieved November 13 2016 Official 1957 Alabama Highway Map Map Alabama State Highway Department Division of Highway Planning 1957 Retrieved November 13 2016 Official 1981 82 Alabama Highway Map Map State of Alabama Highway Department April 1981 Retrieved October 24 2016 Official 1983 84 Alabama Highway Map Map State of Alabama Highway Department 1983 Retrieved October 24 2016 Poor Jeff 14 January 2021 Lawmakers urge ALDOT to catch up to Mississippi four lane U S Highway 45 from state line to Mobile Yellowhammer News Retrieved 17 May 2023 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML U S Route 45 in AlabamaKML is not from Wikidata End of US highway 45 on USEnds com An historic US highway endpoint in Mobile AL on USEnds com nbsp U S Route 45 Previous state Terminus Alabama Next state Mississippi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title U S Route 45 in Alabama amp oldid 1185719554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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