Alabama State Route 21
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| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length: | 279.296 mi[1] (449.483 km) | |||
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| South end: |  SR 97 at the Florida state line |
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 US-31 in Atmore I-65 north of Atmore US-84 in Monroeville US-31 in Montgomery US-80 in Montgomery US-82 in Montgomery I-65 in Montgomery US-331 in Montgomery US-231 in Montgomery I-85 in Montgomery US-280 in Sylacauga I-20 in Oxford  US-78 / US-431 in Oxford |
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| North end: |  SR-9 at Piedmont |
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→State Route 21 is a 278-mile (447 km) state highway that extends from Piedmont in Calhoun County to the Florida state line near Atmore in Escambia County. The route runs almost the entire length of the state from the northeast to the southwest.
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[edit] Route description
Starting at a junction with SR-9 in Piedmont, the route runs southwest through Anniston, Talledega and Sylacauga. The route passes close to the Talladega Superspeedway and the Talladega National Forest. After Sylacauga the road is co-routed with U.S. Highway 231 as it heads almost directly south towards the state capital, Montgomery. Southeastroads.com gives this opinion on the part of the highway through Montgomery:
- "Alabama 21 gets lost in the confusion on the Boulevards of Montgomery. Quite a lack of respect for a state route that begins at the Florida state line and does not end until northeast of Anniston."
The highway is co-routed with U.S. Highways 82 and 80 around the Montgomery city center, then diverges southwest of the city. The route proceeds through Oak Hill and Beatrice to Monroeville in Monroe County, and is co-routed with SR-47 for part of this section. The route then runs continued southwest through Frisco City and Atmore to the Florida state border, where the road becomes Florida SR-97. The route is paved throughout and often multi-lane. Counties traversed by the route include Calhoun, Talladega, Coosa, Elmore, Montgomery, Lowndes, Wilcox, Monroe and Escambia.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Escambia |
Atmore | 0.000 | SR 97 |
Florida state line |
| 1.888 | US-31 (SR-3) (Nashville Avenue) |
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| 8.122 | I-65 – Mobile |
I-65 exit 57 | ||
| Monroe |
Uriah | 22.372 |  SR-59 west |
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| 36.270 |     US-84 (SR-12) / SR-41 south / SR-47 Truck south |
Southern end of SR-41/Truck SR-47 concurrency | ||
| 38.517 |  SR-136 south |
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| Monroeville | 40.864 |   SR-21 Bus. north / SR-41 north (Atlantic Avenue) |
Northern end of SR-41 concurrency | |
| 43.128 | SR-21 Bus. south / SR-47 south (Pineville Road) |
Southern end of SR-47 concurrency; northern end of Truck SR-47 concurrency (it ends at this intersection) | ||
| Beatrice | 59.336 |  SR-265 north (Bryant Street) |
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| 64.357 | SR-47 north |
Northern end of SR-47 concurrency | ||
| Wilcox |
Oak Hill | 78.965 |  SR-10 |
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| 84.111 |  SR-28 west |
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| 85.183 |  SR-89 north |
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| Lowndes |
102.222 |  SR-283 south |
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| Hayneville | 120.503 |  SR-97 (Commerce Street) |
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| 127.864 | US-80 west (SR-8) |
Southern end of US-80 concurrency | ||
| Montgomery |
Montgomery | 138.043 | US-31 south (SR-3) / US-80 east (SR-8) to I-65 |
Southern end of US-31 concurrency; northern end of US-80 concurrency |
| 139.276 | US-31 north (SR-3) |
Northern end of US-31 concurrency | ||
| 139.836 | I-65 / US-80 west (SR-6) / US-82 west (SR-8) |
Southern end of US-80/US-82 concurrency | ||
| 141.419 | US-331 south (SR-9) (Court Street) |
Southern end of SR-9 concurrency | ||
| 145.315 | US-82 east (SR-6) / US-231 south (SR-53) (Troy Highway) |
Southern end of US-231 concurrency; northern end of US-82 concurrency | ||
| 148.423 | I-85 to I-65 – Montgomery, Atlanta |
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| 149.8 | US-80 east (SR-8) (Atlanta Highway) |
Northern end of US-80 concurrency | ||
| 152.883 |  SR-152 west (Northern Boulevard) to I-65 – Birmingham, Mobile |
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| Elmore |
Wetumpka | 163.340 |  SR-170 east |
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| 163.681 |     SR-14 / SR-111 Truck north |
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| 164.428 | SR-9 north |
Northern end of SR-9 concurrency | ||
| Coosa |
Rockford | 188.890 |  SR-22 |
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| Talladega |
Sylacauga | 207.585 | US-231 north (SR-53) / US-280 (SR-38) |
Northern end of US-231 concurrency |
| 209.581 |  SR-148 east (3rd Street) |
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| Winterboro | 220.745 |  SR-76 west |
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| Talladega | 227.879 |   SR-275 north to SR-77 |
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| 230.454 | SR-77 north (Court Street, East Street) |
Southern end of SR-77 concurrency | ||
| 231.631 | SR-77 south (Haynes Street) |
Northern end of SR-77 concurrency | ||
| Calhoun |
Oxford | 250.915 | I-20 – Atlanta, Birmingham |
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| 251.266 | US-78 (SR-4) / US-431 south (SR-1) (Hamric Drive) |
Southern end of US-431 concurrency | ||
| Anniston | 254.373 |  SR-202 west (8th Street) |
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| Saks | 257.245 | US-431 north (SR-1) |
Northern end of US-431 concurrency | |
| Jacksonville | 267.730 |  SR-204 west (Nisbet Street) |
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| Piedmont | 278.466 |   SR-200 north to US-278 |
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| 279.296 | SR-9 (Main Street) |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Mileposts/General Highway Maps". Alabama Department of Transportation. http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/milepostinternet/default.aspx. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- Rand McNally: The Road Atlas 2002, Rand McNally and Company 2001 ISBN 0-528-84446-6
