Alabama State Route 59
State Route 59 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length | 94 mi[citation needed] (151 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 182 in Gulf Shores | |||
  US 98 / SR 42 in Foley  US 90 / SR 16 in Robertsdale I-10 near Loxley  US 31 / SR 3 in Bay Minette SR 287 in Bay Minette I-65 near Bay Minette | ||||
| North end |  SR 21 in Uriah | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Baldwin, Monroe | |||
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State Route 59 (SR 59) is a 94-mile (151 km) state highway in Baldwin and Monroe counties in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. The highway extends from Gulf Shores on the Gulf of Mexico coast to Uriah in rural southwestern Alabama.
Route description
SR 59 begins at an intersection with SR 182 in Gulf Shores. The highway travels north through Foley, Robertsdale, Loxley, and Bay Minette, where it intersects SR 287. This portion of the highway is four lanes, known as the Gulf Shores Parkway, that was widened in the 1990s for hurricane evacuation purposes. Part of the road is concurrent with U.S. Route 31 (US 31).
North of Bay Minette, the highway becomes a much more rural road as it proceeds northeasterly towards Uriah and its final intersection with SR 21.
Major intersections
 | This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Baldwin | Gulf Shores | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 182 | Southern terminus |
| 1.110 | 1.786 |   SR 180 to Foley Beach Express north – toll ferry, State Park Cabins, Fort Morgan, Wildlife Refuge | |||
| Foley | 10.921 | 17.576 | US 98 (Laurel Avenue / SR 42) to Foley Beach Express south | ||
| | Foley Beach Express south – Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Beaches, Elberta, Lillian | ||||
| Robertsdale | 20.968 | 33.745 |     SR 104 west / CR 83 east – Silverhill | ||
| 22.457 | 36.141 |  US 90 east (SR 16) – Pensacola | South end of US 90/SR 16 concurrency | ||
| Loxley | 27.830 | 44.788 | US 90 west (SR 16) – Mobile | North end of US 90/SR 16 concurrency | |
| 29.349 | 47.233 | I-10 – Mobile, Pensacola | I-10 exit 44 | ||
| Stapleton | 35.241 | 56.715 |  US 31 south (SR 3) – Mobile, Spanish Fort | South end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency | |
| Bay Minette | 45.868 | 73.817 |  US 31 north (D'Olive Street / SR 3) | North end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency | |
| 48.412 | 77.912 |  SR 287 to I-65 – Montgomery, Bay Minette | |||
| | 52.209 | 84.022 | I-65 – Mobile, Montgomery | I-65 exit 34 | |
| Stockton | 55.759 | 89.735 |  SR 225 south | ||
| Monroe | Uriah | 93.670 | 150.747 | SR 21 | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ Alabama Department of Transportation, Milepost Maps Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 2014
- Rand McNally: The Road Atlas 2002, Rand McNally and Company 2001 ISBN 0-528-84446-6
External links
- Southeastroads.com web page on SR-59 with photos
- Alabama Department of Transportation county road maps for Baldwin and Monroe (Adobe Acrobat reader required for maps; enlargement of maps necessary for legibility)