Alabama State Route 59
State Route 59 | ||||
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SR 59 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length | 94 mi (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 | |||
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| 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. The route extends some 80.8 miles in Baldwin County, by far the longest mileage that any signed highway spends in a single county in Alabama.
Route description
The route begins at a junction with SR 21 in Uriah. It follows the ridgeline of the Mobile Delta to Stockton, where it turns inland. It crosses Interstate 65 and continues south before turning onto the Gulf Shores Parkway in Bay Minette. Turning south, it meanders through more rural country before crossing Interstate 10 and entering the Gulf Coastal Lowlands. Before reaching the Intracoastal Waterway, it serves as the main thoroughfare through Loxley, Robertsdale, and Foley. After crossing the Waterway, it serves the city of Gulf Shores before ending at SR 182, under half a mile from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
The route is four or more lanes from its junction with SR 287 (Gulf Shores Parkway) in Bay Minette south to its southern terminus. Even so, the route has some of Alabama's highest state route traffic numbers, with a southbound stretch in Gulf Shores seeing an average of 60,600 cars in July 2024.[1]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[2] | 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 | ||
| | 13.995 | 22.523 | Foley Beach Express south – Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Beaches, Elberta, Lillian | ||
| Robertsdale | 20.968 | 33.745 | SR 104 west / CR 83 east – Silverhill | Eastern terminus of SR 104 | |
| 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 | Northern terminus of SR 225 | |
| Monroe | Uriah | 93.670 | 150.747 | SR 21 – Frisco City, Atmore, Pensacola | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ https://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/TDMPublic/StandardReports/LDTReports?data={%22dateValue%22:%22annual%22,%22typeValue%22:%22direction%22,%22reportType%22:%22volume%22,%22counterTypeID%22:%222%22,%22countyID%22:%222%22,%22countyName%22:%22Baldwin%22,%22station%22:%22514%22,%22ccs%22:%2232%22,%22dailyDate%22:%22%22,%22monthlyDate%22:%22%22,%22annualYear%22:%222024%22,%22fileType%22:%22pdf%22}
- ^ 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)