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.
State Route 59 | ||||
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 SR 59 highlighted in red | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Baldwin, Monroe | |||
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Route description edit
The route begins at a junction with SR 21 in Uriah. The route maintains an east-to-west route for about ten miles until it reaches Georgetown. Here it turns north-to-south. The route continues south until it crosses into Baldwin County.
It reaches Bay Minette and junctions with SR 225, and eventually I-65 at mile 34. The route then continues south to SR 287, also known as the Gulf Shores Parkway. That route is an effective route for people heading to Montgomery and beyond from Gulf Shores. The routes swap right-of-ways and SR 59 continues along the Gulf Shores Parkway. The route reaches US 31 soon. The two routes engage in a concurrency to Stapleton. US 31 splits off from SR 59 and heads towards Mobile. SR 59 continues downwards to Loxley, where it junctions with I-10 at a Parclo Interchange at exit 44.
It then engages with a much shorter concurrency with US 90 (much shorter than its concurrency with US 31). The route continues south to Foley, which is home to its notable junction with the Foley Beach Express access road and its other notable junction with US 98.
After passing by The Park at OWA and a Lambert's Cafe, the route makes a short journey south to the Pelican Place at Craft Farms. Just past that point, the route makes a slight curve and The Track Family Fun Center comes into play, a small entertainment complex. Immediately after that junction, the road crosses Portage Creek into Gulf Shores. Here, Waterville USA, the famous Blalock Seafood store, and Lulu's Seafood, plus multiple high-rise condominiums come into view. The route junctions with SR 180 and hits the last stretch of regular stores in the area before reaching SR 182, also known as the famous Alabama's Coastal Connection, which is its southern terminus.
Major intersections edit
| 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 | ||
| | 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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- 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)