Alabama State Route 17

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State Route 17

Length:

340 mi [1] (547 km)

South end:

U.S. 98 at Mobile

Major
junctions:

U.S. 43 at Mobile

I-65 at Mobile

U.S. 84 at Silas

U.S. 80 south of York

U.S. 11 at York

I-20/59 at York

U.S. 82 at Reform

U.S. 278 at Sulligent

Future I-22/U.S. 78 at Hamilton

U.S. 43 at Hamilton

U.S. 72 at Florence

North end:

TN 13 at Tennessee state line north of Zip City

Alabama State Routes
< SR 16		SR 18 >

Alabama State Route 17, or S.R. 17, is a 340-mile long state route that runs the virtual length of the state. Between Mobile and Deer Park in Washington County, S.R. 17 is the unsigned partner route assigned to U.S. Route 45, and from Hamilton to Florence, it serves as the unsigned partner route assigned to U.S. Route 43.

1 Route Description
2 Counties traversed
3 Cities and towns along the route
4 Junctions with Interstate highways, U.S. routes, and major state highways

[edit] Route Description

The southern terminus of S.R. 17 and U.S. 45 is at their junction with U.S. Route 98 and unsigned State Route 42 in Mobile. U.S. 45 and S.R. 17 assume a northwestwardly trajectory as they leave Mobile heading towards the Mississippi state line. Approximately five miles north of an interchange with Interstate 65 northwest of downtown Mobile, the routes quickly enter rural areas of Mobile County via a two-lane highway. Near the small community of Deer Park in southern Washington County, S.R. 17 diverts from U.S. 45 and becomes a signed route.

After the split from U.S. 45, S.R. 17 assumes a general northerly orientation as it passes through rural areas and small towns in western Alabama. The route passes through the Black Belt, historically one of the poorer areas of the state. After leaving Mobile, the route does not pass through any towns whose population exceeds 5,000 until it approaches Hamilton in Marion County. At Hamilton, S.R. 17 once again becomes an unsigned route upon the second junction it has with U.S. Route 43; U.S. 45 and S.R. 17 are the southern terminus of U.S. 43 in Mobile.

Between Hamilton and Muscle Shoals, S.R. 17 is an unsigned route. At Muscle Shoals, U.S. 43, S.R. 17 and S.R. 13 junction with U.S. Route 72 and several other state routes. At this point, S.R. 17 once again becomes a signed route as it leads through Muscle Shoals and Florence as it heads towards its northern terminus at the Tennessee state line, where it becomes Tennessee State Route 13.