Alabama State Route 171

State Route 171
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length: 73.355 mi[1] (118.053 km)
Major junctions
South end: US-43 / SR-13
  I-22
US-78
US-278
North end: SR-17
Location
Counties: Fayette, Marion, Tuscaloosa
Highway system

Alabama State Routes

← SR-170 SR-172 →

State Route 171 or SR-171 is a 73.355-mile (118.053 km) state highway that serves as a north-south connection between Northport and Hamilton through Fayette, Marion and Tuscaloosa Counties. SR-171 intersects US-43 at its southern terminus and SR-17 at its northern terminus.

Route description

State Route 171 begins at its intersection with US-43 in Northport.[2] From this point, SR-171 travels in a northerly direction through rural portions of northern Tuscaloosa County in route to Fayette. In Fayette, SR-171 intersects SR-159 and US-43 near its central business district and both SR-129 and SR-102 on its north side.[3][4] The route continues in its northerly track and intersects US-78 and Interstate 22 in route to its northern terminus at SR-17 in Hamilton.[5] Additionally, between Fayette and its northern terminus SR-171 has a 37.869-mile (60.944 km) concurrency with US-43.[1]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Tuscaloosa
 Northport 0.0 US-43 / SR-13 Southern terminus
Fayette
 Fayette 34.364 SR-159 SR-159 northern terminus
35.486 US-43 / SR-13 Begin concurrency with US-43
40.403 SR-129 SR-129 southern terminus
41.380 SR-102 SR-102 western terminus
Marion
 Winfield 53.696 SR-118 / SR-253 Begin concurrency with SR-118; SR-253 southern terminus
Guin 59.871 SR-44 SR-44 western terminus
60.236 SR-118 / SR-142 End concurrency with SR-118; SR-142 eastern terminus
Hamilton 68.598 I-22 / US-78
73.355 SR-17 Northern terminus; US-43 continues

References

  1. ^ a b c Alabama Department of Transportation (1999). Milepost Map of Fayette, Marion & Tuscaloosa Counties (Map). Cartography by ALDOT Bureau of Transportation Planning, Survey & Mapping Division. http://www.dot.state.al.us/NR/rdonlyres/7B15B300-359D-413A-A7FA-ED33C8C261CD/0/CountyMilePostMaps.pdf. 
  2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR-171 southern terminus (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=33.265911,-87.603427&spn=0,0.045447&z=15&layer=c&cbll=33.265861,-87.603324&panoid=waD7CJPW7vBaFFJbAFXmTg&cbp=12,137.61,,0,1.52. Retrieved May 2, 2010. 
  3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR-171 in central Fayette (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=33.67864,-87.831316&spn=0.043569,0.090895&z=14. Retrieved May 2, 2010. 
  4. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR-171 in north Fayette (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=33.75735,-87.795181&spn=0.021765,0.045447&z=15. Retrieved May 2, 2010. 
  5. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR-171 northern terminus (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=34.071715,-87.95723&spn=0.173476,0.363579&z=12. Retrieved May 2, 2010.