Alabama State Route 210

State Route 210
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length:	13.766 mi[1] (22.154 km)
Major junctions
Beltway around Dothan
	US-231 US-84 US-431 SR-52 SR-53 (junctions are listed clockwise from south)
Location
Counties:	Houston
Highway system
Alabama State Routes Interstate US State ← SR-209 SR-211 →

State Route 210 or SR-210, also known as Ross Clark Circle or simply "The Circle" to locals, is a route overlaid by US-84, US-231, and US-431 encircling Dothan, Alabama in Houston County. For many years, the AL-210 designation appeared on state road maps but was not actually signed as such. This has changed in recent years and today the AL-210 designation is noted on signs along with the US Routes that share its circumference of Dothan.

Route description

Ross Clark Circle on Dothan's east side

SR-210 is highly developed and heavily used both by those who live and work in Dothan and by motorists bound for beach destinations in Florida who use it as a bypass of the city. It is a divided four-lane highway and carries a speed limit of 50 mph (80 km/h) for its entire circumference. As with all other state highways in Alabama, mile markers are posted along the route. Numbering begins and ends at the intersection with US-231/ South Oats Street on the south side of the city.

The road was constructed in the late 1950s and was made possible by former Alabama governor "Big Jim" Folsom who authorized the state expenditures. He directed that the road be named for Ross Clark, Folsom's favorite brother-in-law, who had committed suicide in 1955.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Dothan, Houston County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	US-231 / SR-1	Zero milepost
1.793	2.886	SR-52
3.370	5.423	US-84 / SR-12
4.904	7.892	US-231 / SR-53
7.062	11.365	US-431 / SR-1
9.967	16.040	SR-52
10.442	16.805	US-84 / SR-12
12.173	19.591	SR-53

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