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State Route 13 marker
State Route 13
Map
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length335.995 mi[1] (540.732 km)
Most of length signed as US 43
Standalone section
Length60.498 mi[1] (97.362 km)
South end US 43 / SR 18 west of Berry
Major intersections
North end US 43 / SR 17 south of Russellville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountiesFayette, Walker, Winston, Marion, Franklin
Highway system
  • Alabama State Highway System
SR 12 SR 14

State Route 13 (SR 13) is a 335.995-mile-long (540.732 km) state highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Alabama. Except for a portion roughly between Berry and Russellville, SR 13 is the unsigned designation for U.S. Route 43 (US 43). Thus, while the total distance of the route is over 330 miles (530 km), as an independently signed route, SR 13 is only 60 miles (97 km) long.[1]

The southern terminus of US 43 and SR 13 is at their intersection with US 90 and unsigned SR 16 in Mobile. The northern terminus of the route is on US 43 at the Tennessee state line north of Killen in Lauderdale County. As a signed route, the southern terminus of the route is at the intersection of US 43 and SR 18 in southern Fayette County, and the northern terminus as at US 43 and SR 17 south of Russellville in Franklin County.

Route description

In Phil Campbell, SR 13 splits off of US 43, continuing on its right-of-way. It enters the town and meets SR 237. It then enters Marion County. It enters Bear Creek and intersects SR 172. It turns east-to-west and leaves Marion County, entering into Winston County. The route immediately enters the city of Haleyville. It turns north-to-south again and meets SR 195 and SR 129. It leaves the city and continues south for about ten miles to Natural Bridge. It intersects SR 5 south and US 278. SR 5 continues south along SR 13's right-of-way. SR 13 maintains a mile-long concurrency with US Route 278, before turning onto its own right-of-way. It continues south until it crosses the county line into Walker County. It eventually intersects I-22/US 78 and also passes through Eldridge, meeting SR 118 in the process. It then crosses into Fayette County. It intersects SR 102 near Hubbertville. It enters Berry and meets US 43 once again with SR 18. US 43 joins SR 13 along its journey south to Tuscaloosa and Mobile. SR 18 continues east to Oakman. This route serves as an effective bypass to US 43 for people traveling from Muscle Shoals to Tuscaloosa, or even making the long drive down all the way to Mobile, bypassing multiple large cities and not diverting from its path like US 43.

Future

Highway 13 is planned to be four lanes from US 43 to US 278. A bypass around Haleyville has been partially built with only the two twin bridges over Little Bear Creek has been completed. Construction stopped in 2012 due to funding constraints.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Fayette226.727364.882
US 43 north / SR 18 – Fayette, Berry
Northern end of US 43 overlap
238.605383.998 SR 102 – Fayette, Jasper
WalkerEldridge247.548398.390 SR 118 – Winfield, Jasper
249.547401.607 I-22 / US 78 (SR 4) – Hamilton, BirminghamI-22 exit 39
WinstonNatural Bridge259.584417.760
US 278 west (SR 74) – Hamilton
Southern end of US 278 overlap
260.040418.494
US 278 east (SR 74) – Double Springs

SR 5 south – Jasper
Northern end of US 278 overlap
Haleyville269.514433.741
SR 129 south – Winfield
270.388435.147
SR 195 south – Double Springs
MarionBear Creek276.748445.383
SR 172 west – Hackleburg
FranklinPhil Campbell282.485454.616
SR 237 south – Hamilton, Northwest Shoals Community College
287.225462.244

US 43 south / SR 17 south – Hackleburg, Hamilton, York, Butler, Mobile
Southern end of US 43/SR 17 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  2. ^ Paepcke, Jon (2023-04-27). "ALDOT claims federal highway earmarks dried up". WVTM. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
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