Alabama State Route 51
{{short description|State highway in Alabama, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=AL
|type=AL
|route=51
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=220|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Alabama State Route 51}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|length_mi=114.183
|established=1940
|direction_a=South
|direction_b=North
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=AL|US|84}} at New Brockton
|junction=
- {{Jct|state=AL|US|231}} near Ariton
- {{Jct|state=AL|US|82}} at Midway
- {{Jct|state=AL|US|80}} at Marvyn
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=AL|I|85|US|29|US|280}} at Opelika
|counties=Coffee, Dale, Barbour, Bullock, Macon, Russell, Lee
|previous_type=AL
|previous_route=50
|next_type=AL
|next_route=52
}}
State Route 51 (SR 51) is a {{convert|114.183|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} state highway in the southeastern and east-central parts of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with U.S. Route 84 (US 84) near New Brockton. The northern terminus of the highway is at an interchange with I-85/US 29/US 280 at Opelika.
Route description
While it is signed as a north–south route, the orientation of SR 51 is rather irregular. From its southern terminus near New Brockton, the highway heads in a northeasterly direction, traveling through rural areas and small towns in the southeastern part of the state.
SR 51 travels through Clio, the birthplace of former Alabama governor George C. Wallace and Baseball Hall of Fame member Don Sutton. At Clio, the highway turns briefly turns northward, then resumes its northward trajectory as it heads towards Clayton. At Clayton, the highway then turns northwestward then northward as it heads towards Midway.
At Midway, SR 51 joins US 82 and turns westward. The concurrency of the two highways ends east of Union Springs. SR 51 then resumes a northeastward trajectory until it approaches Hurtsboro. The highway then turns northward, continuing this orientation until it reaches its northern terminus at Opelika.
History
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When SR 51 was formed in 1940, it covered only the route between Clayton and Midway. The highway was extended to its current southern terminus in 1957, and was extended to its current northern terminus in 1986.
Major intersections
{{ALint
|county=Coffee
|cspan=4
|location=Enterprise
|mile=0.000
|road={{Jct|state=AL|US|84|name1=SR 12|city1=Enterprise}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{ALint
|location=Clintonville
|mile=4.427
|road={{Jct|state=AL|AL|122|dir1=west|city1=New Brockton}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 122
}}
{{ALint
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=5.779
|road={{Jct|state=AL|AL|167|dir1=south|city1=Enterprise}}
|notes=Southern end of SR 167 concurrency
}}
{{ALint
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=5.888
|road={{Jct|state=AL|AL|167|dir1=north|city1=Troy}}
|notes=Northern end of SR 167 concurrency
}}
{{ALint
|county=Dale
|cspan=3
|location=none
|mile=19.254
|road={{Jct|state=AL|US|231|name1=SR 53|city1=Troy|city2=Ozark}}
|notes=
}}
{{ALint
|location=Ariton
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=22.725
|road={{Jct|state=AL|AL|123|dir1=north|city1=Troy}}
|notes=Southern end of SR 123 concurrency
}}
{{ALint
|type=concur
|mile=23.167
|road={{Jct|state=AL|AL|123|dir1=south|city1=Ozark}}
|notes=Northern end of SR 123 concurrency
}}
{{ALint
|county=Barbour
|cspan=5
|location=Clio
|mile=33.584
|road={{Jct|state=AL|AL|10|city1=Brundidge|city2=Abbeville}}
|notes=
}}
{{ALint
|location=Louisville
|mile=39.738
|road={{Jct|state=AL|AL|130|dir1=west|city1=Troy}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 130
}}
{{ALint
|location=Clayton
|lspan=3
|mile=48.695
|road={{Jct|state=AL|AL|30|dir1=east|city1=Eufaula}}
|notes=Western terminus of SR 30
}}
{{ALint
|type=concur
|mile=49.064
|road={{Jct|state=AL|AL|239|dir1=south|to2=to|AL|30|road|West Louisville Avenue|city1=Clayton|city2=Eufaula}}
|notes=Southern end of SR 239 concurrency
}}
{{ALint
|type=concur
|mile=49.933
|road={{Jct|state=AL|AL|239|dir1=north|road|North Midway Street|city1=Smuteye|city2=Clayton|location3=Ventress Correctional Facility}}
|notes=Northern end of SR 239 concurrency
}}
{{ALint
|county=Bullock
|cspan=2
|location=Midway
|type=concur
|mile=64.901
|road={{Jct|state=AL|US|82|dir1=east|name1=SR 6|CR|47|county2=Bullock|dir2=north|city1=Eufaula}}
|notes=South end of US 82/SR 6 concurrency
}}
{{ALint
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=71.560
|road={{Jct|state=AL|US|82|dir1=west|name1=SR 6|city1=Union Springs|city2=Montgomery}}
|notes=North end of US 82/SR 6 concurrency
}}
{{Jctco|state=AL|county=Macon}}
{{ALint
|county=Russell
|location=Hurtsboro
|mile=85.781
|road={{Jct|state=AL|AL|26|dir1=east|road|Main Street|to2=to|CR|49|county2=Russell|city1=Seale}}
|notes=Western terminus of SR 26
}}
{{ALint
|county=Lee
|cspan=3
|location=Marvyn
|mile=100.356
|road={{Jct|state=AL|US|80|name1=SR 8}}
|notes=
}}
{{ALint
|location=Opelika
|lspan=2
|mile=113.598
|road={{Jct|state=AL|AL|169|dir1=south|city1=Crawford|countydab1=Russell}}
|notes=Northern terminus of SR 169
}}
{{ALint
|mile=114.183
|road={{Jct|state=AL|I|85|US|29|US|280|name3=SR 15/SR 38|city1=Montgomery|location2=Atlanta}}
|notes=Northern terminus; I-85 exit 60
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|United States}}
- {{Portal-inline|U.S. roads}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}
Category:Transportation in Coffee County, Alabama
Category:Transportation in Dale County, Alabama
Category:Transportation in Barbour County, Alabama
Category:Transportation in Bullock County, Alabama
Category:Transportation in Macon County, Alabama