State Route 114 (SR 114) is a
state highway
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in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of
Alabama
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. The western terminus of the highway is at an intersection with
SR 10 near Lavaca, an
unincorporated community
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approximately east of
Butler
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. The eastern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with
SR 69 at
Myrtlewood.
Route description
SR 114 travels northeast through
rural
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parts of
Choctaw
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and
Marengo counties. The highway travels through sections of Alabama’s
Black Belt, one of the poorest regions of the state. It serves as a leg of the route between
Butler
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and
Linden and travels primarily through rural areas and unincorporated communities. The only incorporated towns the route traverses are
Pennington and
Myrtlewood.
History
The route was designated in 1963 along the former route of
Choctaw County Route 32 (Choctaw CR 32).
Until 2000, the old Naheola Bridge on SR 114 near the unincorporated town of
Naheola was one of only two bridges in the world where rail and road traffic shared the same surface.
Traffic signals
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Traffic lights ...
were mounted at either end of the bridge, controlled from the lift bridge operator stationed on top of the lift, that signaled to cars when it was safe to cross.
The bridge was closed to road traffic in 2000, and in 2001 the Highway Department constructed a new bridge for SR 114 parallel to the old Naheola Bridge.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Pictures of the Naheola Bridge
114
Transportation in Choctaw County, Alabama
Transportation in Marengo County, Alabama