State Route 17 (SR 17) is a major north-to-south highway within the U.S. state of

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. Covering 346.562 miles (557.737 km), it travels the length of the state between

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and SR 13 at the

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state line, north of Zip City. Between

and Deer Park in Washington County, SR 17 is the unsigned partner route assigned to U.S. Route 45 (US 45), and from

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, it serves as the signed partner route assigned to US 43. It is the longest state route in Alabama that is not entirely the unsigned partner of a U.S. Route.

Route description

The southern terminus of US 45 and SR 17 is at their

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with US 98 and unsigned SR 42 in Mobile. US 45 and SR 17 assume a northwestward trajectory as they leave Mobile heading towards the

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state line. Approximately north of an interchange with Interstate 65 (I-65) northwest of downtown Mobile, the routes quickly enter rural areas of

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via a two-lane highway. Near the small community of Deer Park in southern Washington County, SR 17 diverts from US 45 and becomes a signed route. After the split from US 45, SR 17 assumes a general northerly orientation as it passes through rural areas and small towns in western

. The route passes through the Black Belt, historically one of the poorer areas of the state. After leaving Mobile, the route does not pass through any towns whose population exceeds 5,000 until it approaches

in Marion County. At Hamilton, SR 17 once again becomes an unsigned route upon the second junction it has with US 43; US 45 and SR 17 are the southern terminus of US 43 in Mobile. Between Hamilton and

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, SR 17 is a signed route. At Muscle Shoals, US 43, SR 17 and SR 13 intersect US 72 and several other state routes. At this point, SR 17 once again becomes a signed route as it leads through Muscle Shoals and

as it heads towards its northern terminus at the

state line, where it becomes

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History

SR 17 was designated in 1940 between

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and

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. In 1952, the route was extended south to

; from York to Deer Park, SR 29 was renumbered as part of SR 17, and from Deer Park to Mobile the route traveled concurrently with US 45. SR 17 was extended north to the Tennessee state line in 1956. To accomplish this, SR 17 replaced old SR 19 up to

, was concurrent with US 43 up to

, and replaced old SR 34 the rest of the way to the Tennessee state line.

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Route description

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