State Route 41 (SR 41) is a
state highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of
Alabama
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, anthem = "Alabama"
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, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
, area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...
. The southern terminus of the highway is at the
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
state line near
Dixonville in
Escambia County, where the roadway continues as
Florida State Road 87 (SR 87). The northern terminus of the highway is at its intersection with
SR 14 at
Selma
Selma may refer to:
Places
*Selma, Algeria
*Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada
*Selma, Switzerland, village in the Grisons
United States:
*Selma, Alabama, city in Dallas County, best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches
*Selma, Arkansas
*Selma, Cali ...
.
Route description
SR 41 is a continuation of
Florida State Road 87, leading into Alabama from the
Gulf coast
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beaches and
Milton. SR 41 begins its route along a two-lane road south of the small town of
Dixonville. North of Dixonville, SR 41 intersects
U.S. Route 29 (US 29) south of
Brewton. Northbound SR 41 and southbound US 29 share a brief
wrong-way concurrency
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as they head into Brewton. This
concurrency ends when the two highways intersect
US 31 in Brewton, and US 29 joins US 31.
Just after entering
Conecuh County
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, SR 41 intersects
I-65
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, offering motorists a direct route from the
Florida Panhandle to
Montgomery and
Birmingham
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. SR 41 continues its northward trajectory as it enters
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* Monroe County, Alabama
*Monroe County, Arkansas
* Monroe County, Florida
* Monroe County, Georgia
*Monroe County, Illinois
*Monroe County, Indian ...
. At
Repton
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, the highway turns west as it joins
US 84.
Near
Monroeville, the highway once again turns north as it leaves US 84 and begins a brief concurrency with
SR 21. SR 41 continues to the north until it reaches
Camden, the
county seat
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of
Wilcox County. From there, the highway turns slightly to the northeast until it reaches its terminus east of
Selma
Selma may refer to:
Places
*Selma, Algeria
*Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada
*Selma, Switzerland, village in the Grisons
United States:
*Selma, Alabama, city in Dallas County, best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches
*Selma, Arkansas
*Selma, Cali ...
, at
SR 14.
History
SR 41 was formed in 1957. Until then, the route was designated as SR 93 between the Florida state line and Camden. From Camden to Selma, the route was designated as
SR 43.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Escambia County, Alabama
Transportation in Conecuh County, Alabama
Transportation in Monroe County, Alabama
Transportation in Wilcox County, Alabama
Transportation in Dallas County, Alabama