State Route 97 (SR 97) is a
state highway
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that extends from near
Highland Home in
Crenshaw County to
Lowndesboro in
Lowndes County.
Route description
The southern terminus of SR 97 is located at an
intersection
In mathematics, the intersection of two or more objects is another object consisting of everything that is contained in all of the objects simultaneously. For example, in Euclidean geometry, when two lines in a plane are not parallel, their i ...
with
U.S. Route 331 (US 331) to the west of Lapine. From this point, the highway travels in a northwesterly direction to
Davenport. From Davenport, the highway shares its
right-of-way
Right of way is the legal right, established by grant from a landowner or long usage (i.e. by prescription), to pass along a specific route through property belonging to another.
A similar ''right of access'' also exists on land held by a gov ...
with
US 31 for approximately while traveling in a westerly direction. After splitting from US 31, it resumes its northwesterly track en route to
Hayneville, before turning to the north towards its northern terminus at
US 80 in Lowndesboro.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Crenshaw County, Alabama
Transportation in Montgomery County, Alabama
Transportation in Lowndes County, Alabama