State Route 59 (SR 59) is a

state highway A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...

in Baldwin and Monroe counties in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of

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. The highway extends from

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on the

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coast to Uriah in rural southwestern Alabama.

Route description

The route begins at a junction with SR 21 in Uriah. The route maintains an east-to-west route for about ten miles until it reaches Georgetown. Here it turns north-to-south. The route continues south until it crosses into Baldwin County. It reaches

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and junctions with SR 225, and eventually

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at mile 34. The route then continues south to SR 287, also known as the Gulf Shores Parkway. That route is an effective route for people heading to Montgomery and beyond from

. The routes swap right-of-ways and SR 59 continues along the Gulf Shores Parkway. The route reaches

US 31 U.S. Route 31 or U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) is a major north–south U.S. highway connecting southern Alabama to northern Michigan. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with US 90/ US 98 in Spanish Fort, Alabama. Its ...

soon. The two routes engage in a concurrency to Stapleton. US 31 splits off from SR 59 and heads towards

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. SR 59 continues downwards to Loxley, where it junctions with

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at a

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at exit 44. It then engages with a much shorter concurrency with

US 90 U.S. Route 90 or U.S. Highway 90 (US 90) is an east–west major United States highway in the Southern United States. Despite the "0" in its route number, US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route. With the exception of a short-lived ...

(much shorter than its concurrency with US 31). The route continues south to Foley, which is home to its notable junction with the

Foley Beach Express Foley Beach Express (FBE) is a limited-access four-lane partial toll road near the beaches of Baldwin County near the Gulf of Mexico in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It serves as an alternate route for the heavily traveled ...

access road and its other notable junction with

US 98 U.S. Route 98 (US 98) is an east–west United States Highway in the Southeastern United States that runs from western Mississippi to southern Florida. It was established in 1933 as a route between Pensacola and Apalachicola, Florida, and has sinc ...

. After passing by

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and a

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, the route makes a short journey south to the

Pelican Place at Craft Farms Pelican Place at Craft Farms is a lifestyle center in Gulf Shores, Alabama. It is planned to expand to . It was designed by CMH Architects of Birmingham, the firm that also designed the Eastern Shore Centre in nearby Spanish Fort. It was devel ...

. Just past that point, the route makes a slight curve and

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comes into play, a small entertainment complex. Immediately after that junction, the road crosses Portage Creek into Gulf Shores. Here,

Waterville USA Waterville USA, or simply known as Waterville, is a water and amusement park located a quarter-mile from the Gulf of Mexico in the city of Gulf Shores, Alabama, on Gulf Shores Parkway ( Alabama State Route 59). The park opened in 1986, and si ...

, the famous Blalock Seafood store, and Lulu's Seafood, plus multiple high-rise condominiums come into view. The route junctions with SR 180 and hits the last stretch of regular stores in the area before reaching SR 182, also known as the famous Alabama's Coastal Connection, which is its southern terminus.

Major intersections

References

*''Rand McNally: The Road Atlas 2002'', Rand McNally and Company 2001

External links

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Southeastroads.com web page on SR-59 with photos
*Alabama Department of Transportation county road maps fo
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Route description

Major intersections

See also

References

External links