State Route 81 (SR 81) is a
state highway
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in the central part of the U.S. state of
Alabama
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. The southern terminus of the highway is at an
intersection
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with
US 29
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/
US 80/
SR 81 Truck in
Tuskegee. The northern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with
SR 14 in
Notasulga.
Route description
SR 81 is a two-lane road for its entire length. In addition to
connecting
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Tuskegee and Notasulga, it serves as a route for motorists traveling on
Interstate 85 (I-85) to access the two towns. Traffic on SR 81 increases significantly when the
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team is playing at
Jordan–Hare Stadium
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. Motorists traveling from the west along I-85 can exit onto SR 81 and follow it to eastbound SR 14, which leads to
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.
Major intersections
Truck route
State Route 81 Truck (SR 81 Truck) is a
truck route
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of SR 81 in
Tuskegee that travels from
US 29
U.S. Route 29 (US 29) is a north–south United States highway that runs for from Pensacola, Florida to the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland in the Southern United States, connecting the Florida Panhandle to the Baltimore-Washington ...
/
US 80 (
SR 8/
SR 15) to SR 81. The truck route travels along US 29/US 80 (East Martin Luther King Highway) from the Tuskegee Town Green to General Chappie James Drive, then turns northwest along General Chappie James Drive. North of Northeast Brothers Drive in the North Marable Subdivision, General Chappie James Drive becomes General Chappie James Avenue. After a National Guard post, it passes by the
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
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, then the entrance to
Moton Field Municipal Airport
Moton Field Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (3.5 mi, 5.6 km) north of the central business district of Tuskegee, Alabama, Tuskegee, a city in Macon County, Alabama, Macon County, Alabama, United S ...
before finally ending at SR 81.
See also
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References
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Transportation in Macon County, Alabama