Alabama State Route 59

infobox road
state=AL
type=AL
route=59
length_mi=94
length_ref=Fact|date=December 2007
length_round=0
direction_a=South
starting_terminus=
junction= near Bay Minette
direction_b=North
ending_terminus=
previous_type=I
previous_route=59
next_type=AL
next_route=60

State Route 59 is a 94-mile state highway in Baldwin and Monroe counties in the southwestern portion of the state. The route extends from Gulf Shores on the Gulf of Mexico coast to Uriah in rural southwestern Alabama.

Route description

Starting at a junction with State Route 182 in Gulf Shores, the route runs north through Foley, Robertsdale, Loxley and Bay Minette, where it junctions with State Route 287. This portion of the route is a four-lane highway, known as the Gulf Shores Parkway, that was widened in the 1990s for hurricane evacuation purposes. Part of the road is co-routed with U.S. Highway 31.

North of Bay Minette the route becomes a much more rural road as it proceeds northeasterly towards Uriah and its final junction with State Route 21.

Major intersections

From south to north, SR-59 passes through the following cities and towns:

SR-59 intersects the following Interstate highways, U.S. highways, and major state routes in Alabama:
*State Route 182 at Gulf Shores
*U.S. Highway 98 at Foley
*U.S. Highway 90 at Robertsdale
*Interstate 10 north of Loxley
*U.S. Highway 31 south of Bay Minette
*State Route 287 at Bay Minette
*Interstate 65 north of Bay Minette
*State Route 21 at Uriah

References

*"Rand McNally: The Road Atlas 2002", Rand McNally and Company 2001 ISBN 0-528-84446-6

External links

* [http://www.southeastroads.com/al-059.html Southeastroads.com web page on SR-59 with photos]
*Alabama Department of Transportation county road maps for [http://www.dot.state.al.us/NR/rdonlyres/1A67EA07-4EDC-497C-810D-0A698DF53C94/0/co2NP.pdf Baldwin] and [http://www.dot.state.al.us/NR/rdonlyres/869E34F0-B292-49C7-86ED-4EA6AE2BC290/0/co50.pdf Monroe] (Adobe Acrobat reader required for maps; enlargement of maps necessary for legibility)