Alabama State Route 9

Infobox road
state=AL
type=SR
route=9
alternate_name=U.S. Highway 331 (south of Montgomery)
length_mi=273.069
length_ref=Alabama Department of Transportation, [http://www.dot.state.al.us/NR/rdonlyres/7B15B300-359D-413A-A7FA-ED33C8C261CD/0/CountyMilePostMaps.pdf County Milepost Maps] , accessed September 2007]
length_round=3
established=
direction_a=South
direction_b=North
starting_terminus=jct|state=FL|US|331 towards DeFuniak Springs, FL
junction=jct|state=AL|US|29 in Luverne
jct|state=AL|US|80|US|82 in Montgomery
jct|state=AL|US|78 in Heflin
ending_terminus=jct|state=GA|SR|20 towards Rome, GA
previous_route=8
next_type=I
next_route=10
browse=al browse
previous_route=299
route=
next_type=I
next_route=359

State Route 9 (SR-9) is one of the longest state highways in the U.S. state of Alabama. From the Florida state line north to Montgomery, SR-9 is the unsigned partner route of U.S. Highway 331. As a signed route, the southern terminus of SR-9 is at its junction with U.S. Highway 231 and State Route 21 at Wetumpka, and the northern terminus of the route is at the Georgia state line east of Cedar Bluff, where the route becomes State Route 20.

Route description

US-331 enters Alabama from Florida near the border town of Florala. The route is one of several routes used to connect Alabama and points north with the Gulf of Mexico beaches in northwest Florida. From the state line to Montgomery, US-331 and SR-9 follow a north-south orientation. North of Montgomery, SR-9 as a standalone route assumes a more northeast-southwest orientation, and passes through rural areas and small towns in the eastern part of the state.

Counties traversed

State Route 9 passes through the following Alabama counties:
* Covington County (via US-331)
* Crenshaw County (via US-331)
* Montgomery County (via US-331, US-80, US-82 and US-231)
* Elmore County
* Coosa County
* Clay County
* Cleburne County
* Calhoun County
* Cherokee County

Cities and towns along the route

As an unsigned partner route to US-331, State Route 9 passes through the following cities and towns:
* Florala
* Opp
* Brantley
* Luverne
* Montgomery

As a standalone route, State Route 9 passes through the following towns:
* Wetumpka
* Goodwater
* Ashland
* Lineville
* Heflin
* Piedmont
* Centre
* Cedar Bluff

Major intersections

As an unsigned route, State Route 9 intersects the following Interstate highways, U.S. highways, and major state routes:
* U.S. Highway 84 and unsigned State Route 12 at Opp
* U.S. Highway 29 and unsigned State Route 15 at Brantley. US-29, US-331, SR-9 and SR-15 overlap until they split at Luverne
* U.S. Highway 80, U.S. Highway 82, State Route 21, and unsigned State Route 6 and State Route 8 at Montgomery. The northern terminus of US-331 is at this junction. State Route 9 follows US-80/82 around the southern part of the city, then US-80/231 around the eastern side of the city. When US-80 and US-231 split, SR-9 follows US-231.
* U.S. Highway 231 and unsigned State Route 53 at Montgomery
* Interstate 85 at Montgomery
* State Route 14 at Wetumpka

As a signed route, SR-9 intersects these routes:
* State Route 22 in rural Coosa County
* U.S. Highway 280 and unsigned State Route 38 northwest of Alexander City
* State Route 77 at Ashland
* State Route 49 at Lineville
* U.S. Highway 431 and unsigned State Route 1 at Hollis
* Interstate 20 at Heflin
* U.S. Highway 78 and unsigned State Route 4 at Heflin. These routes are briefly co-routed as they head west from Heflin
* State Route 21 at Piedmont
* U.S. Highway 278 and unsigned State Route 74 at Piedmont
* U.S. Highway 411 and unsigned State Route 25 at Centre

References