U.S. Route 29 in Alabama

Infobox road
state=AL
type=US
route=29
alternate_name=State Route 15
length_mi=226.550
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=1926
direction_a=South
direction_b=North
starting_terminus=jct|state=FL|US|29 towards Pensacola, FL
junction=jct|state=AL|US|231 in Troy
jct|state=AL|US|280 in Opelika
ending_terminus=jct|state=GA|US|29 towards LaGrange, GA
previous_route=28
next_route=30
browse=al browse
previous_route=14
route=
next_route=16
U.S. Highway 29 (US-29), internally designated by the Alabama Department of Transportation as State Route 15 (SR-15), is a southwest-northeast state highway across the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. SR-15 ends in Brewton at a junction with US-31 (SR-3) and SR-41, but US-29 continues west with US-31/SR-3 to Flomaton and south on SR-113 to the Florida state line.

U.S. Highway 29 and SR-15 traverse Alabama in a general northeast/southwest slope. It has never been a major route in the state; its significance was completely overshadowed with the completion of Interstate 65 and Interstate 85 during the 1970’s. Today, US-29 and SR-15 serve primarily to connect numerous smaller towns and cities in the southwest, south-central, and eastern parts of Alabama.

SR-15 and US-29 pass through the following Alabama counties:
*Escambia County
*Covington County
*Crenshaw County
*Pike County
*Bullock County
*Macon County
*Lee County
*Chambers County

Cities and towns along the route of SR-15 and US-29 in Alabama include:
* Flomaton
* Brewton
* Andalusia
* Brantley
* Troy
* Union Springs
* Tuskegee
* Auburn
* Opelika
* Valley
* Lanett

US-29 and SR-15 intersect the following Interstate highways, U.S. highways, and major state routes in Alabama:
* U.S. Highway 31 and unsigned State Route 3 at Flomaton. US-29, US-31, SR-3 and SR-15 are co-routed until they split at Brewton
* U.S. Highway 84 and unsigned State Route 12 at Andalusia. US-29, US-84, SR-12 and SR-15 are co-routed as they pass through the city.
* U.S. Highway 331 and unsigned State Route 9 at Brantley. US-29, U.S 331, SR-9 and SR-15 are co-routed until they split at Luverne.
* U.S. Highway 231 and unsigned State Route 53 at Troy
* U.S. Highway 82 and unsigned State Route 6 in Union Springs.
* U.S. Highway 80 and unsigned State Route 8 in Tuskegee. US-29, US-80, SR-8 and SR-15 are co-routed until they split west of Auburn in Lee County.
* Interstate 85 at Auburn. US-29 is routed along I-85 from Auburn until east of Opelika. I-85 parallels US-29 from Auburn to near Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
* U.S. Highway 280 and unsigned State Route 38 in Opelika. US-29, US-280, SR-15 and SR-38 are co-routed with I-85 between Exits 58 and 62.
* U.S. Highway 431 and unsigned State Route 1 in Opelika. It is at this junction where US-280 and SR-38 split from I-85, US-29 and SR-15.

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