Alabama State Route 104

State Route 104 marker

State Route 104
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length: 10.769 mi[1] (17.331 km)
Major junctions
West end: US 98 at Fairhope
East end: SR 59 at Robertsdale
Location
Counties: Baldwin
Highway system
  • Alabama State Routes
SR 103SR 105

State Route 104 is an 11-mile-long (18 km) route in Baldwin County in the southwestern part of the state. The western terminus of the route is at its junction with U.S. Highway 98 at Fairhope. The eastern terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 59 at Robertsdale.

Route description

State Route 104 traverses Baldwin County along a two-lane road. The route originates near Mobile Bay, traveling eastwardly across the west-central and central part of the county. The route serves as a connecting route between Fairhope and Robertsdale; for motorists traveling westwardly, the route serves as one of several routes that can be used to lead from Alabama’s beaches along the Gulf of Mexico towards Mobile.

History

The western terminus of State Route 104 was truncated in the mid-1950s. Prior to then, the route continued northward from Fairhope to a junction with U.S. Highway 90 at Daphne. By 1957, the section of the route between Fairhope and Daphne was redesignated at U.S. Highway 98.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Baldwin County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Daphne0.0000.000 US 98 (SR-42)
 2.1843.515 SR 181
Robertsdale10.76917.331 SR 59
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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