Alabama State Route 47

State Route 47
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length:	43.063 mi[1] (69.303 km)
Existed:	1940 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 84 at Mexia
	SR 41 at Monroeville
North end:	SR 10 at Awin
Location
Counties:	Monroe County Wilcox County
Highway system
Alabama State Routes Interstate US State ← SR 46 SR 48 →

State Route 47 is a 43-mile-long (69 km) route in the southern part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at its junction with U.S. Highway 84 at Mexia in Monroe County, and the northern terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 10 at Awin in Wilcox County.

Route description

Although the route is signed “north–south’’, the initial trajectory of State Route 47 is eastward as it leads from its point of origin towards Monroeville. At Monroeville, the route turns northward as it begins a 22-mile-long (35 km) concurrence with State Route 21 leading towards Beatrice.

At Beatrice, State Routes 21 and 47 junction State Route 265 and turn eastward as they lead towards Riley, where State Route 21 turns northward and State Route 47 continues eastward towards Midway. At Midway, the route junctions State Route 83 and turns northeastward as it leads to its northern terminus at Awin.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Monroe		0.000	0.000	US 84 / SR 47 Truck north (SR-12) – Repton, Grove Hill
	Monroeville	5.377– 5.478	8.653– 8.816	SR 41 / SR 21 Bus. (Alabama Avenue / Mt. Pleasant Avenue) – Camden	South end of SR-21 Bus. overlap; traffic circle around Monroe County Heritage Museum
		6.225	10.018	SR 21 Byp. south / SR 47 Truck south – Atmore, Alabama Southern Community College	North end of SR-21 Bus. overlap; south end of SR-21 overlap
	Beatrice	22.433	36.102	SR 265 north (Bryan Street) – Vredenburgh, Camden
	Riley	27.454	44.183	SR 21 north – Hayneville, McWilliams	North end of SR-21 overlap
	Midway	32.258	51.914	SR 83 south – Evergreen
Wilcox	Awin	43.063	69.303	SR 10 – Camden, Greenville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Retrieved June 13, 2011.