Alabama State Route 51

State Route 51
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length:	114.183 mi[1] (183.760 km)
Existed:	1940 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 84 at New Brockton
	US 231 in northwestern Dale County US 82 at Midway US 80 at Marvyn
North end:	I‑85 / US 29 / US 280 at Opelika
Location
Counties:	Coffee, Dale, Barbour, Bullock, Macon, Russell, Lee
Highway system
Alabama State Routes Interstate US State ← SR 50 SR 52 →

State Route 51 is a 114-mile-long (183 km) route in the southeastern and east-central part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at its junction with U.S. Highway 84 near New Brockton. The northern terminus of the route is at an interchange with Interstate 85 and U.S. Highways 29 and 280 at Opelika.

Route description

While it is signed as a north–south route, the orientation of State Route 51 is rather irregular. From its beginning near New Brockton, the route heads in a northeasterly direction, passing through rural areas and small towns in the southeastern part of the state.

State Route 51 passes through Clio, the birthplace of former Alabama governor George C. Wallace and Baseball Hall of Fame member Don Sutton. At Clio, the route turns briefly turns northward, then resumes its northward trajectory as it leads towards Clayton. At Clayton, the route then turns northwestward then northward as it leads towards Midway.

At Midway, State Route 51 joins U.S. Highway 82 and turns westward. The concurrency of the two routes ends east of Union Springs. State Route 51 then resumes a northeastward trajectory until it approaches Hurtsboro. The route then turns northward, continuing this orientation until it reaches its terminus at Opelika.

When State Route 51 was created in 1940, it covered only the route between Clayton and Midway. The route was extended to its current southern terminus in 1957, and was extended to its current northern terminus in 1986.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Coffee	Enterprise	0.000	0.000	US 84 (SR-12) – Enterprise
	Clintonville	4.427	7.125	SR 122 west – New Brockton
		5.779	9.300	SR 167 south – Enterprise	South end of SR-167 overlap
		5.888	9.476	SR 167 north – Troy	North end of SR-167 overlap
Dale		19.254	30.986	US 231 (SR-53) – Troy, Ozark
	Ariton	22.725	36.572	SR 123 north – Troy	South end of SR-123 overlap
		23.167	37.284	SR 123 south – Ozark	North end of SR-123 overlap
Barbour	Clio	33.584	54.048	SR 10 – Brundidge, Abbeville
	Louisville	39.738	63.952	SR 130 west – Troy
	Clayton	48.695	78.367	SR 30 east – Eufaula
		49.064	78.961	SR 239 south to SR 30 / West Louisville Avenue – Clayton, Eufaula	South end of SR-239 overlap
		49.933	80.359	SR 239 north / North Midway Street – Smuteye, Clayton, Ventress Correctional Facility	North end of SR-239 overlap
Bullock	Midway	64.901	104.448	US 82 east (SR-6) / CR 47 north – Eufaula	South end of US-82 / SR-6 overlap
		71.560	115.165	US 82 west (SR-6) – Union Springs, Montgomery	North end of US-82 / SR-6 overlap
Macon	No major junctions
Russell	Hurtsboro	85.781	138.051	SR 26 east to CR 49 / Main Street – Seale
Lee	Marvyn	100.356	161.507	US 80 (SR-8)
	Opelika	113.598	182.818	SR 169 south – Crawford
		114.183	183.760	I‑85 / US 29 / US 280 (SR-15 / SR-38) – Montgomery, Atlanta	I-85 exit 60
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Alabama portal
• U.S. Roads portal

References

1. Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Retrieved June 29, 2011.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Media related to Alabama State Route 51 at Wikimedia Commons