U.S. Route 43

U.S. Route 43
Route information
Length:	410 mi[1] (660 km)
Existed:	1934[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 90 (Baybridge Rd) in Mobile, AL
	I‑65 in Saraland, AL US 80 in Demopolis, AL US 11 in Eutaw, AL I‑20 / I‑59 in Tuscaloosa, AL I‑359 in Tuscaloosa, AL I‑22 in Hamilton, AL US 72 in Florence, AL US 64 in Lawrenceburg, TN
North end:	US 31 in Columbia, TN
Location
States:	Alabama, Tennessee
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List Bannered Divided Replaced Alabama State Routes Interstate US State Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State ← SR 42 AL SR 44 → ← SR 42 TN SR 43 →

U.S. Route 43 (US-43, US 43) is a north–south United States Highway that runs for 410 miles (660 km) from Mobile, Alabama, to central Tennessee. The highway's southern terminus is in Mobile, at US 90. Its northern terminus is Columbia, Tennessee, at US 31.

Route description

Alabama

Between Mobile and Fayette and again from Killen to the Tennessee state line, US-43 runs concurrently with unsigned State Route 13 (SR-13). Between Fayette and Hamilton, US-43 is concurrent with unsigned SR-171. Between Hamilton and Florence, the unsigned partner for US-43 is SR-17. From its beginning in Mobile US-43 passes through the western part of Alabama. It serves as the principal route connecting Mobile and Tuscaloosa, and from Tuscaloosa to Muscle Shoals and Florence. Prior to the completion of Interstate 65 (I-65), motorists traveling from Mobile to Birmingham followed US-43 to Thomasville; from there, they followed SR-5 until its junction with US-11 near West Blocton.

Except for Mobile, Tuscaloosa, and Muscle Shoals/Florence, US-43 passes through rural areas and small towns.

History

Prior to the completion of Corridor X in western Alabama, US-43 and US-278 shared a concurrency with US-78 between Guin and Hamilton. The route used to extend up to Henderson, Kentucky. It overlapped with Interstate 24 and Interstate 65. It overlapped with the Edward T. Breathitt Pennyrile Parkway and what is now present-day Interstate 69. It was decommisioned when U.S. Route 41 Alternate came into existence.

Future

Preliminary talks have indicated that Alabama state officials support a plan to build future I-63 along US-43's route from Mobile to Muscle Shoals via Tuscaloosa. The plan is estimated to cost roughly $1.5 billion and is being spearheaded by U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, who is chairman of the Senate Transportation Subcommittee. The project is expected to help the economies of cities in the Black Belt by connecting communities western Alabama, the Tombigbee Waterway and the Port of Mobile.^[2]

Major intersections

State	County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Alabama	Mobile	Prichard	0.000	0.000	US 90 (Bay Bridge Road) / SR 13 – Grand Bay, Loxley	Southern terminus; south end of concurrency with SR-13; southern terminus of SR-13
		Saraland	4.539	7.305	SR 158 west (Industrial Parkway) – Prichard	Eastern terminus of SR-158
			6.574	10.580	SR 213 south (Shelton Beach Road) – Prichard	Northern terminus of SR-213
		Creola	10.576	17.020	I‑65 – Mobile, Montgomery	I-65 exit 19; parclo interchange.
	Washington	Wagarville	50.406	81.121	SR 56 west (St. Stephens Avenue) – Chatom	Eastern terminus of SR-56
	Clarke	Jackson	59.621	95.951	SR 177 north (Commerce Street)	Southern terminus of SR-177
			61.101	98.333	SR 69 (Coffeeville Road) – Coffeeville	Approximately 0.25 miles (400 m) west of the southern terminus of SR-69
			62.341	100.328	SR 177 south (College Avenue)	Northern terminus of SR-177
		Grove Hill	75.760	121.924	US 84 (Grove Hill Avenue) / SR 12 – Coffeeville, Whatley	Diamond interchange.
		Fulton	82.757	133.184	SR 178 east	Western terminus of SR-178
		Thomasville	91.080	146.579	SR 154 west (Tallahatta Springs Road) – Coffeeville	Eastern terminus of SR-154
			93.087	149.809	SR 5 north – Marion	Southern terminus of SR-5
	Marengo	Dixons Mills	101.572	163.464	SR 10 – Butler, Oak Hill
		Linden	118.131	190.113	SR 69 south – Nanafalia	Southern end of SR-69 concurrency
			119.477	192.280	SR 28 east (Coats Avenue) – Camden	Southern end of SR-28 concurrency
			119.890	192.944	SR 28 west (Cahaba Avenue) – Bellamy	Northern end of SR-28 concurrency
		Providence	122.423	197.021	SR 69 north – Prairieville	Northern end of SR-69 concurrency
		Demopolis	134.323	216.172	US 80 east / SR 8 east – Faunsdale	Southern end of US-80/SR-8 concurrency
			135.275	217.704	US 80 west / SR 8 west – Cuba	Northern end of US-80/SR-8 concurrency
	Greene	Eutaw	160.423	258.176	SR 14 east (Greensboro Street) – Greensboro	Southern end of SR-14 concurrency
			160.710	258.638	US 11 south / SR 7 south (Boligee Street) – Boligee	Southern end of US-11/SR-7 concurrency
			160.946	259.017	SR 14 west (Main Street) – Aliceville	Northern end of SR-14 concurrency
		Knoxville	173.626	279.424	I‑20 / I‑59 – Epes, Tuscaloosa	Diamond interchange; exit 52
	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa	194.287	312.675	I‑359 south / US 11 north / SR 7 north / SR 69 south – Birmingham, Greensboro	Northern end of US-11/SR-7 concurrency; south end of SR-69 concurrency; I-359 exit 2
		Northport	197.139	317.264	US 82 east / SR 6 east (McFarland Boulevard) / SR 69 north – Duncanville	Southern end of US-82/SR-6 concurrency; northern end of SR-69 concurrency
			198.093	318.800	US 82 west / SR 6 west (McFarland Boulevard) – Coker	Northern end of US-82/SR-6 concurrency
			200.192	322.178	SR 171 north – Fayette	Southern terminus of SR-171
	Fayette	Bankston	226.727	364.882	SR 13 north / SR 18 east – Eldridge, Oakman	Northern end of SR-13 concurrency; southern end of SR-18 concurrency
		Fayette	240.217	386.592	SR 18 west (Columbus Street) / SR 171 south (2nd Avenue) – Vernon, Northport	Northern end of SR-18 concurrency; southern end of SR-171 concurrency
			246.256	396.311	SR 129 north – Glen Allen	Southern terminus of SR-129
			247.233	397.883	SR 102 east	Western terminus of SR-102
	Marion	Winfield	260.526	419.276	SR 118 east / SR 253 north – Jasper, Twin	Southern end of SR-118 concurrency; southern terminus of SR-253
		Guin	266.701	429.214	SR 44 east (7th Street) – Twin	Western terminus of SR-44
			267.066	429.801	US 278 west / SR 107 south / SR 118 west / SR 142 west (11th Avenue) – Beaverton, Fayette	Southern end of US-278 concurrency; northern end of SR-118 concurrency; northern terminus of SR-107; eastern terminus of SR-142
		Hamilton	275.428	443.258	I‑22 – Brilliant, Carbon Hill, Twin	Diamond interchange; exit 16
			280.185	450.914	SR 17 south (6th Avenue) / SR 171 south (Military Street) – Sulligent	Southern end of SR-17 concurrency; northern end of concurrency and northern terminus of SR-171
			280.517	451.448	US 278 east / SR 74 (Bexar Avenue) – Natural Bridge	Northern end of US-278 concurrency
			285.822	459.986	SR 187 north – Hodges, Belgreen	Southern terminus of SR-187
		Hackleburg	294.323	473.667	SR 172 (School Road) / SR 253 south (Main Street) – Hodges, Bear Creek, Twin	Northern terminus of SR-253
	Franklin	Spruce Pine	304.307	489.735	SR 13 south (A.W. Todd Memorial Highway) – Phil Campbell	Southern end of SR-13 concurrency
		Russellville	310.871	500.298	SR 24 – Red Bay, Moulton	Parclo interchange.
	Colbert	Tuscumbia	327.903	527.709	US 72 west / SR 2 west (Lee Highway) / US 72 Alt. east / SR 20 east / SR 157 south (Joe Wheeler Highway) – Cherokee, Town Creek, Moulton	Southern end of US-72/SR-2/SR-20/SR-157 concurrency
		Muscle Shoals	331.231	533.065	SR 184 east (2nd Street) – Sheffield	Western terminus of SR-184
	Lauderdale	Florence	333.658	536.971	SR 20 west (Coffee Road)	Northern end of SR-20 concurrency
			335.496	539.928	SR 17 north (Helton Drive) / SR 157 north – Zip City	Northern end of SR-17/SR-157 concurrency
			337.819	543.667	SR 133 (Cox Creek Parkway) – Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia
		Killen	342.215	550.742	US 72 east / SR 2 east (Lee Highway) – Rogersville, Athens	Northern end of US-72/SR-2 concurrency
			347.747	559.645	SR 64 east to SR 101 – Lexington	Western terminus of SR-64
Alabama–Tennessee state line			353.077 0.000	568.222 0.000	Northern terminus of SR-13 in Alabama Southern terminus of SR 6 in Tennessee
Tennessee	Lawrence	St. Joseph			SR 227 west (Iron City Road) – Iron City	Southern end of SR 227 concurrency
		Loretto			SR 227 east (Main Street)	Northern end of SR 227 concurrency
		Leoma			SR 98 south (Rabbit Trail Road) – Bonnertown	Northern terminus of SR 98
		Lawrenceburg			US 64 east / SR 15 east – Pulaski	Southern end of US 64/SR 15 concurrency
					US 64 west / SR 15 west (Gaines Street) to SR 242 (Buffalo Road) – Waynesboro, Iron City	Northern end of US 64/SR 15 concurrency
		Summertown			SR 240 west (Monument Road) – Deerfield	Eastern terminus of SR 240
	Maury				SR 20 east – Summertown, Hohenwald	Eastern terminus of SR 20
		Mount Pleasant			SR 243 north (Main Street) – Columbia	Southern terminus of SR 243
					SR 166 (1st Avenue) – Pulaski, Hampshire
		Columbia			US 412 west / US 412 Bus. / SR 99 (Hampshire Pike)	Southern end of US 412 concurrency
					SR 50 (Williamsport Pike) – Williamsport, Lewisburg
					SR 7 – Lyles
					US 31 / SR 6 north (Nashville Highway) / US 412 east / SR 99 east (Bear Creek Pike) – Pulaski, Spring Hill, Chapel Hill	Northern terminus; northern end of concurrency with US 412 and SR 6/SR 99
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• U.S. Route 143

References

1. Droz, Robert V. "U.S. Highways: From US 1 to (US 830)". Retrieved July 4, 2006.
2. "Future Interstates and Potential Interstate Corridors". Interstate Guide.