Alabama State Route 13

Infobox road
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direction_a=South
direction_b=North
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previous_route=12
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State Route 13 (SR-13) is a 336-mile long state highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Alabama. Except for a portion roughly between Berry and Russellville, SR-13 is the unsigned designation for U.S. Highway 43. Thus, while the total distance of the route is over 330 miles, as an independently signed route, SR-13 is only 60.498 miles (97.362 km) long.

The southern terminus of SR-13 and US-43 is at their junction with U.S. Highway 90 and unsigned State Route 16 in Mobile. The northern terminus of the route is on US-43 at the Tennessee state line north of Killen in Lauderdale County. As a signed route, the southern terminus of the route is at the junction of US-43 and State Route 18 in southern Fayette County, and the northern terminus as at US-43 and State Route 17 south of Russellville in Franklin County.

Route description

East of Fayette, SR-13 diverts from US-43 and becomes a signed route that parallels the U.S. highway to the east. SR-13 leads through rural areas of Fayette, Walker, Winston, Marion and Franklin counties before rejoining US-43.

Counties traversed

*Mobile County
*Washington County
*Clarke County
*Marengo County
*Greene County
*Tuscaloosa County
*Fayette County
*Walker County
*Winston County
*Marion County
*Franklin County
*Colbert County
*Lauderdale County

Cities and towns along the route

*Mobile
*Jackson
*Grove Hill
*Thomasville
*Demopolis
*Eutaw
*Tuscaloosa
*Northport
*Haleyville
*Russellville
*Muscle Shoals
*Florence
*Killen

Major intersections

*U.S. Highway 84 and unsigned State Route 12 at Grove Hill
*State Route 5 at Thomasville
*U.S. Highway 80 and unsigned State Route 8 at Demopolis. Routes 43, 80, 8 and 13 are briefly co-routed through Demopolis.
*U.S. Highway 11 and unsigned State Route 7 at Eutaw. Routes 11, 43, 7 and 13 are co-routed between Eutaw and Tuscaloosa.
*Interstate 359 at Tuscaloosa
*State Route 69 at Tuscaloosa. Routes 43, 13 and 69 are co-routed between Tuscaloosa and Northport.
*U.S. Highway 82 at Northport
*Future Interstate 22 and U.S. Highway 78 at Eldridge
*U.S. Highway 278 and unsigned State Route 74 at Natural Bridge. Routes 278, 13 and 74 are briefly co-routed through Natural Bridge.
*State Route 5 at Natural Bridge
*U.S. Highway 43 and State Route 17 south of Russellville.
*U.S. Highway 72, Alternate US-72, State Route 20, State Route 157 and unsigned State Route 2 at Muscle Shoals. Routes 43, 72, 2 and 13 remained co-routed through Muscle Shoals and Florence before 43 and 13 divert at Killen.

References