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Local Area Info U.S. Route 45 in Alabama

In the U.S. state of Alabama, U.S. Route45 US45 is a 60-mile-long 97km northsouth United States Highway in the east south central state of Alabama. It travels from Mobile to the Mississippi state line, just east of State Line, Mississippi. The highway’s southern terminus is in Mobile, at an intersection with US98. Its northern terminus in the state of Alabama is at the Mississippi state line, where the highway continues to the northwest into that state.

In Alabama, all of the U.S. Highways have one or more unsigned state highways designated along its length. US45 travels concurrently with State Route17 SR17 from its southern terminus to just north of Deer Park. For the rest of its length in the state, the highway travels concurrently with SR57.

US45, along with unsigned SR17, begins at an intersection with US98 Spring Hill Avenue unsigned SR42 in the central part of Mobile, in Mobile County. US45 heads to the northwest and travels just north of Lyons Park and skirts along the northeastern edge of USA Children’s Women’s Hospital. It crosses over Threemile Creek and curves to the north-northwest. It passes just to the east of Washington Middle School and Carver Park. Just after passing Gorgas Park and LeFlore Magnet High School, the highway curves back to the northwest. At an intersection with West Prichard Avenue, it leaves Mobile and enters Prichard. It crosses over some railroad tracks of Canadian National Railway just before an interchange with Interstate65 I-65. The highway passes Whispering Pines Cemetery just before crossing over Eightmile Creek. Almost immediately, it intersects the southern terminus of SR213 South Shelton Beach Road. Approximately 1,000 feet 300m later is an intersection with the southern terminus of SR217 Lott Road. US45 passes John F. Fagerstrom Municipal Park and then CollinsRhodes Elementary School. It curves to the north-northeast and crosses over Seabury Creek. The highway curves to a nearly due north direction and has an interchange with SR158 Industrial Parkway. It curves back to the northwest and travels through Kushla, which is within the city limits of Prichard. Immediately after leaving the city, the highway crosses over Magee Creek. It then enters Mauvilla. Here, it intersects the southern terminus of County Route78 CR78 Spice Pond Road. Just northeast of Mauvilla Cemetery is an intersection with the southern terminus of CR55 Kali Oka Road. US45 curves to the north-northwest, leaves Mauvilla, and crosses over Williams Creek. It curves to the north and crosses over Silver Creek. It curves to the north-northeast and enters Chunchula. The highway curves back to the north-northwest and enters the main part of the community. There, the highway has an intersection with CR63 ChunchulaGeorgetown RoadRoberts Road. It curves back to the northwest and crosses over Beaver Pond Creek. It curves back to the north-northwest and crosses over Sweetwater and Drinking branches. It heads to the north-northeast and crosses over Sand Hill Creek. In Gulfcrest, the highway intersects the eastern terminus of CR92 Gulfcrest Road. The highway curves to the north and passes McDavidJones Elementary School. Then, it enters Citronelle. Almost immediately is an intersection with CR41 Celeste Road, which begins to parallel the U.S. Highway. It passes Lott Middle School and then Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. At an intersection with the southern terminus of Main Street, CR41 ends its paralleling of US45. It curves to the north and crosses over Puppy Creek. In the main part of Citronelle, it has an intersection with both CR96 West State Street and the northern terminus of CR41 East State Street. CR96 has a brief unsigned concurrency with US45. On the northeastern edge of the intersection is War Memorial Park. One block later, CR96 splits off to the east, onto Lebaron Avenue. On the northeastern edge of the intersection, US45 passes the new campus of Citronelle High School. It curves to the north-northwest and briefly leaves Citronelle. It passes Wesleyan Christian Academy and then re-enters the city for a very short stint. During the last stint, it crosses over Bennett Creek. Upon leaving the city, it enters Washington County.