U.S. ROUTE 43

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'U.S. Route 43' is a north-south United States highway that runs for 410 miles (649 km) from central Tennessee to Mobile, Alabama.

Contents
Termini
Route description
Major intersections
Major cities
Related U.S. Routes
See also
References

Termini


As of 2007, the highway's southern terminus is in Mobile, Alabama, at U.S. Route 45. Its northern terminus is Columbia, Tennessee, at U.S. Route 31.

Route description


The highway passes through the following states:

Alabama. Between Mobile and Fayette and again from Killen to the Tennessee state line, U.S. 43 is paired with unsigned State Route 13. Between Fayette and Hamilton, U.S. 43 is co-routed with unsigned State Route 171. Between Hamilton and Florence, the unsigned partner for U.S. 43 is State Route 17.

Tennessee
From its beginning in Mobile, Alabama, U.S. 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, motorists traveling from Mobile to Birmingham followed U.S. 43 to Thomasville; from there, they followed State Route 5 until its junction with U.S. Route 11 near West Blocton.
Except for Mobile, Tuscaloosa, and Muscle Shoals/Florence, U.S. 43 passes through rural areas and small towns.
Prior to the completion of Corridor X in western Alabama, U.S. 43 and U.S. 278 shared a concurrency with U.S. 78 between Guin and Hamilton.

Major intersections



I-65 north of Mobile, Alabama

U.S. Route 84 at Grove Hill, Alabama

U.S. Route 80 at Demopolis, Alabama

U.S. Route 11 at Eutaw, Alabama. The two highways share the same route to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

I-20/I-59 in Greene County, Alabama

I-359 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama

U.S. Route 82 at Northport, Alabama

U.S. Route 278 at Guin, Alabama. The two highways share the same route to Hamilton, Alabama.

U.S. Route 78 (Future I-22) at Hamilton, Alabama

U.S. Route 72 at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The two highways share the same route to Florence, Alabama

Major cities



Mobile, Alabama

Jackson, Alabama

Grove Hill, Alabama

Thomasville, Alabama

Demopolis, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Fayette, Alabama

Hamilton, Alabama

Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Florence, Alabama

Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

Columbia, Tennessee

Related U.S. Routes



U.S. Route 143

See also



List of U.S. Routes

References


1. Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).


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