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State Route 143 (SR 143) is a north–south
State Route 143 (SR 143) is a north–south state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered ...
in the central part of the U.S. state of Alabama
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, extending north from Interstate 65 (I-65) and U.S. Route 82 (US 82) northwest of Montgomery to US 31 near Clanton. It parallels I-65, traveling through Millbrook, Elmore
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, and Deatsville.
Route description
History
Prior to the 1957 renumbering, SR 143 was numbered State Route 45; it was renumbered because of US 45. Prior to the construction of I-65, SR 143 crossed theAlabama River
The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa River, Tallapoosa and Coosa River, Coosa rivers, which unite about north of Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery, near the town of Wetumpka, Alabama, Wetumpka.
Over a co ...
on the Tyler–Goodwyn Bridge and entered Montgomery on Parallel Street. The bridge, scene of the murder
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of Willie Edwards
Willie Edwards Jr. (November 13, 1932 – January 23, 1957) was a 24-year-old black American, husband and father, who was murdered by members of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan. He is buried at New Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Letohatchee, Alabama. ...
, was subsequently removed.
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