State Route 41 (SR 41) is a
state highway
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in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of
Alabama
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. The southern terminus of the highway is at the
Florida
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state line near
Dixonville in
Escambia County, where the roadway continues as
Florida State Road 87 (SR 87). The northern terminus of the highway is at its intersection with
SR 14 at
Selma.
Route description
SR 41 is a continuation of
Florida State Road 87, leading into Alabama from the
Gulf coast
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beaches and
Milton. SR 41 begins its route along a two-lane road south of the small town of
Dixonville. North of Dixonville, SR 41 intersects
U.S. Route 29 (US 29) south of
Brewton. Northbound SR 41 and southbound US 29 share a brief
wrong-way concurrency Wrong way may refer to:
* a traffic sign to warn of wrong-way driving
* nickname of Douglas Corrigan (1907–1995), an American aviator who flew east from New York to Ireland instead of west to California in 1938
* nickname of Roy Riegels (1908–1 ...
as they head into Brewton. This
concurrency
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Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
ends when the two highways intersect
US 31 in Brewton, and US 29 joins US 31.
Just after entering
Conecuh County, SR 41 intersects
I-65
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, offering motorists a direct route from the
Florida Panhandle
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to
Montgomery and
Birmingham
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. SR 41 continues its northward trajectory as it enters
Monroe County. At
Repton
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, the highway turns west as it joins
US 84.
Near
Monroeville, the highway once again turns north as it leaves US 84 and begins a brief concurrency with
SR 21. SR 41 continues to the north until it reaches
Camden, the
county seat
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of
Wilcox County. From there, the highway turns slightly to the northeast until it reaches its terminus east of
Selma, at
SR 14.
History
SR 41 was formed in 1957. Until then, the route was designated as SR 93 between the Florida state line and Camden. From Camden to Selma, the route was designated as
SR 43.
Major intersections
Truck route
Camden truck route
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Escambia County, Alabama
Transportation in Conecuh County, Alabama
Transportation in Monroe County, Alabama
Transportation in Wilcox County, Alabama
Transportation in Dallas County, Alabama