U.S. Route 331 is a spur of

U.S. Route 31 U.S. Route 31 or U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) is a major north–south U.S. highway connecting southern Alabama to northern Michigan. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with US 90/ US 98 in Spanish Fort, Alabama. I ...

. It currently runs for 151 miles (243 km) from

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and

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east of

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U.S. Route 98 U.S. Route 98 (US 98) is an east–west United States Highway in the Southeastern United States that runs from western Mississippi to southern Florida. It was established in 1933 as a route between Pensacola and Apalachicola, Florida, and has sin ...

. Unlike

U.S. Route 131 US Highway 131 (US 131) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway, of which all but 0.64 of its 269.96 miles (1.03 of 434.46 km) are within the state of Michigan. The highway starts in rural Indiana south of the state lin ...

U.S. Route 231 U.S. Route 231 (US 231) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway System, U.S highway that is a parallel route of U.S. Route 31, US 31. It runs for from St. John, Indiana, St. John, Indiana, at U.S. Route 41 in Indiana, US&nbs ...

, and

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, U.S. 331 never intersects with its "parent" route,

; the two routes come within of each other in Montgomery.

Route description

Florida

U.S. 331 begins at an intersection with

in Santa Rosa Beach in Walton County. It then crosses the

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on the Clyde B. Wells Bridge, a long span, and enters the eastern side of

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. As it continues north, a

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of U.S. 331 branches off and goes southwest back into town. The main route continues north for several miles before intersecting

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and forming a concurrency with

US 90 U.S. Route 90 or U.S. Highway 90 (US 90) is an east–west major United States highway in the Southern United States. Despite the "0" in its route number, US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route. It generally travels near Int ...

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. The concurrency runs westward briefly until U.S. 331 branches off and continues to the northwest. It moves through a few small communities before passing through the town of Paxton and crossing into

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Alabama

Once crossing the state line, U.S. 331 immediately enters Florala, where it starts a concurrency with

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on the east side of town. The highway continues into downtown Florala, where

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joins the concurrency (this intersection serves as a terminus for AL-54). U.S. 331 continues northward to Opp, where it becomes concurrent with U.S. 84 as a bypass around the eastern side of town. A business route of U.S. 331 continues northward through town and rejoins U.S. 331 north of Opp, just after U.S. 84 leaves the concurrency with U.S. 331. The highway then continues northward and enters

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. It keeps north and into the town of Brantley, where

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forms a concurrency with U.S. 331. The highways continue north into Luverne, where U.S. 29 turns northeast and U.S. 331 turns northwest as they leave town. U.S. 331 soon turns back to the north and passes through several small communities before entering

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. It passes through several more small communities before entering the southern part of the city of Montgomery. It then intersects the southern bypass of the city ( U.S. 80 and U.S. 82). This intersection serves as the northern terminus for U.S. 331.

Major intersections

References

External links

Endpoints of U.S. Highway 331
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