| U.S. 45 northbound at Allison Street. The signal serves a Mobile Police Department Precinct and a complex of public schools. The center turn lane present between Gloria York Avenue northward ends. Photo taken 11/12/03.
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| Within a brief stretch, three main surface arterial roadways intersect U.S. 45. The first of which is the north-south Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Depicted here is the merge of that avenue onto U.S. 45 north. Coming in from the right is the Craft Highway, a north-south highway
that eventually becomes U.S. 43. Photo taken 11/12/03.
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| One block to the north of the Craft Highway & Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. five point intersection at Seale Street. Ahead Wilson Avenue departs U.S. 45 to the northeast. Photo taken 11/12/03.
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| U.S. 45 northbound, just past the Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard/Craft Highway intersection, approaching Wilson Avenue. St. Stephens road turns to the left at Wilson Avenue, with Wilson drifting northeastward towards downtown Prichard. Strip malls and fast foot
restaurants dot the vicinity. Photo taken 11/12/03.
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| U.S. 45 northbound shield, directing drivers to continue northward around the bend. The intersection depicted is that of Wilson Avenue southbound merging with U.S. 45. At one point, Wilson Avenue was signed as Alternate U.S. 43. Some maps still show this designation, however it
has been removed from the Alabama numbering system for many years. Photo taken 11/12/03.
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| U.S. 45 as it departs Wilson Avenue. The four lane stretch reduces to two through lanes with a center turn lane ahead. The frontage is essentially residential only now. Photo taken 11/12/03.
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| Approaching the Mobile & Prichard city limits line is this U.S. 45 northbound shield. Photo taken 11/12/03.
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| The alignment of Prichard Avenue represents the city limits between Summerville Street and College Street. This intersection is that of Saint Stephens Road northbound at Prichard. Photo taken 11/12/03.
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| Pressing northward through the city of Prichard at another
U.S. 45 northbound reassurance shield. A repaving project was underway at the time of this photograph.
Photo taken 10/31/03.
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| Northbound Saint Stephens Road at the intersection with Clark
Avenue. Clark is a primary arterial between U.S. 45 and downtown to the east. Photo taken 11/12/03.
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| The intersection of U.S. 45 and First Avenue. First Avenue
serves residential areas to the east and west of Saint Stephens Road. Photo taken 10/31/03.
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| U.S. 45 expands to four lanes in anticipation of the Interstate
65 Exit 8 cloverleaf interchange. Depicted here is the junction shield for the upcoming freeway. Photo taken 10/31/03.
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| The intersection of Berkley Avenue allows traffic to access the
northbound Interstate 65 side frontage road system. The parallel service roads conclude at U.S. 45 from the
south. Photo taken 10/31/03.
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| Crossing over Interstate 65 approaching the southbound ramp.
This full cloverleaf interchange will so undergo construction to eliminate the Interstate 65 to U.S. 45
cloverleaf ramps. The resultant roadwork will see all Saint Stephens Road based traffic from Interstate 65 utilizing
a single ramp from the north and southbound direction. New signals will handle the left-hand turning movements.
This project is funded via the three year 2003 STIP. Photo taken 10/31/03.
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| Continuing through north Prichard, U.S. 45 intersects Hand Avenue.
The federal highway maintains four lanes between Interstate 65 and Alabama 217. However, there are no left-hand
turn lanes for the intervening intersections. Photo taken 11/04/03.
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| The north end of Wolf Ridge Road as seen from U.S. 45
northbound. Wolf Ridge Road links Saint Stephens Road with U.S. 98/Moffett Road and the city of Mobile
to the southwest. Photo taken 11/04/03.
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| Nearing the intersection of Bear Fork Road along U.S. 45
northbound. Bear Fork Road travels east-west between Mobile and Prichard roughly along the city line.
Photo taken 11/04/03.
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| Nearing the Eight Mile community of the city and the southern
terminus of Alabama 213 on U.S. 45 northbound. Photo taken 11/12/03.
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| Alabama 213 begins at U.S. 45 via Shelton Beach Road. The
state highway travels northeast to the city of Saraland, Interstate 65, and U.S. 43 carrying two lanes. To the
south, Shelton Beach Road travels to U.S. 98/Moffett Road in the city of Mobile. Contrary to some maps, Alabama
213 never traveled south of U.S. 45 along this roadway. Photo taken 11/12/03.
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| A short distance to the north of the southern terminus of
Alabama 213 is the southern terminus of Alabama 217. Photo taken 11/04/03.
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| U.S. 45 northbound at the southern terminus of Alabama 217
(Lott Road) in northwest Prichard. Alabama 217 spurs to the north and west serving suburban areas of the
north Mobile metropolitan area before winding up in logging country to the westsouthwest of Citronelle. The
area of this intersection is suffering hard economic times, with half of the structures abandoned. Photo taken 11/04/03.
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| Closer look at the U.S. 45 & Alabama 217 shield assembly as
seen four years prior. U.S. 45 is also known as Alabama 17, U.S. 43 is also known as Alabama 13. So the Alabama
213 & 217 designations act as stems of their parent routes for Mobile County. Photo taken 10/26/99.
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| Departing the community of Eight Mile along U.S. 45 northbound.
Now known as the Citronelle Road, U.S. 45 reduces from four to two travel lanes ahead. Photo taken 11/04/03.
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| The western terminus of Alabama 158 (Industrial Parkway) as
seen from U.S. 45 northbound. Alabama 158 currently is a two lane highway between U.S. 45 and Interstate 65.
This stretch of roadway will see expansion to four lanes and eventually carry a realigned U.S. 98 from I-65
westward to the Mississippi state line. The intersection here will be replaced with a full interchange.
Photo taken 11/04/03.
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| U.S. 45 as it departs the Alabama 158 intersection. Ahead is
the community of Kushla. The highway becomes more rural as it leaves the greater Mobile area for the north
county city of Citronelle. Photo taken 11/04/03.
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| In Washington County, the hidden Alabama 17 reveals itself along
U.S. 45. This northbound reassurance shield is located at Deer Park near the intersection with Washington
County 8. Alabama 17 diverges from U.S. 45 two miles to the north en route to the
county seat of Chatom (pop. 1193). Photo taken 02/10/02.
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| Northbound split of U.S. 45 with Alabama 17. This location
marks the southern terminus of unsigned Alabama 57. Alabama 57 continues northward as the state highway
compliment for U.S. 45 to the border near State Line, Mississippi. U.S. 45 continues northward to
Waynesboro, Quitman, and Meridian, Mississippi, while Alabama 17 continues through the Black Belt to small
towns such as Butler (pop. 1952) and York (pop. 2854). Photo taken 02/10/02.
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Page Updated July 5, 2004.
