Alabama State Route 104 Explained

State:AL
Type:AL
Route:104
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:10.769
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: in Fairhope
Terminus B: in Robertsdale
Counties:Baldwin
Previous Type:AL
Previous Route:103
Next Type:AL
Next Route:105

State Route 104 (SR 104) is a 10.769adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway completely within Baldwin County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. The western terminus of the highway is at an intersection with U.S. Route 98 (US 98) in Fairhope. The eastern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR 59 in Robertsdale.

Route description

SR 104 begins at an intersection with US 98 (North Greeno Road) in Fairhope, in Baldwin County. Here, the roadway continues as CR 98 (Homestead Avenue). SR 104 travels to the east and leaves the city limits of Fairhope. It has an intersection with CR 13 and then crosses over Fly Creek. The highway intersects SR 181. It crosses over Pensacola Branch, Fish River, and Perone Branch before intersecting the northern terminus of CR 9 (Sedlack Road). A short distance later is an intersection with CR 49. SR 104 enters Silverhill, where it passes Silverhill Elementary School, intersects CR 55 (Broad Street), passes Oscar Johnson Park, and crosses over Silver Creek. The highway then enters Robertsdale. It intersects CR 65 (Palmer Street). A short distance later, it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 59 (Milwaukee Street). Here, the roadway continues to the east as CR 83 (East Silverhill Avenue).

History

The western terminus of SR 104 was truncated in the mid-1950s. Prior to that time, the highway continued northward from Fairhope to an intersection with US 90 in Daphne.[2] [3] By 1957, the section of the highway between Fairhope and Daphne was redesignated as US 98.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Milepost Maps . Alabama Department of Transportation . Alabama Department of Transportation . April 2, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727134739/http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/milepostinternet/default.aspx . July 27, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Viewing States/Alabama/State Roads/Alabama1954a.sid . 2019-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720062346/http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States%2FAlabama%2FState%20Roads%2FAlabama1954a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item%28Name%2CDescription%29%2Ccat%28Name%2CDescription%29&style=simple%2Fview-dhtml.xsl . 2011-07-20 . dead .
  3. Web site: Viewing States/Alabama/State Roads/Alabama1957a.sid . 2018-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720062351/http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States%2FAlabama%2FState%20Roads%2FAlabama1957a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item%28Name%2CDescription%29%2Ccat%28Name%2CDescription%29&style=simple%2Fview-dhtml.xsl . 2011-07-20 . dead .