Alabama State Route 47 Explained

State:AL
Type:AL
Route:47
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:43.063
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1940
Direction A:South
Direction B:North
Terminus A: at Mexia
Junction: at Monroeville
Terminus B: at Awin
Counties:Monroe County
Wilcox County
Previous Type:AL
Previous Route:46
Next Type:AL
Next Route:48

State Route 47 (SR 47) is a 43.063adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at its intersection with U.S. Route 84 (US 84) at Mexia in Monroe County, and the northern terminus of the highway is at its intersection with SR 10 at Awin in Wilcox County.

Although the route is signed "north–south", the initial trajectory of SR 47 is eastward at its southern terminus.

Route description

SR 47 begins at an intersection with US 84 in Mexia. It heads towards Monroeville. At Monroeville, the highway turns northward as it begins a 22adj=midNaNadj=mid concurrency with SR 21 heading towards Beatrice.

At Beatrice, SR 21 and SR 47 intersect SR 265 and turn eastward as they head towards Riley, where SR 21 turns northward and SR 47 continues eastward towards Midway. At Midway, the highway intersects SR 83 and turns northeastward as it leads to its northern terminus at SR 10 in Awin.

Related route

Monroeville truck route

State:AL
Type:SR-Truck
Route:47
Location:Monroeville
Length Mi:0.5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Milepost Maps . Alabama Department of Transportation . Alabama Department of Transportation . June 13, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727134739/http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/milepostinternet/default.aspx . July 27, 2011 .