US highway endpoint in Mobile, AL |
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In these first photos, the view is looking south on Broad Street, at the intersection with Government Street:
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Nitzman, 2002
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By the time of that photo, US 43 had been decommissioned south of Bay Bridge (more on that below). But see the streetlight post just left of the "West US 90" sign? That formerly had an "End US 43" marker on it:
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Nitzman, 1999
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Nitzman, 1999
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US 45 originally ended at that intersection as well, and US 31 began to the left (east on Government; more info on another Mobile page).
In town, US 90-98 are routed down Government. At Broad, US 98 splits off:
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Nitzman, 2002
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That is the historic south end of US 31. To the right was not only the south beginning of US 43, but the original south beginning of US 45 as well. In fact, the upcoming assembly makes it seem as if that is still the case:
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Cozart/Nitzman, 2003
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Nitzman, May 2016
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Turning right there on Broad, after about 4 blocks, US 98 heads northwest on Spring Hill Avenue. US 45 once did the same, and from 1934-1955, US 43 did as well. Then from 1955-1962, US 43 continued to the right via St. Louis Street (it is a five-way intersection), and from 1962-2002, US 43 continued straight ahead on Broad. This next photo shows the old signage approaching that intersection:
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Nitzman, 1999
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The green panels on the sign bridge are shown close-up here. After 1962, US 43 continued on its own up Broad, which curves east and becomes Beauregard Street. (At Telegraph Road, US 43 turned north again. Historically that connected with Bay Bridge Road, but today Telegraph no longer crosses the railyards, and the south end of US 43 is far to the north now.) US 98 turned left on Spring Hill, as did US 45. Those signs were replaced in 2001 to indicate the recent truncations of both US 43 and US 45:
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Nitzman, 1999
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Nitzman, 2003
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The green signs in the distance are shown close-up here. These reflect the new south terminus of US 45 (which is about a half-mile to the left). That leads to the Y-intersection with St. Stephens Road, which marks the current south end of US 45:
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Nitzman, 1999
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Nitzman, 2003
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Research and/or photo credits: Justin Cozart; Nathan Edgars; Adam Froehlig; Alex Nitzman; Dale Sanderson
Page originally created 2004;
last updated May 20, 2016.
last updated May 20, 2016.
