State Route 21 North


SR 97 northbound as it transitions to SR 21 at the state line. Note the highway construction in this photograph has resulted in the widening of SR 21 to incorporate a center turn lane.
11/25/01
SR 21 (Main Street) intersects U.S. 31 (Nashville Avenue) within downtown Atmore. Atmore lies at the crossroads of the CSX and Alabama & Gulf Coast Railroad lines adjacent to the Florida state line. The state route continues north from the city and expands to four lanes as it approaches Interstate 65.
11/25/04
SR 21 northbound at the terminus of SR 59 within the unincorporated community of Uriah (pronounced You-Rye). SR 59 begins at a wye intersection adjacent to the abandoned brick building pictured here.
06/01/02
SR 21 and 41 share pavement for three miles between Monroeville and U.S. 84 north of Excel. Amid light development, the two highways carry five lanes as they enter the seat of Monroe County.
SR 21 enters Monroeville after trekking through Frisco City, Uriah, and Atmore near the Florida state line. SR 41 also begins at the Florida state line, traveling through Brewton and Repton before tagging along U.S. 84.
06/01/02
Just outside of Monroeville, SR 21 splits between Business (to downtown) and Bypass (to the east) segments. SR 41 follows the Business portion through downtown Monroeville. The business/bypass partition of SR 21 is a format used commonly throughout the Tar Heel State of North Carolina, but not as frequently in Alabama. Truck SR 47 consists of a bypass of Monroeville that follows U.S. 84 and SR 21 & 41 to the south and east. The route returns to SR 47 north via the bypass.
06/01/02
SR 21 Bypass northbound at the merge with SR 21 Business. SR 47 enters the picture and combines with the business portion from downtown. The bypass carries four lanes.
Not much is located along the bypass outside of a Wal-mart.
06/01/02

SR 21 (South Boulevard) heads 0.56 miles east from U.S. 31 (West Boulevard) into a commercialized diamond interchange with I-65/U.S. 80-82.
10/06/12
South Boulevard between U.S. 31 (Mobile Highway) and I-65 was previously part of U.S. 80 and U.S. 82, which the following sign reflects with distances to Tuskegee, Union Springs and Eufaula.
12/28/09
U.S. 80 overlaps with I-65 north to SR 21 at Exit 169. U.S. 82 overlaps with I-65 south from Prattville to South Boulevard.
01/16/04
Southbound Boulevard gains U.S. 82 east from the southbound off-ramp of I-65 and passes under the freeway mainline to the northbound on-ramp to downtown and Interstate 85.
10/06/12
Drivers joining Interstate 65 north & U.S. 82 west reach the northbound beginning of Interstate 85 in 1.5 miles. The tandem otherwise veer northwesterly to Prattville.
01/16/04

SR 21 (Jacksonville State University Highway) northbound at the Interstate 20 eastbound on-ramp at Oxford. Interstate 20 travels through the southern reaches of the Anniston metropolitan area between Exits 179 and 191. SR 21 continues north one half mile to its merge with U.S. 431 (Quintard Drive) at U.S. 78 (Hamric Drive). The state route links the city of Anniston with Jacksonville to the north and Talladega to the south.
07/15/05
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman, Adam Froehlig: 11/25/01, 11/25/04
- Alex Nitzman: 06/01/02, 01/16/04, 07/15/05, 12/28/09
- ABRoads: 10/06/12
Page Updated Tuesday October 09, 2012.