U.S. 31 North - Spanish Fort to Loxley

Paralleling Interstate 10 to the north, the first 5.6 miles of U.S. 31 travel east from Spanish Fort to the Loxley city limits.

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23.91 miles in length, SR 225 connects U.S. 31 with suburban areas of north of Bay Minette Creek, Historic Blakeley State Park, I-65 at Exit 31 and Stockton.

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U.S. 31 (Spanish Fort Boulevard) initially follows a four lane parkway to SR 225. Construction from 2017 to December 2021¹ expanded the ensuing 3.1 miles into a five lane boulevard.

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School Road loops south from SR 225 to U.S. 31 (Spanish Fort Boulevard) across from Westminster Drive.

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Blakeley Way, the western branch of CR 72, arcs 1.2 miles north from U.S. 31 (Spanish Fort Boulevard) to SR 225 (Blakely Drive).

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The first confirming marker for U.S. 31 previously stood just east of Blakeley Way (CR 72).

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Timbercreek Boulevard ties into U.S. 31 (Spanish Fort Boulevard) from the TimberCreek Golf Club community in the city of Daphne.

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The eastern branch of CR 72 is a spur north along Stagecoach and Buzbee Roads.

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CR 72 angles 3.4 miles northwest from U.S. 31 in Spanish Fort to Buzbee Landing along Bay Minette Creek.

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SR 181 is a 18.24 mile long suburban arterial leading south from U.S. 31 along eastern reaches of Daphne and Fairhope to U.S. 98 near Weeks Bay. Prior to July 2004, SR 181 was just 1.44 miles long, following Malbis Plantation Parkway between U.S. 31 and U.S. 90 at Malbis.

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Built in the early 2000s, Eastern Shore Centre anchors the commercial corridor lining SR 181 south to I-10 and Malbis. Constructed in 2004, CR 27 (Jimmy Faulkner Drive) extends north to Spanish Fort High School and Bromley Road.

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U.S. 31 curves northeast between the Loxley and Spanish Fort city limits to meet Bromley Road and SR 59 (Gulf Shores Parkway) at Pine Haven.

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SR 59 constitutes the main route between the resort areas of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach and points north via Interstate 65. SR 59 also joins Foley with Loxley and the county seat of Bay Minette.

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SR 3, the unmarked counterpart of U.S. 31 in southern Alabama, historically extended south along SR 59 to Gulf Shores. SR 59 took over sometime after 1950, when SR 3 replaced SR 12 as the unsigned route for U.S. 31.

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U.S. 31/SR 59 north combine for 10.63 miles between Pine Haven and Bay Minette along Gulf Shores Parkway.

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