U.S. Route 43

U.S. Route 43 marker
U.S. Route 43
Map
US 43 highlighted in red
Route information
Length410 mi[1] (660 km)
Existed1934[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end US 90 in Prichard, AL
Major intersections
North end US 31 / US 412 in Columbia, TN
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesAlabama, Tennessee
CountiesAL: Mobile, Washington, Clarke, Marengo, Greene, Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Marion, Franklin, Colbert, Lauderdale
TN: Lawrence, Maury
Highway system
  • Alabama State Highway System
US 42US US 44
SR 42AL SR 44
SR 41TN SR 43

U.S. Route 43 (US 43) is a 410-mile-long (660 km) north–south United States Highway in the Southern states of Alabama and Tennessee. It travels from Prichard, Alabama, to Columbia, Tennessee. The highway's southern terminus is in Prichard, at an intersection with US 90, and its northern terminus is in Columbia at an intersection with US 31/US 412/US 412 Bus.

In Alabama and Tennessee, all of the U.S. Highways in each state have one or more unsigned state highways designated along its length. US 43 travels concurrently with Alabama State Route 13 (SR 13) from its southern terminus to an intersection in southeastern Fayette County. For the rest of its length in the state, US 43 is concurrent with signed state highways. In Tennessee, US 43 travels concurrently with Tennessee State Route 6 (SR 6) along its entire length in the state. It also has an unsigned concurrency with SR 227 between Saint Joseph and Loretto.

  1. ^ American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (1989). United States Numbered Highways (PDF). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 72. OCLC 37586174. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ^ State Road Map of Alabama (Map). General Drafting Company. 1933. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  3. ^ State Road Map of Alabama (Map). General Drafting Company. November 1, 1934. Retrieved October 9, 2016.