U.S. Route 231

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U.S. Route 231
Length:	912 mi (1467 km)
South end:	US 98 in Panama City, Florida
North end:	US 41 in St. John, Indiana
United States Numbered Highways Spur of US 31 U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 231 is a spur of U.S. Route 31. It currently runs for 912 miles (1,467 km) from St. John, Indiana at U.S. Route 41 to south of U.S. Route 98 in Downtown Panama City, Florida.

One of its most notable landmarks is the William H. Natcher Bridge, a nearly mile-long cable-stayed bridge that connects Rockport, Indiana to Maceo and Owensboro, Kentucky, spanning the Ohio River.

Contents 1 States Traversed 2 Cities along the route 3 Major highway junctions by state 3.1 Indiana 3.2 Kentucky 3.3 Tennessee 3.4 Alabama 3.5 Florida 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] States Traversed

• Indiana - In Indiana, US 231 has the distinction of being the state's longest continuous highway. It covers approximately 297 miles in the Hoosier State.
• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• Alabama – In Alabama, US 231 is paired with unsigned State Route 53 from Huntsville to Dothan. From the Tennessee state line to Huntsville, and from Dothan to the Florida state line, this route is paired with unsigned State Route 1.
• Florida – In Florida, US 231 is paired with unsigned State Road 75.

[edit] Cities along the route

• West Lafayette, Indiana
• Bloomfield, Indiana
• Owensboro, Kentucky
• Bowling Green, Kentucky
• Lebanon, Tennessee
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Shelbyville, Tennessee
• Fayetteville, Tennessee
• Huntsville, Alabama
• Arab, Alabama
• Pell City, Alabama
• Sylacauga, Alabama
• Montgomery, Alabama
• Troy, Alabama
• Ozark, Alabama
• Dothan, Alabama
• Panama City, Florida

[edit] Major highway junctions by state

[edit] Indiana

• Four interchanges with Interstate 65 in northwest Indiana between mileposts 247 and 193
• U.S. Route 24 at Remington, Indiana. The two routes overlap until they split at Wolcott
• U.S. Route 52 near Otterbein, Indiana. The two routes overlap until they split at West Lafayette
• I-74 at Crawfordsville, Indiana
• U.S. Route 136 at Crawfordsville, Indiana
• U.S. Route 40 at Greencastle, Indiana
• I-70 at Cloverdale, Indiana
• U.S. Route 50 and U.S. Route 150 at Loogootee, Indiana
• I-64 at Dale, Indiana

[edit] Kentucky

• U.S. Route 60 at Owensboro, Kentucky
• U.S. Route 62 at Beaver Dam, Kentucky
• I-65 at Bowling Green, Kentucky
• U.S. Route 31W at Bowling Green, Kentucky
• U.S. Route 68 at Bowling Green, Kentucky
• U.S. Route 31E at Scottsville, Kentucky. The two routes overlap until they split at Westmoreland, Tennessee

[edit] Tennessee

• U.S. Route 31E at Westmoreland, Tennessee (split from overlap)
• U.S. Route 70 at Lebanon, Tennessee
• I-40 at Lebanon, Tennessee
• U.S. Route 41 and U.S. Route 70S at Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• I-24 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• U.S. Route 64 at Fayetteville, Tennessee
• U.S. Route 431 at Fayetteville, Tennessee. The two routes overlap until they split at Huntsville, Alabama

[edit] Alabama

• U.S. Route 72 (University Drive) at Huntsville, Alabama
• Interstate 565 at Huntsville, Alabama
• U.S. Route 278 west of Snead, Alabama
• U.S. Route 11 near Ashville, Alabama
• Interstate 59 at Ashville, Alabama
• U.S. Route 411 at Ashville, Alabama. The two routes overlap briefly as they head south out of the town
• Interstate 20 at Pell City, Alabama
• U.S. Route 78 at Pell City, Alabama
• U.S. Route 280 at Harpersville, Alabama. The two routes overlap until they split at Sylacauga
• U.S. Route 80 at Montgomery, Alabama. The two routes overlap with Alabama Route 21 on the city's East Boulevard until they junction with U.S. 82
• Interstate 85 at Montgomery
• U.S. Route 82 at Montgomery. The two routes overlap until they split near Pine Level
• U.S. Route 29 at Troy, Alabama
• U.S. Route 84 (Ross Clark Circle) and U.S. Route 431 at Dothan, Alabama. This is the southern terminus of U.S. 431

[edit] Florida

• U.S. Route 90 at Cottondale, Florida
• Interstate 10 at Cottondale, Florida
• U.S. Route 98 at Panama City, Florida

[edit] See also

• List of U.S. Routes

Browse numbered routes
< SR 229	AL		SR 233 >

[edit] External links

• Indiana Highway Ends: US 231