End of historic U.S. Highway 331
[I]
Approx. time
period
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North Terminus
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South Terminus
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1926-1936
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Flomaton, AL
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Pensacola, FL
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(about 64 k)
Note: since I don't have access to a comprehensive collection of historical
road atlases, much of the info on this page is based on the research of Robert
Droz and Adam
Froehlig. Photo credits: Alex
Nitzman
Modern US 331 wasn't commissioned until 1953; you can read about
its endpoints here.
In the beginning (1926), there was a different US 331. It lasted for only about
10 years, because it was replaced by an extension of US 29 around 1936. The
north end was at US 31 in Flomaton AL, and the south end was at US 98 in Pensacola.
You can see its entire route on this 1935
map scan (courtesy of Justin
Cozart; about 100k).
The photo below shows the signage on northbound US 29/AL 113 at
the intersection with US 31 in Flomaton:
Nitzman, Aug. 2002
Before US 29 was extended down through here, that used to be the
north end of US 331. Below we're northbound on US 31:
Nitzman, Aug. 2002
The north beginning of US 331 was to the right, on what is now US
29/AL 113. The shot below is looking south on US 31/US 29/AL 113:
Nitzman, Aug. 2002
Today US 29 and AL 113 go left here. But that used to be the north
beginning of US 331.
I'm assuming the south end of US 331 in Pensacola
was the same place where US 29 ends today; you can view photos from there on
this page.
Page created 30 August 2002; last updated 12 March 2006.
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