ALABAMA STATE ROUTE 261

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'State Route 261' or 'SR 261' is a 6 mile state highway that connects Helena with Pelham in northern Shelby County, as part of the Birmingham/Hoover metropolitan area. SR 261 is two lanes wide for the entirety of its route. It serves as a feeder route to numerous subdivisions in Helena and Pelham.

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Route description

Counties along the route

Communities along the route

Junctions with other routes

See also

External links

Route description

The southern terminus of the route is at the intersection with Shelby County Roads 17, 52 and 91 in Helena. The northern terminus is at the intersection with U.S. Route 31 in Pelham. North of U.S. 31, the route is designated as Shelby County Road 17 and continues to U.S. Route 280 in the Inverness area of Hoover.
It is expected that as work will begin to widen the highway to five lanes between US 31 and Shelby County Road 105 (Bearden Road) as soon as 2007. Long range plans call for routing SR 261 around historic Old Town Helena via a new bypass that will intersect with Shelby County Road 52 west of the current terminus.

Counties along the route

★ Shelby County, Alabama

Communities along the route

★ Pelham

★ Helena

Junctions with other routes

★ U.S. Route 31 in Pelham

See also

★ List of Alabama State Routes

External links

★ Alabama Department of Transportation county road maps for Shelby (Adobe Acrobat reader required for maps; enlargement of maps necessary for legibility)