State Route81 (SR81) is a 10.432-mile-long (16.789km)state highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with US29/US80/SR81 Truck in Tuskegee. The northern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR14 in Notasulga.
Route description
SR81 is a two-lane road for its entire length. In addition to connecting Tuskegee and Notasulga, it serves as a route for motorists traveling on Interstate85 (I-85) to access the two towns. Traffic on SR81 increases significantly when the Auburn Tigers football team is playing at Jordan–Hare Stadium. Motorists traveling from the west along I-85 can exit onto SR81 and follow it to eastbound SR14, which leads to Auburn.[citation needed]
A project to replace the SR81 bridge over Uphappee Creek north of Tuskegee began in November 2022. The new bridge is expected to be completed in summer 2024.[3]
State Route81 Truck (SR81 Truck) was a truck route of SR81 in Tuskegee that travelled from US29/US80 (SR8/SR15) to SR81. The truck route travelled along US29/US80 (East Martin Luther King Highway) from the Tuskegee Town Green to General Chappie James Drive, then turned northwest along General Chappie James Drive. North of Northeast Brothers Drive in the North Marable Subdivision, General Chappie James Drive becomes General Chappie James Avenue. After a National Guard post, it passed by the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, then the entrance to Moton Field Municipal Airport before finally ending at SR81.
