State Route 251 or SR-251 is a 16 miles (25.7 km) long route that serves as a connection U.S. Highway 31 in Athens

Athens, Alabama

Athens is a city in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 18,967. According to the 2009 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 24,234...

 with State Route 53

State Route 53 (Alabama)

State Route 53 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama. The majority, between Dothan and Huntsville, is signed as U.S. Highway 231 , but the two ends - south to Florida and north to I-65/US-31 near Tennessee - are independent...

 in Ardmore

Ardmore, Alabama

Ardmore is a town in Limestone County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. It is home to the Saturn 1B Rocket, at the Alabama Welcome Center, just south of the Tennessee border, on Interstate 65. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town is 1,194....

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Route description

The northern terminus of SR-251 is located at its intersection with State Route 53

State Route 53 (Alabama)

State Route 53 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama. The majority, between Dothan and Huntsville, is signed as U.S. Highway 231 , but the two ends - south to Florida and north to I-65/US-31 near Tennessee - are independent...

 in downtown Ardmore. From this point, the route travels in a southeasterly direction to Pine Dale. From Pine Dale, the route resumes in a southerly direction before turning to the southwest near Pisgah

Pisgah, Alabama

Pisgah is a town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 706. Pisgah is located on top of Sand Mountain.-Geography:...

. It continues in this direction until reaching its southern terminus at U.S. Highway 31 in Athens

Athens, Alabama

Athens is a city in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 18,967. According to the 2009 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 24,234...

. SR-251's entire route was formerly designated as US-31 before that route overlapped I-65 between Athens and Ardmore.

Major intersections

• State Route 53
  State Route 53 (Alabama)
  State Route 53 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama. The majority, between Dothan and Huntsville, is signed as U.S. Highway 231 , but the two ends - south to Florida and north to I-65/US-31 near Tennessee - are independent...
  
   in Ardmore
  Ardmore, Alabama
  Ardmore is a town in Limestone County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. It is home to the Saturn 1B Rocket, at the Alabama Welcome Center, just south of the Tennessee border, on Interstate 65. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town is 1,194....
  
  
• Interstate 65 near Athens
  Athens, Alabama
  Athens is a city in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 18,967. According to the 2009 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 24,234...
  
  
• U.S. Highway 31 in Athens
  Athens, Alabama
  Athens is a city in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 18,967. According to the 2009 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 24,234...
  
  

External links

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