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Highway 84 across Southwest Alabama
The only portion of the route shown that is four-laned is right around Grove Hill. Here are brief descriptions of the history of the route starting at the Mississippi line (left side of the map) and proceeding eastward, or to the right: •Mississippi line to west side of Tombigbee River, 22.5 miles. Work on this section was done in 1954, 1959, 1964 and 1965. •Tombigbee River Bridge (Jim Folsom Bridge), Coffeeville, .244 miles. Completed in 1959. (Before the bridge was completed, Highway 84 traffic was routed south on Highway 43 from Grove Hill through Jackson to Wagarville, west on Highway 59 to Chatom and back to the 84 route.) •East side of river bridge to west city limits of Coffeeville, .270 miles. Completed in 1959. •West Coffeeville city limits to east city limits, 2.038 miles. Work done from 1939-1949 and 1959. •East Coffeeville city limits to beginning of four-lane west of Grove Hill, 15.5 miles. Completed in 1939-1949 and in 1981. •From beginning of four-lane to intersection of Alabama 295 (Old Highway 43) in Grove Hill, 2.704 miles. Completed in 2002. (This is the new bypass. The work was started while Grove Hill resident Jimmy Butts was director of the Alabama Department of Transportation.) •Intersection of Alabama 295 to east city limits of Grove Hill, .965 miles. Completed in 1947 and 1966. (This is the only portion of the route that was four-laned for years.) •East Grove Hill city limits to Clarke/Monroe County line near Gosport, 14.945 miles. Work completed in 1947. •Clarke/Monroe County line east to west end of Alabama River Bridge near Claiborne, 3.5 miles. Work done in 1947, 1974 and 1985. •Claiborne-Murphy Bridge over Alabama River near Claiborne, .4195 miles. The new bridge built in 1985 replaced the old structure that was built in 1932. Private industries put up the preliminary funding to get the bridge replaced. •East end of Claiborne-Murphy Bridge to Monroe/Conecuh County line, 18.179 miles. This work was done in 1947, 1948, 1954, 1982 and 1985. Alabama Department of Transportation Director Joe McInnes has said there are no immediate plans to four lane the route. Study funding has been provided for the highway from Evergreen to Monroeville. Work to improve the highway continues east of Andalusia.
See a map of the route across Mississippi on Page 12A for a contrast in emphasis on the route.
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