Bear Meat Cabin Road - Arab, AL
N 34° 20.431 W 086° 30.192
16S E 545694 N 3800024
The history of US Hwy 231 in this area.
Waymark Code: WMEAYM
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2012
Views: 5
US Hwy 231, before the Arab by-pass was built, had its beginnings as an ancient Indian trail. The road has had several names in its history. The marker is located in a small park at the intersection of North Main Street and US Hwy 231. The marker was placed by the City of Arab.
Marker Name: Bear Meat Cabin Road
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Starting as an ancient Indian trail, the north – south road through Arab in 1816 was known as Bear Meat Cabin Road. By 1818, it had become an important Federal trade route through the Alabama Territory known as the St. Stephens – Huntsville Road. Designated as a post road in 1822, it became the main mail route between New Orleans and Cincinnati over which Alabama’s first stage line traveled. Phillip Clark received a State charter to operate the section through Arab as Clark’s Turnpike.
With the opening of the Tennessee River bridge at Whitesburg in 1929, the road again became an important north – south route through Alabama. During the 1940’s it was known as the Florida Short Route. By 1945 it was paved and became Federal Highway 231 known as “The Heart of Dixie Highway”. The Arab by-pass was built in 1960 and the highway from Arab to Whitesburg was widened to four lanes in 1970.
Date Dedicated / Placed: Unknown
Marker Number: None
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