Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Alabama/Early numbering
A renumbering happened between the 1927 and 1928 maps. The State Highway Department was reorganized in mid-1927, so it was probably then.
- Early auto trails[1]
- Bankhead Highway (SR-8), across the state via Anniston - Talladega - Birmingham - Jasper
- Dixie Overland Highway (SR-26), across the state from Columbus via Montgomery - Selma to Meridian
- Jackson Highway (SR-5), Tennessee via Florence - Russellville - Vernon to Mississippi
- Bee Line Highway (SR-7), Tennessee via Athens - Decatur - Birmingham - Montgomery - Troy - Dothan
- Florida Short Route (SR-1), Tennessee via Huntsville - Guntersville - Gadsden - Anniston - Talladega - Dadeville - Opelika to Columbus
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- SR-1 (Florida Short Route), Phenix City to TN
- SR-2, Livingston to GA
- Became SR-7
- SR-3 (Lee Highway), MS to TN
- Became SR-2 (the western portion became part of SR-20 later and was changed back to SR-2 later)
- SR-4, Montgomery to Heflin
- Became SR-9
- SR-5 (Jackson Highway), Mississippi to Tennessee
- SR-6 (Craft Highway, AKA part of the Jefferson Davis Highway), Selma to Mobile
- SR-7 (Bee Line Highway), FL to TN
- SR-8 (Bankhead Highway), Guin to Georgia
- SR-9, Loxley to Montgomery
- SR-10 (Old Spanish Trail), Mississippi to Georgia
- Became SR-12, SR-16 (or originally all SR-16? part of SR-12 not built until 1928 this portion of SR-12 became SR-16 later)
- SR-11, Banks to Georgia
- Became SR-15
- SR-12, Linden to Luverne
- SR-13, Camden to Bay Minette
- SR-14, Seale to Dothan
- Became SR-1
- SR-15, Montgomery to Georgia
- SR-16, Union Springs to Georgia
- SR-17, Samson to McKenzie
- SR-18, Florida to Troy
- SR-19, Geneva to Brantley
- SR-20, Florala to Georgia
- Became SR-54, SR-12 (this portion of SR-12 now [SR-52 (AL)|SR-52]])
- SR-21, Clayton to Ariton
- Became SR-30 (this portion of SR-30 now part of SR-51))
- SR-22, Ozark to Georgia
- SR-23, Montgomery to Monroeville
- SR-24, Evergreen to Brewton
- Became SR-3
- SR-25, Mobile to Mississippi
- Became SR-42
- SR-26 (Dixie Overland Highway),Mississippi to Georgia
- SR-48, Albertville to Fort Payne
- SR-53, Valley Head to GA
- Became SR-58 (this portion now part of SR-117)
It doesn't look like the Brandon Highway - Montgomery, Greenville, Camden, Livingston, Meridian, MS - had a single number.