Front Plate Required: No
Area Codes: 205, 251, 256, 334
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Historical:
The majority of Alabama is covered with loblolly pine and oak forests. The yellow/green/blue license plates were retired in 2022, but they're still present in older coverage and one of the most easily identifiable license plates. On state highways and county roads, you'll find black and yellow stripes under warning signs at T-junctions and turn warning signs.
Loblolly pine and oak forest
Alabama license plate 2014-2022
T-Intersection warning
Turn warning
Most state posted signs have either white square stickers or no stickers. Construction equipment from the state is marked "ALDOT", and equipment by ACME will have "AL" highlighted in orange on the back.
White square stickers
Construction sign
Alabama isn't consistent with bollard usage on interstate highways. You may run into one of their "Buckle Up" signs with the outline of the state, but you can also distinguish interstate highways in Alabama by the green sign with a mile marker and name of the crossing road on each overpass. Among the states that have loblolly pines, Alabama is the only state that posts these signs.
Buckle Up sign
Overpass sign
Interstate offramps use a small pointed arrow, which can distinguish it from Mississippi that doesn't use offramp arrows and Georgia, whose much longer offramp arrows are made up of two separate shapes with flat ends.
Alabama offramp arrow
Georgia offramp arrow
As of 2022, Alabama and Mississippi both have a gold-colored standard license plate.
Alabama 2022 license plate
Mississippi 2019 license plate
Thanks to HWY63Guessr for "Buckle Up" sign location.