Table 10. Average daily two-way traffic volume (number of vehicles) on high- 

 ways providing access to the Alabama coastal region's major recreational 

 beach areas, 1965, 1970, 1977, 1978, 1979 (Friend et al . 1981). 



Hwy. 163, immediately Hwy. 59, Gulf Shores 



north of the just north of Beach Hwy. 182, 



Dauphin Island the city just west of the 



Year bridge of Gulf Shores Florida State line 



Annual average daily two-way 



1965 1,690 3,060 700 



1970 2,440 4,720 850 



1977 3,110 7,510 1,770 



1978 3,220 8,430 2,290 

 1979 a 2,920 8,850 2,180 



Annual percent change 



1965-70 7.6 9.1 4.0 



1970-79 2.0 7.2 11.0 



1965-79 4.0 7.9 8.5 



a Assuming "pre-hurricane" conditions. 



Table 11. Number of recreational visitors to Dauphin Island, 1965, 1970, 

 1977, 1978, 1979 (Friend et al . 1981). 



a Assuming "pre-hurricane" conditions. 



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