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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a former alignment" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a previous arrangement, position, or agreement that has since changed or been altered.
Example: "The company decided to revert to a former alignment that had proven more effective in the past."
Alternatives: "previous alignment" or "past alignment".
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The latter is a former alignment of NY 73.
This section is a former alignment of U.S. Highway 271.
The highway was a former alignment of NJ 73 before the construction of the bridge.
The alignment of Route 177 was a former alignment of State Highway Route 31 through Somerville.
The route is a former alignment of US 206 bypassed in 1973.
The two roads cross a former alignment of the Ontario and Western Railroad before merging just north of Poyntelle.
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The former alignment became a part of M-21.
This alignment was completed in 1965, and the former alignment became a part of MD 32 (now MD 832).
As a result of this, US 301S/DE 71 was designated onto a former piece of DE 896 between the new alignment and Red Lion Road to the east, with the rest of the former alignment becoming a dead end road south to the canal and the former alignment south of the canal becoming a local road serving the community of Summit.
At this time, U.S. Route 9 followed the portions of Route 35 that were formerly a part of pre-1927 Route 4. By the 1940s, Route 35 was designated onto its current alignment between Brielle and Belmar with the former alignment becoming a southern extension of Route 4N.
PA 858 passes a pond to the east, intersecting with the former alignment of PA 859, now a locally-maintained highway known as Vet Davis Road and Camp Corby Road.
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