West
U.S. 280 west meets CR 17 (Cahaba Beach Road north / Valleydale Road south) at an RCUT intersection.
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CR 17 spurs north along Cahaba Beach Road to the Cahaba River and runs southwest along Valleydale Road to Meadowbrook, Indian Springs Valley and U.S. 31/SR 261 in Pelham.
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Greenhill Parkway south and Inverness Center Drive north come together at the succeeding traffic light along U.S. 280 westbound.
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Continuing into the Birmingham city limits, U.S. 280 next intersects Cahaba Park Circle E and Key Drive.
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U.S. 280 enters Jefferson County between Riverview Road and the Cahaba River.
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Grandview Parkway returns to U.S. 280 just ahead of the exchange with Interstate 459.
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A directional cloverleaf interchange joins U.S. 280 with Interstate 459 in east Birmingham. The freeway loop leads northeast to I-59 near Trussville and southwest to I-59/20 by Bessemer.
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I-459 north connects with I-20 east to Atlanta, Georgia at Irondale and I-65 south to Montgomery at Hoover.
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Hollywood Boulevard spans U.S. 280 west from Mountain Brook into Homewood ahead of the exit for Highway 280 Access Road east to Cahaba Road, Birmingham Zoo and Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
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Advancing west with three lanes across Poinciana Drive, U.S. 280 converges with U.S. 31 (Red Mountain Expressway) at Rosedale Drive in Homewood.
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U.S. 280 west combines with U.S. 31 north along the Elton B. Stephens (Red Mountain) Expressway north 3.33 miles to I-59/20 at Central City in Birmingham. U.S. 31 south follows Independence Drive, a four to six lane arterial through Homewood.
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Rosedale Drive extends west from the cloverstack interchange joining U.S. 280 with U.S. 31 to 18th Street S (old U.S. 31) in Homewood. A left turn links U.S. 280 west with U.S. 31 south to Vestavia Hills and hoover.
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North West
U.S. 31/280 proceed 0.75 miles north along the Red Mountain Expressway to a half diamond interchange with 22nd/23rd Street S for Highland Avenue.
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20th Place parallels U.S. 31/280 to a half diamond interchange joining 21st Avenue S with the Red Mountain Expressway north.
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U.S. 31/280 advance north through a cut across Red Mountain and span Arlington Avenue ahead of the exit onto 23rd Street S.
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U.S. 31/280 continue north through a tunnel below Highland Avenue to the folded diamond interchange with University Boulevard.
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University Boulevard (8th Avenue S) was formerly part of SR 149 west from U.S. 31/280 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Interstate 65 at Exit 259.
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U.S. 31/280 (Elton B. Stephens Expressway) travel above the street grid at Southside and the Lakeview District north to RIRO ramps for U.S. 78 along the couplet of 3rd and 4th Avenue S.
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The exit for U.S. 78 links with 27th Street S between U.S. 78 east on 4th Avenue S and west on 3rd Avenue S.
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A viaduct leads the Red Mountain Express north across AMTRAK, CSX and Norfolk Southern Railroad lines to U.S. 11 (1st Avenue N). The systems exchange with I-59/20 is one mile north from U.S. 78 (3rd Avenue S).
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The exit for U.S. 11 ties into the intersection of 1st Avenue N and 26th Street N. U.S. 11 combines with U.S. 78 west into Downtown Birmingham. U.S. 11 east passes through the Avondale neighborhood.
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A loop ramp follows U.S. 11 with 2nd Avenue N at 26th Street N.
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U.S. 280 west concludes at the multi level interchange joining U.S. 31 and the Red Mountain Expressway with I-59/20 at Central City northeast of Downtown Birmingham.
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U.S. 31 extends north from the end of U.S. 280 onto Carraway Boulevard to the Druid Hills, Norwood and North Birmingham neighborhoods.
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I-59/20 pass north of Downtown Birmingham along a viaduct leading west to Interstate 65.
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The exchange joining U.S. 31/280 with I-59/20 was upgraded as part of the I-59 / I-20 Bridge Replacement Project. Construction along I-59/20 ran from 2015 to 2020.
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Photo Credits:
02/11/01, 08/10/02, 06/12/08, 08/08/10, 10/08/16, 09/11/20 by AARoads
Connect with:
Interstate 459
U.S. 31
State Route 149
Page Updated 08-18-2022.