I-20/59 South - Bessemer to Woodstock

I-20/59 arc southward along the Brighton city line on the ensuing stretch.

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The diamond interchange at Exit 113 connects I-59/20 with 18th Avenue along the Bessemer and Brighton city line.

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The city of Lipscomb lies east of Bessemer along 5th Street N via Hamer Street in Brighton.

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Exit 113 is the first of five from I-59/20 south for the city of Bessemer. The industrial city encompasses a total land area of 40.56 square miles spreading south to I-459 and west to Rock Mountain.¹

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Exit 113 leaves I-59/20 south for 18th Avenue adjacent to Woodward Country Club golf course. 18th Street stems west from parallel Jaybird Road in Brighton to the Bessemer street grid at 19th Street.

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I-59/20 span Valley Creek and Valley Creek Drive a half mile ahead of the split diamond interchange (Exit 112) with 19th and 18th Streets in Bessemer.

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This inaccurate sign referencing the next two exits for Bessemer was carbon copied in 2021.

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19th and 18th Streets constitute a one way couplet from Downtown Bessemer to 18th Avenue N near Exit 112. 19th Street N continues from the adjacent intersection to Hueytown.

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I-59/29 converge with the south end of I-459 in 5.5 miles. Alabama Adventure Parkway is the succeeding exit in one mile.

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I-59/20 cross 11th Street N, Halls Creek and a CSX Railroad line beyond these reassurance markers.

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A second distance sign between Exits 113 and 110 appears 2.5 miles from Academy Drive (U.S. 11/SR 5 north) and five miles from Interstate 459.

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Alabama Adventure Parkway (formerly Visionland Parkway and Splash Adventure Parkway) meanders west from U.S. 11/SR 5 (9th Avenue SW) to Exit 110 and Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure theme park.

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The diamond interchange (Exit 110) with Alabama Adventure Parkway opened with partial access by December 2003 and fully on June 11, 2004.² The five lane boulevard west leads to Powder Plant Road near McAdory.

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U.S. 11/SR 5 parallel I-20/59 southwest through Bessemer to Academy Drive, where the dog leg north onto the freeway at Exit 108.

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I-20/59 pass east of Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure and west of the commercial strip along U.S. 11/SR 5.

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U.S. 11/SR 5 combine with I-20/59 for 11.26 miles southwest. The original construction of I-20/59 beyond Exit 108 directly replaced U.S. 11 (Bessemer Super Highway) to Tuscaloosa County.

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Entering the commercialized diamond interchange (Exit 108) with U.S. 11/SR 5 (Academy Drive) north. Academy Drive links with Powder Mill Road (CR 47) to the west and 4th Avenue SW (CR 20) to the southeast.

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I-20/59 and U.S. 11/SR 5 overlap southwest to the town of Woodstock.

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Interstate 459 converges with I-59/20 at a trumpet interchange (Exit 106) in two miles.

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Exit 106 connects I-59/20 south with Interstate 459 north across south Bessemer to Hoover and Vestavia Hills.

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Interstate 459 heads 15.66 miles east to meet I-65 south to Montgomery in the city of Hoover.

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I-459 constitutes a 33.34 mile bypass of Birmingham between the Red Ridge area of Bessemer northeast to I-59 at Trussville.

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Exit 106 loops onto I-459 east ahead of Flint Hill and McCalla in unincorporated Jefferson County. The Birmingham North Beltline (I-422) is proposed to tie into this exchange from Rock Mountain and Hueytown to the north.

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Interstate 459 opened in stages between 1978 and 1984.

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McAshan Drive meets I-59/20-U.S. 11/SR 5 at a diamond interchange (Exit 104) in one mile.

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This advance sign for Rock Mountain Lakes was removed during 2013 construction adding an auxiliary from I-459 south to Exit 104.

06/12/08

I-59/20 previously expanded to six lanes southwest from I-459 in 2003. The freeway passes between Red Ridge and McAshan Mountain to southwestern reaches of the Bessemer city limits.

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McAshan Drive south to Old Tuscaloosa Highway (old U.S. 11 / CR 20) leads northeast to McCalla.

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Exit 104 leaves I-59/20-U.S. 11/SR 5 south for McAshan Drive. McAshan Drive extends 1.84 miles southeast to Eastern Valley Road.

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McAshan Drive connects I-20/59 with parallel Rock Mountain Lake Road and Lakeside Drive to Rock Mountain Lakes to the west.

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Leaving Red Ridge, I-59/20-U.S. 11/SR 5 pass Griffin Lakes.

06/12/08

The community of Bucksville in eastern Tuscaloosa County is the succeeding exit along I-59/20 south in four miles. Tuscsaloosa is another 30 miles to the west.

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The diamond interchange at Exit 100 joins I-59/20 south with SR 216 at Bucksville and eastern reaches of Woodstock.

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Guide signs for Exit 100 were replaced to display the city of Lake View in place of Abernant and Bucksville. SR 216, a 26.16 mile long route west to SR 215 (University Boulevard) at Veterans Memorial Parkway in east Tuscaloosa, however was not acknowledged.

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I-59/20-U.S. 11/SR 5 enter Tuscaloosa County southwest by Rockview Lake and Bucksville.

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Exit 100 departs I-59/20 south for SR 216 west to Lake View, the unincorporated community of Abernant and the city of Brookwood. SR 216 east concludes at Bucksville Road and Tannehill Parkway south to Tannehill and Tannehill State Park.

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Meridian, Mississippi appears for the first time along southbound distance signs at 118 miles out. Tuscaloosa is 30 miles to the west.

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U.S. 11/SR 5 part ways with I-20 west / I-59 south at Exit 97 and Woodstock in one mile.

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U.S. 11 parallels I-20/59 from Woodstock west to Vance and Cottondale. SR 5 branches south from U.S. 11 in two miles en route through the Black Belt region of the state, concluding in 108.62 miles at U.S. 43 near Thomasville.

06/12/08

Entering the diamond interchange with U.S. 11/SR 5 south and Shamblin Woods Road north. The Bibb County seat of Centreville is a 21 mile drive south via SR 5 and SR 219. The town of West Blocton lies along the state route six miles beyond the split with U.S. 11 at Woodstock Junction.

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A lengthy uninterrupted stretch continues I-20 west / I-59 south beyond these reassurance shields.

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