Interstate 20 East - Birmingham to Pell City

The resurfacing of I-20 from U.S. 11 (1st Avenue N) to U.S. 78 at Exit 140 (ALDOT, 2022) included permanently closing the loop ramp at Exit 130 B on September 16, 2024 (WBRC, 2024). This cut off access from I-59 south onto I-20 east for U.S. 11, but also eliminated a weaving traffic pattern.

06/25/12

Connecting I-20 east beyond the separation with I-59 north to U.S. 11 (1st Avenue N), Exit 130 A was expanded in 2024 to include a signalized left turn for U.S. 11 north to the Wahouma community in addition to the original movement to U.S. 11 south to the Woodlawn neighborhood of Birmingham.

11/03/11

The removal of Exit 130 B coincided with extending the third lane on I-20 another 1,250 feet (ALDOT, 2022). Sign replacements here removed the reference to U.S. 78 for Exit 132.

06/25/12

Replaced with a new assembly separate from a light post in 2013, the reassurance marker for I-20 at Oak Ridge Park ahead of a long viaduct spanning Georgia Road, Brussels Avenue, two Norfolk Southern Railroad lines and the Alabama and Tennessee River Railway was gone by 2022.

06/25/12

Oporto-Madrid Boulevard meets Interstate 20 east of the viaduct at the Eastwood neighborhood of Birmingham. The arterial runs north across Red Gap to become Madrid Avenue through the Gate City community.
The U.S. 78 shield was removed by 2021.

06/25/12

I-20 crests over Red Mountain and partitions with Exit 132 A to Oporto-Madrid Boulevard. U.S. 78 (Crestwood Boulevard) parallels the freeway from Woodlawn Heights east to a retail area at Oporto-Madrid Boulevard.
This sign bridge was replaced during a resurfacing project in 2013. The overheads no longer reference U.S. 78.

06/25/12

Exit 132 B joins the service road connecting Oporto-Madrid Boulevard with the diamond interchange at Montevallo Road. Montevallo Road loops southwest from 16th Street S to intersect U.S. 78 (Crestwood Boulevard) at Shades Valley en route to Springdale and Crestline Gardens.

06/25/12

U.S. 78 (Crestwood Boulevard) shifts to the north side of I-20 where both routes eastbound enter the city of Irondale. Exit 133 joins the freeway with Kilgore Memorial Drive adjacent to U.S. 78 in one mile.

06/25/12

A viaduct takes I-20 over both U.S. 78 (Crestwood Boulevard) and Montclair Road ahead of the north slope of Shades Mountain. A parclo interchange follows (Exit 133) with Kilgore Memorial Drive between the Irondale city center and East Irondale.

06/25/12

Kilgore Memorial Drive connects 20th Street S and U.S. 78 (Crestwood Boulevard) adjacent to Exit 133 with Grants Mill Road across Shades Mountain.

06/25/12

Interstate 20 crosses Shades Mountain north of the Grants Mill Crossing and Grants Mill Valley developments.

06/25/12

A four level interchange (Exit 136) connects I-20 east with Interstate 459 in two miles at Jefferson Park in east Irondale.

06/25/12

Old Leeds Road connects Interstate 20 at Exit 135 with parallel U.S. 78 (Crestwood Boulevard) at Rose Hill and adjacent Grantswood Road east to Jefferson Park.

06/25/12

Interstate 20 and U.S. 78 east travel through Weems Gap by diamond interchange (Exit 135) with Old Leeds Road.

06/25/12

Old Leeds Road follows Flat Ridge southwest to East Irondale and the city of Mountain Brook. Exit 136 follows for Interstate 459 north to Gadsden (via I-59 north) and south to Montgomery (via I-65 south) and Tuscaloosa (via I-20/59 south).

06/25/12

Two lanes depart at Exit 136 for Interstate 459. I-459 concludes three miles to the north near Trussville and meets I-65, 14 miles to the southwest at Hoover.

06/25/12

Exit 136 separates with a single lane ramp for Interstate 459 south to Mountain Brook and Bessemer and a two lane flyover for I-459 northbound to Alton and northeast Birmingham.

06/25/12

Interstate 20 curves east across Ratliff Road beyond this confirming marker.

09/11/20

Interstate 20 and parallel U.S. 78 advance eastward from Irondale to Leeds. Downtown Atlanta is 134 miles away. 142 miles is an outdated reference following the route of U.S. 78.

09/11/20

Interstate 20 spans the Cahaba River across a pair of bridges built in 1984.

09/11/20

U.S. 78 (Bankhead Highway) meets Interstate 20 directly at a parclo interchange (Exit 140) in one mile.

09/11/20

U.S. 78 leaves Irondale near Lovick in Birmingham and enters Leeds ahead of Scott City. East from Exit 140, U.S. 78 (Parkway Drive) continues 2.83 miles to SR 119 (Montevallo Road) at Downtown Leeds.

09/11/20

Exit 140 leaves Interstate 20 east for U.S. 78 (Parkway Drive). Rex Lake Road stems south from U.S. 78 nearby to Barber Motorsports Park and northeast Birmingham near Lake Purdy.

09/11/20

Ramps at Exit 140 were improved, expanded and signalized in 2020 to accommodate increased traffic from the construction of a Buc-ee's at U.S. 78 and Rex Lake Road.

09/11/20

Construction in 2005 through Leeds installed a concrete barrier median along Interstate 20 to prevent head-on crossover vehicle collisions.

10/07/12

Interstate 20 continues two miles to the next Leeds interchange. Downtown Atlanta is 131 miles away, not 139.

10/07/12

A Norfolk Southern Railroad line curves eastward onto Pine Ridge at Henry Ellen above Interstate 20.

10/07/12

Interstate 20 leaves Jefferson County for St. Clair County beyond Pine Ridge.

10/07/12

Still within Leeds, Interstate 20 advances east into Cahaba Valley ahead of the Dawson Street overpass.

10/07/12

U.S. 411 (Moody Parkway) angles northeast from U.S. 78 (Parkway Drive) through Leeds to a commercialized six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 144) with I-20 along the Moody and Leeds city line.

10/07/12

U.S. 411 follows Ashville Road southwest 1.4 miles from Exit 144 A to Whitemire Street, where the route turns south to end at U.S. 78 and 9th Street. North from Exit 144 B, U.S. 411 (Moody Parkway) passes through the communities of Branchville and Odenville on the 25 miles to Ashville.

10/07/12

U.S. 411 south ties into U.S. 78 at Downtown Leeds, 0.4 miles west of SR 25 (Dunnavant Road) south to the communities of Vandiver, Sterett and Calcis. SR 25 is the hidden state route counterpart of U.S. 411 northeast to the Georgia state line.

10/07/12

U.S. 411 (Moody Highway) travels northeast to Ashville and Gadsden parallel to the Interstate 59 corridor. 310 miles in length, U.S. 411 overall extends east from Gadsden to Rome and Cartersville, Georgia.

10/07/12

Distance sign posted on Interstate 20 eastbound at Oak Ridge. The Moody community of Brompton is located at the succeeding exit in three miles.

10/07/12

Kelly Creek Road stems north from the parallel U.S. 78 to Exit 147 and Park Avenue (St. Clair County Route 10) nearby. CR 10 travels west to Moody and Cahaba Valley from Brompton.

10/07/12

U.S. 78 (Bankhead Highway) parallels a Norfolk-Southern Railroad from Leeds to Karr Gap east of Kelly Creek Road and Exit 147.

10/07/12

Interstate 20 eastbound at the diamond interchange (Exit 147) with Kellys Creek Road at Brompton. U.S. 78 continues east through Karr Gap to Prescott and Cook Springs on a winding alignment around Sand Ridge.

10/07/12

Ascending between Karr and Taylors Mountain, Interstate 20 previously narrowed from six to four lanes east of Exit 147.

09/11/20

U.S. 78 (Bankhead Highway) runs alongside Interstate 20 eastbound through Karr Gap before looping southward around Sand Ridge to Cooks Springs.

09/11/20

Underway from October 2009 to Summer 2013, the Progress 20 project expanded 8.061 miles of I-20 between milepost 147.70 and 155.76.

09/11/20

The diamond interchange at Exit 152 joins Interstate 20 with Cook Springs Road in one mile.

09/11/20

Cook Springs Road heads north from Cook Springs and U.S. 78 nearby to Interstate 20 at Exit 152.

09/11/20

Cook Springs Road extends 4.26 miles north from Interstate 20 to SR 174 east of Bald Rock Mountain.

09/11/20

Interstate 20 lowers into a valley fed by Cane Creek to the north of Cook Springs.

09/11/20

Four succeeding interchanges connect I-20 with U.S. routes in the vicinity of Pell City. U.S. 78 overlaps with the freeway east for 2.83 miles from Exit 152 and Chula Vista.

09/11/20

U.S. 78 (Bankhead Highway) joins I-20 at Exit 153 as construction of the freeway over Pond Mountain overtook a portion of the original alignment. Pine Ridge Road (former U.S. 78) spurs east as a frontage road to I-20 while Mount Olive Drive stems north from nearby to Chula Vista Mountain.

09/11/20

Exit 153 leaves I-20 east for U.S. 78 (Bankhead Highway) west to Cook Springs and Pine Ridge Road east to Pond Mountain.

09/11/20

I-20/U.S. 78 straddle the south slope of Pond Mountain on the ensuing stretch north of Lake Chulavista.

09/11/20

Anniston is 34 miles to the east of Chula Vista. Atlanta is 117 miles via I-20 and 126 miles via U.S. 78.

09/11/20

Interstate 20 and U.S. 78 east part ways just beyond Pond Mountain. U.S. 78 (Mineral Springs Road) loops southeast from the diamond interchange at Exit 156 onto Cogswell Avenue into Pell City.

09/11/20

Pell City lies south of Interstate 20 at the cross roads of U.S. 78 and U.S. 231. Mineral Springs Road (CR 29) extends 1.32 miles north from Exit 156 to Stewarts and 2.60 miles to SR 174 at Tanyard.

09/11/20

The community of Eden lies just south of Exit 156 along U.S. 78 (Cogswell Avenue).

09/11/20

Interstate 20 passes south of Gum Springs Mountain ahead of the Wolf Creek Road overpass.

09/11/20

Interstate 20 eastbound meets U.S. 231 at Exit 158 north of Pell City. Anniston and Atlanta follow in 32 and 115 miles respectively.

09/11/20

U.S. 231 travels south from Pell City to Vincent and U.S. 280 at Harpersville. North from Exit 158, U.S. 231 heads to Ashville and Interstate 59 at Exit 166.

09/11/20

U.S. 231 travels northward from Panama City, Florida to Dothan, Troy, Montgomery, Sylacauga, Pell City, Oneonta, and Huntsville, Alabama. The 912 mile long route concludes at St. John, Indiana.

09/11/20

Exit 158 leaves I-20 east for U.S. 231 (Heart of Dixie Highway / Martin Street). A parclo interchange joins the two highways on the north side of Pell City. The loop ramp from I-20 west to U.S. 231 south was removed by 2011.

09/11/20

U.S. 231 (Heart of Dixie Highway) combines with U.S. 411, 13 miles to the north and reaches Ashville in 17 miles. Southward from Exit 158, U.S. 231 follows Martin Street 1.25 miles to U.S. 78 (Cogswell Avenue) in Downtown Pell City.

10/07/12

Interstate 20 advances east across northern reaches of Pell City by Oak Ridge.

09/11/20

Preceding the W.A. Goodgame Parkway over crossing, this distance sign appeared 30 miles from Anniston and 112 miles from Atlanta, Georgia. The assembly was replaced in kind by 2023.

09/11/20

U.S. 78 crosses Interstate 20 at Exit 162 from Pell City northeast to Riverside at Logan Martin Lake.

09/11/20

A diamond interchange joins I-20 with U.S. 78 (Bankhead Highway) at Exit 162. U.S. 78 stays north of I-20 from Logan Martin Lake eastward to Atlanta.

09/11/20

Exit 162 leaves Interstate 20 east beyond the Norfolk Southern Railroad underpass. U.S. 78 and the adjacent railroad cross the Coosa River into Talladega County ahead of Lincoln. The route between Pell City and Lincoln was once a part of U.S. 231 Alternate.

09/11/20

Logan Martin Lake comes into view as Interstate 20 crosses a causeway toward the Coosa River.

09/11/20

Talladega, 13 miles to the south of Interstate 20, is served by the next two interchanges. Anniston follows along I-20 east in 26 miles.

09/11/20

Interstate 20 reduces from six to four overall lanes ahead of the Coosa River.

09/11/20

Interstate 20 spans Logan Martin Lake on a pair of bridges built in 1963. Created by Logan Martin Dam to the southwest, Logan Martin Lake is a part of the Coosa River.

09/11/20

10/07/12

The 21.76 mile stretch of Interstate 20 through St. Clair County concludes as the freeway enters Talladega County.

09/11/20