Interstate 459 South - Hoover to Bessemer

A parclo interchange (Exit 13 B) joins Interstate 459 with U.S. 31 (Montgomery Highway) in central Hoover one mile west of I-65.

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An older guide sign remains from when Exit 13 consisted solely of the ramp to U.S. 31 (Montgomery Highway). The wye interchange with Galleria Boulevard at Exit 13 A was completed in 2002.

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Two auxiliary lanes accompany both roadways along Interstate 459 between Exit 15 / I-65 and Exit 13 B / U.S. 31.

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Lorna Road passes over Interstate 459 south near Patton Chapel in Hoover. U.S. 31 (Montgomery Highway) constitutes a heavily developed six lane arterial between Hoover and Vestavia Hills to the north.

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Exit 13 B lowers from I-459 south with two lanes to U.S. 31 (Montgomery Highway). Riverchase Galleria mall anchors the commercial strip along Montgomery Highway south to the Shelby County line.

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U.S. 31 parallels I-65 throughout Alabama and generally serves local traffic as it does between Hoover and Pelham.

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Exit 13 B follows from I-459 south for Galleria Boulevard south between Patton Creek Shopping Center and Riverchase Galleria mall.

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A two lane flyover separates from I-459 south at Exit 13 A. Galleria Boulevard extends 0.38 miles south from the ramps with I-459 to SR 150 (John Hawkins Parkway). SR 150 parallels the freeway west from U.S. 31 (Montgomery Highway) at Lorna Road.

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Interstate 459 spans Chapel Lane and Patton Creek ahead of this shield assembly southbound.

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Tuscaloosa appears on distance signs along I-459 southbound for I-20 west / I-59 south from Bessemer.

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SR 150 (John Hawkins Parkway) runs 3.24 miles west from U.S. 31 (Montgomery Highway) to Paradise Lake and a diamond interchange (Exit 10) with Interstate 459.

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SR 150 (John Hawkins Parkway) winds westward from Exit 10 over Pine and Shades Mountains to Parkwood and Laceys Chapel in Bessemer.

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Alabama State Route 150 measures 11.83 miles overall from Hoover west to U.S. 11 at Bessemer.

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Interstate 459 leaves western reaches of Hoover for the city of Bessemer on the ensuing stretch.

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The Bessemer city center lies 9 miles to the northwest via Morgan Road (CR 52) and SR 150 (Bessemer Road) from the succeeding exit.

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S Shades Crest Road spans Interstate 459 across a high level overpass south from nearby SR 150 (John Hawkins Parkway).

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Morgan Road (Jefferson County Route 52) meets Interstate 459 at Exit 6 and the community of Morgan in Bessemer.

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Interstate 459 reduces from six to four lanes at Exit 6. Morgan Road (CR 52) leads north to Hill Top, Hopewell and SR 150 at Muscoda in Bessemer.

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Southward from the diamond interchange at Exit 6, Morgan Road continues 2.58 miles to the Shelby County line at Genery on Shades Mountain. CR 52 travels another 4.84 miles from there to the south end of SR 261 in the city of Helena.

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Advancing west, Interstate 459 spans Allen Brook and a Norfolk Southern Railroad line ahead of this shield assembly at the Greenwood Road overpass.

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Crossing Shades Valley, I-459 travels 4.57 miles from Morgan Road to East Valley Road beyond Owens gap on Red Mountain. Central Bessemer is ten miles away via I-459 west to Eastern Valley Road north from Exit 1.

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Pocahontas Road crosses Interstate 459 one mile east of the diamond interchange (Exit 1) with Eastern Valley Road at Pleasant Hill.

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Promenade Parkway runs along the north side of I-459 leading west toward Exit 1. Construction of the the Colonial Promenade Tannehill retail complex leveled an adjacent hill. The shopping center opened on July 25, 2008.

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Interstate 459 curves northward from Exit 1 to I-59/20 beyond Jones Valley.

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Eastern Valley Road (CR 18) parallels the old alignment of U.S. 11 southwest from Bessemer and Exit 1 through Jones Valley to the census designated place of McCalla.

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I-459 southbound crosses Old Tuscaloosa Highway (CR 20) one mile from I-59/20 in unincorporated Jefferson County. I-59/20 overlap southwest to Tuscaloosa and Meridian, Mississippi. I-20 continues west from there to Jackson, Vicksburg and Shreveport, Louisiana while I-59 drops southwest to Laurel, Hattiesburg and New Orleans, Louisiana.

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An end shield for Interstate 459 precedes the trumpet interchange with I-20/59 adjacent to Red Ridge.

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Two lanes default from I-459 south onto I-59/20 west to Tuscaloosa. Interstate 422, the North Birmingham Beltline, is proposed lead northeast from this exchange to Hueytown, Sylvan Springs and Adamsville.

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The unnumbered interchange includes a single lane ramp for return access to Bessemer, Brighton, Fairfield and Birmingham.

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