U.S. 11 South

Reassurance marker for U.S. 11 (1st Avenue N) south posted at the 35th Street viaduct in North Avondale.

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34th Street N provides part of a truck route from U.S. 11 to 2nd Avenue N and the 35th Street viaduct.

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Hand painted shields predating the completion of the Red Mountain Expressway directed truckers from U.S. 11 to 2nd Avenue N for the 35th Street viaduct south and 33rd Street N north for 5th Avenue N.

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Built in 1950, the 1st Avenue N viaduct takes U.S. 11 west across 32nd Street S and several railroad lines by the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark.

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The 1st Avenue N viaduct lowers to grade level at 26th Street N alongside the Red Mountain Expressway (U.S. 31/280). Trailblazers direct motorists northward to a distributor ramp for I-59/20 at 5th Avenue N and the continuation of U.S. 31 to North Birmingham.

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10/01/03

U.S. 11 (1st Avenue N) southbound at U.S. 31/280 (Elton B. Stephens Expressway) and 26th Street N. 26th Street N parallels the elevated roadway north to the freeway end beyond Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Boulevard.

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U.S. 11 (1st Avenue N) combines with U.S. 78 just west of the Elton B. Stephens Expressway at 24th Street S. The two routes overlap 3.1 miles west through Downtown Birmingham.

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South from U.S. 11, U.S. 78 elevates across the AMTRAK, CSX and Norfolk Southern Railroad lines on the 24th Street viaduct to the Southside neighborhood. 24th Street also represents the pre-freeway alignment of both U.S. 31 and U.S. 280.

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Reassurance shields for U.S. 11/78 precede 19th Street N on 1st Avenue N westbound.

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18th Street N passes south below AMTRAK by Birmingham Station to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

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U.S. 11/78 proceed west along 1st Avenue N through the Fountain Heights community.

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U.S. 11/78 separates with southbound traffic routed along 1st Avenue N to 9th Street N and northbound traffic using 3rd Avenue N to 13th Street N.

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Entering the Smithfield community west of I-65, U.S. 11/78 turn onto 9th Street N.

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U.S. 11/78 (9th Street N) at 2nd Avenue N in the Smithfield neighborhood.

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U.S. 11/78 (3rd Avenue N) cross Valley Creek at this reassurance marker.

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Center Street leads north to the College Hills and East Thomas neighborhoods and south from U.S. 11/78 to Arlington - West End.

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U.S. 78/SR 5 travel northwest from Birmingham to Forestdale, Adamsville and Graysville before partitioning at Interstate 22 for separate alignments to Jasper. U.S. 11/SR 5 overlap southwest to Midfield, Brighton and Bessemer before combining with I-59/20 west to Tuscaloosa County.

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