Greater Birmingham is at the convergence of four major interstate highways: Interstate 65 (which connects with Mobile and Nashville); Interstate 20 (which connects with Dallas and Atlanta); Interstate 59 (which connects with New Orleans and Chattanooga); and Interstate 22 (which connects with Memphis). Interstate 459, completed in 1984, forms a southern bypass around Birmingham. It runs through portions of Bessemer, Vestavia Hills, and Trussville, and forms a main route through the primary city of Hoover. Interstate 422, the Birmingham Northern Bypass is planned to run from the current I-20/59/459 interchange near Bessemer to Interstate 59 and US Route 11 near Argo. It is planned to be completed by 2048. Four U.S. highways, US-31, US-11, US-78, and US-280, run through Greater Birmingham. US-31 parallels Interstate 65 for its entire route, including Greater Birmingham. US-280 runs southeast of the city, connecting it with Auburn and Auburn University. The corridor through suburban Birmingham is notorious for its severe congestion as it carries about 200% of its traffic capacity. US-31 and 280 merge in Homewood to form the Elton B. Stephens Expressway. This expressway goes through a geologic cut through Red Mountain, connecting downtown Birmingham to its southern suburbs. US-78 parallels Interstate 22 to the northwest of Birmingham, and Interstate 20 to the east. US-11 parallels Interstate 59 for its entire route. All four of these highways meet in downtown Birmingham. I BELIEVE THEM! I BELIEVE THEM!! Were in the southern part...I saw it, Im an eyewitness to it! But, it flowed smoothly even though there were a gazillion cars out tonight.....cant be as bad as 14 lanes of traffic going through Atlanta GA or Chicago at rush hour, right? LOL When I saw the words...NOTORIOUS and CONGESTION, I knew that I was on the right WIKI page!
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:51:07 +0000
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