Alabama State Route 119
State Route 119 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
Length: | 38 mi[1] (61 km) | |||
Existed: | 1953 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | SR 25 at Montevallo | |||
US 31 at Alabaster I‑65 at Pelham US 280 at Hoover | ||||
North end: | US 78 at Leeds | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | St. Clair, Jefferson, Shelby | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 119 is a state highway in Alabama that extends 45 miles (72 km) northeastward from Montevallo to Leeds. Although there are shorter and faster routes connecting Montevallo and Leeds, SR-119 is a heavily traveled local route that connects several suburbs and subdivisions in the suburbs of Birmingham. The southern terminus of SR-119 is at the junction with State Route 25 in Montevallo, and the northern terminus of the route is at a junction with U.S. Highway 78 in Leeds.
Route description
State Route 119 begins as a two-lane route, passing through Montevallo, the home of the University of Montevallo. Going northward, SR-119 travels through Alabaster, where it follows U.S. Highway 31 to Pelham, where it branches off into its own route once again in the Oak Mountain State Park area, then to the eastern area of Hoover, and then crosses U.S. Highway 280 before reaching its northern terminus at the junction with US-78 in Leeds.
History
Until the 1980s much of the route of SR-119 passed through rural areas of Shelby County. Suburban growth has led to commercial and residential growth adjoining the route. In 2005, a four-mile (6 km) section of SR-119 south of U.S. Highway 31 in Alabaster was widened to four lanes.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Shelby | Montevallo | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 25 | |
0.583 | 0.938 | SR 155 south | |||
Pelham | 11.574 | 18.627 | US 31 south (SR-3) | South end of US-31 overlap | |
18.396 | 29.605 | US 31 north (SR-3) | North end of US-31 overlap | ||
19.177 | 30.862 | I‑65 | |||
27.975 | 45.021 | US 280 (SR-38) | |||
Jefferson | Leeds | 39.625 | 63.770 | US 78 (SR-4) | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- 1 2 Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Retrieved April 23, 2011.