Alabama State Route 215
Route description
The 8-mile (13 km) highway is unusual in that it follows both a north–south and east–west routing (though it is signed as north–south for its entire route). The highway follows the former routing of US 82 and formerly followed the former routing of US 11. Thus, it does not act as a true bypass for either route. Even more strangely, the north–south section parallels US 82, an even-numbered (and therefore east–west) US highway, while the east–west section follows US 11, which is odd-numbered and thus follows a north–south route.
The north–south section is named Old Montgomery Highway and Greensboro Avenue while the east–west section was formerly routed on University Boulevard. In 2015, in order to divert traffic from the campus of the University of Alabama, the east-west segment of the route was removed from University Boulevard and diverted onto Veterans Memorial Parkway, which becomes 15th Street at its intersection with US 82. The route changes direction at the intersection of Greensboro Avenue and 15th Street south of downtown Tuscaloosa.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Tuscaloosa County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tuscaloosa | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 82 (McFarland Boulevard East/SR 6) | Southern terminus |
1.8 | 2.9 | US 11 (Skyland Boulevard/SR 7) – Moundville, Columbus, Birmingham | ||
7.8 | 12.6 | US 82 (McFarland Boulevard East/SR 6) | ||
10.7 | 17.2 | SR 216 (Old Birmingham Highway) – Brookwood | ||
Cottondale | 12.1 | 19.5 | US 11 (Skyland Boulevard East/SR 7) – Bessemer, Birmingham | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ General Highway Map of Tuscaloosa County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by ALDOT Bureau of Transportation Planning, Survey & Mapping Division. Alabama Department of Transportation. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2008.
- ^ "SR 215/Southern terminus" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ "SR 215/US 11" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ "SR 215/US 82" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ "SR 215/SR 216" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ "SR 215/Northern terminus" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
External links
- Alabama 215 Ends
- Alabama 215 at Southeastroads.com