| Hillview Road is a residential street adjacent from a shopping plaza along Airport Boulevard. Several traffic lights for non arterial highways are now posted along Airport Boulevard. Airport Boulevard widens to six lanes at Cody Road. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Depicted here is the intersection with University Boulevard. This junction often ranks as the most dangerous intersection in all of Alabama as reported by the insurance industry. This rating is based upon the number of reported accidents here. University Boulevard is a main north-south arterial between U.S. 98/Moffett Road and Demotropolis Road & U.S. 90/Government Boulevard. As the name suggests, the four lane roadway also serves the University of South Alabama main campus. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Airport Boulevard eastbound descends toward Midtown Mobile at the intersection with Westmoreland Drive. The six lane highway sees no traffic lights between University Boulevard and McGregor Avenue. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Approaching McGregor Avenue along Airport Boulevard eastbound. A break in the commercialized frontage exists between University Boulevard and the upcoming junction. This stretch is by far the most aesthetically pleasing within the city. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| At the joint intersection with McGregor Avenue and Azalea Road, Airport Boulevard resumes its commercialized frontage. McGregor Avenue is a secondary arterial carrying two lanes from Airport northward to Spring Hill Avenue and Dauphin Street. Azalea Road takes over the naming convention to the south, carrying four lanes en route to Cottage Hill Road and Government Boulevard. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| One of several traffic lights between Azalea Road and Interstate 65 is this complicated configuration at the Downtowner Boulevard. A frontage road system exists between the McGregor / Azalea intersection eastward to the Interstate 65 Beltline frontage road. Each roadway carries two lanes of traffic. The service roads thus require their own set of signals at each intersection of Airport Boulevard. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| Airport Boulevard eastbound at the north end of Montlimar Drive. Montlimar is a four lane boulevard between Airport and Cottage Hill Road to the south. The frontage road system at this intersection also requires its own traffic light phase, thus increasing the delay time motorists experience along Mobile County 56. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| The final traffic light Airport Boulevard encounters before entering the partial cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 65 is at the Beltline Highway. The Beltline Highway is a formal name for the southbound Interstate 65 side frontage road system. This road travels between Halls Mill Road northward to Spring Hill Avenue. The light here often causes long delays because of the angle at which the service roads interact with Airport Boulevard. Photo taken 10/24/03.
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| The southbound Interstate 65 ramp departs Airport Boulevard eastbound. Airport Boulevard retains six lanes across Interstate 65 below. The partial cloverleaf interchange was originally a full cloverleaf. Photo taken 05/10/04.
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| Interstate 65 northbound trailblazer posted beyond the southbound off-ramp traffic light. The traffic light saw installation when the southbound Exit 3A cloverleaf ramp to Airport Boulevard eastbound was removed. Photo taken 10/29/03.
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| The Airport Boulevard eastbound cloverleaf ramp to Interstate 65 northbound was retained after the cloverleaf interchange was redesigned in the mid 1990s. An overhead was installed here upon completion of the construction project. Photo taken 10/29/03.
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| The weaving traffic concerns along Interstate 65 below between entering and exiting traffic to/from Exit 3 developed the need for safety improvements at this interchange. Thus the cloverleaf ramps to Airport Boulevard from Interstate 65 were eliminated. Placed in their stead were signalized intersections to handle expanded single ramps to Airport Boulevard. Depicted here is the end of the northbound Interstate 65 ramp to Airport Boulevard. Photo taken 10/29/03.
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| Beyond the Interstate 65 cloverleaf interchange, Airport Boulevard enters the mall area of the city. To the left is the decaying Springdale Mall. Situated to the south is Colonial Bel Air Mall. This photograph displays the second traffic light for the west exit from the mall areas. Photo taken 10/30/03.
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| Before departing the mall area, Airport Boulevard intersects the north end of Bel Air Boulevard. This five lane arterial connects with Cottage Hill Road to the south, taking the brunt of Mobile County 40 traffic northward to Airport Boulevard. Photo taken 11/17/03.
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| Just one block to the east, Airport Boulevard encounters this traffic light at Sage Avenue. Airport Boulevard here begins to transition into a residential boulevard rather than a commercial. Photo taken 11/17/03.
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| Depicted here is the south end of Florida Street. While Florida Street is a secondary arterial to the north, within the vicinity of Airport Boulevard the roadway takes a convoluted path through a residential area as a parkway. A two lane connector to Florida Street exists to the east via West Mt. Island Drive. Airport Boulevard reduces from six to four lanes as it travels east through this intersection. Photo taken 11/17/03.
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| Airport Boulevard mixes commercial and residential frontage on its final approach to Dauphin Island Parkway and the Loop. Depicted here are 36" Eagle brand signals at the intersection with Pinehill Drive. This local street connects with U.S. 90/Government Boulevard two blocks to the south. Photo taken 11/17/03.
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| Airport Boulevard crosses the Norfolk-Southern Railroad line before entering the Williams Street intersection. Williams Street becomes Alabama 163/Dauphin Island Parkway one block to the south at the intersection with U.S. 90/Government Street. Photo taken 11/17/03.
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| These mast arm signals are posted at the north end of Dauphin Island Parkway. While Alabama 163 officially ends one block to the south, the northbound portion of DIP continues to Airport Boulevard and its own conclusion. Airport Boulevard itself draws to a close in two blocks at Old Government Street. Traffic can turn right (east) onto Old Government for a two block ride to U.S. 90/Government
Street. Photo taken 11/17/03.
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| Leaving the mall area of Mobile, Airport Boulevard westbound encounters a pair of traffic lights at the west exits from the malls. Tying into this intersection is the northbound Interstate 65 frontage road system known as the North Beltline Highway. Photo taken 10/28/03.
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| Entering the Interstate 65 partial cloverleaf interchange at the Interstate 65 northbound ramp. The traffic light ahead facilitates movements from Interstate 65 northbound onto Airport Boulevard. The former northbound cloverleaf grading can still be seen to the right as a grassy area. Photo taken 10/28/03.
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| Traffic to Interstate 65 southbound departs Airport Boulevard westbound. The southbound off-ramp to Airport Boulevard ties in at the traffic light ahead. Beyond that junction is the South Beltline Highway and commercialized blitz. Photo taken 10/30/03.
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Page Updated July 5, 2004.
