Interstate 59 southbound at Exit 166/U.S. 231. This junction serves the nearby St. Clair County seat of Ashville (pop. 2,260) and the village of Whitney. Further north U.S. 231 travels 14 miles to the Blount County seat of Oneonta (pop. 5,576). Photo taken 09/26/03.
The first Jefferson County interchange of Interstate 59 is that of Exit 148 near the town of Argo (pop. 1,780). U.S. 11 crosses Interstate 59 from the north, east of this junction and is accessible by Exit 148. Photo taken 09/26/03.
Nearing the metropolitan area, Interstate 59 approaches Exit 143. Deerfoot Parkway and Mount Olive Church Road are local roads to the northeast of Trussville and Center Point (pop. 22,784). Photo taken 09/26/03.
Interstate 59 retains concrete throughout most of northeastern Alabama. Pictured here is the Exit 143 ramp departure from the freeway southbound. Photo taken 09/26/03.
Within the city limits of Trussville is the Exit 141 diamond interchange with Chalkville Road. This junction is the first within the metropolitan area, and thus is often congested with commuter traffic. Photo taken 09/26/03.
Interstate 59 reenters the Trussville city limits at the this sign bridge for Exit 137/Interstate 459 southbound. The upcoming junction is a tri-level stack interchange. Interstate 459 allows through travelers to bypass downtown Birmingham and most of Bessemer. Photo taken 08/10/02.
Pressing southwest toward the northern terminus of Interstate 459 at the one-half mile sign bridge of Exit 137. Interstate 459 motorists depart from the left along the second level of the stack interchange. Photo taken 09/29/03.
At the Interstate 59/459 split, two lanes are allocated for both routes. Interstate 459 will reach Interstate 20 in four miles and Interstate 65 in 18 miles. The bypass route also serves the eastern and southern metropolitan communities of Irondale (Exits 29 and 27), Mountain Brook (Exits 23 and 19), Vestavia Hills (Exit 17), Hoover (Exits 19, 15, 13B/A, 10), and Bessemer (Exits 6 and 1). Photo taken 09/29/03.
A second look at the non-reflectorized button copy overheads at Exit 137. The first interchange of Interstate 459 is situated nearby to the south with U.S. 11/Gadsden Highway. The Exit 32 partial cloverleaf interchange serves northeast Birmingham and Trussville. Photo taken 08/10/02.
Now within the city limits of Birmingham, Interstate 59 southbound approaches the Exit 134 diamond interchange with Roebuck Parkway. This junction serves nearby Alabama 75 and the Huffman and Roebuck neighborhoods of the city. Photo taken 09/26/03.
Traffic to Roebuck Parkway/Exit 134 departs Interstate 59 southbound in this near sunset scene. Alabama 75 begins just to the north at nearby U.S. 11. The state highway continues northward to Center Point and points northeast. Photo taken 09/26/03.
Nearing the Exit 132 interchange with U.S. 11/1st Avenue North. U.S. 11 parallels Interstate 59 closely to the north between Alabama 79 and the upcoming interchange. The federal route serves the East Lake neighborhood of the city ahead. Photo taken 09/26/03.
The last Interstate 59 interchange before the merge with Interstate 20 westbound is Exit 132 with 1st Avenue North. U.S. 11 also intersects Interstate 20 at its first independent exit of Interstate 59 at Exit 130B. Interstate 20-59 will again interact with the U.S. highway at Exit 108 in Bessemer. Photo taken 09/26/03.
One mile north of the Interstate 20 and 59 overlap begin is this set of overheads. A trumpet interchange exists at the merge and thus access to Interstate 20 eastbound is provided by Exit 130. Photo taken 09/26/03.
Since Interstate 59 is already within the city limits of Birmingham, the control city becomes Tuscaloosa for the Interstate 20 overlap. The city of 77,906 is another 59 miles to the southwest. 129 miles to the east is downtown Atlanta by way of Interstate 20. Photo taken 09/26/03.
