State Route 119 marker

State Route 119

Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length38 mi[1] (61 km)
Existed1953–present
Major junctions
South end SR 25 in Pelham
Major intersections
North end US 78 in Leeds
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountiesSt. Clair, Jefferson, Shelby
Highway system
  • Alabama State Highway System
← SR 118→ SR 120

State Route 119 (SR 119) is a 38-mile-long (61 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama that travels northeast from Pelham to Leeds. Although there are shorter and faster routes connecting Pelham and Leeds, SR 119 is a heavily traveled local highway that connects several suburbs and subdivisions in the suburbs of Birmingham. The southern terminus of SR 119 is at an intersection with SR 25 in Pelham, and the northern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with U.S. Route 78 (US 78) in Leeds.

Route description

SR 119 begins as a two-lane route, traveling through Montevallo, the home of the University of Montevallo. Going northward, SR 119 travels through Alabaster, where it follows US 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 US 280 before reaching its northern terminus at an intersection with US 78 in Leeds.

History

Until the 1980s, much of the route of SR 119 traveled through rural areas of Shelby County. Suburban growth has led to commercial and residential growth adjoining the route. In 2005, a 4-mile-long (6.4 km) section of SR 119 south of US 31 in Alabaster was widened to four lanes.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
ShelbyMontevallo0.0000.000 SR 25 – Wilton, Centreville, CaleraSouthern terminus
0.5830.938
 SR 155 south (Middle Street)		Northern terminus of SR 155
Alabaster11.57418.627
 US 31 south (SR 3) – Calera		South end of US 31 concurrency
Pelham18.39629.605
 US 31 north (SR 3) – Hoover		North end of US 31 concurrency
19.17730.862 I-65 – Birmingham, MontgomeryI-65 exit 246
Brook Highland–Meadowbrook line27.97545.021 US 280 (SR 38) – Birmingham, Chelsea
JeffersonLeeds39.62563.770 US 78 (Parkway Drive/SR 4) – Irondale, Pell CityNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

Template:Attached KML/Alabama State Route 119
KML is from Wikidata
  1. 1 2 Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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