State Route 119 | ||||
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Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
Length | 38 mi[1] (61 km) | |||
Existed | 1953–present | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Alabama | |||
Counties | St. Clair, Jefferson, Shelby | |||
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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 PelhamtoLeeds. 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.
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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 31toPelham, 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 78inLeeds.
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Until the 1980s, much of the route of SR 119 traveled through rural areasofShelby 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.
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Shelby | Montevallo | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() | Southern terminus |
0.583 | 0.938 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of SR 155 | ||
Alabaster | 11.574 | 18.627 | ![]() ![]() | South end of US 31 concurrency | |
Pelham | 18.396 | 29.605 | ![]() ![]() | North end of US 31 concurrency | |
19.177 | 30.862 | ![]() | I-65 exit 246 | ||
Brook Highland–Meadowbrook line | 27.975 | 45.021 | ![]() | ||
Jefferson | Leeds | 39.625 | 63.770 | ![]() | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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