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'''Green Springs Highway''' is a multi-lane road and major north-south route continuing [[University Boulevard]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Glen Iris]] neigborhood from the north to [[Columbiana Road]] in [[Homewood]].  In Homewood, much of it has supplanted Columbiana Road.
'''Green Springs Highway''' is a multi-lane road and major north-south route continuing [[University Boulevard]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Glen Iris]] neigborhood from the north to [[Columbiana Road]] in [[Homewood]] to the south.  In Homewood, Green Springs supplanted Columbiana Road as the major north-south road in the area.  For non-local traffic, Green Springs has been supplanted by [[Interstate 65]], which runs just west of it.


The change to Green Springs Highway from University Boulevard begins around [[16th Avenue South]], just north of [[Ward Park]].  The road then runs south past the west side of the park, through [[Walker Gap]] in [[Red Mountain]], and across [[Valley Avenue]] and [[Oxmoor Road]].  The highway ends as Green Springs at [[Lakeshore Drive]]/[[Lakeshore Parkway]], continuing as Columbiana Road southward into [[Vestavia Hills]].  The entire highway is part of [[Alabama State Highway 149]].
The change to Green Springs Highway from University Boulevard begins around [[16th Avenue South]], just north of [[Ward Park]].  The road then runs south past the west side of the park, through [[Walker Gap]] in [[Red Mountain]], and across [[Valley Avenue]] and [[Oxmoor Road]].  The highway ends as Green Springs at [[Lakeshore Drive]]/[[Lakeshore Parkway]], continuing as Columbiana Road southward into [[Vestavia Hills]].  The entire highway is part of [[Alabama State Highway 149]].

Revision as of 13:19, 6 March 2012

Green Springs Highway is a multi-lane road and major north-south route continuing University Boulevard in Birmingham's Glen Iris neigborhood from the north to Columbiana Road in Homewood to the south. In Homewood, Green Springs supplanted Columbiana Road as the major north-south road in the area. For non-local traffic, Green Springs has been supplanted by Interstate 65, which runs just west of it.

The change to Green Springs Highway from University Boulevard begins around 16th Avenue South, just north of Ward Park. The road then runs south past the west side of the park, through Walker Gap in Red Mountain, and across Valley Avenue and Oxmoor Road. The highway ends as Green Springs at Lakeshore Drive/Lakeshore Parkway, continuing as Columbiana Road southward into Vestavia Hills. The entire highway is part of Alabama State Highway 149.

From approximately 1/3-mile north of Valley Avenue to Columbiana Road, Green Springs Highway is where the Birmingham (east side) and Homewood (west side) city limits meet.

Locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the Green Springs Highway category.
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