9th Avenue North

9th Avenue North (or Ninth Avenue North, formerly just 9th Avenue) is an east-west street running across Birmingham.

The first three blocks of 9th Avenue North in Smithfield were incorporated into the Smithfield Court public housing project. The avenue in interrupted again by Parker High School. In Fountain Heights the avenue parallels the I-20/59 viaduct through downtown Birmingham.

After resuming at Messer Airport Highway, 9th Avenue North is primarily residential, ending at 53rd Street North in Woodlawn. That section was formerly called 4th Avenue North (Woodlawn)

Fragments of 9th Avenue North, running north-south, can be found in the Zion City neighborhood, intersecting with Tarrant-Huffman Road.

Notable locations

Smithfield neighborhood

• 500: St Joseph Missionary Baptist Church
• 504: Abraham L. Woods Day Care & Family Life Center Complex
• 901: Lincoln Professional Development Center

Fountain Heights neighborhood

Birmingham Social Security Administration Center on 9th Avenue North

• avenue resumes at 11th Street North
  • 1123: Peace Baptist Church
• 12th Street North intersects
  • south side:
    • Birmingham Social Security Administration Center
• 13th Street North intersects (north only)
• 14th Street North intersects (south only)
• avenue ends at 15th Street North
• I-20/59 passes overhead
• avenue resumes at 16th Street North
  • north side:
    • Metro Mini Storage
• 17th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 1700: former location of Sam Zideman grocery store (1921)
• 18th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • BJCC Parking Lot P-14
• 19th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (built 1975)
      • Legacy Arena

Druid Hills neighborhood

• 21st Street North intersects (as Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North)
  • north side:
    • Sheraton Birmingham
• 22nd Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 2200-2268: 22nd Street Parking Deck
      • 2200: Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau
      • 2242: Charles Salvagio attorney
      • 2250: Uptown Jazz nightclub (Rod Conwell & Patrick Chatman 2022–), former location of Nuke's Barber & Style Shop / Loretta's Alterations Shop
      • 2260: K & J's Elegant Pastries (Kristal Bryant 2022–)
      • 2268: Eugene's Hot Chicken
• avenue ends at 23rd Street North

Central City neighborhood

• avenue resumes at 28th Street North
  • north side:
    • Office Furniture Works
  • south side:
    • U-Haul Moving & Storage, former location of Hardie-Tynes
• 29th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • Metro Trailer Repair
• avenue ends at 30th Street North
  • south side:
    • Motion Industries
• avenue resumes at 31st Street North
  • south side:
    • Heavy Machines Inc.
• avenue ends

East Birmingham neighborhood

• avenue resumes as continuation of 36th Place North
  • 3623: Alex C. Pate J A Center
• 36th Way North intersects
  • 3625: UA Local 91 Plumbers & Steamfitters Joint Apprenticeship
  • 3631: Zion Star AOH Church of God
  • 3648: UA Local 91
• 37th Street North intersects
• 37th Place North intersects
• 38th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • Body of Christ Deliverance Ministries
• 39th Street North intersects
  • former location of G. L. Anderson Brass Works (1887-1927)
• avenue ends at Appalachee Street

Kingston neighborhood

• avenue resumes at 42nd Place North
  • north side:
    • 4240: First Baptist Church of Kingston
• 43rd Street North intersects
• 44th Street North intersects
  • south side:
    • 4411: Kingston Grocery
• 44th Place North intersects
  • Morton Simpson Homes
• 45th Street North intersects
• 46th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 4600: Light House Church Ministries
• avenue ends at 46th Street North

Woodlawn neighborhood

• avenue resumes at Messer Airport Highway / 49th Street North
• 50th Street North intersects
• 51st Street North intersects
• 52nd Street North intersects
• 52nd Place North intersects
• 52nd Way North intersects (north only)
• avenue ends at 53rd Street North

Zion City neighborhood

• avenue resumes at 90th Street North
  • 9000: Prophetic Ministries Church of God
• 93rd Street North intersects
• Tarrant-Huffman Road intersects
• avenue ends
• avenue resumes
• avenue ends at Northwood Drive