Caldwell Mill Road

Caldwell Mill Road is a historic wagon road and current major route through parts of southern Jefferson County and northern Shelby County. The southern section is signed as Shelby County Road 29.

Historically, the road connected Caldwell's Mill to the Huntsville Road and to Jones Valley, by way of Watkin's Gap.

The section extending from Camp Horner Road south to Heatherwood Drive, is scheduled to be widened with a central turn lane in 2019.

Notable addresses

Mountain Brook

• road begins at Pump House Road
• Camellia Lane intersects (west only)
• Caldwell Mill Lane intersects (west only)
• Caldwell Mill Trace intersects (west only)
• Caldwell Mill Road bridge over Little Shades Creek (rebuilt 2022)
• Wynward Road intersects (east only)
• Old Trace intersects (west only)
• Millbrook Road intersects (west only)
• road ends at Dolly Ridge Road

Unincorporated Jefferson County

(some short sections are within the city limits of Vestavia Hills)

• road resumes at Acton Road
  • 4600: First Federal Mortgage
  • 4601: Village At Caldwell Mill apartment complex
  • 4602: Cahaba Heights Church of Christ
  • Aspire Physical Recovery Center at Cahaba River
• Healthy Way intersection (former location of Patchwork Farm)
  • Life Time Fitness
• Old Looney Mill Road intersects (east only)
  • 4657: Altadena Park
  • 4660: Altadena Valley Presbyterian Church and Acton Memorial Cemetery
• Acton Place intersects (west only)
• Caldwell Mill Road bridge over Cahaba River tributary (built 1960, replaced 2020s)
• Five Oaks Lane intersects (east only)
• Shady Water Lane intersects (east only)
• Cahawba Trail intersects (east only)
• Camp Horner Road intersects (north only)
• Pahokee Trace intersects (east only)
• Lakeland Drive intersects (west only)

Unincorporated Shelby County

(some short sections are within the city limits of Hoover and Indian Springs Village)

• Caldwell Mill Road bridge over Cahaba River
• Old Caldwell Mill Road intersects (east only)
• Buttewoods Drive intersects (west only)
• Altadena Woods Drive intersects (Altadena Woods and Caldwell Crossings subdivisions)
• Heatherwood Drive intersects (Heatherwood and Caldwell Crossings subdivisions)
• Waterloo Bend intersects (west only, Lake Wellington Estates subdivision)
• Crossings Parkway intersects (east only, Sanctuary at Caldwell Crossings subdivision)
• Williams Bend intersects (west only)
• Hoehn Drive intersects (east only)
• Kirkman Drive intersects (east only, Kirkman Preserve subdivision)
• Mill Spring Drive (west) / Jaguar Drive (east) intersects (Mill Springs Estates subdivision, access to Berry Middle School and Spain Park High School
  • 5091: Christ Church Birmingham, formerly Christ Church United Methodist
  • 5099: Birmingham Chinese Christian Church, former location of Cahaba Valley Church of Christ
• Corsair Drive intersects (west only)
• bridge over the Acton Creek
• Mountain View Parkway (west) / Altadena South Drive (east) intersects (Altadena South subdivision)
  • 5176: Waffle House
  • 5180-5192: Valleydale Village shopping center
    • 5180: ABC Store
    • 5184:
      • Suite 206: The Neighborhood Brew
      • Suite 201: Subway
    • 5188: Publix supermarket
    • 5192:
      • Suite 112: Papa Murphy's pizza
      • Suite 110: Nail Tip & Spa
      • Suite 108: Great Clips
      • Suite 105: Osaka Sushi Bar & Japanese Cuisine
      • Suite 104: Tech Loft
      • Suite 100: Taco Bell
      • former location of Vulcan GameBox (2007)
      • former location of Brava Rotisserie Grill (2011)
  • 5196: Caldwell Mill Animal Clinic
• Linwood Drive intersects (east only)
  • McDonald's
  • Exxon gas station
  • Walgreen's / Caldwell Shopping Center
• Valleydale Road intersects
  • Kangaroo Express / Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market
  • Rite-Aid
  • 5212: Bruster's ice cream
  • 5224: Cook's Pest Control
• Bailey Lane intersects (east only)
• Caldwell Trace intersects (west only)
• Indian Gate Circle intersects (west only, Indian Gate subdivision)
• Bailey Gap, Indian Crest Drive (west) / Windwood Circle (east) intersect
• Willow Brook Circle intersects (east only)
• Cahaba Valley Trace intersects (east only)
• Stonehenge Road intersects (west only)
• Pinto Lane intersects (east only)
• Appaloosa Trail intersects (west only)
  • 5476: Oak Mountain High School
• Lee Street Drive intersects (east only)
  • 5486: Oak Mountain Intermediate School
• Lee Street Drive intersects (east only)
• Caldwell Mill Lane intersects (west only)
  • 5502: Shell gas station
• road ends at Cahaba Valley Road (Alabama Highway 119)