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Messer Airport Highway is accessible from and to [[Interstate 20]] and [[Interstate 59]] at exit 129 in both directions.
Messer Airport Highway is accessible from and to [[Interstate 20]] and [[Interstate 59]] at exit 129 in both directions.
Between [[31st Street North]] and [[33rd Street North]], an underpass under the [[CSX]] railway line has suffered intermittent flooding problems for decades. Around the end of [[2023]], the flooding became persistent, and especially deep following rainstorms, requiring the rescue of people whose vehicles stalled while attempting to negotiate the floodwaters. Consequently the City of Birmingham installed Jersey barriers at both ends of the flooded section to block vehicular traffic, and that section of the highway remains closed as of February 2024.


==Notable locations==
==Notable locations==
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** 3905: [[Dunn Construction]]
** 3905: [[Dunn Construction]]
** 3929: former location of [[Elkins Radio Service]] (1941)
** 3929: former location of [[Elkins Radio Service]] (1941)
* [[40th Street North]] intersects (north only)
* [[40th Street North]] intersects (north only)
** 4001: former location of [[Avondale Mattress Co.]] manufacturer (1941)
** north side:
** 4010: former location of [[Abraham Mizerany]] dry goods (1941)
*** 4010: former location of [[Abraham Mizerany]] dry goods (1941)
** 4011: former location of [[George Gray]] filling station (1941)
*** 4012: Shell gas station, former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1941)
** 4012: Shell gas station, former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1941)
*** 4020: [[Popeye's]] restaurant
** 4020: [[Popeye's]]
*** 4022: former location of [[Avondale Theatre]] (1941)
** 4022: former location of [[Avondale Theatre]] (1941)
*** 4028: former location of [[George Pharo]] grocery (1941)
** 4028: former location of [[George Pharo]] grocery (1941)
*** 4030: former location of [[Howard Odorless Cleaners]] (1941)
** 4030: former location of [[Howard Odorless Cleaners]] (1941)
*** 4032: former location of [[C. Kerzie]] barber shop (1941)
** 4032: former location of [[C. Kerzie]] barber shop (1941)
*** 4034: former location of [[Vance's Drug Store]] (1941)
** 4034: former location of [[Vance's Drug Store]] (1941)
** south side:
*** 4001: former location of [[Avondale Mattress Co.]] manufacturer (1941)
*** 4011: former location of [[George Gray]] filling station (1941)
*** 4013: proposed location of [[Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria]], former location of [[Burger King]]
 
* [[41st Street North]] intersects
* [[41st Street North]] intersects
** 4100-4110: 1-story commercial building
** 4100-4110: 1-story commercial building
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*** 4108: [[Class-A-Grill]] (2008–)
*** 4108: [[Class-A-Grill]] (2008–)
*** 4110: [[Eastside Lounge]], former location of [[Boudrow Plastering & Waterproofing Co.]] (1949)
*** 4110: [[Eastside Lounge]], former location of [[Boudrow Plastering & Waterproofing Co.]] (1949)
** 4120: [[Aww Shucks]] ([[Phillip Powell|Phillip]] & [[Avrie Powell]] 2022–) / [[Drumz N Flatz]], former location of [[Brothers Food Mart]] (2008), [[Avondale Mini Mart]] / [[Avondale Grocery & Deli]] / [[Avondale Discount Meat]] / [[Metro by T-Mobile]] (2009–2021)
* road parallels [[1st Avenue North]] (no access)
* road parallels [[1st Avenue North]] (no access)
** 4210: former location of [[Triumph Church of God in Christ]] (1941)
** 4210: former location of [[Triumph Church of God in Christ]] (1941)
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* [[46th Street North]] intersects (north only)
* [[46th Street North]] intersects (north only)
* [[47th Street North]] intersects
* [[47th Street North]] intersects
** 4744-4750: [[Doers of the Word Ministries]], former location of [[West Woodlawn Methodist Church]]
** 4744-4750: [[Doers of the Word Ministries]], former location of [[West Woodlawn Methodist Church]] (-1986)
* [[48th Street North]] intersects
* [[48th Street North]] intersects
* [[49th Street North]] intersects (south only)
* [[49th Street North]] intersects (south only)
** 4917: [[Woodlawn Mart]]
** 4917–4925: [[Woodlawn Shopping Center]]
** 4921: [[Sammy's Sandwich Shop]]
* [[50th Street North]] intersects (south only)
* [[50th Street North]] intersects (south only)
** 4924–4980: [[Church of the Highlands Woodlawn Campus]]
** 4924–4980: [[Church of the Highlands Woodlawn Campus]]
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* [[37th Avenue North]] (east) / [[Tower View Drive]] (west) intersect
* [[37th Avenue North]] (east) / [[Tower View Drive]] (west) intersect
** 5900: [[Birmingham International Airport]]
** 5900: [[Birmingham International Airport]]
==References==
* Reed, Jon (April 16, 2015) [https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2015/04/flooded_roads_in_birmingham_ar.html "Flooded roads in Birmingham are too much for some drivers to handle."] {{AL}}
* [https://www.wbrc.com/video/2023/09/12/messer-airport-highway-water-rescue/|"Messer Airport Highway Water Rescue."] (September 12, 2023) WBRC.com


[[Category: Messer Airport Highway|*]]
[[Category: Messer Airport Highway|*]]

Latest revision as of 11:20, 22 February 2024

Glenn E. Messer Airport Highway (formerly Airport Highway) is an east-west street serving as an extension of 5th Avenue North from downtown Birmingham to the Birmingham International Airport. It was named in honor of aviation pioneer Glenn E. Messer.

The city's maps show Messer Airport Highway extending all the way to the underpass at the former Birmingham Terminal Station, below 26th Street North and the Red Mountain Expressway. Some other maps suggest that 5th Avenue becomes Messer Airport Highway as it crosses 31st Street North. Addressing in the largely industrial zone between 26th and 31st streets is inconsistent.

The easternmost section forms a loop around the parking garages at the Birmingham International Airport. Messer Airport Highway is a two-way street for its entire length, the majority of which is four to five lanes wide.

Between 42nd Street and 44th Street, Messer Airport Highway is separated from 1st Avenue North by only a narrow, landscaped median. 1st Avenue is not accessible from Messer Airport Highway at this point, the closest links being 41st Street and 45th Place North. Two gas stations at either end of the narrow median use concrete barriers to prevent motorists from cutting through.

Messer Airport Highway is accessible from and to Interstate 20 and Interstate 59 at exit 129 in both directions.

Between 31st Street North and 33rd Street North, an underpass under the CSX railway line has suffered intermittent flooding problems for decades. Around the end of 2023, the flooding became persistent, and especially deep following rainstorms, requiring the rescue of people whose vehicles stalled while attempting to negotiate the floodwaters. Consequently the City of Birmingham installed Jersey barriers at both ends of the flooded section to block vehicular traffic, and that section of the highway remains closed as of February 2024.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the Messer Airport Highway category.

References

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