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'''Montgomery Highway''' is an older name for what is now called [[U.S. Highway 31]] as it leads south from [[Birmingham]] through [[Homewood]], [[Vestavia Hills]], [[Hoover]], [[Pelham]], [[Alabaster]], and [[Calera]] toward Montgomery.
'''Montgomery Highway''' is an older name for what is now [[U.S. Highway 31]] as it leads south from [[Birmingham]] through [[Homewood]], [[Vestavia Hills]], [[Hoover]], [[Pelham]], [[Alabaster]], and [[Calera]] and beyond toward Montgomery.  Over the years, some cities along Montgomery Highway have given new names to the highway within their city limits.  These include Homewood ([[Independence Drive]]), Pelham ([[Pelham Parkway]]), and Alabaster ([[1st Street Alabaster|1st Street]]).  The cities of [[Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)|Vestavia Hills]], [[Montgomery Highway (Hoover)|Hoover]], and [[Montgomery Highway (Calera)|Calera]], however, still use the Montgomery Highway name.


Some cities along Montgomery Highway have given new names to the highway within their city limits (see [[U.S. Highway 31#Alternate names|"Alternate names" in the Highway 31]] article), but the cities of Vestavia Hills, Hoover, and Calera still use the Montgomery Highway name.
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==Old Montgomery Highway==
There are discontinuous  sections of road named '''Old Montgomery Highway''' that were originally part of Montgomery Highway, but are no longer due to highway improvements and reroutings.  Two sections in the [[Birmingham District]] that go by this name:
 
* In Homewood, branching off of [[Independence Drive]] to the east across from Saulter Road.  It travels southeast, then turns southwest to cross Independence Drive.  It then goes south, crossing [[Lakeshore Drive]] and winds up [[Shades Mountain]] to the top, rejoining Montgomery Highway.
* In Hoover, the previous route for Montgomery Highway branches off of Highway 31 as [[Lorna Road]] just south of where [[I-65]] crosses over Highway 31.  It continues south to the east of Highway 31 over [[I-459]] and then curves west, crossing Montgomery Highway at the [[Riverchase Galleria]].  It then winds south, changing names from Lorna Road to Old Montgomery Highway, crossing Helena Road before rejoining Highway 31 at a segment named [[Pelham Parkway]].


[[Category:U.S. Highway 31]]
[[Category:U.S. Highway 31]]

Revision as of 00:06, 28 January 2010

Montgomery Highway is an older name for what is now U.S. Highway 31 as it leads south from Birmingham through Homewood, Vestavia Hills, Hoover, Pelham, Alabaster, and Calera and beyond toward Montgomery. Over the years, some cities along Montgomery Highway have given new names to the highway within their city limits. These include Homewood (Independence Drive), Pelham (Pelham Parkway), and Alabaster (1st Street). The cities of Vestavia Hills, Hoover, and Calera, however, still use the Montgomery Highway name.

Montgomery Highway
Homewood Vestavia Hills Hoover Pelham Alabaster
Current U.S. Highway 31 Independence Dr. Montgomery Hwy Montgomery Hwy Pelham Parkway 1st Street
Previous routes 18th St S, 29th Ave S, Old Montgomery Hwy Lorna Road, Old Montgomery Hwy Old Montgomery Hwy Old Highway 31
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