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{{Locate | lat=33. | {{Locate | lat= 33.58563 | lon=-86.67440 | zoom=15 | type=p }} | ||
'''Sadler's Gap''' is a natural-formed gap of [[Red Mountain]] located in north-east [[Jefferson County]]. The gap was a heavily traveled entrance into [[Jones Valley]] before railroads and highways were built, coincidentally, through it. | '''Sadler's Gap''' is a natural-formed gap of [[Red Mountain]] located in north-east [[Jefferson County]]. The gap was a heavily traveled entrance into [[Jones Valley]] before railroads and highways were built, coincidentally, through it. | ||
Revision as of 13:35, 1 October 2009
Sadler's Gap is a natural-formed gap of Red Mountain located in north-east Jefferson County. The gap was a heavily traveled entrance into Jones Valley before railroads and highways were built, coincidentally, through it.
In the mid-20th Century, Sadler's Gap featured a railroad bridge over Gadsden Highway in north-east Jefferson County between Roebuck and Roebuck Plaza, where present-day Interstate 59 passes over U.S. Highway 11. The concrete slabs of the railroad bridge were known for being narrow, and were frequently covered in spray-painted graffiti. The railroad bridge over Sadler's Gap was demolished in 1972 to make way for the Interstate, which currently passes over a widened Highway 11 at the Sadler's Gap site.
References
- Bailey, Tom (June 25, 1972) "Thrills, chills of Sadler's Gap must yield to highway I-59." Birmingham News
