Woodcrest Road

Woodcrest Road is a street in Birmingham's Five Points South and Redmont Park neighborhoods which splits off from 21st Way South and climbs to the ridge of Red Mountain.

The street was closed off on March 9, 2022 due to concerns about land subsidence. The city commissioned a geotechnical assessment of the road, but as of March 2024 has not scheduled the stabilization project which will be required to reopen it.

Notable addresses

• street begins at 21st Way South
  • Terrace Apartments (rear, no access)
  • 1812: Nelson Brackin residence (built 1942)
• Henrietta Road (east) / Warwick Drive (west) intersect
• street continues as 20th Street South / Woodcrest Lane South

References

• "City of Birmingham: Closing road over settlement concerns." (March 8, 2022) WBRC.com
• Hedgepeth, Lee (March 15, 2024) "Alabamians Want Public Officials to Mitigate Landslide Risk as Climate Change Makes Extreme Precipitation More Frequent." Inside Climate News / BirminghamWatch