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Carraway Boulevard (also known as 26th Street North) is the on-grade section of U. S. Highway 31 running through the north side of downtown Birmingham. A small section of the street also runs on the surface beneath the elevated Elton B. Stephens Expressway south of the western terminus of U. S. Highway 280 at I-59/I-20/20.

Carraway Boulevard is named for the Carraway Medical Center which dominates the streetscape in Norwood. The highway becames the "Decatur Highway" as it crosses the Norfolk Southern Railroad near North Birmingham Park. The railroad turns south and parallels Carraway Boulevard to the former site of the Birmingham Terminal Station, which occupied two blocks of 26th Street centered on 5th Avenue North.

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the Carraway Boulevard category.

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-'''Carraway Boulevard''' (abbreviated as '''Carraway Blvd''' and also known as '''26th Street North''') is the on-grade section of [[U. S. Highway 31]] running through the north side of [[downtown]] [[Birmingham]]. A small section of the street also runs on the surface beneath the elevated [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]] south of the western terminus of [[U. S. Highway 280]] at [[I-59]]/[[I-20/20]].
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+'''Carraway Boulevard''' (also known as '''26th Street North''') is the on-grade section of [[U. S. Highway 31]] running through the north side of [[downtown]] [[Birmingham]]. A small section of the street also runs on the surface beneath the elevated [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]] south of the western terminus of [[U. S. Highway 280]] at [[I-59]]/[[I-20/20]].
 Carraway Boulevard is named for the [[Carraway Medical Center]] which dominates the streetscape in [[Norwood]]. The highway becames the "Decatur Highway" as it crosses the [[Norfolk Southern Railroad]] near [[North Birmingham Park]]. The railroad turns south and parallels Carraway Boulevard to the former site of the [[Birmingham Terminal Station]], which occupied two blocks of 26th Street centered on [[5th Avenue North]].