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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]].
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]].
Prior to the construction of the Elton B. Stephens Expressway, 26th Street continued south over the [[Railroad reservation]] on the [[26th Street viaduct]], which once sheltered [[Ingalls Iron Works]].


==Notable locations==
==Notable locations==
''For an alphabetical list of locations, see the [[:Category:Carraway Boulevard|Carraway Boulevard category]].''
{{Alphabetical locations}}


* 000: former location of the [[26th Street viaduct]], which once sheltered [[Ingalls Iron Works]].
* [[1st Avenue North]] intersection (road ends; [[1st Avenue North viaduct]] to east)
* 100: Beginning of [[1st Avenue North viaduct]]
* [[2nd Avenue North]] intersection
* 300: Termination of [[3rd Avenue North]]
* [[3rd Avenue North]] intersection (west only)
* 500: former location of [[Gus Jebeles (shopkeeper)|Gus Jebeles]]'s shop and [[Birmingham Terminal Station]]
** former location of [[Birmingham Terminal Station]]
* 800: [[8th Avenue North]], former route of [[U. S. Highway 31]]
* [[5th Avenue North]] intersection (west only; 5th Avenue continues east under Carraway Boulevard in the [[5th Avenue North tunnel]])
* 900: [[I-59]]/[[I-20|20]] interchange
** former location of [[Gus Jebeles (shopkeeper)|Gus Jebeles]]'s shop and [[Birmingham Terminal Station]]
* 920: former location of [[Salvatore's]] & [[Omar's Drive-In]]
* [[6th Avenue North]] intersection (west); [[Interstate 20|I-20]]/[[Interstate 59|59]] exit ramp (east)
* 1000: [[Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North]]
* [[7th Avenue North]] intersection
* [[Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr Boulevard]] (8th Avenue) intersection
** 920: former location of [[Salvatore's]] & [[Omar's Drive-In]]
** [[Interstate 20|I-20]]/[[Interstate 59|59]] interchange
* [[Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North]] (10th Avenue) intersection
** I-20/59 interchange
** 1015: former location of [[Melrose Ice Cream]]
** 1015: former location of [[Melrose Ice Cream]]
* 1100: former location of [[Burks Pan-Am Service Station]] ([[1951]] - )
* [[11th Avenue North]] intersection
* 1212: former location of [[Colonial Stores]] ([[1957]] - ) and [[Bruno's]] grocery store ([[1967]] - )
** 1100: former location of [[Burks Pan-Am Service Station]] ([[1951]]–?)
* 1217: former location of [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]]
* [[12th Avenue North]] intersection
** 1212: former location of [[Colonial Stores]] ([[1957]]–?) and [[Bruno's]] grocery store ([[1967]]–?)
** 1217: former location of [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]]
* [[13th Avenue North]] intersection (west only)
* 1300: [[Norwood Park]], [[Kirby Middle School]]
* 1300: [[Norwood Park]], [[Kirby Middle School]]
* 1500: [[Norwood Clinic]]
* [[Carraway Parkway]] intersection (west only)
* 1600: [[Carraway Hospital]]
* [[15th Avenue North]] intersection
* 2300: Bridge over [[Village Creek]]
** 1500: [[Norwood Clinic]]
* 3103: former location of [[Catfish King]]
* [[16th Avenue North]] intersection (west only)
* 3200: [[Etheridge Brothers Barber & Style]] No. 3
** 1600: [[Carraway Hospital]]
* 3300: [[Olivet Monumental Baptist Church]]
* [[21st Avenue North]] intersection
* 3500: [[North Birmingham Elementary School]]
* 2200-2400: Bridge over [[Village Creek]]
* [[Finley Boulevard]] intersection
* 2600-2900: Bridge over railroad
* [[29th Avenue North]] intersection
** 3103: former location of [[Catfish King]]
** 3200: [[Etheridge Brothers Barber & Style]] No. 3
** 3300: [[Olivet Monumental Baptist Church]]
* [[35th Avenue North]] intersection
** 3500: [[North Birmingham Elementary School]]
 
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Revision as of 11:44, 15 December 2011

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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.

Prior to the construction of the Elton B. Stephens Expressway, 26th Street continued south over the Railroad reservation on the 26th Street viaduct, which once sheltered Ingalls Iron Works.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the Carraway Boulevard category.
U. S. Highway 31 in Birmingham
North side South side
Current route Carraway Blvd · Elton B. Stephens Expressway Elton B. Stephens Expressway
Previous routes 8th Avenue N · 24th Street N 24th Street S · 7th Avenue S · 20th Street S · 21st Street S
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