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'''University Boulevard''' (originally '''Avenue G''', then '''8th Avenue South''') is an [[east-west avenue‎|east-west corridor]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Southside community]] connecting [[Green Springs Highway]] to [[Clairmont Avenue]].  It stretches from [[16th Avenue South]] through the [[Five Points South neighborhood]] and [[UAB campus]], for which it is named, to [[29th Street South]].  From Green Springs Highway to the [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]], University Boulevard is also part of [[Alabama State Highway 149]].
'''University Boulevard''' (originally '''Avenue G''', then '''8th Avenue South''') is an [[east-west avenue‎|east-west corridor]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Southside community]] connecting [[Green Springs Highway]] to [[Clairmont Avenue]].  It stretches from [[16th Avenue South]] through the [[Five Points South neighborhood]] and [[UAB campus]], for which it is named, to [[29th Street South]].  From Green Springs Highway to the [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]], University Boulevard is also part of [[Alabama State Highway 149]].

Revision as of 12:27, 27 November 2012

This article is about Southside avenue. For other uses, see University Boulevard (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with University Avenue or Avenue G Ensley.

University Boulevard (originally Avenue G, then 8th Avenue South) is an east-west corridor in Birmingham's Southside community connecting Green Springs Highway to Clairmont Avenue. It stretches from 16th Avenue South through the Five Points South neighborhood and UAB campus, for which it is named, to 29th Street South. From Green Springs Highway to the Elton B. Stephens Expressway, University Boulevard is also part of Alabama State Highway 149.

University Boulevard acts as the border between the Glen Iris and Five Points South neighborhoods from 500 to 700 University Boulevard and again from the bottom of the Interstate 65 north exit ramp to 11th Street South. From the Elton B. Stephens Expressway to 29th Street, University acts as the border between the Southside and Highland Park neighborhoods.

Notable locations

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

Glen Iris

Five Points South neighborhood

Southside neighborhood

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