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''' | '''Pinson Boulevard''' is the name of an approximately 1-mile stretch of [[Alabama Highway 75]] as it passes northward through the city limits of [[Pinson]]. Originally known as '''Center Point Road''', It begins at approximately 6 miles north of Highway 75's intersection with Exit 134 at [[I-59]] (where it starts as [[Roebuck Parkway]] and continues northward as [[Parkway East]] and [[Center Point Parkway]]). | ||
Pinson Boulevard begins at Pinson city limits at [[Saturn Lane]] and continues through the heart of Pinson until its intersection with [[Alabama Highway 151]]. At that point, Highway 75 takes a north-easterly turn and is known simply as Highway 75. The entire stretch of Pinson Boulevard is 5 lanes, with two lanes each for north- and south-bound traffic, and a paved center turn lane. A widening project which included removing a bridge between [[Main Street (Pinson)|Main Street]] and Highway 151 was undertaken in the late 1990s. | |||
The road was renamed by the [[Pinson City Council]] in [[2014]] to differentiate the stretch of Highway 75 inside the city limits from that portion inside [[Center Point]]. | |||
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* 4689: Rite Aid | * 4689: Rite Aid | ||
* 4701: Winn-Dixie | * 4701: Winn-Dixie | ||
==References== | |||
* Lloyd, Gary (October 14, 2014) "One of highest growth years ever in Pinson." {{TT}} | |||
[[Category:Center Point Road|*]] | [[Category:Center Point Road|*]] | ||
[[Category:Pinson]] | [[Category:Pinson]] | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 15 October 2014
Pinson Boulevard is the name of an approximately 1-mile stretch of Alabama Highway 75 as it passes northward through the city limits of Pinson. Originally known as Center Point Road, It begins at approximately 6 miles north of Highway 75's intersection with Exit 134 at I-59 (where it starts as Roebuck Parkway and continues northward as Parkway East and Center Point Parkway).
Pinson Boulevard begins at Pinson city limits at Saturn Lane and continues through the heart of Pinson until its intersection with Alabama Highway 151. At that point, Highway 75 takes a north-easterly turn and is known simply as Highway 75. The entire stretch of Pinson Boulevard is 5 lanes, with two lanes each for north- and south-bound traffic, and a paved center turn lane. A widening project which included removing a bridge between Main Street and Highway 151 was undertaken in the late 1990s.
The road was renamed by the Pinson City Council in 2014 to differentiate the stretch of Highway 75 inside the city limits from that portion inside Center Point.
Notable locations
- 4468: Jack's
- 4488: Former location of Big B Drugs
- 4496: Mission Possible Bargain Center, former location of Winn-Dixie
- 4509: Pinson School building
- Main Street intersection
- 4655: Former location of Movie Gallery
- 4675: Big 10 Tires
- 4689: Rite Aid
- 4701: Winn-Dixie
References
- Lloyd, Gary (October 14, 2014) "One of highest growth years ever in Pinson." Trussville Tribune