Alabama State Route 150

Infobox road
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route=150
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length_mi=13
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direction_a=West
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direction_b=East
ending_terminus= at Hoover
counties=Jefferson
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previous_route=149
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next_route=151

State Route 150 is a 13-mile long route that connects the Birmingham suburbs of Bessemer and Hoover in Jefferson County, Alabama. The western terminus of the route is at the junction with U.S. Highway 11 and State Route 5 in Bessemer, and the eastern terminus is at the junction with U.S. Highway 31 in Hoover.

Route description

Before 1984, Highway 150 was a two-lane route from Hoover to the Bessemer city limits, but residential, commercial and institutional growth has led to the city of Hoover widening the route from U.S. Highway 31 to Interstate 459. Work began in May 2006 to widen Highway 150 to five lanes from I-459 to Ross Bridge Parkway, a distance of approximately three miles. Future plans call for widening the entire route from Hoover to Bessemer to five lanes.

Since the 1980s, many commercial developments have been built along Highway 150 in Hoover. Several large retail developments, including the Riverchase Galleria and the Patton Creek shopping center, are located along or adjoining to this route. A strip center featuring a Wal-Mart Supercenter, Stein Mart and Academy Sports opened in 2002 approximately three miles west of the Riverchase Galleria. Hunter Street Baptist Church, one of the largest churches in Alabama, is located on this route. Regions Park, formerly known as the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, is accessible via the route, as are the Oxmoor Valley course of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail and the Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa.

In Hoover, Highway 150 has been designated as "John Hawkins Parkway", in honor of the late Alabama state legislator who represented the city and southern Jefferson County. In Bessemer, Highway 150 is referred to as "14th Street".

Cities along the route

*Bessemer
*Hoover

Major intersections

*Interstate 459 at Hoover

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