Alabama State Route 119

Infobox road
state=AL
type=AL
route=119
length_mi=38
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established=1953
direction_a=South
direction_b=North
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previous_route=118
next_route=120

State Route 119 is a state highway in Alabama that extends 45 miles northeastward from Montevallo to Leeds. Although there are shorter and faster routes connecting Montevallo and Leeds, SR-119 is a heavily traveled local route that connects several suburbs and subdivisions in the suburbs of Birmingham. The southern terminus of SR-119 is at the junction with State Route 25 in Montevallo, and the northern terminus of the route is at a junction with U.S. Highway 78 in Leeds.

Route description

State Route 119 begins as a two-lane route, passing through Montevallo, the home of the University of Montevallo. Going northward, SR-119 travels through Alabaster, where it follows U.S. Highway 31 to Pelham, where it branches off into its own route once again in the Oak Mountain State Park area, then to the eastern area of Hoover, where it crosses U.S. Highway 280 before reaching its northern terminus at the junction with US-78 in Leeds.

Until the 1980’s much of the route of SR-119 passed through rural areas of Shelby County. Suburban growth has led to commercial and residential growth adjoining the route. In 2005, a four-mile section of SR-119 south of U.S. Highway 31 in Alabaster was widened to four lanes.

Counties traversed

* Shelby County
* Jefferson County

Cities and towns along the route

* Montevallo
* Alabaster
* Pelham
* Indian Springs Village
* Hoover
* Leeds

Major intersections

* The southern terminus at State Route 25 in Montevallo
* State Route 155 at Montevallo
* U.S. Highway 31 at Alabaster. The two routes overlap until they split in Pelham
* Interstate 65 at Pelham
* U.S. Highway 280 at Hoover.
* The northern terminus of the route at U.S. Highway 78 in Leeds

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