Alabama State Route 215

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State Route 215

Alabama State Route 215
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length12.1 mi [1]  (19.5 km)
Major junctions
South endUS 82.svg US 82 in Tuscaloosa
Major intersectionsAlabama 216.svg SR 216 in Tuscaloosa
North endUS 11.svg US 11 in Cottondale
Location
Country United States
State Alabama
Counties Tuscaloosa
Highway system
  • Alabama State Highway System
Alabama 213.svg SR 213 Alabama 216.svg SR 216

State Route 215 (SR 215) is a numbered state highway in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. SR 215 partially follows the former routes of U.S. Route 82 (US 82) and US 11. The route stays almost completely within the city limits of Tuscaloosa.

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Route description

The 8-mile (13 km) highway is unusual in that it follows both a northsouth and eastwest routing (though it is signed as northsouth for its entire route). The highway follows the former routing of US 82 and formerly followed the former routing of US 11. Thus, it does not act as a true bypass for either route. Even more strangely, the northsouth section parallels US 82, an even-numbered (and therefore eastwest) US highway, while the eastwest section follows US 11, which is odd-numbered and thus follows a northsouth route.

The northsouth section is named Old Montgomery Highway and Greensboro Avenue while the eastwest section was formerly routed on University Boulevard. In 2015, in order to divert traffic from the campus of the University of Alabama, the east-west segment of the route was removed from University Boulevard and diverted onto Veterans Memorial Parkway, which becomes 15th Street at its intersection with US 82. The route changes direction at the intersection of Greensboro Avenue and 15th Street south of downtown Tuscaloosa.

Major intersections

Northern terminus in Cottondale AL215 South End - US11 North South To I-59 (26953471497).jpg
Northern terminus in Cottondale
University Boulevard (the former routing of State Route 215) in Alberta City, Tuscaloosa Alabama 215 in Alberta City.jpg
University Boulevard (the former routing of State Route 215) in Alberta City, Tuscaloosa

The entire route is in Tuscaloosa County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Tuscaloosa 0.00.0US 82.svg US 82 (McFarland Boulevard East/SR 6) [2] Southern terminus
1.82.9US 11.svg US 11 (Skyland Boulevard/SR 7) Moundville, Columbus, Birmingham [3]
7.812.6US 82.svg US 82 (McFarland Boulevard East/SR 6) [4]
10.717.2Alabama 216.svg SR 216 (Old Birmingham Highway) Brookwood [5]
Cottondale 12.119.5US 11.svg US 11 (Skyland Boulevard East/SR 7) Bessemer, Birmingham [6] Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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