Interstate 359

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Interstate 359
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

2.3 mi [1] (4 km)

Formed:

1976 (1982)

South end:

I-20/I-59/US-11/SR-7/SR-69

North end:

US-11/US-43/SR-7/SR-13/SR-69

Alabama State Routes

Interstate 359 (abbreviated I-359) is a spur from Interstate 20 and Interstate 59 that provides access to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It runs for 2.3 miles (3.7 km) from Interstate 59 north to 15th Street in downtown Tuscaloosa. The highway also serves as the route for U.S. Highway 11 and State Route 69. The highway continues through Tuscaloosa as a surface street as the route for U.S. Highway 43 and State Route 69.

1 History
2 Exit list
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The Interstate 359 freeway first opened to 35th Street sometime in the late 1970s, and later opened the rest of the way to downtown Tuscaloosa by 1982.^[1] Once completed, I-359 provided an alternate route for traffic heading to downtown as well as the University of Alabama.

[edit] Exit list

#	Destinations	Notes
	US-11 north / SR-69 south (SR-7 north) – Moundville	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	I-20 / I-59 – Birmingham, Meridian
1	35th Street - University of Alabama
2	US-11 south / US-43 south (15th Street, SR-7 south/SR-13 south) – Stillman College
	US-43 north / SR-69 north (SR-13 north) – Northport	Northbound exit and southbound entrance