Alabama State Route 215

State Route 215 marker

State Route 215
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length: 12.1 mi[1] (19.5 km)
Major junctions
South end: US-82 at Tuscaloosa
  SR-216 at Tuscaloosa
North end: US-11 at Cottondale
Location
Counties: Tuscaloosa
Highway system
  • Alabama State Routes
← SR-213SR-216 →

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

Route description

The 8-mile (13 km) highway is unusual in that it follows both a north–south and east–west routing (though it is signed as north–south for its entire route). The highway follows the former routings of U.S. Highway 82 and U.S. Highway 11 and thus doesn't act as a true bypass for either. Even more strangely, the north–south section parallels US-82, an even-numbered (and therefore east–west) US highway, while the east–west section follows US-11, which is odd-numbered and thus follows a north–south route.

The north–south section is named Old Montgomery Highway and Greensboro Avenue while the east–west section is named University Boulevard. The route changes direction at the intersection of Greensboro Avenue and University Boulevard in downtown Tuscaloosa.

Major intersections

University Boulevard (State Route 215) in Alberta City, Tuscaloosa

The entire route is in Tuscaloosa County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Tuscaloosa0.00.0 US-82 McFarland Boulevard East[2]Southern terminus
1.82.9 US-11 Skyland Boulevard[3]
7.812.6 US-82 McFarland Boulevard East[4]
10.717.2 SR-216 Old Birmingham Highway[5]
Cottondale12.119.5 US-11 Skyland Boulevard East[6]Northern terminus

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Highway Map of Tuscaloosa County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by ALDOT Bureau of Transportation Planning, Survey & Mapping Division. Alabama Department of Transportation. 1999.
  2. ↑ Google (2009-04-28). "SR 215/Southern terminus" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  3. ↑ Google (2009-04-28). "SR 215/US 11" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  4. ↑ Google (2009-04-28). "SR 215/US 82" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  5. ↑ Google (2009-04-28). "SR 215/SR 216" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  6. ↑ Google (2009-04-28). "SR 215/Northern terminus" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-04-28.

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