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'''11th Street North''' is a [[north-south street]] in [[Fountain Heights]] on the western end of [[downtown]] [[Birmingham]]'s [[business district]], running alongside [[I-65]].
'''11th Street North''' is a [[north-south street]] in [[Fountain Heights]] on the western end of [[downtown]] [[Birmingham]]'s [[business district]], running alongside [[I-65]].


A short section runs from [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]] to [[2nd Alley North|the alley]] between 1st and [[2nd Avenue North (downtown)|2nd Avenue]]. The street then resumes at [[3rd Avenue North]] and continues to [[Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard]] ([[8th Avenue North]]).
A short section runs from [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]] to [[2nd Alley North|the alley]] between 1st and [[2nd Avenue North (downtown)|2nd Avenue]]. The street then resumes, as a 3-lane one-way street, at [[3rd Avenue North]] and continues to [[6th Avenue North]], past which the left lanes become an on-ramp for I-65. 11th Street continues as a one-way street for two blocks, ending at [[Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard]] ([[8th Avenue North]]).


North of [[Malfunction Junction]] another short section runs alongside [[Fountain Heights Park]] then jogs east and continues as far as [[16th Avenue North]].
Prior to the replacement of the [[I-20/59 downtown viaduct]], which began in [[2015]], 11th Street continued north for another block, to [[9th Avenue North]]. During that work, an offramp, [[I-65 Exit 261A]], was constructed from I-65's northbound lanes to [[17th Street North]] at Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard.
 
North of [[Malfunction Junction]] another short section of 11th Street North runs alongside [[Fountain Heights Park]] then jogs east and continues as far as [[16th Avenue North]].


==Notable locations==
==Notable locations==
{{Alphabetical locations}}
{{Alphabetical locations}}
* street begins at [[1st Avenue North]] ([[U. S. Highway 11]])
* street begins at [[1st Avenue North]] ([[U. S. Highway 11]])
** east side:
** east side:
***  
*** [[I-65]]
** west side:
** west side:
***
*** 101–115 (110 12th Street North): [[Pack Health Building]] (rear)
*** 117–131 (1101 2nd Avenue North): former location of [[Niki's Restaurant]] (1951–2019)
 
* [[2nd Avenue North (downtown)|2nd Avenue North]] intersects
** east side:
*** [[I-65]]
** west side:
*** 201–215 (1100 2nd Avenue North): [[Jackson Control]] (2022–), former location of [[Quality Controls Inc.]] (2011–2022)
* street ends at 2nd Alley North (access to [[3rd Avenue Citgo]])
 
* street resumes at [[3rd Avenue North]]
** east side:
*** [[I-65]]
** west side:
*** 301–315 (1100 3rd Avenue North): [[Third Avenue Food Court]] ([[Eric Guster]] 2022–), former location of [[Zaden's]], [[Hall of Fame Fish & Wings]] (2011–2015), vacant (demolished 2020)
*** 317–331 (1101 4th Avenue North): [[4th Avenue Marathon]] gas station / [[Sneaky Pete's]] / [[Crazy Caiman's Cajun Chicken]] (2017–), former location of [[Texaco]] gas station (2009–2014), [[Mrs Winner's]] (2009–2015)
 
* [[4th Avenue North]] intersects
** east side:
*** [[I-65]]
** west side:
*** 401–415 (1100 4th Avenue North): [[Mike's Downtown Shell]] (2008–)
*** 417–431 (1101–1107 5th Avenue North): [[Global Auto Transportation]] / [[Red Mountain Automotive Group]], former location of [[Team Automotive]] used cars (2008), [[Atlanta-Birmingham Automotive Group]] used cars (2014), [[Car Star Automotive]] used cars (2015)
 
* [[5th Avenue North]] intersects
** east side:
*** [[I-65]]
** west side:
*** 501–515 (511 11th Street North): former location of [[Oil Equipment Co.]] (1947–2014)
*** 517–531 (1101 6th Avenue North): [[Tourway Inn of Birmingham]] (2008–)
 
* [[6th Avenue North]] intersects
** east side:
*** [[I-65]]
** west side:
*** 601–615: [[Alabama Power Co.]] storage yard (2008–), former location of [[St James Baptist Church (Northside)|St James Baptist Church]] (built 1914; demolished after 1953)
*** 617–631: [[Alabama Power Co.]] storage yard (2019–), former location of vacant lot (2008–2017)
 
* [[7th Avenue North]] intersects
** east side:
*** [[I-65]]
** west side:
*** 701–715: [[Alabama Power Co.]] storage yard (2019–), former location of vacant lot (2008–2017)
*** 717–731: vacant lot (2008–)
 
* street ends at [[Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard]] ([[8th Avenue North]])
* former location of [[Lane's Auditorium]] / [[|Parker High School|Industrial High School]] (1910)
** east side:
*** [[I-65]]
** west side:
*** 801–815: [[Alabama Power Co.]] storage yard (2019–), former location of vacant lot (2008–2017)
*** 817–831: vacant lot (2008–)
 
* [[11th Street North]] formerly intersected
** 1108: former location of [[Martin Eagan residence]] (1914)
 
* street resumes north of [[12th Court North]] (no access)
* street resumes north of [[12th Court North]] (no access)
** east side: [[I-65]]
** east side: [[I-65]]
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*** 1301–1317: residences
*** 1301–1317: residences
*** 1319–1331: [[Fountain Heights Park]]
*** 1319–1331: [[Fountain Heights Park]]
*** 1401–1431: (1101 15th Avenue North): [[Fountain Heights Recreation Center]]
*** 1401–1431 (1101 15th Avenue North): [[Fountain Heights Recreation Center]]
* street ends at [[15th Avenue North]]
* street ends at [[15th Avenue North]]


[[Category:11th Street North|*]]
[[Category:11th Street North|*]]

Revision as of 11:22, 31 July 2023

11th Street North is a north-south street in Fountain Heights on the western end of downtown Birmingham's business district, running alongside I-65.

A short section runs from 1st Avenue North to the alley between 1st and 2nd Avenue. The street then resumes, as a 3-lane one-way street, at 3rd Avenue North and continues to 6th Avenue North, past which the left lanes become an on-ramp for I-65. 11th Street continues as a one-way street for two blocks, ending at Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard (8th Avenue North).

Prior to the replacement of the I-20/59 downtown viaduct, which began in 2015, 11th Street continued north for another block, to 9th Avenue North. During that work, an offramp, I-65 Exit 261A, was constructed from I-65's northbound lanes to 17th Street North at Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard.

North of Malfunction Junction another short section of 11th Street North runs alongside Fountain Heights Park then jogs east and continues as far as 16th Avenue North.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 11th Street North category.
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