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'''18th Street North''' is one of the primary [[north-south street]]s in [[downtown]] [[Birmingham]]'s [[business district]].   
'''18th Street North''' is one of the primary [[north-south street]]s in [[downtown]] [[Birmingham]]'s [[business district]].   


18th Street begins at the northern end of [[18th Street South]],  at the [[18th Street underpass]] underneath the railroad tracks of the [[Railroad Reservation]].  From there it first crosses [[Morris Avenue]] and continues north [[Oak Hill Cemetery]] at [[11th Avenue North]]. North of the cemetery, 18th Street resumes and continues to [[17th Avenue North]]. North of [[I-65]] the street picks up at [[19th Avenue North|19th Avenue]] and crosses [[Village Creek]] before it runs into the interstate onramps at [[Finley Avenue]]. At [[24th Court North]], 18th Street resumes, paralleling I-65 as far as [[37th Avenue North]].  
18th Street begins at the northern end of [[18th Street South]],  at the [[18th Street underpass]] underneath the railroad tracks of the [[Railroad Reservation]].  From there it first crosses [[Morris Avenue]] and continues north until ending for [[Oak Hill Cemetery]] at [[11th Avenue North]]. North of [[1st Avenue North]], this section of the street is one-way north.  North of the cemetery, 18th Street resumes from an eastern shift by [[17th Street North]] and continues to [[17th Avenue North]]. North of [[I-65]] the street picks up at [[19th Avenue North|19th Avenue]] and crosses [[Village Creek]] before it runs into the interstate onramps at [[Finley Avenue]]. At [[24th Court North]], 18th Street resumes, paralleling I-65 as far as [[37th Avenue North]].


==Notable locations==
==Notable locations==
{{Alphabetical locations}}
{{Alphabetical locations}}


=== [[Fountain Heights]]/[[Central City neighborhood]] ===
=== [[Fountain Heights]] ===
* [[Railroad Reservation]]
* [[Railroad Reservation]]
** [[LightRails]]
** [[LightRails]]
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* [[2nd Avenue North]] intersection
* [[2nd Avenue North]] intersection
** former site of [[WBRC-AM]] studios
** former site of [[WBRC-AM]] studios
** [[McWane Science Center]] parking deck, former location of [[United States Court House and Post Office]] and [[Loveman's]] parking deck
** [[McWane Science Center]] parking deck, formerly [[Loveman's]] parking deck, former location of [[United States Court House and Post Office]]
** 209: former location of [[Dixie Cream Donuts]]
** 209: former location of [[Dixie Cream Donuts]]
** 210: original location of [[Standard Furniture]]
** 210: original location of [[Standard Furniture]]
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** [[Alabama School of Fine Arts]]
** [[Alabama School of Fine Arts]]
** Passes under [[Interstate 20]]/[[Interstate 59]]
** Passes under [[Interstate 20]]/[[Interstate 59]]
=== [[Fountain Heights]]/[[Druid Hills]] ===
* [[9th Avenue North]] intersection
* [[9th Avenue North]] intersection
* [[10th Avenue North]] intersection (west only)
* [[10th Avenue North]] intersection (west only)
* [[11th Avenue North]] intersection (road ends)
** [[Oak Hill Cemetery]]


* [[11th Avenue North]] intersection
* 13th Court North intersection (road resumes from [[17th Street North]])
* [[Oak Hill Cemetery]]
* 14th Avenue North intersection
* 14th Court North intersection (east only)
* 15th Avenue North intersection
* 16th Avenue North intersection (west only; main road turns west as [[16th Street North]])
* 17th Avenue North intersection (east only)/17th Court North intersection (road continues as [[19th Street North]])


=== [[North Birmingham]] ===
=== [[Evergreen]] ===
* 19th Avenue North intersection
* 20th Avenue North intersection (west only)
* 21st Avenue North intersection (east only)
* Crosses railroad tracks


=== [[Acipco-Finley]] ===
* Crosses railroad tracks
* [[Finley Boulevard]] intersection


[[Category:18th Street North|*]]
[[Category:18th Street North|*]]

Revision as of 15:32, 30 September 2013

18th Street North is one of the primary north-south streets in downtown Birmingham's business district.

18th Street begins at the northern end of 18th Street South, at the 18th Street underpass underneath the railroad tracks of the Railroad Reservation. From there it first crosses Morris Avenue and continues north until ending for Oak Hill Cemetery at 11th Avenue North. North of 1st Avenue North, this section of the street is one-way north. North of the cemetery, 18th Street resumes from an eastern shift by 17th Street North and continues to 17th Avenue North. North of I-65 the street picks up at 19th Avenue and crosses Village Creek before it runs into the interstate onramps at Finley Avenue. At 24th Court North, 18th Street resumes, paralleling I-65 as far as 37th Avenue North.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 18th Street North category.

Fountain Heights

  • 13th Court North intersection (road resumes from 17th Street North)
  • 14th Avenue North intersection
  • 14th Court North intersection (east only)
  • 15th Avenue North intersection
  • 16th Avenue North intersection (west only; main road turns west as 16th Street North)
  • 17th Avenue North intersection (east only)/17th Court North intersection (road continues as 19th Street North)

Evergreen

  • 19th Avenue North intersection
  • 20th Avenue North intersection (west only)
  • 21st Avenue North intersection (east only)
  • Crosses railroad tracks

Acipco-Finley

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