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The '''19th Street underpass''' is a surface connection between [[19th Street North]] and [[19th Street South]] running below the [[Railroad Reservation]] in [[downtown Birmingham]].
The '''19th Street underpass''' is a surface connection between [[19th Street North]] and [[19th Street South]] running below the [[Railroad Reservation]] in [[downtown Birmingham]].
In [[1887]] a group of downtown property owners contributed funds to a committee which aimed to secure construction of a 30-foot wide tunnel at 19th Street. The investors, led by [[W. H. Hughes]], included [[Henry F. DeBardeleben]], [[J. F. B. Jackson]], [[S. W. Herring]], [[Nixon & Jemison]], [[Josiah Morris]] and [[W. H. Williams]]. The venture was unsuccessful.


The underpass was constructed in [[1961]] of reinforced concrete.  
The underpass was constructed in [[1961]] of reinforced concrete.  
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==References==
==References==
* "[http://bplonline.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/1312/ Looking Back]" (August 16, 1959) {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}}
* (June 15, 1961) "New $1.6 million 19th-St. underpass is taking shape" {{BN}}
* (June 15, 1961) "New $1.6 million 19th-St. underpass is taking shape" {{BN}}



Revision as of 12:30, 1 April 2019

The 19th Street underpass is a surface connection between 19th Street North and 19th Street South running below the Railroad Reservation in downtown Birmingham.

In 1887 a group of downtown property owners contributed funds to a committee which aimed to secure construction of a 30-foot wide tunnel at 19th Street. The investors, led by W. H. Hughes, included Henry F. DeBardeleben, J. F. B. Jackson, S. W. Herring, Nixon & Jemison, Josiah Morris and W. H. Williams. The venture was unsuccessful.

The underpass was constructed in 1961 of reinforced concrete.

References