18th Street North
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 all the way to 16th Avenue North. There are additional sections of the street in North Birmingham from 21st to 37th Avenue North.
The street serves as the eastern boundary of Birmingham's Civil Rights District between 3rd and 8th Avenue North. It also serves as the border of the Fountain Heights and Central City neighborhoods south of 9th Avenue North and Fountain Heights and Druid Hills north of 9th Avenue.
A 1907 train accident occurred at the intersection of 19th Street and 9th Avenue North. A notable early balloon ascent took place near the intersection with 1st Avenue North in 1891. The street is included on the route of the annual Veterans Day parade.
Notable locations
- For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 18th Street North category.
Fountain Heights/Central City neighborhood
- Railroad Reservation
- Morris Avenue intersection
- 1st Avenue North (U. S. Highway 11) intersection
- 2nd Avenue North intersection
- 3rd Avenue North intersection
- 4th Avenue North intersection
- 5th Avenue North intersection
- 6th Avenue North intersection
- 7th Avenue North intersection (west only)
- Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr Boulevard intersection
- Passes under Interstate 20/Interstate 59
Fountain Heights/Druid Hills
- 9th Avenue North intersection
- 10th Avenue North intersection (west only)
- 11th Avenue North intersection