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'''Old Montgomery Highway''' is the name used on existing sections of road that were originally part of [[Montgomery Highway]], but are no longer due to highway improvements. | '''Old Montgomery Highway''' is the name used on existing sections of road that were originally part of [[Montgomery Highway]] (now also known as [[Highway 31]]), but are no longer due to highway improvements. | ||
==List of currently existing sections== | ==List of currently existing sections== | ||
*In [[Homewood]], branching off of [[Independence Drive]] to the east across from Saulter Road. It travels southeast, then turns southwest to cross Independence Drive. It then goes south, crossing [[Lakeshore Drive]] and winds up [[Shades Mountain]] to the top, rejoining the Montgomery Highway. | *In [[Homewood]], branching off of [[Independence Drive]] to the east across from Saulter Road. It travels southeast, then turns southwest to cross Independence Drive. It then goes south, crossing [[Lakeshore Drive]] and winds up [[Shades Mountain]] to the top, rejoining the Montgomery Highway. | ||
*In [[Hoover]], the previous route for Montgomery Highway branches off of [[Highway 31]] as [[Lorna Road]] just south of where [[I-65]] crosses over Highway 31. It continues south to the east of Highway 31 over [[I-459]] and then curves west, crossing Montgomery Highway at the [[Riverchase Galleria]]. It then winds south, changing names from Lorna Road to Old Montgomery Highway, crossing Helena Road before rejoining Highway 31 at a segment named [[Pelham Parkway]]. | |||
Revision as of 11:44, 31 July 2006
Old Montgomery Highway is the name used on existing sections of road that were originally part of Montgomery Highway (now also known as Highway 31), but are no longer due to highway improvements.
List of currently existing sections
- In Homewood, branching off of Independence Drive to the east across from Saulter Road. It travels southeast, then turns southwest to cross Independence Drive. It then goes south, crossing Lakeshore Drive and winds up Shades Mountain to the top, rejoining the Montgomery Highway.
- In Hoover, the previous route for Montgomery Highway branches off of Highway 31 as Lorna Road just south of where I-65 crosses over Highway 31. It continues south to the east of Highway 31 over I-459 and then curves west, crossing Montgomery Highway at the Riverchase Galleria. It then winds south, changing names from Lorna Road to Old Montgomery Highway, crossing Helena Road before rejoining Highway 31 at a segment named Pelham Parkway.