.svg) Interstate 459 | ||||
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 I-459 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route ofI-59 | ||||
| Maintained byALDOT | ||||
| Length | 32.8 mi[1] (52.8 km) | |||
| Existed | 1984–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |    I-20 /I-59 /US 11 nearBessemer | |||
| Major intersections |
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| North end | I-59 near Trussville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Jefferson | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 459 (I-459) is a bypass highway ofI-59 that is an alternateInterstate Highway around the southern sides ofBirmingham,Bessemer, and several other cities and towns inJefferson County, Alabama. I-459 lies entirely within Jefferson County. This Interstate Highway is about 32.8 miles (52.8 km) long, and its construction was completed in 1984. I-459 has major interchanges with I-59,I-20, andI-65.
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I-459 begins at a trumpet interchange with I-20/I-59 near Bessemer and McCalla. Exit 1, an interchange with Eastern Valley Road, provides access to the large Colonial Promenade shopping center andMcCalla community. The freeway then passes under Pocahontas Road and next to the Bent Brook Golf Club before intersecting with Morgan Road at exit 6. Morgan Road connects withBessemer,Helena, and the western fringes of Hoover along with theBessemer Airport. After Morgan Road, I-459 enters a much more populated and developed area, namely the large suburb ofHoover. Once interchanging withState Route 150 (SR 150) at exit 10, the highway turns northeastward and widens to 10 lanes. Exit 13 is withUS 31, a major suburban route through Hoover,Vestavia Hills, andPelham. A southbound flyover ramp at this interchange provides direct access to theRiverchase Galleria. The freeway then approaches its interchange with I-65, one of two four-level stack interchanges in the state (the other being its interchange with I-20). After the I-65 interchange, the roadway decreases to six lanes and has a minor interchange with Acton Road at exit 17. As it exits Hoover, I-459 intersects withUS 280, an 8- to 10-lane suburbanarterial that is one of the most congested roads inGreater Birmingham. The area around this interchange contains many hotels and office buildings. After the US 280 interchange, it turns north and enters a residential area along theCahaba River, crossing the river twice before passing the "Miss Liberty" (Statue of Liberty replica) and the exit 23 interchange with Liberty Parkway and Overton Road. The highway passes east ofMountain Brook while turning northeast and interchanging with Grants Mill Road at exit 27. After this intersection, I-459 turns northward again as it approaches the suburb ofTrussville. The interchange with I-20 is one of twostack interchanges in Greater Birmingham. In its last few miles, the highway intersects with Derby Parkway andUS 11 in Trussville before completing its 33-mile (53 km) course with an interchange at I-59.
Negotiations between theAlabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and the city of Hoover are continuing regarding the prospective building of an additional interchange for I-459 at South Shades Crest Road, a heavily traveled traffic artery to help relieve congestion onSR 150.[2] On August 31, 2023, GovernorKay Ivey announced this interchange would add a numbered exit 9, about one mile from exit 10 (SR 150). The project, which is a City of Hoover-led initiative, is expected to cost $120 million.[3]
There are plans to construct another Interstate Highway bypass running north of the Birmingham area to provide another Interstate Highway that would have major interchanges withI-59 (two),I-20 (one),I-65 (one), andI-22, with all of these interchanges being either north or west of Birmingham. This plannedBirmingham Northern Beltline has been numberedI-422. This northern bypass of the urban area, if completed, would give Birmingham and Jefferson County a completely ringed Interstate bypass. I-65, I-59, and I-459 are expected to be widened or reconstructed to accommodate the increase in traffic that will come from the construction of I-422.[3]
The entire route is inJefferson County.
| Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |   I-422 north | Proposed continuation beyond I-59/I-20 | |
| | 0A-B | I-20 (US-11/SR-5/SR-7) /I-59 –Birmingham,Tuscaloosa | I-20/59 exit 106; southbound exit and northbound entrance; southern terminus &trumpet interchange for now & signed as left exit 0A (west/south) & 0B (east/north). | |||
| Bessemer | 1.86 | 2.99 | 1 | Bessemer,McCalla | Eastern Valley Road | |
| 6.40 | 10.30 | 6 | Helena,Bessemer | Morgan Road | ||
| 9.30 | 14.97 | 9 | Shades Crest Road (CR 97) | Proposed to relieve congestion on exit 10 | ||
| Hoover | 10.69 | 17.20 | 10 |  SR 150 –Hoover,Bessemer | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (formerly Regions Park);Riverchase Galleria | |
| 13.48 | 21.69 | 13A |  ToSR 150 / Galleria Boulevard | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 13.94 | 22.43 | 13B |  US 31 (SR-3) –Hoover,Pelham | Signed as exit 13 northbound | ||
| 15.34 | 24.69 | 15 |  I-65 –Birmingham,Montgomery | I-65 exit 250 | ||
| | 17.32 | 27.87 | 17 | Acton Road | ||
| Birmingham | 19.97 | 32.14 | 19 |  US 280 (SR-38) –Mountain Brook,Childersburg | ||
| 23.94 | 38.53 | 23 | Liberty Parkway | |||
| Irondale | 27.31 | 43.95 | 27 | Grants Mill Road | ||
| 29.25 | 47.07 | 29 | I-20 –Birmingham,Atlanta | I-20 exit 136 | ||
| Birmingham | 31.18 | 50.18 | 31 | Derby Parkway | ||
| | 32.80 | 52.79 | 32 | US 11 (SR-7) –Trussville | ||
| | 33.23 | 53.48 | 33 | I-59 –Birmingham,Gadsden | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; northern terminus; I-59 exit 137; signed as left exit 33A (south) & 33B (north);directional T interchange. | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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