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{{short description|Highway in Alabama}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Use American English|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox road |state=AL |route=459 |type=I |map={{maplink-road |from=Interstate 459.map }} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=I-459 highlighted in red |length_mi=32.8 |length_ref=<ref>{{cite web |first= Kevin |last= Adderly |date= December 31, 2014 |url= https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table02.cfm |work= Route Log and Finder List |title= Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2014 |publisher= [[Federal Highway Administration]] |access-date= October 25, 2015}}</ref> |established=1984 |spur_type=I |spur_of=59 |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{Jct|state=AL|I|20|I|59|US|11}} near [[Bessemer, Alabama|Bessemer]] |junction={{plainlist| *{{Jct|state=AL|SR|150}} in [[Hoover, Alabama|Hoover]] *{{Jct|state=AL|US|31}} in Hoover *{{Jct|state=AL|I|65}} in Hoover *{{Jct|state=AL|US|280}} in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] *{{Jct|state=AL|I|20}} in [[Irondale, Alabama|Irondale]] *{{Jct|state=AL|US|11}} near [[Trussville, Alabama|Trussville]] }} |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{Jct|state=AL|I|59}} near Trussville |counties=[[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson]] |previous_type=US |previous_route=431 |next_type=I |next_route=565 }} '''Interstate 459''' ('''I-459''') is a bypass highway of [[Interstate 59 in Alabama|I-59]] that is an alternate [[Interstate Highway]] around the southern sides of [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Bessemer, Alabama|Bessemer]], and several other cities and towns in [[Jefferson County, Alabama]]. I-459 lies entirely within Jefferson County. This Interstate Highway is about {{convert|32.8|mi|km}} long, and its construction was completed in 1984. I-459 has major interchanges with I-59, [[Interstate 20 in Alabama|I-20]], and [[Interstate 65 in Alabama|I-65]]. ==Route description== {{Unsourced section|date=April 2024}} 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 and [[McCalla, Alabama|McCalla]] 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 with [[Bessemer, Alabama|Bessemer]], [[Helena, Alabama|Helena]], and the western fringes of Hoover along with the [[Bessemer Airport]]. After Morgan Road, I-459 enters a much more populated and developed area, namely the large suburb of [[Hoover, Alabama|Hoover]]. Once interchanging with [[Alabama State Route 150|State Route 150]] (SR 150) at exit 10, the highway turns northeastward and widens to 10 lanes. Exit 13 is with [[U.S. Route 31 in Alabama|US 31]], a major suburban route through Hoover, [[Vestavia Hills, Alabama|Vestavia Hills]], and [[Pelham, Alabama|Pelham]]. A southbound flyover ramp at this interchange provides direct access to the [[Riverchase 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 with [[US Route 280 in Alabama|US 280]], an 8- to 10-lane suburban [[arterial road|arterial]] that is one of the most congested roads in [[Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Combined Statistical Area|Greater 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 the [[Cahaba 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 of [[Mountain Brook, Alabama|Mountain 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 of [[Trussville, Alabama|Trussville]]. The interchange with I-20 is one of two [[stack interchange]]s in Greater Birmingham. In its last few miles, the highway intersects with Derby Parkway and [[U.S. Route 11 in Alabama|US 11]] in Trussville before completing its {{Convert|33|mi|km|adj=on}} course with an interchange at I-59. ==Future== ===An additional interchange for I-459=== Negotiations between the [[Alabama 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 on [[Alabama State Route 150|SR 150]].<ref name="June 3, 2010">{{cite news |last=Walton |first=Val |url= https://www.al.com/spotnews/2010/06/federal_highway_administration.html |title=Federal Highway Administration OKs I-459 Interchange |work=The Birmingham News |date=June 3, 2010 |via=Al.com |access-date= December 26, 2020}}</ref> On August 31, 2023, Governor [[Kay 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.<ref name="59-65-459-422">{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Alyssa |title=Governor Ivey Announces Widening of I-65, Hoover Interchange Project and Widening of I-59 |url=https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2023/08/governor-ivey-announces-widening-of-i-65-hoover-interchange-project-and-widening-of-i-59/ |access-date=5 September 2023 |work=Office of the Governor of Alabama |date=31 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref> ===Northern bypass=== 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 with [[Interstate 59|I-59]] (two), [[Interstate 20 in Alabama|I-20]] (one), [[Interstate 65 in Alabama|I-65]] (one), and [[Interstate 22|I-22]], with all of these interchanges being either north or west of Birmingham. This planned [[Birmingham Northern Beltline]] has been numbered [[Interstate 422|I-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.<ref name="59-65-459-422"/> {{clear}} ==Exit list== {{jcttop|exit|state=AL|county=Jefferson|length_ref=}} {{ALint|exit |location=none |type=unbuilt |mile=0.00 |mspan=2 |exit=β |road={{jct|state=AL|I|422|dir1=north}} |notes=Proposed continuation beyond I-59/I-20}} {{ALint|exit |location=none |mile=none |exit=0A-B |road={{jct|state=AL|I|20|I|59|name1=[[US-11 (AL)|US-11]]/[[SR-5 (AL)|SR-5]]/[[SR-7 (AL)|SR-7]]|city1=Birmingham|city2=Tuscaloosa}} |notes=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).}} {{ALint|exit |location=Bessemer |lspan=3 |mile=1.86 |exit=1 |road=[[Bessemer, Alabama|Bessemer]], [[McCalla, Alabama|McCalla]] |notes=Eastern Valley Road}} {{ALint|exit |mile=6.40 |exit=6 |road=[[Helena, Alabama|Helena]], [[Bessemer, Alabama|Bessemer]] |notes=Morgan Road}} {{ALint|exit |mile=9.30 |type=future |exit=9 |road=Shades Crest Road (CR 97) |notes=Proposed to relieve congestion on exit 10}} {{ALint|exit |location=Hoover |lspan=4 |mile=10.69 |exit=10 |road={{jct|state=AL|SR|150|city1=Hoover|city2=Bessemer}} |notes=[[Hoover Metropolitan Stadium]] (formerly Regions Park); [[Riverchase Galleria]]}} {{ALint|exit |mile=13.48 |exit=13A |type=incomplete |road={{jct|state=AL|to1=To|SR|150|road|Galleria Boulevard}} |notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance}} {{ALint|exit |mile=13.94 |exit=13B |road={{jct|state=AL|US|31|name1=[[SR-3 (AL)|SR-3]]|city1=Hoover|city2=Pelham}} |notes=Signed as exit 13 northbound}} {{ALint|exit |mile=15.34 |exit=15 |road={{jct|state=AL|I|65|city1=Birmingham|city2=Montgomery}} |notes=I-65 exit 250}} {{ALint|exit |location=none |mile=17.32 |exit=17 |road=Acton Road |notes=}} {{ALint|exit |location=Birmingham |lspan=2 |mile=19.97 |exit=19 |road={{jct|state=AL|US|280|name1=[[SR-38 (AL)|SR-38]]|city1=Mountain Brook|city2=Childersburg}} |notes=}} {{ALint|exit |mile=23.94 |exit=23 |road=Liberty Parkway |notes=}} {{ALint|exit |location=Irondale |lspan=2 |mile=27.31 |exit=27 |road=Grants Mill Road |notes=}} {{ALint|exit |mile=29.25 |exit=29 |road={{jct|state=AL|I|20|city1=Birmingham}}, [[Atlanta, GA|Atlanta]] |notes=I-20 exit 136}} {{ALint|exit |location=Birmingham |mile=31.18 |exit=31 |road=Derby Parkway |notes=}} {{ALint|exit |location=none |mile=32.80 |exit=32 |road={{jct|state=AL|US|11|name1=[[SR-7 (AL)|SR-7]]|city1=Trussville}} |notes=}} {{ALint|exit |location=none |mile=33.23 |exit=33 |road={{jct|state=AL|I|59|city1=Birmingham|city2=Gadsden}} |notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; northern terminus; I-59 exit 137; signed as left exit 33A (south) & 33B (north); [[directional T interchange]].}} {{jctbtm|exit|keys=incomplete,unbuilt}} ==See also== *{{Portal-inline|United States}} *{{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}} ==References== {{AttachedKML|display=title,inline}} {{Commons category|Interstate 459}} {{Reflist}} {{3di|59}} [[Category:Auxiliary Interstate Highways|59-4 Alabama]] [[Category:Interstate Highways in Alabama|59-4]] [[Category:Bypasses in Alabama]] [[Category:Interstate 59|4]] [[Category:Transportation in Jefferson County, Alabama]]
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