Alabama State Route 216

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State Route 216 marker

State Route 216
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Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length: 26.1 mi[1] (42.0 km)
Major junctions
West end: Alabama 215.svg SR-215 at Tuscaloosa
East end: I-20.svgI-59.svgUS 11.svgAlabama 5.svgAlabama 7.svg I-20/I-59/US 11/SR-5/SR-7 at Bucksville
Location
Counties: Tuscaloosa
Highway system
  • Alabama State Routes
SR 215 SR 217

State Route 216, also known as SR-216, is a numbered state highway in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. SR-216 follows the former route of U.S. Highway 11 through eastern Tuscaloosa County. It serves as an alternate route between Bessemer and Tuscaloosa (the other routes being I-20/59 and US 11). The route was commissioned in April 1978 after ALDOT took over the route formerly maintained by Tuscaloosa County as County Road 116.[2]

Route description

State Route 216 starts in eastern Tuscaloosa at University Boulevard (State Route 215) and Veterans' Memorial Drive and ends just as it crosses over Interstate 20/59 and U.S. Highway 11 and State Route 5 in Bucksville, just short of the Tuscaloosa-Jefferson county line. Though it connects to the twinned interstates at Exit 100, no mentioned is made of the route on interstate signage. The road continues under county maintenance into Jefferson County.

The highway passes through the coal-mining country of eastern Tuscaloosa County. The largest towns on the highway are Brookwood and Lake View. The highway is mostly narrow and windy and is known for the high number of fatal accidents on the Brookwood-to-Tuscaloosa stretch.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Tuscaloosa County.

Location mi[1] km Destinations Notes
Tuscaloosa 0.0 0.0 SR 215 University Boulevard[4] Western terminus
Bucksville 26.1 42.0 I‑20 / I‑59 / US 11 / SR 5 – Birmingham, Tuscaloosa[5] Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  3. $1.8 Million set aside for Highway 216
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