Alabama State Route 70

State Route 70 (SR 70) is an 8.290-mile-long (13.341 km) state highway entirely within southern Shelby County in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. The western terminus of the highway is at an intersection with U.S. Route 31 (US 31), just north of Calera. The eastern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR 25 in Columbiana. West of the western terminus, the roadway continues as Shelby County Road 22. The interchange of US 31 with Interstate 65 (I-65) at exit 231 is less than one mile (1.6 km) from the intersection of US 31 with SR 70.

State Route 70
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length8.290 mi[1] (13.341 km)
Major junctions
West end US 31 at Calera
East end SR 25 at Columbiana
Highway system
  • Alabama Highways
← SR 69SR 71 →

Route description

History

The intersection of SR 70 with US 31 is approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of downtown Birmingham. Until the mid-1990s, SR 70 between Columbiana and Calera traveled through a mostly rural area of the county. Since then, numerous new housing developments have been constructed along this highway, to house part of the growing population of Shelby County. Besides Columbiana and Calera, SR 70 does not travels through any other incorporated towns or villages.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Shelby County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Calera0.0000.000 US 31 (SR 3) / CR 22 west – Montevallo, Calera, AlabasterWestern terminus
Columbiana8.29013.341 SR 25Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
  •  U.S. Roads portal
  •  United States portal

References

KML is from Wikidata
  1. Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
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