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U.S. Route 280 marker

U.S. Route 280

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US 280 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route ofUS 80
Maintained byALDOTandGDOT
Length392 mi[citation needed](631 km)
ExistedJanuary 1954[1]–present
Major junctions
West endI-20/I-59/US 31inBirmingham, AL
Major intersections
East endUS 80/SR 26/SR 30inBlitchton, GA
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesAlabama,Georgia
CountiesAL:Jefferson,Shelby,Talladega,Coosa,Tallapoosa,Chambers,Lee,Russell
GA:Muscogee,Stewart,Webster,Sumter,Crisp,Wilcox,Dodge,Telfair,Wheeler,Montgomery,Toombs,Tattnall,Evans,Bryan
Highway system

U.S. Route 280(US 280) is a spur ofU.S. Highway 80.It currently runs for 392 miles (631 km) fromBlitchton, Georgia,at US 80 toBirmingham, AlabamaatI-20/I-59.For much of its route, US 280 travels through rural areas and smaller cities in southernGeorgiaand east centralAlabama.Once the highway approaches Birmingham, it is a major suburban route. Numerousshopping centersare located on US 280 throughout northernShelby Countyand southernJefferson County.

US 280 is the main connector betweenBirmingham, ALandAuburn, AL.

Through Talladega County, Alabama, US 280 is known as theJim NaborsHighway, in honor of theSylacauga, Alabama,native known for portraying the television characterGomer Pyle.The historical designation of US-280 and Alabama SR 38 is the Florida Short Route.

For many years, US 280 and SR 38 was considered one of the more dangerous routes in Alabama, due to the number of large stretches of narrow two-lane roadway leading southeastwardly from Birmingham. Work was completed in 2006 making US 280 a four-lane highway throughout the entire state of Alabama. This project began in the 1970s. As a result, US 280 now bypasses numerous small towns in east Alabama, includingGoodwater,Jackson's Gap,Camp HillandWaverly.

In Georgia, US 280 fromColumbustoI-16is also aGovernor's Road Improvement Program(GRIP) corridor known as "Power Alley".[2]

Route description

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Western terminus at Interstates 20 & 59 in Birmingham.

Alabama

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US 280 terminates concurrently withU.S. 31atI-20/I-59.US 31 continues onward at this point. The route continues through downtownBirminghamwith US 31. They junction withUS 11andUS 78and climb over Red Mountain intoMtn. Brookas a section of highway called the Red Mountain Expressway. Here, US 280 splits off of US 31 at a highly complexinterchangewith elements of a Directional-T and aParclo.

It continues on somewhat of a freeway through Mtn. Brook, eventually reachingThe Summit,a huge outdoor mall. It also junctions withI-459at this point, at a Parclo-like interchange which is being modified to better suit traffic.[3]

The route continues through one of the more developed areas of east Birmingham and eventually climbs over Double Oak Mountain intoShelby CountyandChelsea.It continues east toHarpersville,which is home to its junction withUS 231north andSR 25.US 280 continues with US 231 until it reaches theCoosa River,which it crosses intoTalladega County.It eventually reachesSylacauga,which is home to its junction with US 231 south andSR 21.This specific junction is a diamond interchange, commonly used on freeways.

The route continues south-east through northernCoosa Countyuntil it has another diamond interchange withSR 9.It then passes throughKellyton,which is home to its minor junction withSR 115.

It crosses intoTallapoosa Countyjust before enteringAlexander City,which is home toRussell Athletic.US 280 junctions withSR 22andSR 63in the city. It then proceeds through slightly hilly terrain toDadeville.It junctions withSR 49,which connects the route to theTalladega National Forest/Cheaha State Park.It leaves Dadeville, promptly entersCamp Hill,junctions withSR 50,and enters the southwestern corner ofChambers County,and then crosses intoLee County.

The route then reachesThe Bottle,which is named for the bright orange wooden replica of aNehisoda bottle which stood in the location from 1924 to 1936. It crosses intoAuburn,which is barely skimmed by US 280 as it then crosses into nearbyOpelika.The route junctions withUS 29/I-85.It joins the freeway with them and continues through I-85's junction withSR 51.It then splits off of the road withUS 431.It continues on a heavily traveled road intoRussell County,and eventually toPhenix City,which is actually in theEastern Time Zonedue to its close proximity withColumbus, Georgiaacross theChattahoochee River.It junctions withUS 80.The route then leaves US 431 behind and crosses the Chattahoochee River, leaving Alabama and enteringGeorgiain Columbus. US 280 has a length of 141.356 miles (227.490 km) in Alabama.[4]

US 280 has the unsigned designation ofState Route 38(SR 38) throughout its length in Alabama.

Georgia

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This section is about the current U.S. Highway. For the current state highway, seeGeorgia State Route 280.

US 280 begins in Georgia at the state's border withAlabamainColumbus.There it is paired withState Route 520andU.S. Route 27.It maintains this designation as it passes throughFort Benning.Upon arriving inCusseta,US 280/GA 520 diverge from US 27 and continue southeast toRichland,where US 280 splits off from GA 520. From here, US 280 continues on its own east, passing throughPlains(the boyhood home ofJimmy Carter) and becomes cosigned withState Route 30inAmericus.US 280/SR 30 then continue east-southeast, crossingI-75inCordele,still continuing east through mainly rural areas of the southern portion of the state, passing through smaller towns such asMcRae–Helena,Mount Vernon,Vidalia,andPembroke.The highway then turns to the northeast as it leaves Pembroke, crossingI-16at exit 143. Still continuing northeast, the highway then terminates inBlichtonatU.S. Route 80.

National Highway System

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Except for the easternmost portion between I-16 and the eastern terminus, the entire length of US 280 is part of theNational Highway System,a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.[5][6][7][8][9]

History

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Prior to the completion of theElton B. Stephens Expresswayin Birmingham, US 31, US 78, and US 280 traveled concurrently until they intersectedUS 11at the intersection of 1st Avenue North and 24th Street.

Major intersections

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StateCountyLocationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
AlabamaJeffersonBirmingham0.0000.000
I-20/I-59/US 31north (Carraway Boulevard /SR 3) –Tuscaloosa,Atlanta,Gadsden		Western terminus; western end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency; I-20/I-59 exit 126A
0.7291.1732nd Avenue NorthWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
0.8351.344US 11(1st Avenue North /SR 7)Westbound exit only
1.2452.004US 78(3rd–4th Avenue South /SR 4)
1.5982.572University Boulevard
Highland Avenue / Arlington AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
21st Avenue SouthEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Homewood3.3315.361
US 31south (SR 3south) / SR 38 east / Rosedale Drive –Montgomery,Homewood		Eastern end of US 31/SR 3 concurrency; western end of SR 38 concurrency; western terminus of SR 38
Birmingham–HomewoodlineHollywood Boulevard –Mountain Brook,Birmingham Zoo–GardensEastern end of freeway
Mountain Brook4.7377.623SR 149–Homewood,Mountain Brook,Samford UniversityInterchange
Mountain BrookPump House Road –Cahaba HeightsInterchange
Birmingham7.89912.712I-459–Atlanta,Gadsden,Montgomery,TuscaloosaI-459 exit 19
Colonnade DriveInterchange
ShelbyHoover11.81919.021SR 119(Cahaba Valley Road) –Leeds,Oak Mountain State Park,Lake Purdy
Harpersville29.43147.365
US 231north (SR 53north) /SR 25–Vincent,Wilsonville,Pell City		Western end of US 231/SR 53 concurrency
Harpersville34.43755.421
SR 76west (Klein Road) –Columbiana,Montevallo		Western end of SR 76 concurrency
TalladegaChildersburg35.52357.169
SR 235north (Coosa Pines Road)		Southern terminus of SR 235
36.10958.112

SR 76east (1st Street) / CR 008 west –Childersburg,Fayetteville,Kymulga Covered Bridge and Grist Mill,Talladega College Historic District,DeSoto Caverns		Eastern end of SR 76 concurrency; eastern terminus of CR 008
Sylacauga47.31076.138
US 231south (SR 53) /SR 21–Sylacauga,Montgomery		Eastern end of US 231/SR 53 concurrency; interchange
CoosaSocapatoy63.362101.971SR 9–Wetumpka,GoodwaterInterchange
Kellyton65.221104.963
SR 115south / Firehouse Road –Kellyton		Northern terminus of SR 115
TallapoosaAlexander City70.096112.809
SR 22west (Rockford Highway) –Rockford,Historic Downtown Alexander City,Charles E. Bailey Sportplex		Western end of SR 22 concurrency
71.788115.532
SR 22east /SR 63(Cherokee Road) –Alex City,Eclectic,Central Alabama Community College,Wind Creek State Park,Historic Downtown Alexander City		Eastern end of SR 22 concurrency
Dadeville83.501134.382
SR 49north (Horseshoe Bend Road) –New Site,Horseshoe Bend National Military Park		Western end of SR 49 concurrency
84.821136.506
SR 49south (North Broadnax Street) – Dadeville Business District,StillWaters,Tallapoosa County Historical Museum		Eastern end of SR 49 concurrency
Camp Hill

SR 50east / CR 34 west –Camp Hill,Lyman Ward,StillWaters,Camp Hill Business District		Western end of SR 50 concurrency; eastern terminus of CR 34
91.488147.236
SR 50west –Lyman Ward,Girls Ranch		Eastern end of SR 50 concurrency
Chambers
 No major junctions
LeeAuburn104.511168.194
SR 147north (Heath Road) –LaFayette		Western end of SR 147 concurrency
The Bottle104.911168.838
SR 147south (North College Street) –Auburn		Eastern end of SR 147 concurrency
Opelika110.241177.416Pepperell ParkwayFormerUS 29
111.851180.007

I-85south /US 29south (SR 15) –Montgomery		Western end of I-85/US 29/SR 15 concurrency; US 280 west follows exit 58.
113.871183.258
SR 51toSR 169–Opelika,Hurtsboro		I-85 exit 60
115.294185.548


I-85north /US 29north (SR 15) /US 431north (Columbus Parkway /SR 1) –Atlanta,Opelika,Southern Union State Community College		Eastern end of I-85/US 29/SR 15 concurrency; western end of US 431/SR 1 concurrency; US 280 east follows exit 62.
RussellPhenix City137.659221.541

US 80east (SR 8) toI-185–Columbus		Western end of US 80/SR 8 concurrency
138.598223.052
US 80west (Crawford Road /SR 8) –Montgomery		Eastern end of US 80/SR 8 concurrency
140.466226.058
US 431south (SR 1) –Eufaula,Dothan		Eastern end of US 431/SR 1 concurrency; interchange
Colin L. Powell Parkway / Seale RoadInterchange
Chattahoochee River141.356
0.0		227.490
0.0		Oglethorpe Bridge;Alabama–Georgiastate line
GeorgiaMuscogeeColumbus

US 27north /SR 1north (Veterans Parkway) –Hamilton,Waverly Hall,Airport		Western end of US 27/SR 1 concurrency
SeeSR 520(mile 0.0-35.1)
StewartRichland

SR 520east /SR 27west –Dawson,Lumpkin		Eastern end of SR 520 concurrency; western end of SR 27 concurrency
WebsterPreston
SR 41south (Washington Street) –Weston,Dawson		Western end of SR 41 concurrency

SR 41north (Cass Street) –Buena Vista,Ellaville		Eastern end of SR 41 concurrency
SumterPlains

SR 45south (Bond Street) toSR 308–Dawson,Jimmy Carter National Historic Site		Northern terminus of SR 45
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SR 49south –Dawson		Western end of SR 49 concurrency
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US 19south /SR 3south / Spring Street –Albany		Western end of US 19/SR 3 concurrency
Americus


US 19north /SR 3north /SR 30west (South MLK Boulevard) –Ellaville,Buena Vista		Eastern end of US 19/SR 3 concurrency; western end of SR 30 concurrency

SR 377south (Lee Street)		Northern terminus of SR 377

SR 49north (Tripp Street / Crawford Street) –Oglethorpe,Andersonville,Andersonville National Historic Site,Airport,South Georgia Technical College,Georgia Southwestern State University		Eastern end of SR 49 concurrency

SR 27east (Vienna Road) –Vienna		Eastern end of SR 27 concurrency
Leslie

SR 118south /SR 195south (Bailey Avenue) –Leesburg,Smithville,Georgia Rural Telephone Museum		Western end of SR 195 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 118
De Soto
SR 195north –Andersonville		Eastern end of SR 195 concurrency
Crisp​
SR 300 Conn.south –Albany,Camilla		Northern terminus of SR 300 Conn.
Cordele
I-75 BL/US 41/SR 7north (7th Street) /SR 90–Vienna,Ashburn,Historic Downtown Cordele		Western end of SR 90 concurrency

I-75(SR 401) toSR 300–Macon,Valdosta,Albany		I-75 exit 101

SR 90south –Rebecca		Eastern end of SR 90 concurrency
WilcoxPitts
SR 159south (10th Street) –Rebecca,Ashburn		Northern terminus of SR 159

SR 215north (8th Street) –Vienna		Western end of SR 215 concurrency
RochelleSR 112/SR 233(Ashley Street) –Hawkinsville,Rebecca

SR 215south (Gordon Street) –Fitzgerald		Eastern end of SR 215 concurrency
AbbevilleUS 129/SR 11(Broad Street) –Hawkinsville,Fitzgerald,Wilcox State Prison
Dodge​
SR 87north (Abbeville Highway) –Eastman,Hawkinsville		Southern terminus of SR 87
Rhine
SR 117/SR 165north (Central Street) –Eastman,Jacksonville		Western end of SR 165 concurrency
TelfairMilan
SR 165south (Mt. Zion Street)		Eastern end of SR 165 concurrency
McRae-Helena


US 319south /US 441south /SR 31south –Fitzgerald,Douglas		Western end of US 319/US 441/SR 31 concurrency



US 23south /US 341south /SR 27south (Oak Street) –Hazlehurst		Southbound lanes of US 23/US 341/SR 27 onone-way pair



US 23north /US 341north /SR 27north –Eastman		Northbound lanes of US 23/US 341/SR 27 on one-way pair
Wheeler​


US 319north /US 441north /SR 31north –Dublin,Little Ocmulgee State Park & Lodge		Eastern end of US 319/US 441/SR 31 concurrency
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SR 149south –Scotland		Northern terminus of SR 149
AlamoSR 126(Commerce Street) –Cadwell,Lumber City
GlenwoodSR 19(2nd Street) –Dublin,Lumber City
MontgomeryMount Vernon
US 221/SR 56(Railroad Avenue) toI-16–Soperton,Uvalda
AileyBroad StreetFormerSR 227north
Higgston



SR 15north /SR 29north /SR 135south (James Street) toI-16–Tarrytown,Soperton,Uvalda		Western end of SR 15/SR 29 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 135
ToombsVidaliaSR 130(Adams Street) –Uvalda


SR 15south /SR 29south (Jackson Street) –Baxley		Eastern end of SR 15/SR 29 concurrency
Lyons
US 1/SR 4(South State Street) toI-16–Swainsboro,Baxley
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SR 86west –Oak Park		Eastern terminus of SR 86
TattnallReidsville
SR 56west (Shepards Bridge Road) –Uvalda		Eastern terminus of SR 56

SR 147west (Tattnall Street) –State Prison		Eastern terminus of SR 147

SR 23/SR 57/SR 121(Main Street) toI-16–Metter,Glennville
EvansBellville
SR 169(Smith Street) toI-16–Bellville,Jesup
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SR 292west –Manassas		Eastern terminus of SR 292
Claxton
SR 129north (Ralph Street) –Metter		Western end of SR 129 concurrency
US 25/US 301/SR 73(Duval Street) –Statesboro,Glennville

SR 129south (River Street)		Eastern end of SR 129 concurrency
BryanPembroke


SR 67north /SR 119south (Main Street) toI-16		Western end of SR 67/SR 119 concurrency



SR 67south /SR 119north (College Street) toI-16–Springfield		Eastern end of SR 67/SR 119 concurrency
Lanier

SR 204east toI-95–Ellabell		Western terminus of SR 204
​I-16(SR 404) –Macon,SavannahI-16 exit 143
Blitchton
US 80/SR 26/SR 30east –Statesboro,Savannah		Eastern terminus; eastern end of SR 30 concurrency; former US 280 east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^"U.S. 431, U.S. 280 Markers Now Up".The Opelika Daily News.Opelika, Alabama.January 26, 1954. p. 1.RetrievedDecember 21,2019– via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^"Governor's Road Improvement Program (GRIP)".Georgia Department of Transportation.2012. Archived fromthe originalon February 20, 2014.RetrievedFebruary 24,2014.
  3. ^Paepcke, Jon (January 24, 2019)."Improved I-459 ramp to U.S. 280 set to open in Birmingham"– via www.wvtm13.com.
  4. ^abAlabama Department of Transportation."Milepost Maps".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-27.Retrieved2011-11-23.
  5. ^National Highway System: Alabama(PDF)(Map).Federal Highway Administration.May 8, 2019.RetrievedAugust 15,2019.
  6. ^National Highway System: Birmingham, AL(PDF)(Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019.RetrievedAugust 15,2019.
  7. ^National Highway System: Auburn, AL(PDF)(Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019.RetrievedAugust 15,2019.
  8. ^National Highway System: Georgia(PDF)(Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019.RetrievedAugust 15,2019.
  9. ^National Highway System: Columbus, GA(PDF)(Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019.RetrievedAugust 15,2019.
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