Seeing this work underway naturally made me wonder about the history of Interstate development in Birmingham and the rest of Alabama. I've included a dozen or so photographs and one newspaper article below to give a flavor of the early days in the state.
For more detail you can read about the Interstate Highway System in general here. Wikipedia also has articles on all the Interstates in Alabama.
On May 30, 2019, AL.com published numerous photos of the ongoing construction in downtown Birmingham.
Part of I-65 in Cullman has been designated a Blue Star Memorial Highway. I've written about that here.
Stretch of Interstate opens in Ensley August 1968
Source: Birmingham News 28 August 1969
via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
Interstate north of Birmingham November 1959
Interstate north of Birmingham August 1962
Interstate 65 & 85 interchange Montgomery December 1973
Interstate under construction in Birmingham in 1968
Interstate under construction in Birmingham in 1968
Start of construction of I-85 in Montgomery in May 1968
Crane lifting a steel beam for Interstate in Birmingham 1968
Gov. Guy & Helen Hunt at an I-59 rest stop November 2, 1990
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