Alabama State Route 215

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State Route 215
Length:	8 mi[1] (13 km)
South end:	US-82 at Tuscaloosa
Major junctions:	SR-216 at Tuscaloosa
North end:	US-11 at Tuscaloosa
Counties:	Tuscaloosa
Alabama State Routes < SR-213 SR-216 >

State Route 215, also known as SR-215, is a numbered highway located entirely within Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, barely leaving the city limits of Tuscaloosa.

Contents 1 Route description 2 Counties along the route 3 Communities along the route 4 Major intersections 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Route description

The 8-mile highway is unusual in that it follows both a north-south and east-west routing (though it is signed as north-south for its entire route). The highway follows the former routings of U.S. Highway 82 and U.S. Highway 11 and thus doesn't act as a true bypass for either. Even more strangely, the north-south section parallels US-82, an even-numbered (and therefore east-west) US highway, while the east-west section follows US-11, which is odd-numbered and thus follows a north-south route.

The north-south section is named Old Montgomery Highway and Greensboro Avenue while the east-west section is named University Boulevard. The route changes direction at the intersection of Greensboro Avenue and University Boulevard in downtown Tuscaloosa.

[edit] Counties along the route

• Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

[edit] Communities along the route

• Cottondale
• Tuscaloosa

[edit] Major intersections

• U.S. Highway 11 at two separate locations
• State Route 216
• U.S. Highway 82 at two separate locations

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Alabama Department of Transportation county road maps for Tuscaloosa (Adobe Acrobat reader required for maps; enlargement of maps necessary for legibility)
• Alabama 215 Ends
• Alabama 215 at Southeastroads.com