The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will be tearing down the 59/20 Interstate bridge through downtown Birmingham starting Monday, January 21, 2019. The closure is expected to last for 12-14 months and your normal route to Birmingham Obstetrics & Gynecology may be impacted.
Please see below for more information about the detour as well as turn by turn directions to our office. If you have any questions please feel free to call our office at (205) 933-8334 during regular business hours.
Westbound Approaching Closure
For patients coming from East of Birmingham (Trussville)
- Take 59 South/20 West
- Take Exit 126-A (31 South/Red Mountain Expressway)
- Take 8th Avenue South/University Boulevard Exit
- Turn Left on 8th Avenue South/University Boulevard
- Turn right on St. Vincent’s Drive
Eastbound Approaching Closure
For patients coming from West of Birmingham (Hueytown)
- Take 59 North/20 East
- Take the exit for 65 South
- Take 65 South to Exit 259-A (6th Avenue South)
- Merge onto 6th Avenue South
- Turn left on 8th Street South
- Turn left onto 8th Avenue South/University Boulevard
- Go 1.8 miles and turn right on St. Vincent’s Drive
Northbound & Southbound Approaching Closures
For patients coming from South of Birmingham on I-65 North
- Take 65 North toward Birmingham
- Take exit 259 (8th Avenue South/University Boulevard)
- Go 1.8 miles and turn right on St. Vincent’s Drive
For patients coming from North of Birmingham (Gardendale)
- Take 65 South to Exit 259-A (6th Avenue South)
- Merge onto 6th Avenue South
- Turn left on 8th Street South
- Turn left onto 8th Avenue South/University Boulevard
- Go 1.8 miles and turn right on St. Vincent’s Drive