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State Route 70 (Alabama)
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State Route 70 is an eight-mile-long (13 km) State highway
entitrely in southern Shelby County, Alabama
. The eastern end of this highway is at its junction with State Route 25
in Columbiana. The western terminus of this highway is at its junction with U.S. Highway 31 just north of Calera. West of the western end of State Route 70, the road continues as Shelby County Road 22. The junction of U.S. Highway 31 with Interstate 65
at Exit 231 is less than one mile (1.6 km) from the junction of U.S. 31 with State Route 70.
. Until the mid-1990s, State Route 70 between Columbiana and Calera passed through a mostly rural area of the county. Since then, numerous new housing developments have been constructed along this highway route, to house part of the growning population of Shelby County. Besides Columbiana and Calera, State Route 70 does not pass through any other incorporated towns or villages.
State highway
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entitrely in southern Shelby County, Alabama
Shelby County, Alabama
Shelby County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama and a part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area. It is named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky. The county seat of Shelby County is Columbiana. As of 2010 U.S. Census the population was 195,085. Shelby...
. The eastern end of this highway is at its junction with State Route 25
State Route 25 (Alabama)
State Route 25 is a long and relatively rural State highway in the State of Alabama. From US-78 in Leeds northeast to its terminus at the State of Georgia line, SR-25 is the unsigned partner route of U.S. Highway 411...
in Columbiana. The western terminus of this highway is at its junction with U.S. Highway 31 just north of Calera. West of the western end of State Route 70, the road continues as Shelby County Road 22. The junction of U.S. Highway 31 with Interstate 65
Interstate 65
Interstate 65 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States. The southern terminus is located at an intersection with Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama, and its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 , U.S. Route 12, and U.S...
at Exit 231 is less than one mile (1.6 km) from the junction of U.S. 31 with State Route 70.
History
The junction of State Route 70 with U.S. 31 is approximately 25 miles (40.2 km) highway miles south of downtown Birmingham, AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
. Until the mid-1990s, State Route 70 between Columbiana and Calera passed through a mostly rural area of the county. Since then, numerous new housing developments have been constructed along this highway route, to house part of the growning population of Shelby County. Besides Columbiana and Calera, State Route 70 does not pass through any other incorporated towns or villages.