U.S. Route 280

U.S. Route 280
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 80
Maintained by ALDOT and GDOT
Length:	392 mi (631 km)
Major junctions
West end:	I-20 / I-59 / US-31 in Birmingham, AL
	I-459 in Hoover, AL US-231 in Sylacauga, AL I-85 / US-29 / US-431 in Opelika, AL I-185 in Columbus, GA US 19 in Americus, GA I-75 in Cordele, GA US 23 / US 319 / US 341 / US 441 in McRae, GA US 1 in Lyons US 25 / US 301 in Claxton, GA I-16 near Black Creek, GA
East end:	US 80 / SR 26 / SR 30 near Black Creek, GA
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

U.S. Route 280 is a spur of U.S. Highway 80. It currently runs for 392 miles (631 km) from Blichton, Georgia at U.S. Highway 80 to Birmingham, Alabama at I-20/I-59. For much of its route, U.S. 280 travels through rural areas and smaller cities in southern Georgia and east central Alabama. Once the highway approaches Birmingham, it is a major suburban route. Numerous shopping centers are located on U.S. 280 throughout northern Shelby County and southern Jefferson County.

Through Talladega County, Alabama, U.S. 280 is known as the Jim Nabors Highway, in honor of the Sylacauga, Alabama, native known to the world as Gomer Pyle. The historical designation of US-280 and 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 U.S. 280 a four-lane highway throughout the entire state of Alabama. This project began in the 1970s. As a result, U.S. 280 now bypasses numerous small towns in east Alabama, including Goodwater, Jacksons' Gap, Camp Hill and Waverly.

In Georgia, US 280 from Columbus, Georgia to I-16, is also a GRIP corridor known as "Power Alley".

Route description

Alabama

US 280 begins at an interchange with Interstate 20, Interstate 59, and U.S. Route 31 in downtown Birmingham. US 280 continues south, cosigned with US 31 along the Elton B. Stephens Expressway (locally known as the Red Mountain Expressway). The routes interchange with U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 78 prior to exiting the city. At Homewood, the expressway comes to an end as US 280 separates from US 31. In Cahaba Heights, US 280 interchanges with Interstate 459.

US 280 is paired with unsigned State Route 38 throughout the state. The U.S. Highway has a length of 141.356 miles (227.490 km) in Alabama.

Georgia

US 280 begins in Georgia at the state's border with Alabama in Columbus. There it is paired with State Route 520 and United States Route 27. It maintains this designation as it passes through Fort Benning. US 280 continues east, where it passes through Plains (the boyhood home of Jimmy Carter) and becomes cosigned State Route 30 in Americus, GA. It maintains this designation until the route's terminus in Blichton

History

Prior to the completion of the Elton B. Stephens (Red Mountain) Expressway in Birmingham, U.S. 31, U.S. 78 and U.S. 280 overlapped until they junctioned U.S. Route 11 at the intersection of 1st Avenue North and 24th Street.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Jefferson	Birmingham	0.000	I-20 / I-59 / US-31 north (Carraway Boulevard) – Tuscaloosa, Gadsden, Atlanta	Western terminus; I-20/I-59 Exit 126; west end of concurrency with US-31
			2nd Avenue North	Westbound exit, eastbound entrance
		0.835	US-11 north (1st Avenue North)	Westbound exit only
		1.245	US-78 (Third Avenue South/Fourth Avenue South)	Right-in/right-out interchanges
		1.598	SR-149 south (University Boulevard)	Partial cloverleaf interchange
			Highland Avenue	Westbound exit, eastbound entrance
			21st Avenue South	Eastbound exit, westbound entrance
	Homewood	3.331	US-31 south (Montgomery Parkway) / Rosedale Drive west – Montgomery	Flyover ramps; east end of concurrency with US-31
	Mountain Brook		Hollywood Boulevard / Cahaba Road	Diamond interchange and flyover ramps
		4.737	SR-149 north (Shades Creek Parkway) – Homewood, Mountain Brook	Partial cloverleaf interchange
	Cahaba Heights		Pump House Road	Partial cloverleaf interchange
	Hoover	7.899	I-459 – Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Gadsden, Atlanta	I-459 Exit 19
Shelby		11.819	SR-119 (Cahaba Valley Road) – Leeds, Helena
	Harpersville	29.431	US-231 north / SR-25 south – Vincent, Wilsonville	West end of concurrency with US-231
		34.437	SR-76 west (Klein Road) – Wilsonville	West end of concurrency with SR-76
Talladega	Childersburg	35.523	SR-235 north (Coosa Pines Road)
		36.109	SR-76 east (1st Street) – Desoto Caverns	East end of concurrency with SR-76
	Sylacauga	47.310	US-231 south (Broadway Avenue) / SR-21 north – Sylacauga, Montgomery	Diamond interchange; east end of concurrency with US-231
Coosa	Kellyton	63.362	SR-9 – Goodwater, Equality	Diamond interchange
		65.221	SR-115 south – Equality
Tallapoosa	Alexander City	70.096	SR-22 west (Rockford Highway) – Rockford	West end of concurrency with SR-22
		71.788	SR-22 east / SR-63 (Cherokee Road) – New Site, Eclectic	East end of concurrency with SR-63
	Dadeville	83.501	SR-49 north (Horseshoe Bend Road) – New Site	West end of concurrency with SR-49
		84.821	SR-49 south (Tallassee Street) – Franklin	East end of concurrency with SR-49
	Camp Hill	91.488	SR-50 (Allgood Street) – La Fayette
Chambers	No major junctions
Lee	The Bottle	104.511	SR-147 north – Gold Hill	West end of concurrency with SR-147
		104.911	SR-147 south (College Street) – Auburn	East end of concurrency with SR-147
	Opelika	110.241	SR-14 west / SR-15 – Auburn, Opelika
		111.851	I-85 south / US-29 south – Montgomery	I-85 Exit 58; west end of concurrency with I-85 and US-29
		113.871	SR-51 (Marvyn Parkway) to SR-169 – Opelika, Hurtsboro	I-85 Exit 60
		115.294	I-85 north / US-29 north / US-431 north (Torbert Boulevard) – Opelika	I-85 Exit 62; east end of concurrency with I-85 and US-29; west end of concurrency with US-431
Russell	Phenix City	137.659	US-80 east (J.R. Allen Parkway) – Columbus	Directional intersection; west end of concurrency with US-80
		138.598	US-80 west (Crawford Road) – Montgomery	East end of concurrency with US-80
		140.466	US-431 south (Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway) – Eufaula, Dothan	Partial cloverleaf interchange; east end of concurrency with US-431
			Colin L. Powell Parkway / Seale Road	Partial cloverleaf interchange
Chattahoochee River		141.356 0.0	Alabama–Georgia state line
Muscogee	Columbus		US 27 / SR 1 north (Martha Berry Highway) – La Grange	West end of concurrency with US 27 / SR 1
			I-185 north / Lindsey Creek Parkway – La Grange, Fort Benning	Partial cloverleaf interchange with flyover from eastbound US 280 to northbound I-185
			Central Avenue – Fort Benning	Partial cloverleaf interchange
Chattahoochee			8th Division Road – Fort Benning	Trumpet interchange
	Cusseta		SR 26 east (Clarke Duncan Highway) – Buena Vista
			US 27 / SR 1 south (Martha Berry Highway) – Lumpkin	East end of concurrency with US 27 / SR 1
Stewart	Richland		SR 520 east (Richland Bypass) / SR 27 west (Nicholson Street) – Dawson, Lumpkin	East end of concurrency with SR 520; west end of concurrency with SR 27
Webster	Preston		SR 41 south (Washington Street) – Shellman	West end of concurrency with SR 41
			SR 41 north (Cass Street) – Buena Vista	East end of concurrency with SR 41
Sumter	Plains		SR 45 (Bond Street) – Buena Vista, Dawson
	Americus		SR 49 south – Dawson	West end of concurrency with SR 49
			US 19 (Martin Luther King Boulevard) / SR 3 south – Albany	West end of concurrency with US 19 / SR 3
			US 19 / SR 3 north / SR 30 west (Martin Luther King Boulevard) – Butler	East end of concurrency with US 19 / SR 3; west end of concurrency with SR 30
			SR 377 south (Lee Street)
			SR 49 north (Crawford Street) – Andersonville	East end of concurrency with SR 49
			SR 27 east (Vienna Road) – Vienna	East end of concurrency with SR 27
	Leslie		SR 118 to SR 195 – Smithville, Leesburg
Crisp	Cordele		US 41 / SR 7 / SR 90 north (7th Street) – Vienna, Ashburn	West end of concurrency with SR 90
			I-75 – Macon, Valdosta	I-75 Exit 101
			SR 90 south – Rebecca	East end of concurrency with SR 90
Wilcox	Pitts		SR 159 south (10th Street) – Ashburn
			SR 215 north (8th Street) – Vienna	West end of concurrency with SR 215
	Rochelle		SR 112 / SR 215 / SR 233 (Ashley Street) – Rebecca, Pineview, Fitzgerald	East end of concurrency with SR 215
	Abbeville		US 129 / SR 11 – Fitzgerald, Hawkinsville
Dodge			SR 87 north (Abbeville Highway) – Hartford, Eastman
	Rhine		SR 117 north / SR 165 (Central Street) – Chauncey, Eastman, Jacksonville	West end of concurrency with SR 165
Telfair	Milan		SR 165 south (Mt. Zion Street) – Jacksonville	East end of concurrency with SR 165
	McRae		US 319 / US 441 / SR 31 south – Jacksonville	West end of concurrency with US 319, US 441, and SR 31
			US 23 / US 341 / SR 27 (Oak Street) – Helena, Eastman, Hazlehurst
Wheeler			US 319 / US 441 / SR 31 north – Dublin	East end of concurrency with US 319, US 441, and SR 31
	Alamo		SR 149 south – Scotland
			SR 126 (Commerce Street) – Lumber City, Cadwell
	Glenwood		SR 19 (2nd Street) – Lumber City, Dublin
Montgomery	Mount Vernon		US 221 / SR 56 (Railroad Avenue) – Soperton, Uvalda
	Ailey		SR 227 north (Broad Street) – Tarrytown
	Higgston		SR 15 north / SR 29 north / SR 135 south (James Street) – Soperton, Alston
Toombs	Vidalia		SR 130 (Adams Street) – Petross
			SR 15 south / SR 29 south (Jackson Street) – Baxley
	Lyons		US 1 / SR 4 (State Street) – Swainsboro, Baxley
Tattnall	Reidsville		SR 56 west (Shepards Bridge Road) – Toombs Central
			SR 147 west (Tattnall Street)
			SR 23 / SR 57 / SR 121 (Main Street) – Collins, Glennville, Surrency
Evans	Bellville		SR 169 (Smith Street)
			SR 292 west – Manassas
	Claxton		SR 129 north (Ralph Street) – Metter	West end of concurrency with SR 129
			US 25 / US 301 / SR 73 (Duval Street) – Glennville, Statesboro
			SR 129 south (River Street)
Bryan	Pembroke		SR 67 / SR 119 (Main Street) – Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Statesboro
	Ellabelle		SR 204 east – Georgetown
	Black Creek		I-16 (Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway) – Savannah, Macon	I-16 Exit 143
			US 80 / SR 26 / SR 30 east – Statesboro, Savannah	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi