State Route 216, also known as SR-216, is a numbered state highway

State highway

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 in Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Tuscaloosa County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.It is named in honor of the pre-Choctaw chief Tuskaloosa. In 2010, the population was 194,656...

, Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

. SR-216 follows the former route of U.S. Highway 11 through eastern Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Tuscaloosa County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.It is named in honor of the pre-Choctaw chief Tuskaloosa. In 2010, the population was 194,656...

. It serves as an alternate route between Bessemer and Tuscaloosa (the other routes being I-20/59 and US 11). The route was commissioned in April 1978 after ALDOT took over the route formally maintained by Tuscaloosa County as County Road 116.

Route description

State Route 216 starts in eastern Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010...

 at University Boulevard (State Route 215

State Route 215 (Alabama)

State Route 215, also known as SR-215, is a numbered state highway in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. SR-215 partially follows the former routes of U.S. Highway 82 and U.S. Highway 11...

) and Veterans' Memorial Drive and ends just as it crosses over Interstate 20/59 and U.S. Highway 11 and State Route 5 in Bucksville, just short of the Tuscaloosa-Jefferson

Jefferson County, Alabama

Jefferson County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama, with its county seat being located in Birmingham.As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Jefferson County was 658,466...

 county line. Though it connects to the twinned interstates at Exit 100, no mentioned is made of the route on interstate signage. The road continues under county maintenance into Jefferson County.

The highway passes through the coal-mining country of eastern Tuscaloosa County. The largest towns on the highway are Brookwood

Brookwood, Alabama

Brookwood is a town in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 1,483. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Brookwood is located at ....

 and Lake View

Lake View, Alabama

Lake View is a town in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,357. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Lake View is located at ....

. The highway is mostly narrow and windy and is known for the high number of fatal accidents on the Brookwood-to-Tuscaloosa stretch.

Major intersections

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