U.S. Route 280

U.S. Route 280
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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 for portraying the television character 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, Jackson's Gap, Camp Hill and Waverly.

In Georgia, US 280 from Columbus to I-16 is also a Governor's Road Improvement Program (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

This section is about the current U.S. Highway. For the current state highway, see Georgia State Route 280.

US 280 begins in Georgia at the state's border with Alabama in Columbus. There it is paired with State Route 520 and U.S. 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. 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	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Jefferson	Birmingham	0.000	0.000	I‑20 / I‑59 – Tuscaloosa, Atlanta, Gadsden US 31 north (Carraway Boulevard)	Western terminus; I-20 / I-59 exit 126A; west end of concurrency with US-31
		0.729	1.173	2nd Avenue North	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		0.835	1.344	US 11 (1st Avenue North)	Westbound exit only
		1.245	2.004	US 78 (3rd-4th Avenue South)
		1.598	2.572	SR 149 (University Boulevard)
				Highland Avenue / Arlington Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
				21st Avenue South	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Homewood	3.331	5.361	US 31 south / Rosedale Drive – Montgomery, Homewood	east end of US-31 concurrency
	Birmingham Homewood			Hollywood Boulevard - Mountain Brook, Birmingham Zoo-Gardens	east end of freeway
	Mountain Brook	4.737	7.623	SR 149 – Homewood, Mountain Brook, Samford University	interchange
	Mountain Brook			Pump House Road - Cahaba Heights	interchange
	Birmingham	7.899	12.712	I‑459 – Atlanta, Gadsden, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa	I-459 exit 19
				Colonnade Drive	interchange
Shelby	Hoover	11.819	19.021	SR 119 (Cahaba Valley Road) – Leeds, Oak Mountain State Park, Lake Purdy
	Harpersville	29.431	47.365	US 231 north / SR 25 – Vincent, Wilsonville, Pell City	west end of US-231
	Harpersville	34.437	55.421	SR 76 west (Klein Road) – Columbiana, Montevallo	West end of concurrency with SR-76
Talladega	Childersburg	35.523	57.169	SR 235 north (Coosa Pines Road)
		36.109	58.112	SR 76 east (1st Street) / CR 008 west – Childersburg, Fayetteville, Kymulga Covered Bridge and Grist Mill, Talladega College Historic District, DeSoto Caverns	East end of concurrency with SR-76
	Sylacauga	47.310	76.138	US 231 south / SR 21 (SR-53 south) – Sylacauga, Montgomery	interchange; east end of US-231 / SR-53 overlap
Coosa	Socapatoy	63.362	101.971	SR 9 – Wetumpka, Goodwater	interchange
	Kellyton	65.221	104.963	SR 115 south / Firehouse Road – Kellyton
Tallapoosa	Alexander City	70.096	112.809	SR 22 west (Rockford Highway) – Rockford, Historic Downtown Alexander City, Charles E. Bailey Sportplex	West end of concurrency with SR-22
		71.788	115.532	SR 22 east / SR 63 (Cherokee Road) – Alex City, Eclectic, Central Alabama Community College, Wind Creek State Park, Historic Downtown Alexander City	East end of concurrency with SR-22
	Dadeville	83.501	134.382	SR 49 north (Horseshoe Bend Road) – New Site, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	West end of concurrency with SR-49
		84.821	136.506	SR 49 south (North Broadnax Street) – Dadeville Business District, StillWaters, Tallapoosa County Historical Museum	East end of concurrency with SR-49
	Camp Hill			SR 50 east / CR 34 west – Camp Hill, Lyman Ward, StillWaters, Camp Hill Business District	west end of SR-50 overlap
		91.488	147.236	SR 50 west – Lyman Ward, Girls Ranch	east end of SR-50 overlap
Chambers	No major junctions
Lee	Auburn	104.511	168.194	SR 147 north – LaFayette	West end of concurrency with SR-147
	The Bottle	104.911	168.838	SR 147 south (North College Street) – Auburn	East end of concurrency with SR-147
	Opelika	110.241	177.416	Pepperell Parkway	former US-29
		111.851	180.007	I‑85 south / US 29 south (SR-15) – Montgomery	west end of I-85 / US-29 / SR-15 overlap; US 280 west follows exit 58
		113.871	183.258	SR 51 to SR 169 – Opelika, Hurtsboro	I-85 exit 60
		115.294	185.548	I‑85 north / US 29 north (SR-15) – Atlanta US 431 north (Columbus Parkway / SR-1) – Opelika, Southern Union State Community College	east end of I-85 / US-29 / SR-15 overlap; west end of US-431 / SR-1 overlap; US 280 east follows exit 62
Russell	Phenix City	137.659	221.541	US 80 east (SR-8) to I‑185 – Columbus	west end of US-80 / SR-8 overlap
		138.598	223.052	US 80 west (Crawford Road / SR-8) – Montgomery	east end of US-80 / SR-8 overlap
		140.466	226.058	US 431 south (SR-1) – Eufaula, Dothan	interchange; east end of US-431 / SR-1 overlap
				Colin L. Powell Parkway / Seale Road	interchange
Chattahoochee River		141.356 0.0	227.490 0.0	Oglethorpe Bridge
Muscogee	Columbus			US 27 north / SR 1 north (Veterans Parkway) – Hamilton, Waverly Hall, Airport	West end of concurrency with US 27 / SR 1
see SR 520 (mile 0.0-35.1)
Stewart	Richland			SR 520 east / SR 27 west – Dawson, Lumpkin	East end of concurrency with SR 520; west end of concurrency with SR 27
Webster	Preston			SR 41 south (Washington Street) – Weston, Dawson	West end of concurrency with SR 41
				SR 41 north (Cass Street) – Buena Vista, Ellaville	East end of concurrency with SR 41
Sumter	Plains			SR 45 south (Bond Street) to SR 308 – Dawson, Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
	​			SR 49 south – Dawson	West end of concurrency with SR 49
	​			US 19 south / SR 3 south / Spring Street – Albany	West end of concurrency with US 19 / SR 3
	Americus			US 19 north / SR 3 north / SR 30 west (South MLK Boulevard) – Ellaville, Buena Vista	East end of concurrency with US 19 / SR 3; west end of concurrency with SR 30
				SR 377 south (Lee Street)
				SR 49 north (Tripp Street / Crawford Street) – Oglethorpe, Andersonville, Andersonville National Historic Site, Airport, South Georgia Technical College, Georgia Southwestern State University	East end of concurrency with SR 49
				SR 27 east (Vienna Road) – Vienna	East end of concurrency with SR 27
	Leslie			SR 118 south / SR 195 south (Bailey Avenue) – Leesburg, Smithville, Georgia Rural Telephone Museum	west end of SR 195 overlap
	De Soto			SR 195 north – Andersonville	east end of SR 195 overlap
Crisp	​			SR 300 Conn. south – Albany, Camilla
	Cordele			US 41 / SR 7 / SR 90 north (7th Street) – Vienna, Ashburn, Historic Downtown Cordele	West end of concurrency with SR 90
				I‑75 (SR 401) to SR 300 – Macon, Valdosta, Albany	I-75 exit 101
				SR 90 south – Rebecca	East end of concurrency with SR 90
Wilcox	Pitts			SR 159 south (10th Street) – Rebecca, Ashburn
				SR 215 north (8th Street) – Vienna	West end of concurrency with SR 215
	Rochelle			SR 112 / SR 233 (Ashley Street) – Hawkinsville, Rebecca
				SR 215 south (Gordon Street) – Fitzgerald	east end of SR 215 overlap
	Abbeville			US 129 / SR 11 (Broad Street) – Hawkinsville, Fitzgerald, Wilcox State Prison
Dodge	​			SR 87 north (Abbeville Highway) – Eastman, Hawkinsville
	Rhine			SR 117 / SR 165 north (Central Street) – Eastman, Jacksonville	West end of concurrency with SR 165
Telfair	Milan			SR 165 south (Mt. Zion Street)	East end of concurrency with SR 165
	McRae			US 319 south / US 441 south / SR 31 south – Fitzgerald, Douglas	West end of concurrency with US 319 / US 441 / SR 31
				US 23 south / US 341 south / SR 27 south (Oak Street) – Hazlehurst
				US 23 north / US 341 north / SR 27 north – Eastman
Wheeler	​			US 319 north / US 441 north / SR 31 north – Dublin, Little Ocmulgee State Park & Lodge	East end of concurrency with US 319 / US 441 / SR 31
	​			SR 149 south – Scotland
	Alamo			SR 126 (Commerce Street) – Cadwell, Lumber City
	Glenwood			SR 19 (2nd Street) – Dublin, Lumber City
Montgomery	Mount Vernon			US 221 / SR 56 (Railroad Avenue) to I‑16 – Soperton, Uvalda
	Ailey			Broad Street	former SR 227 north
	Higgston			SR 15 north / SR 29 north / SR 135 south (James Street) to I‑16 – Tarrytown, Soperton, Uvalda	west end of SR 15 / SR 29 overlap
Toombs	Vidalia			SR 130 (Adams Street) – Uvalda
				SR 15 south / SR 29 south (Jackson Street) – Baxley	east end of SR 15 / SR 29 overlap
	Lyons			US 1 / SR 4 (South State Street) to I‑16 – Swainsboro, Baxley
	​			SR 86 west – Oak Park
Tattnall	Reidsville			SR 56 west (Shepards Bridge Road) – Uvalda
				SR 147 west (Tattnall Street) – State Prison
				SR 23 / SR 57 / SR 121 (Main Street) to I‑16 – Metter, Glennville
Evans	Bellville			SR 169 (Smith Street) to I‑16 – Bellville, Jesup
	​			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) – Statesboro, Glennville
				SR 129 south (River Street)	east end of SR 129 overlap
Bryan	Pembroke			SR 67 north / SR 119 south (Main Street) to I‑16	west end of SR 67 / SR 119 overlap
				SR 67 south / SR 119 north (College Street) to I‑16 – Springfield	east end of SR 67 / SR 119 overlap
	Lanier			SR 204 east to I‑95 – Ellabell
	​			I‑16 (SR 404) – Macon, Savannah	I-16 exit 143
	Blitchton			US 80 / SR 26 / SR 30 east – Statesboro, Savannah	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi