bypass Birmingham, AL

Thank you all for the information. I will stick to I-65 from now on.

As in all cities the roads are rough and more traffic but Birmingham is not bad. As suggested pick non-rush hour time and take a lane that goes thru so usually one off the exit lanes and stay put and let traffic navigate around you. Safe travels.

IF you think you hate I65 wait till you try US31. There is no rational route through Birmingham other than the interstate.

I have been traveling from Fl. to Northwest Al. for 26 years and as state previously, unless you want to go on a lot of sides roads and endure downtown stop and go traffic in an RV there is not much you can do going north and south. Pick a non-rush hour take it easy and in 20 minutes you are through.

US31 through Birmingham is slow with a lot of stops. Really, I65 isn't bad. Oak mountain on the south side is a good overnight stop. Quiet and reasonable. The access to the campground is from the south end of the park.

US31 just parallels I-65 and goes thru downtown Birmingham, AL (Carraway Blvd) then turns into an Expressway for a while then back to US31.

Don't see the benefit of using it unless you want to go downtown vs running I-65

North/South---tough to bypass Birmingham

East/West...doable by using I-489


Good Luck!