Red Mountain Expressway Cut

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Red Mountain Expressway Cut is a major highway cut through Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama, notable for exposing significant geological strata and improving regional transportation.

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Red Mountain Cut 1
Red Mountain Expressway Cut canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway cut
road cut
transportation infrastructure
accessRestriction pedestrian access generally prohibited on roadway
alsoKnownAs Malfunction Junction Cut
Red Mountain Expressway Cut
surface form: Red Mountain Cut
category Geology of Alabama
Road cuts in the United States
Transportation in Birmingham, Alabama
connects Birmingham Downtown Retail and Theatre Historic District
surface form: downtown Birmingham

southern suburbs of Birmingham
constructionBegan 1960s
crosses Red Mountain ridge line
cutsThrough Red Mountain
feature exposed rock strata
limited‑access highway design
multiple traffic lanes
steep rock walls
geologicalExposure Paleozoic sedimentary rocks
iron‑rich strata of Red Mountain
hasNearbyLandmark Birmingham city centre
surface form: Birmingham city center

Red Mountain neighborhoods
locatedIn Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
surface form: Birmingham, Alabama

Jefferson County, Alabama
United States of America
surface form: United States
maintenanceActivity rock scaling and netting
slope stabilization
managedBy Alabama Department of Transportation
notableFor exposing significant geological strata
improving regional transportation connectivity
opened 1970s
partOf Red Mountain Expressway
U.S. Route 280 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 31 NERFINISHED
purpose improve regional transportation between Birmingham and its southern suburbs
provide a direct route through Red Mountain for vehicular traffic
risk rockfall hazards along cut faces
significance important geologic type section for the Birmingham area
studiedBy geologists
students of earth science
transportationRole major north–south traffic corridor in Birmingham metropolitan area
usedBy motor vehicles
visibility prominent feature of Birmingham skyline area

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Red Mountain hasLandmark Red Mountain Expressway Cut
Red Mountain Expressway Cut alsoKnownAs Red Mountain Expressway Cut
this entity surface form: Red Mountain Cut