 interstate 459 (abbreviated i-459) is a bypass highway of interstate 59 that is an alternate interstate highway around the southern sides of birmingham, bessemer, and several other cities and towns in jefferson county. interstate 459 lies entirely within jefferson county. this interstate highway is about  long, and its construction was completed in 1984. interstate 459 has major interchanges with the interstate highways i-59, i-20, and i-65. ==route description== i-459 begins at a trumpet interchange with i-20/59 near the suburbs of bessemer and mccalla. exit 1, an interchange with eastern valley road, provides access to the large colonial promenade shopping center and rapidly growing mccalla. the freeway then passes under pocahontas road and next to the bent brook golf club before intersecting with morgan road at exit 6. morgan road connects with bessemer, helena, and the western fringes of hoover along with the bessemer airport. after morgan road, i-459 enters a much more populated and developed area, namely the large suburb of hoover. once interchanging with state route 150 at exit 10, the highway turns northeastward and widens to 10 lanes. exit 13 is with us&nbsp;31, a major suburban route through hoover, vestavia hills and pelham. a southbound flyover ramp at this interchange provides direct access to the riverchase galleria. the freeway then approaches its interchange with i-65, one of two four-level stack interchanges in the state (the other being its interchange with i-20). after the i-65 interchange, the roadway decreases to 6 lanes and has a minor interchange with acton road at exit 17. as it exits hoover, i-459 intersects with us&nbsp;280, an 8- to 10-lane su
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