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re: Bama fans- Getting to Tuscaloosa from Birmingham

Posted on 11/1/19 at 11:45 am to
Posted by BamaGradinTn
Murfreesboro
Member since Dec 2008
26997 posts
Posted on 11/1/19 at 11:45 am to
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The traffic leaving games toward Birmingham has improved dramatically over the last few seasons.


Not really, in my opinion.

If you drive, I recommend parking somewhere between the campus and downtown. When you leave, take University Blvd. back downtown to Lurleen Wallace Blvd and go left, which will become I-359.

Do not get on I-59/20. Stay in the inside lane, go past I-59/20 and turn left on Skyland Blvd/US Hwy 11. Take Hwy 11 all the way back to the Mercedes plant and get on I-59/20 there. In my opinion, the traffic to get on I-59/20 there in Tuscaloosa and the traffic out of town is horrible, especially for a big game, and very stressful. This is my preferred way to get out of town...been doing it for years.

If you do drive and get there early enough...at least 4 hours for LSU...you may be lucky enough to park on the street for free in the neighborhood between the University Club and Queen City Park. Again...been doing that for years. Just don't park on a yellow curb. There is a long grassy strip on 3rd Street, across the street from the homes on that street. You can legally park in the grass off the street for free. Get there 5 hours early for this game. For Arkansas we got there about two and a half hours before kickoff and there was still room for two or three vehicles.

If you want to park there, take I-59/20 to I-359, I-359 becomes Lurleen Wallace and goes into downtown, go right on University, left on Queen City Ave. at the University Club, left on 4th street and start looking for spaces on the street. If you don't find one, turn right on 19th, then right on 3rd and check the grassy strip down the left side of the street. If you don't find a place to park for free, you can pay to park at that apt. building on 19th.
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