Editing Bessemer, Alabama (section)

===Transportation===
In 1911, the town was served by five [[railroad]] lines: [[Alabama Great Southern]] (Queen & Crescent route), the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]], the Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham ([[St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad]] system), the [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]], and the [[Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway]]s. Passenger service decreased after people started choosing to travel by automobiles, increasingly so after World War II. In addition, there was widespread restructuring in the railroad industry that also applied to freight lines.{{cn|date=November 2021}}

By 2006, the companies listed above had consolidated into [[CSX Transportation]], which has lines to Birmingham and [[Brookwood, Alabama|Brookwood]], and the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], with lines to Birmingham, [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]] and [[New Orleans]]. Birmingham Southern continues in service. A major railroad feature is the "High Line", constructed by Tennessee Coal & Iron (predecessor to [[U.S. Steel]]) to ship iron ore from the mines on the city's south side to the steel works in nearby [[Fairfield, Alabama|Fairfield]]. This elevated line traverses the eastern side of the city. Though tracks were removed over much of the High Line when the mines closed, part of the line is still used by the Birmingham Southern. All of the roadbed and bridges remain in place.{{cn|date=November 2021}}

Transit service in Bessemer is provided by [[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority]], which operates Max Transit bus service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maxtransit.org/|title=Max Transit|access-date=November 10, 2024}}</ref>

Bessemer is served by the small [[Bessemer Airport]] to the southeast of the city. Commercial service in the region is provided by the much larger [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]], located {{convert|5|mi|km}} north of downtown Birmingham, about 21 miles away in total.{{cn|date=November 2021}}

Major highways in Bessemer include [[Interstate 20 (Alabama)|I-20]]/[[Interstate 59 (Alabama)|59]], [[Interstate 459|I-459]], [[U.S. Route 11 in Alabama|U.S. Route 11]], and [[State Route 150 (Alabama)|State Route 150]], which connects Bessemer with [[Hoover, Alabama|Hoover]].{{cn|date=November 2021}}