Editing Interstate 59 (section)

===Alabama===
{{see also|Interstate 20 in Alabama}}{{Main|Interstate 59 in Alabama}}
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[[File:I20I59Birmingham.JPG|right|thumb|I-59/I-20 approaching I-65 in downtown Birmingham]]
I-59 and I-20 travel together for about 40&nbsp;percent of their route through Alabama, passing northeast through Tuscaloosa before finally parting ways in eastern Birmingham.

In Birmingham, many wrecks and accidents occur near the crossover interchange of I-20/I-59 and I-65 (commonly called "Malfunction Junction"). On two occasions, 18-wheelers crashed and burned fiercely enough to melt the support beams of overpasses. Beginning in eastern Birmingham, I-59 continues on its own northeast, passing by [[Gadsden, Alabama|Gadsden]] and [[Fort Payne, Alabama|Fort Payne]] in the foothills of the [[Appalachian Mountains]] before entering [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].

I-59 from Gadsden at milemarker&nbsp;182 to Stephen's Gap at milemarker&nbsp;193 had degraded over the decades since it was opened into a rough concrete highway. Between 2010 and 2014, a construction project called "Project&nbsp;59" took place between Gadsden and Fort Payne. This project consisted of reconstructing the Interstate Highway with unbonded concrete (without any space cracks) as well as modifications to the width and vertical clearance of the bridges and overpasses in the segment.