History
Until the 1980s much of the route of SR-119 passed through rural areas of Shelby County. Suburban growth has led to commercial and residential growth adjoining the route. In 2005, a four-mile (6 km) section of SR-119 south of U.S. Highway 31 in Alabaster was widened to four lanes.
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