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3About Bessemer, AL
Bessemer is a former steel town 15 miles southwest of Birmingham, easily reached via Interstate 20/59. The city sits in central Alabama's rolling hills with a population of 25,400. US Highway 11 runs north-south through downtown, while Route 150 connects to the interstate. Most visitors take Exit 108 from I-20/59, about 20 minutes from Birmingham. The restored railroad depot downtown now serves as a museum highlighting the city's 1800s industrial heritage.
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Bessemer, AL is in United States, at 33.371, -86.973 - about 21 km north-west of Helena, AL.
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The closest airport to Bessemer, AL is Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, 39 km (about 36 min by car).