Alabama has six major interstate routes: Interstate 65 (I-65) travels north–south roughly through the middle of the state; I-20/I-59 travel from the central west Mississippi state line to Birmingham, where I-59 continues to the north-east corner of the state and I-20 continues east towards Atlanta; I-85 originates in Montgomery and travels east-northeast to the Georgia state line, providing a main thoroughfare to Atlanta; and I-10 traverses the southernmost portion of the state, traveling from west to east through Mobile.
ˌæləbˈæmə hɐz sˈɪks mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˌɪntɚstˈeɪt ɹˈaʊts: ˌɪntɚstˈeɪt sˈɪksti fˈaɪv aɪ sˈɪksti fˈaɪv tɹˈævəlz nˈɔːɹθ sˈaʊθ ɹˈʌfli θɹuː ðə mˈɪdəl ʌvðə stˈeɪt; aɪ twˈɛnti slˈæʃ aɪ fˈɪfti nˈaɪn tɹˈævəl fɹʌmðə sˈɛntɹəl wˈɛst mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi stˈeɪt lˈaɪn tə bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm, wˌɛɹ aɪ fˈɪfti nˈaɪn kəntˈɪnjuːz tə ðə nˈɔːɹθˈiːst kˈɔːɹnɚɹ ʌvðə stˈeɪt ænd aɪ twˈɛnti kəntˈɪnjuːz ˈiːst təwˈɔːɹdz ɐtlˈæntə; aɪ ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪts ɪn mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi ænd tɹˈævəlz ˈiːstnˈɔːɹθiːst tə ðə dʒˈɔːɹdʒə stˈeɪt lˈaɪn, pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ɐ mˈeɪn θˈʌɹoʊfˌɛɹ tʊ ɐtlˈæntə; ænd aɪ tˈɛn tɹɐvˈɜːsᵻz ðə sˈʌðɚnmˌoʊst pˈoːɹʃən ʌvðə stˈeɪt, tɹˈævəlɪŋ fɹʌm wˈɛst tʊ ˈiːst θɹuː mˈoʊbəl.