Quintard Avenue
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Quintard Avenue is a main roadway in Anniston, Alabama
. It runs parallel to and two blocks east of Noble Street. It also serves the main north/south traffic corridor for Anniston. The road is six lanes from East P Street to 18th Street, the rest four lanes. State Route 21
and US Route 431 are routed along this street within the city. It connects central Oxford
to the south and Jacksonville
, Gadsden
, and the McClellan
area of Anniston to the north. Traffic is relatively heavy on this road around downtown and in Oxford as well. Since the early 1990s, bypasses have been planned on both sides to alleviate traffic.
in Oxford
(the Coldwater exit) and runs north into the present State Route 202
. It is five lanes wide (handling Anniston Army Depot
traffic). Future plans will extend it on the present County Road 109 by widening it to connect with US 431.
The Eastern Bypass was a stalled project of the Alabama Department of Transportation to build a four-lane highway in Calhoun County until revived by the 2009 Federal Stimulus Package. It had been the largest influx of federal money into the local economy since Fort McClellan closed. More than $21 million was earmarked for this project in 2005. This funding was spent acquiring rights of way and grading a section of the proposed bypass from Oxford to the community of Golden Springs. As of April 2009, the section was a graded, but undriveable, clay dirt road bed. The Eastern Bypass was revived by the 2009 Federal Stimulus Package and was opened to traffic into McClellan on the northwest end in January 2011. Construction of the interchange with State Route 21 and US Route 431 is underway.
Anniston, Alabama
Anniston is a city in Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States.As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 24,276. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 23,741...
. It runs parallel to and two blocks east of Noble Street. It also serves the main north/south traffic corridor for Anniston. The road is six lanes from East P Street to 18th Street, the rest four lanes. State Route 21
State Route 21 (Alabama)
State Route 21 is a state highway that extends from Piedmont in Calhoun County to the Florida state line near Atmore in Escambia County. The route runs almost the entire length of the state from the northeast to the southwest.-Route description:...
and US Route 431 are routed along this street within the city. It connects central Oxford
Oxford, Alabama
Oxford is a city in Calhoun and Talladega counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population was 14,592 at the 2000 census. Oxford is one of two principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area...
to the south and Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Alabama
Jacksonville is a city in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. which is a 49% increase since 2000. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Gadsden
Gadsden, Alabama
The city of Gadsden is the county seat of Etowah County in the U.S. state of Alabama, and it is located about 65 miles northeast of Birmingham, Alabama. It is the primary city of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 103,459. Gadsden is closely associated with the...
, and the McClellan
Fort McClellan
Fort McClellan, originally Camp McClellan, was a United States Army post located adjacent to the city of Anniston, Alabama. During World War II, it was one of the largest U.S. Army installations, training an estimated half-million troops...
area of Anniston to the north. Traffic is relatively heavy on this road around downtown and in Oxford as well. Since the early 1990s, bypasses have been planned on both sides to alleviate traffic.
Bypasses
The Western Bypass runs from Interstate 20Interstate 20
Interstate 20 is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I‑20 runs 1,535 miles from near Kent, Texas, at Interstate 10 to Florence, South Carolina, at Interstate 95...
in Oxford
Oxford, Alabama
Oxford is a city in Calhoun and Talladega counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population was 14,592 at the 2000 census. Oxford is one of two principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area...
(the Coldwater exit) and runs north into the present State Route 202
Alabama State Route 202
State Route 202 or SR-202 is a long route that serves as a connection between Interstate 20 west of the Anniston/Oxford area and Anniston in Calhoun County.-Route description:...
. It is five lanes wide (handling Anniston Army Depot
Anniston Army Depot
Anniston Army Depot is a major United States Army facility fulfilling various depot operations. Primary missions are the repair of tracked vehicles and storage of chemical weapons . The depot is located in Bynum, Alabama....
traffic). Future plans will extend it on the present County Road 109 by widening it to connect with US 431.
The Eastern Bypass was a stalled project of the Alabama Department of Transportation to build a four-lane highway in Calhoun County until revived by the 2009 Federal Stimulus Package. It had been the largest influx of federal money into the local economy since Fort McClellan closed. More than $21 million was earmarked for this project in 2005. This funding was spent acquiring rights of way and grading a section of the proposed bypass from Oxford to the community of Golden Springs. As of April 2009, the section was a graded, but undriveable, clay dirt road bed. The Eastern Bypass was revived by the 2009 Federal Stimulus Package and was opened to traffic into McClellan on the northwest end in January 2011. Construction of the interchange with State Route 21 and US Route 431 is underway.