Memorial Parkway (Huntsville, Alabama)

Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway at Governors Drive
Length18.3 mi (29.5 km)[1]
LocationHuntsville, Alabama
North endBob Wade Lane
(continues as US 231/431)
Major
junctions		 US 72 East / Sparkman Drive
US 72 West / University Drive
Interstate 565
Alabama 53 / Governors Drive
US 431 / Governors Drive
South endTennessee River
(continues as US 231)

Memorial Parkway, also known as the Parkway, is a major thoroughfare in Huntsville, Alabama[2] that carries over 100,000 vehicles on average a day.[3] It, in whole or in part, follows U.S. Route 231, U.S. Route 431, U.S. Route 72, and State Route 53 through the Huntsville city limits.[4] It is a limited access road through most of Huntsville city proper, providing exits to the frontage road which allows access to road intersections, as well as businesses and residences along the route.[5] Both the limited access and frontage roads are referred to as Memorial Parkway. Originally constructed to bypass downtown Huntsville[6] and officially opened on December 1, 1955, the highway is the major commercial thoroughfare through Huntsville, a status it has held since the mid-1960s.[5][7][8]

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