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34-520: Memorial Parkway may refer to: Memorial Parkway (Huntsville) , Alabama, a freeway that carries US 231 and US 431 Memorial Parkway, Texas , a neighborhood in Harris County Utica Parks and Parkway Historic District , in Utica, New York Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

68-526: A full interchange with Interstate 565 ; this interchange is sometimes referred to as Malfunction Junction . The Parkway has an overpass at US 72 West/ University Drive where an additional overlap with US 72 begins. An overpass at Oakwood Ave leads to a recently constructed overpass over Max Luther Drive and Sparkman Drive, where the overlap with US 72 ends as it splits off to the east. The Parkway continues north with at-grade intersection at Mastin Lake Road, which

102-546: A mix of cloverleaf and fly-over ramps to provide full merge-in and merge-out access to both routes. As part of this construction, the original Clinton and Holmes overpasses were torn down and replaced with wider ones incorporating the necessary merge lanes. In December 2009, overpasses at Whitesburg Drive and Weatherly Road in South Huntsville opened to the public; and an overpass over Sparkman Drive , Max Luther Drive, and US 72 East opened on April 10, 2012. Prior to 2018,

136-574: A non-controlled portion of the Parkway remained from the Whitesburg Drive to Martin Road exits, but the construction of new limited-access lanes were completed in 2018, with the previous route becoming frontage roads. As of 2018, the Parkway is fully limited-access from the aforementioned Sparkman Drive exit in the north to just north of Meadowbrook Drive in the south. Memorial Parkway's limited access portion

170-726: A ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 15, 2011, much sooner than the original July 2011 projected date. In addition to the Spencer County project, a four-lane bypass of the Dubois County cities of Huntingburg and Jasper is also in the planning stages, but funding has not been secured. A firm timetable for construction has yet to materialize. U.S. Route 152 was commissioned in 1934, connecting Indianapolis with Hammond . It followed US 52 from Indianapolis to northwest of Lafayette , where it turned north to end at US 20 in Hammond . In 1938,

204-507: A six-lane highway with traffic signals at Lily Flagg Road and Byrd Spring Road. (Previously existing signals at Charlotte Drive and Boulevard South were removed in July 2016.) Then a series of overpasses start just north of Martin Road; the first is Golf Road, followed by Airport Road , passing by John Hunt Park . Following Airport Road, there is a "useless" overpass, as it is referred to by locals since it crosses over no other roadway. This overpass

238-463: A two-lane, one-way frontage road. At major intersections, the limited-access lanes overpass the intersecting road with a "camel back" type overpass, while the frontage roads have a signal-controlled intersection with the intersecting road. At each overpass, there is a Texas U-turn configuration – a pair of turn lanes that permit traffic on the frontage roads to make U-turns between the northbound and southbound frontage roads without having to go through

272-496: Is an alternate north-to-south route to Interstate 65, the main north-to-south thoroughfare in the state. U.S. Route 231 serves the east-central part of the state, with I-65 further west and US 431 further east. While both US 231 and US 431 connect the major cities of Dothan and Huntsville, US 231 has a shorter route through fewer cities and terrain changes, avoiding the mountainous cities of Albertville , Gadsden , Oxford , and Heflin . However, there are some mountainous cities along

306-430: Is being expanded to include interchanges and frontage roads at various cross streets along the Parkway. Overpasses are currently planned for the Parkway's intersections with Winchester Road and Mastin Lake Road on the north side, and Hobbs Road, Green Cove Road, and Hobbs Island Road on the south side. Estimated completion dates for significant current Parkway projects are statuses in a quarterly Construction Bulletin from

340-625: Is in Huntsville , Madison County . US 231 In Florida , US 231 is paired with unsigned State Road 75. The southern terminus is at Business US 98 (unsigned State Road 30 ) in downtown Panama City . The highway is carried by Harrison Avenue until its intersection with US 98. Continuing north, US 231 passes through Youngstown , Fountain , Alford , Cottondale , and Campbellton before entering Alabama. Major intersections include Business US 98 , US 98 , SR 77 , SR 20 , Interstate 10 , US 90 , SR 73 , SR 273 , and SR 2 . In Alabama, US 231

374-420: Is planned to have an overpass built by 2021. Memorial Parkway continues north passing by Alabama A&M University with at-grade intersections at Winchester Road, Meridian Street, and Bob Wade Lane, where the Parkway officially ends and the route continues as US 231/431. US 231 originally ran down through the center of Huntsville following Meridian Street and Whitesburg Drive through Downtown. Memorial Parkway

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408-555: Is relatively new; in 2014, a new section from Kentucky 54 to Kentucky 2830 opened, bypassing the former bypass route. Part of that former route has been renumbered as Kentucky 603 . The remainder, south of 603, is partly a dead-end city street and an abandoned lane that will eventually become part of the David Adkisson Greenbelt trail. In Indiana , US 231 has the distinction of being the state's longest continuous highway. It covers approximately 297 miles (478 km) in

442-464: The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT)'s Bureau of Transportation Planning. The City of Huntsville is planning construction of a multi-modal bridge to be used by for pedestrians and bicyclist to cross over Memorial Parkway between the interchanges of Holmes Avenue and Governors Drive. This bridge will be a part of the larger Singing River Trail of North Alabama. The entire route

476-585: The Hoosier State. US 231 passes through the towns of Dale, Huntingburg, Jasper, and Loogootee before reaching Bloomfield. In Bloomfield , US 231 passes Shawnee Field , a local airport. US 231 slices through central Indiana before reaching West Lafayette , where it runs just south and west of Purdue University . Next it mostly zigzags north and west, staying close to Interstate 65, before heading straight west from Crown Point, terminating at US 41 . Indiana's Major Moves program, which derives its funding from

510-483: The SR 53 designation. The road widens to ten lanes on the south side of Interstate 565 , with the gained lanes used as access lanes for US 72 or I-565. On the north side of I-565, the road once again goes to six lanes and an exit lane, which is carried along its concurrency with US 72. About a mile north of the second junction with US 72, the route loses its frontage roads and reverts to a four-lane divided highway. In general,

544-619: The William H. Natcher Parkway ) until it reaches Owensboro . At Owensboro, US 231 joins US 60 (also known as the Wendell H. Ford Expressway ) around the city's east side, which it then follows to just north of Maceo . US 60 then leaves toward the east while US 231 turns to the north, leaving the state via the William H. Natcher Bridge across the Ohio River . A portion of the Owensboro-area route

578-533: The Drake Avenue overpass officially opened, followed by an overpass at Bob Wallace Avenue in 1976. An overpass at Governors Drive opened in 1978. In 1986, the University Drive overpass opened, and in the 1990s, overpasses at Airport Road , Golf Road, and Oakwood Avenue opened making a controlled access highway throughout much of the city. In 1992, the interchange with I-565 opened. The interchange includes

612-515: The Lincoln Parkway is complete from the Kentucky line to the interchange at I-64 and the bypass of Dale at the northernmost end of the project. It is a fully operational partial cloverleaf and the previous two-lane 231 overpass has been demolished. It has been replaced by a new four-lane overpass. The section from SR 162 to Indiana State Highway 70 near Chrisney was the last to be opened, after

646-512: The Parkway , is a major thoroughfare in Huntsville , Alabama that carries over 100,000 vehicles on average a day. 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. 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

680-592: The Tennessee River via the Clement C. Clay Bridge , which is also known as Whitesburg Bridge. From there, the four lane US 231 takes the name of Memorial Parkway and travels north passing Hobbs Island Road where it widens to six lanes. Memorial Parkway passes to the east of a Sanmina-SCI Corporation production plant, crossing over Green Cove Road. From there, it continues north, passing beside various businesses and farm lands. The Parkway intersects Hobbs Road just south of

714-513: The University Drive and Clinton Avenue overpasses; here through traffic must merge into the limited-access lanes. There are two intersections where the Parkway crosses under the intersecting road, at Martin Road and Interstate 565 . At the I-565 interchange, it is possible for Parkway traffic to make a U-turn by executing a sequence of ramp lane changes, although no signage indicates this. Most of

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748-527: The first major shopping center of many, the Southeast Plaza Shopping Center. Continuing due north, the Parkway passes Mountain Gap Road and Meadowbrook Drive. Just north of Meadowbrook Drive, the first of many overpasses start. Vehicles are directed to exit here to access both Whitesburg Drive and Weatherly Road. Just north of Weatherly Road, the Parkway's controlled access highway merges back to

782-613: The lease of the Indiana Toll Road to private interests, has made it possible for the state to build many new miles of roadway throughout the state. As part of this program, US 231 is currently being updated to a new-terrain four-lane highway from the Indiana-Kentucky border through Spencer County to Interstate 64 . This segment of US 231 has been named the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Parkway. As of April 2011,

816-464: The non-limited access portions within the Huntsville city limits consist of six through lanes, three in each direction, separated by a median. There are no frontage roads on these portions. Most of the portion north of the Mastin Lake Road intersection consists of four lanes, two in each direction. From the south, US 231 / Alabama 53 enters Madison County and the city limits of Huntsville over

850-459: The route is an important connector between Dothan, Montgomery, and Huntsville, three of the most populous cities in the state. US 231 enters Tennessee from Alabama in a concurrency with US 431 until it reaches Fayetteville . North of there it runs through Shelbyville and later passes through the eastern part of the Nashville metro area, passing through the cities of Murfreesboro and Lebanon . By

884-489: The route, such as Arab and Oneonta . U.S. Route 231 is divided along two-lane roads, three-laned roads, and four-laned undivided and divided highways. The entire stretch south of Montgomery is four-laned, mostly divided with some undivided stretches; as it is a critical connector in the National Highway System , which is a very important web of highways critical to U.S. infrastructure. The stretch between Arab and

918-478: The route. Both the limited access and frontage roads are referred to as Memorial Parkway. Originally constructed to bypass downtown Huntsville 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. The limited access portions of the Parkway contain eight to ten lanes of traffic; in each direction there are two to three lanes of limited-access traffic, paralleled by

952-428: The signalized intersection. Generally, in between overpasses, there exists a pair of entrance and exit ramps that allow traffic to transition between the limited-access lanes and the parallel frontage road. Other than at intersections with overpasses, traffic on the frontage road always has the right of way vs. intersecting streets and driveways and there are no other traffic signals. The frontage roads do not exist between

986-414: The state line is an almost entirely four-lane divided highway. Through Huntsville, Alabama , the route functions as Memorial Parkway - the main north-to-south freeway through downtown. The road is a freeway with frontage roads and Texas U-Turns , with some stretches with six lanes plus a frontage road exit lane in each direction. In the medical district of Huntsville, the freeway gains US 431 and loses

1020-472: The time it reaches Bethpage , it joins U.S. Route 31E in another concurrency to the northeast before finally crossing the Kentucky State Line north of Westmoreland . The route is approximately 121 miles (195 km) from Tennessee's northern border to its southern border. US 231 parallels Interstate 65 before reaching Bowling Green . From Bowling Green, US 231 closely parallels I-165 (formerly

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1088-517: The years as part of the limited-access construction. With the establishment of the U.S. Army Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal , and the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in the 1960s, Huntsville underwent massive population growth, and, as a result, traffic increased. State and City leaders started planning to make the Parkway a limited access highway and the second overpass, the "useless" overpass, opened in 1969. In 1973,

1122-401: Was built as a four-lane highway in the 1950s to bypass downtown. At the time, the only overpass crossed over Holmes Avenue, with ramps providing access from and to the Parkway. In the early 1960s, the overpass was extended to make it also span Clinton Avenue. There were traffic signals at every other major intersection, plus a number of secondary intersections, many of which were eliminated over

1156-435: Was originally constructed to provide a convenient U-turn as well as allow quicker access to businesses alongside the Parkway. The Parkway continues north with overpasses at Drake and Bob Wallace Avenues, where it passes by Parkway Place Mall . At Governors Drive , Alabama 53 splits off and travels west and US 231 begins its overlap with US 431. The Parkway continues north with an overpass at Clinton Ave / Holmes Avenue with

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