Interstate 20 West - Georgia to Riverside

The border between Georgia and Alabama doubles as the boundary between Eastern and Central Time Zone.

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A state welcome sign precedes the Cleburne County Route 37 overpass. Interstate 20 is the Medal of Honor Highway through eastern Alabama.

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An Alabama welcome center and rest area follows along westbound Interstate 20 south of Lebanon.

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The tourist information center and rest area lie just east of Kemp Creek.

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Speed limits along I-20 between the state line and milepost 182 at Oxford were previously lowered to 55 MPH in March 2010. The reduction was a safety measure taken due to rough pavement in Cleburne County, where a chunk of concrete kicked up by a vehicle running over pothole killed the driver of another vehicle.

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Advancing west past Plainview, the first exit in Alabama joins Interstate 20 with County Route 49 at Abernathy.

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CR 49 travels 6.95 miles southeast from Interstate 20 to Macedonia and 11.34 miles to SR 46 in the town of Ranburne.

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CR 49 appears along the north side of Interstate 20 ahead of Exit 210. The county route angles 3.35 miles northeast to CR 37/104 at Lebanon and 4.95 miles from there north to Muscadine and U.S. 78 at Muscadine Junction.

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A weigh station operates along I-20 westbound one mile beyond the diamond interchange (Exit 210) with CR 49.

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Progress20 work between December 2011 and Fall 2013 widened 1.86 miles of I-20 from just east of Exit 210 to a point west of the Tallapoosa River.

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Interstate 20 continues west ten miles to Heflin and 25 miles to Oxford. Downtown Birmingham follows in 84 miles.

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The Tallapoosa River flows 265 miles south from Paulding County, Georgia to the Coosa River near Wetumpka.

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Interstate 20 reaches the westbound weigh station after the Tallapoosa River.

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SR 46 converges with Interstate 20 at Exit 205 and eastern reaches of the Heflin city limits. SR 46 originates 4.78 miles to the west at U.S. 78 (Ross Street) in the Cleburne County seat.

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SR 46 comprises a 21.05 mile long highway east from Heflin to Bell Mills, Trickem, Union Hill, Ranburne and Georgia State Route 166.

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26.33 miles in length, Talladega Scenic Drive (SR 281) branches southwest from U.S. 78/SR 9 outside Heflin to Cheaha Mountain, the tallest peak in the state at 2,407 feet, and Cheaha Wilderness area. There is no direct access from I-20 to SR 281.

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A diamond interchange joins Interstate 20 with SR 46 at Exit 205.

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Interstate 20 lowers westward to Cane Creek along the south side of Heflin.

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The Heflin city center lies six miles to the north via Interstate 20 west and SR 9 north. Downtown Birmingham is 79 miles to the west.

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Perryman Bridge Road (CR 18) passes over Interstate 20 one mile east of the diamond interchange (Exit 199) with SR 9 (Almon Street). SR 9 leads north 1.46 miles to combine with U.S. 78 west from Heflin to Cleburne and Old Davisville.

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Southward SR 9 continues 7.77 miles to U.S. 431 at Hollis Crossroads. SR 9 travels 274.84 miles overall, as a stand alone route between the Georgia state line east of Centre and U.S. 231 at Wetumpka, and as the hidden counterpart to both U.S. 231 south to U.S. 331 and along U.S. 331 to the Florida state line at Florala.

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Interstate 20 leaves the city of Heflin ahead of Cahulga Creek.

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Downtown Anniston lies 17 miles to the west along SR 21 north from I-20. Downtown Birmingham is 73 miles away.

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I-20 travels across Talladega National Forest west of Cahulga Creek to Horseblock Mountain.

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SR 281 (Talladega Scenic Drive / Pinhoti Trail) crosses over Interstate 20 within Talladega National Forest.

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Interstate 20 leaves Talladega National Forest at the forthcoming Clay County line. I-20 runs 20.96 miles west across Cleburne County.

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Calhoun County was founded on December 18, 1832 and named after John C. Calhoun, famous member of the U.S. Senate from South Carolina.¹

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Advancing west from Horseblock Mountain, the succeeding exit connects I-20 with U.S. 431 south and SR 301 north near DeArmanville.

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SR 301 links I-20/U.S. 431 with U.S. 78, 0.42 miles to the north. U.S. 78 east connects with SR 281 (Talladega Scenic Drive) south from Cleburne to Cheaha State Park.

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Exit 191 departs I-20 west for U.S. 431/SR 301. U.S. 431 travels southeast to Wedowee, the Randolph County seat, and from there to Lafayette and Opelika. U.S. 78 west previously overlapped with U.S. 431 north for 6.4 miles to SR 21 (Quintard Avenue) in Oxford.

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Choccolocco Creek flows under Interstate 20 at the diamond interchange (Exit 191) with U.S. 431/SR 301. A pair of bridges follow over farmland that accommodate flood waters from the creek during periods of heavy rain. This stretch of I-20 was completed in 1968.

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I-20/U.S. 431 continue west into the city of Oxford. Anniston is nine miles to the northwest and Birmingham is an hour away.

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Coldwater Mountain comes into view along the western horizon ahead of Exit 188 for the continuation of U.S. 431 north onto Veterans Memorial Parkway (Anniston Eastern Bypass). The bypass stems north from Golden Springs to SR 21 at Saks.

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U.S. 431 follows Golden Springs Road north from the adjacent grade separated intersection with U.S. 78 to Veterans Memorial Parkway. Leon Smith Parkway extends southward from Exit 188 to McIntosh Road near Hicks.

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U.S. 431 overlaps with I-20 west 3.71 miles to the diamond interchange (Exit 188) with Leon Smith Parkway. Beyond Anniston, U.S. 431 travels north to Gadsden, Guntersville and Huntsville.

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A viaduct takes U.S. 431 north over U.S. 78 and a parallel Norfolk Southern Railroad line between the retail area along Jimmy Hinton Drive and Golden Springs Road.

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I-20 runs between a commercial strip along U.S. 78 to the north and Choccolocco Creek to the south.

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Comprising the main route between Oxford and Downtown Anniston, SR 21 is a 279.23 mile long highway from Piedmont in northeastern Calhoun County southwest to Atmore and the Florida state line. A parclo interchange (Exit 185) joins SR 21 with I-20 in one mile.

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Exit 185 departs I-20 west for SR 21 (Quintard Avenue). SR 21 heads southwest from Oxford to Talladega. Northeast from Anniston, SR 21 continues by the former Fort McClellan to Jacksonville.

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Interstate 20 curves southwest across Barry Street and ahead of Anniston Regional Airport (ANB).

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The Coldwater community in west Oxford Coldwater lies five miles to the west off Exit 179. Six lane expansion along I-20 as part of the Progress20 project was undertaken in two projects between milepost 181.73 and 193.83. Work on the western 4.48 miles ran between November 2010 and Summer 2013; the eastern 7.9 mile long segment followed between December 2011 and Fall 2013.

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Interstate 20 passes through northeastern reaches of Talladega County south of Coldwater Mountain.

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SR 202 (Donald G. Holmes Bypass) arcs northeast 9.10 miles from the diamond interchange at Exit 179 to SR 21 at Anniston.

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SR 202 originally traveled west from Anniston along Bynum Boulevard to the Anniston Army Depot, Bynum and U.S. 78 ahead of Eastaboga. The route was realigned southward onto Douland G. Holmes Bypass, a five lane boulevard constructed in 2005/06 south from Vinette to Coldwater.

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Priebes Mill Road (CR 047) extends 2.90 miles southwest from SR 202 at Exit 179 into the town of Mumford. Passing south of Hobson City, parallel U.S. 78 continues through west Oxford to SR 202 at Coldwater and Eastaboga in southwest Calhoun County.

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ALDOT recorded 44,479 vehicles per day along Interstate 20 west of Exit 179 in 2021.

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Widening of Interstate 20 to six lanes between the Calhoun County line and Mahaffey Road was underway during 2008. Expansion of I-20 west to Eastaboga was completed by that time.

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Talladega County Route 5 connects Interstate 20 with the unincorporated community of Eastaboga 1.8 miles to the north of Exit 173.

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CR 5 south transitions onto CR 399 (Speedway Boulevard) west nearby to Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN), Talladega Superspeedway and the Motor Sports Hall of Fame.

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CR 5 follows the Calhoun County line north from Eastaboga to Sulphur Springs. South from the diamond interchange at Exit 173, CR 5 continues 8.43 miles through Turner to SR 21/77 along the Talladega bypass.

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Interstate 20 reduces to four lanes from Eastaboga Creek west to the St. Clair County line.

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Lincoln, a city of nearly 7,000 is seven miles to the west via Interstate 20 and SR 77 north. Downtown Birmingham is 47 miles away.

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Home to two NASCAR Cup Series events a year among other stock car races, Talladega Superspeedway seats 80,000 on a 3,000 acre site.²

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The 2.66 mile tri-oval track is where world stock car records of 212.809 miles per hour were set by Bill Elliot in 1987 and the 500 mile stock car record was set by Mark Martin in 1997 with an average speed of 188.354 miles per hour.²

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Westbound I-20 enters the city of Lincoln ahead of Exit 168 for SR 77. A four lane highway, SR 77 joins Lincoln south with the county seat of Talladega.

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SR 77 runs 9.82 miles south from the diamond interchange at Exit 168 to SR 21 along the Talladega bypass. SR 77 travels 112.33 miles overall between U.S. 431 at Attalla and U.S. 431 at Lafayette.

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Interstate 20 advances west across the city of Lincoln to Logan Martin Lake.

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Talladega County Route 207 (Stemly Road south / Honda Drive north) meets Interstate 20 at Exit 165 by Embry in one mile.

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The diamond interchange at Exit 165 with CR 207 connects Interstate 20 with U.S. 78 and the Lincoln Honda Manufacturing of Alabama plant to the north.

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Confirming marker posted west of CR 207 and Embry Crossroads.

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The succeeding exit from I-20 west is for the city of Riverside. Downtown Birmingham is 39 miles away.

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Interstate 20 rises to cross the Coosa River on a pair of bridges built in 1963.

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Looking north at Logan Martin Lake along the Coosa River. The 17,000 acre lake was formed in 1965 by the construction of Logan Martin Dam to the southwest.³

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Interstate 20 west enters St. Clair County midway across the bridge spanning the Coosa River.

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Interstate 20 expands to six lanes on the causeway extending west along Logan Martin Lake.

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Meeting Interstate 20 at Exit 162 in one mile, U.S. 78 spans Logan Martin Lake across the Riverside-Lincoln Bridge southwest into the city of Riverside.

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Shifting sides with Interstate 20, U.S. 78 continues southwest onto Cogswell Avenue across Pell City.

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The diamond interchange at Exit 162 is the first of three exchanges between Interstate 20 and U.S. 78 in St. Clair County.

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U.S. 78 leads 1.12 miles east back into Talladega County and Lincoln. West from Exit 162, U.S. 78 intersects U.S. 231 (Martin Street) ahead of Downtown Pell City.

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