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U.S. 278/431 combine for 9.91 miles east to Downtown Attalla and past the business district for Gadsden.
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U.S. 278/431 encircle Big Ridge east into the Attalla street grid at 4th Street SW/NW.
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U.S. 11 converges with U.S. 278/431 (Morgan Drive) north along 3rd Street NW.
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U.S. 11 north combines with U.S. 278/431 south along 3rd Street NW for 0.33 miles.
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U.S. 11 remains northeast along 3rd Street NW to 4th Street NW in Attalla en route to Reece City.
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U.S. 278/431 continue onto 5th Avenue NW below a girder bridge for the Norfolk Southern Railroad line dating back to 1956.
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Cleveland Avenue branches south from U.S. 278/431 at 1st Street NE.
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Cleveland Avenue angles southeast below a Alabama and Tennessee River Railway overpass before paralleling U.S. 278/431 east to Interstate 59.
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The ensuing stretch of U.S. 278/431 from 1st Street NE follows General Clarence F. Rhea Parkway (5th Avenue).
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A split diamond interchange joins Interstate 59 with U.S. 278/431 (5th Avenue) and adjacent Cleveland Avenue at Exit 183.
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Interstate 59 heads northeast to Fort Payne and southwest to Trussville.
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Mile marker 265 for SR 1 appears just east of Interstate 59 along U.S. 278/431 (5th Avenue) in Attalla.
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U.S. 278/431 enter the city of Gadsden along Meighan Boulevard.
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U.S. 278/431 (Meighan Boulevard) expand with a grass median east of N 23rd Street.
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SR 211 (12th Street) constitutes a 4.61 mile long route north from U.S. 278/431 to U.S. 11 in Reece City.
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U.S. 278/431 (Meighan Boulevard) meet U.S. 411 (Albert Rains Boulevard) at a folded diamond interchange adjacent to the Coosa River.
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U.S. 411 travels northeast to Northside in Gadsden en route to Leesburg and Centre.
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Straddling the Coosa River, U.S. 411 (Albert Rains Boulevard) runs just east of Downtown Gadsden south to I-759 by Gadsden Mall.
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The north end of SR 291 ties into U.S. 278/431 across the Coosa River.
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SR 291 constitutes a 0.89 mile long urban route south from U.S. 278/431 to SR 759 west.
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SR 291 follows Hood Avenue and George Wallace Drive south to the expressway along SR 759 linking with Interstate 759.
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U.S. 278 parts ways with U.S. 431 (Meighan Boulevard) south beyond the pedestrian bridge at Windsor Street in East Gadsden.
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U.S. 278 continues east from Gadsden to Hokes Bluff and Piedmont en route to Cedartown and Atlanta, Georgia.
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South from Gadsden, U.S. 431 travels to Anniston, Opelika, Phenix City and Dothan.
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U.S. 431 advances southeast from Gadsden into the city of Glencoe.
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Photo Credits:
- 06/25/12 by AARoads. 07/26/22 by AARoads and JP Nasiatka.
Connect with:
Interstate 59
U.S. 11
U.S. 411
Page Updated 08-22-2022.