Travel Mapping
Highway Data Discussion => Updates to Highway Data => Topic started by: mikeandkristie on August 19, 2024, 12:28:15 am
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I would like to suggest a waypoint on US 231 / US 431 heading north from Huntsville. It's something I noticed while planning our return trip to try and finish the US Space & Rocket Center. AL 255 is a freeway heading north from I-565. The designation ends as it transitions down from four lanes to a two lane road called Bob Wade Ln. I think there should be a waypoint at the light where it reaches 231 and 431 since this is a continuous flow of driving. I'm going to try and do this little loop while we're there over Labor Day and wanted to get an accurate point.
Mike
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Bob Wade Lane is the de facto continuation past SR 255's norther terminus, so I'd agree.
Maybe one day in the future, it will part of the so-called Northern Bypass.
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According to this Huntsville project page (https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/roadworkprojects/northern-bypass-pulaski-pike-us-hwy-231431/) plus recent Google satellite imagery (https://www.google.com/maps/@34.8287185,-86.5946045,3323m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu), the extension of the northern bypass to 231/431 is underway. However, as shown on both the project page and aerial imagery, it won't actually cross 231/431 at Bob Wade Ln but instead a bit to the south. The design suggests that Bob Wade will become a "minor footnote" once construction is complete (late 2026 if I read the website correctly). For this reason, I am hesitant to put a point there.
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According to this Huntsville project page (https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/roadworkprojects/northern-bypass-pulaski-pike-us-hwy-231431/) plus recent Google satellite imagery (https://www.google.com/maps/@34.8287185,-86.5946045,3323m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu), the extension of the northern bypass to 231/431 is underway. However, as shown on both the project page and aerial imagery, it won't actually cross 231/431 at Bob Wade Ln but instead a bit to the south. The design suggests that Bob Wade will become a "minor footnote" once construction is complete (late 2026 if I read the website correctly). For this reason, I am hesitant to put a point there.
You could always just put a point at the 'current' intersection, and when the new road opens (and if it gets the AL-255 designation), just hide it as an alt label at the new intersection if you're that worried.