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Bob Wallace Avenue and Sparkman Drive are major thoroughfares in Huntsville, Alabama that connect to make a horseshoe shape around the city. The two roads run through several residential neighborhoods and school zones including University of Alabama in Huntsville. On average, approximately 21,000 vehicles travel the two roads a day.〔(- City of Huntsville Traffic Engineering )〕 ==Street Description== US-72 enters the city of Huntsville over Chapman Mountain from the north east and follows exit 21 on I-565 to intersect US-231/431 (Memorial Parkway) in north Huntsville where Sparkman Drive begins. The five lane road travels just to the south of a newly built Walmart Supercenter and travels west to intersect Blue Spring Road before entering into a densely populated residential area. The road then intersects Pulaski Pike before turning southwest, providing access to Highlands Elementary School and Ed White Middle School, just one of many schools located on the road. Sparkman Drive insects Jordan Lane (SR-53) and continues heading southwest, intersecting Adventist Boulevard. The road then starts to head south, continuing to run through a residential area before traveling beside the Huntsville West Shopping Center and under University Drive (US-72). Direct access to University Drive is provided by on- and off-ramps. Sparkman Drive continues to head south, running along the east border of Cummings Research Park and to the west of University of Alabama in Huntsville to intersect Bradford Drive and Holmes Avenue. After passing UAH, Sparkman Drive passes over Interstate 565 and becomes Bob Wallace Avenue. Following a sharp turn to the east, Bob Wallace Avenue passes by a service road providing access to the US Space and Rocket Center. Bob Wallace Avenue runs north of Morris Elementary School and continues east passing by the Huntsville Botanical Garden to intersect Jordan Lane and Patton Road, where Kiwanis Soccer Park is located. Heading south on Patton Road, you can quickly access gates 8 and 10 of the Redstone Arsenal. Bob Wallace continues east to provide access to Westlawn Middle School before heading into a residential area to intersect Triana Boulevard and other surface streets, including First Street Southwest which provides access to Brahan Spring Park and Milton Frank Stadium. Bob Wallace passes over Spring Branch creek to intersect Leeman Ferry Road and Memorial Parkway. After passing under the Parkway, Bob Wallace continues east to cross over a former Louisville and Nashville Railroad rail line and travels south of Huntsville High School where the road narrows to four lanes from five. Bob Wallace continues through an older residential area to intersect Whitesburg Drive, followed by California Street where the road then narrows down to two lanes. Bob Wallace ends at Lytle Street. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Wallace Avenue/Sparkman Drive」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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