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'''Grant's Mill Road''' is a long road running south by southeast from [[Crestwood Boulevard]] in [[Irondale]] to [[Cahaba Valley Road]] just south of [[Lake Purdy]]. It is named for the former [[Grant's Mill]], located near where the road now crosses the [[Cahaba River]] below [[Hogpen Branch]].
'''Grant's Mill Road''' is a long road running south by southeast from [[Crestwood Boulevard]] in [[Irondale]] to [[Cahaba Valley Road]] just south of [[Lake Purdy]]. It is named for the former [[Grant's Mill]], located near where the road now crosses the [[Cahaba River]] below [[Hogpen Branch]]. Much of the route is also designated as [[Jefferson County Road 143]].


==Notable locations==
[[File:Kilgore Mem Pkwy sign.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Sign for Kilgore Memorial Parkway]]
'''J. Hubert Kilgore Memorial Parkway'''  (also called '''Kilgore Memorial Drive''') is an honorary name for the northernmost section of Grant's Mill Road which interchanges with [[I-20]] and [[U.S. Highway 78]] over [[Shades Creek]] in [[Irondale]] and continues as [[20th Street South Irondale]]. It is named in memory of former [[Mayor of Irondale|Irondale Mayor]] [[Hubert Kilgore|James Hubert Kilgore]] and marked with a sign in the median just north of Highway 78.
 
== Notable locations (north to south) ==
* [[U.S. Highway 78]] ([[Crestwood Boulevard]]), road continues north as [[20th Street Irondale]]
* [[U.S. Highway 78]] ([[Crestwood Boulevard]]), road continues north as [[20th Street Irondale]]
*** [[Flex Fitness]], former location of furniture store
*** [[Flex Fitness]], former location of furniture store
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**** [[Grant's Mill Animal Hospital]]
**** [[Grant's Mill Animal Hospital]]
**** [[Wings R King]]
**** [[Wings R King]]
*** 3900: former location of [[Sam's Club]] (closed January 26, 2018)
*** 3920: [[Alabama Dental Associates]]
*** 3920: [[Alabama Dental Associates]]
** [[Old Grant's Mill Road]] intersection (north only)
** [[Old Grant's Mill Road]] intersection (north only)
** [[Haygood Street]] (north)/[[Kelley Road]] (south) intersection
** [[Haygood Street]] (north)/[[Kelley Road]] (south) intersection
*** 1080: planned site of [[Irondale Public Library]]
*** 1108: [[Knowlton Agency]]
*** 1108: [[Knowlton Agency]]
** [[Edwards Street]] intersection (north only)
** [[Edwards Street]] intersection (north only)
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** [[Pineview Road]] intersection (north only)
** [[Pineview Road]] intersection (north only)
** [[Grant's Mill Way]] intersection ([[Grant's Mill Crossing]] subdivision)
** [[Grant's Mill Way]] intersection ([[Grant's Mill Crossing]] subdivision)
** [[Old Leeds Road]] ([[Alabama State Route 64]]) intersection
*** 1288: [[Publix]] (opened November 2023)
** [[Karl Daly Road]] ([[Alabama State Route 74]]) intersection (east only)
** [[Old Leeds Road]] ([[Jefferson County Road 64]]) intersection
** [[Karl Daly Road]] ([[Jefferson County Road 74]]) intersection (east only)
*** [[Eternal Word Television Network]]
** [[Grant's Mill Trail]] intersection (south only)
** [[Grant's Mill Lane]] intersection (north only)
** [[Grantswood Road]] (formerly [[Ratliff Mine]] Road) (north only)
** [[Interstate 459]] interchange
** [[Pine Whispers Drive]] intersection (north only), access to [[Pine Tree Country Club]] and [[Shades Valley Technical Academies]]
*** 1811: [[Chevron]] gas station
** [[Shady Acres Road]] intersection (north only)
*** 1874: [[Tom Williams Auto]] collision center
** [[Overton Road]] ([[Jefferson County Road 62]]) intersection (south only)
*** [[Church of the Highlands]]
** [[Cahaba River]] crossing (former site of [[Grant's Mill]])
*** 2350: [[St Bede's Anglican Church]]
** [[Summer Place]] intersection (west only)
*** 2981: [[Blue Springs Hatchery]]
*** 2920: [[Rose Expressions]]
** [[Tidwell Circle]] intersection (west only)
** [[Sicard Hollow Road]] (west) / [[Rex Lake Road]] (east) intersection
** [[Grant's Mill Ridge]] intersection (east only)
** [[Boshell Lane]] intersection (north only)
** [[Grant's Mill Road bridge]] over [[Lake Purdy]]
** road ends at [[Cahaba Valley Road]]
 
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Latest revision as of 14:42, 30 October 2023

Grant's Mill Road is a long road running south by southeast from Crestwood Boulevard in Irondale to Cahaba Valley Road just south of Lake Purdy. It is named for the former Grant's Mill, located near where the road now crosses the Cahaba River below Hogpen Branch. Much of the route is also designated as Jefferson County Road 143.

Sign for Kilgore Memorial Parkway

J. Hubert Kilgore Memorial Parkway (also called Kilgore Memorial Drive) is an honorary name for the northernmost section of Grant's Mill Road which interchanges with I-20 and U.S. Highway 78 over Shades Creek in Irondale and continues as 20th Street South Irondale. It is named in memory of former Irondale Mayor James Hubert Kilgore and marked with a sign in the median just north of Highway 78.

Notable locations (north to south)