From this point, the route travels in a northeasterly direction before reaching its eastern terminus at SR 21 in downtown Anniston.

Until 2008, the only viable north/south route through Calhoun County was SR 21/US 431 (Quintard Avenue) which passed through the center of Anniston and Oxford.

The combination of the Bynum/Leatherwood Road and SR 202 west of their intersection comprised the Anniston Western Bypass until the four lane was completed southward to I-20 in 2008.

The parkway crosses a portion of the former Fort McClellan property which contained some unexploded ordnance from military training that dated back more than 70 years.

This segment also crosses some hilly terrain which required a significant amount of earth removal in order to build this road.

In December 2015, ALDOT re-routed US 431 onto this new route leaving only SR 21 serving the downtown Anniston area along Quintard Avenue.