Directions & Transportation

A sign saying Freedom Riders National Monument Greyhound Bus Burning Site is posted in a field along Highway 202 outside Anniston Alabama.
The Greyhound Bus Burning Site is a part of Freedom Riders National Monument. The site is grassy fields at the junction of 202 and Old Birmingham Highway. Plans to change this site to a place of reflection are underway.

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To Former Greyhound Station:

From Atlanta and Points East

From I-20, take exit 185 to Alabama State Hwy 21 North. Turn left on East Eighth Street, then right on Gurnee Avenue. Greyhound Station is located at the corner of East Eleventh Street and Gurnee Avenue.

From Birmingham and Points West

From I-20, take exit 179 and turn left onto Alabama State Highway 202. Turn left on Gurnee Avenue. Greyhound Station is located at the intersection of East Eleventh and Gurnee Avenue.

From Gadsden and Points North

From US 431 South, turn right onto Alabama State Hwy 21 North, then turn right on East Eleventh Street. Greyhound Station is at the corner of East Eleventh and Gurnee Avenue.


To Bus Burning Site:

Parking is currently limited to gravel patches along the monument side of Old Birmingham Highway at the Greyhound Bus Burning Site. A temporary gravel parking lot is planned, but not yet completed. Use caution when crossing or walking along any roadway in the area. Vehicles drive fast along these roadways. Please do not use local landowners driveways to turn around.

From Anniston or Anniston Greyhound Bus Depot

From Alabama Highway 202 West, turn left onto Old Birmingham Highway. The Bus Burning Site is located at the junction of Highway 202 and Old Birmingham Highway.

From Birmingham and Points West

From I-20, take exit 179 and turn right onto Old Birmingham Highway. The Bus Burning Site is located at the junction of Highway 202 and Old Birmingham Highway.

 
A map of an irregular shaped piece of land near AL Hwy 202 and Old Birmingham Highway.
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Last updated: March 25, 2025

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

1302 Noble St.
STE 3G

Anniston, AL 36201

Phone:

205-679-0065
Please contact the Calhoun County Area Chamber & Visitors Center for general questions about Freedom Riders National Monument at (256) 237-3536.

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