There are a number of ways to get around town, with various modes of travel, as well as several routes that can be taken. Here are some common names you’ll run into when out and about in the LOU Community. THE MAIN DRAGS: • The Square is Oxford’s downtown and traditional commercial center. Traffic flows in a counter-clockwise direction. • North Lamar Boulevard stretches from the Square through a historic residential district, before opening up into a commercial corridor and meeting Highway 30. As “Old Highway 7 North,” it runs past the Lafayette County Industrial Park and finally up to Abbeville. • South Lamar Boulevard runs from the Square across Highway 6 and into the center of Oxford’s medical district. It becomes “Old Highway 7 South” and meets “New 7” south of town. • University Avenue runs from the heart of the University of Mississippi campus eastward to
meet both Highway 7 and Highway 6 at the eastern edge of town. • Jackson Avenue runs through the Square westward past the University campus, and turns into the town’s western commercial thoroughfare before ending at Highway 6. THE CUT-THROUGHS: • Highways 6 and 7 with their on- and off-ramps provide quick access by skirting the city’s southern and eastern edges. • Gertrude Ford Boulevard is a shortcut to get from Jackson Avenue to Highway 6 at Old Taylor Road along the old railroad bed – without getting stuck in campus traffic. • Molly Barr Road and McElroy Drive connect to form a speedy
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route across the northern portion of town between Highway 7 and College Hill Road. • Anchorage Road is a curvy, dangerous road used as a shortcut between Anderson Road and Old Sardis Road. • Hathorn Road, which connects West Jackson Avenue with Coliseum Drive at the rear of campus, is heavily traveled by traffic from apartments. ALSO KNOWN AS: • Four Corners: the intersection of University Avenue and South Lamar Boulevard, where Abner’s is located. • Three Way: The intersection of Molly Barr Road/Highway 30 and North Lamar Boulevard/Old Highway 7.
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