sentences:  SR 202 (prior to 2008) was the original alignment of US 78, before being abandoned in favor of the straighter alignment which runs parallel with I-20 in the 1950s.For many years there had been preliminary plans and discussions concerning bypasses of downtown Anniston for north/south travelers.Discussions centered on two routes, one which would run west of Anniston and connect US 431 with I-20, and the other, which would run east of Anniston and connect US 431 and SR 21 with I-20 east of Anniston.