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'''Independence Drive''' is the name given to [[U.S. Highway 31]] | '''Independence Drive''' is the name given to the approximately 1-3/4 mile stretch of [[U.S. Highway 31]] in the [[Homewood]] city limits. It extends from the end of the [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]] in the north to almost the top of [[Shades Mountain]] to the south. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Originally, the section of road north of [[29th Avenue South]] to the Homewood city limits was known as '''East Avenue'''. South of there, it was [[Montgomery Highway]]. Prior to the creation of the [[Red Mountain cut]], going north the highway followed what is now 29th Avenue and crossed the mountain on what is now [[18th Street South Homewood|18th Street South]]. | Originally, the section of road north of [[29th Avenue South]] to the Homewood city limits was known as '''East Avenue'''. South of there, it was [[Montgomery Highway]]. Prior to the creation of the [[Red Mountain cut]], going north the highway followed what is now 29th Avenue and crossed the mountain on what is now [[18th Street South Homewood|18th Street South]]. | ||
In the early 1940s, Montgomery Highway was designated U.S. Route 31 and improved. This included a new, wider, straighter route up the north side of Shades Mountain, which is the current path of Independence Drive. It was in | In the early 1940s, Montgomery Highway was designated U.S. Route 31 and improved. This included a new, wider, straighter route up the north side of Shades Mountain, which is the current path of Independence Drive. The [[R. H. "Bob" Wharton Bridge]], part of the cloverleaf intersection at [[Lakeshore Drive]], was also built at this time. It was in [[1976]] that Homewood officials renamed the road in honor of "all Homewood citizens, past or future, who sacrifice their lives for freedom" (Summe, p. 233). | ||
== Notable locations == | == Notable locations == | ||
* [[28th Avenue South]]/Bonita Drive intersection (end [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]]) | Only major intersections are included. | ||
* [[28th Avenue South]]/Bonita Drive intersection (south end of [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]]) | |||
** 1: [[Independence Plaza]] (formerly [[AmSouth]]) | |||
* [[29th Avenue South]] intersection | |||
* [[Oxmoor Road]]/[[Hollywood Boulevard]] intersection | * [[Oxmoor Road]]/[[Hollywood Boulevard]] intersection | ||
** 3000: Piggly Wiggly (formerly [[Hill's Food Stores|Hill's Food Store]]) | |||
** 3001: [[Shades Cahaba Elementary School]] | ** 3001: [[Shades Cahaba Elementary School]] | ||
** 3030: CVS/pharmacy (formerly [[Big B Drugs]]) | ** 3030: CVS/pharmacy (formerly [[Big B Drugs]]) | ||
** 3054: Alabama Outdoors <!-- Did they start in Birmingham? --> | |||
** 3310: [[The Alabama Baptist]] | |||
** 3349: [[The Compounding Shoppe]] | |||
** 3490: [[American Mining Insurance Company]] | |||
** 3551: [[Shades Valley Branch YMCA]] | |||
* [[Lakeshore Drive]] intersection ([[R. H. "Bob" Wharton Bridge]]) | * [[Lakeshore Drive]] intersection ([[R. H. "Bob" Wharton Bridge]]) | ||
** [[Shades Creek]] crossing | ** [[Shades Creek]] crossing | ||
** [[Brookwood Medical Center]] | ** [[Brookwood Medical Center]] | ||
* [[Brookwood Medical Center Drive]] intersection ([[Jim Bennett Bridge]]) | * [[Brookwood Medical Center Drive]] intersection ([[Jim Bennett Bridge]]) | ||
* [[ | * Homewood city limits (becomes [[Montgomery Highway]] and enters [[Vestavia Hills]]) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 09:56, 26 March 2008
Independence Drive is the name given to the approximately 1-3/4 mile stretch of U.S. Highway 31 in the Homewood city limits. It extends from the end of the Elton B. Stephens Expressway in the north to almost the top of Shades Mountain to the south.
History
Originally, the section of road north of 29th Avenue South to the Homewood city limits was known as East Avenue. South of there, it was Montgomery Highway. Prior to the creation of the Red Mountain cut, going north the highway followed what is now 29th Avenue and crossed the mountain on what is now 18th Street South.
In the early 1940s, Montgomery Highway was designated U.S. Route 31 and improved. This included a new, wider, straighter route up the north side of Shades Mountain, which is the current path of Independence Drive. The R. H. "Bob" Wharton Bridge, part of the cloverleaf intersection at Lakeshore Drive, was also built at this time. It was in 1976 that Homewood officials renamed the road in honor of "all Homewood citizens, past or future, who sacrifice their lives for freedom" (Summe, p. 233).
Notable locations
Only major intersections are included.
- 28th Avenue South/Bonita Drive intersection (south end of Elton B. Stephens Expressway)
- 1: Independence Plaza (formerly AmSouth)
- 29th Avenue South intersection
- Oxmoor Road/Hollywood Boulevard intersection
- 3000: Piggly Wiggly (formerly Hill's Food Store)
- 3001: Shades Cahaba Elementary School
- 3030: CVS/pharmacy (formerly Big B Drugs)
- 3054: Alabama Outdoors
- 3310: The Alabama Baptist
- 3349: The Compounding Shoppe
- 3490: American Mining Insurance Company
- 3551: Shades Valley Branch YMCA
- Lakeshore Drive intersection (R. H. "Bob" Wharton Bridge)
- Shades Creek crossing
- Brookwood Medical Center
- Brookwood Medical Center Drive intersection (Jim Bennett Bridge)
- Homewood city limits (becomes Montgomery Highway and enters Vestavia Hills)
References
- Summe, Sheryl Spradling. (2001). Homewood: The Life of a City. Homewood, AL: Friends of the Homewood Public Library.