Originally the state's first urban highway, Independence Blvd. has seen
numerous alterations to its routing over the past two decades. What was once
West, South, and East Independence Boulevard has been broken into and
renamed Carson Blvd., Stonewall St., and now Charlottetown Ave. The only
part of the highway to retain the 'Independence' name is the section of US
74 east of Uptown.
The name change was requested by the Charlotte Department of Transportation
to eliminate confusion with differing directions with the Independence
Freeway. Local property owners submitted the Charlottetown Ave. name.
Story: http://www.charlotte.com/breaking_news/story/164720.html
Independence Blvd. History:
http://www.gribblenation.com/ncpics/charlotte/indblvd/index.html
Just to be a bit more annoying, CDOT named the street "Charlottetowne
Ave" (with the useless "E" at the end).
The overhead street signs have been changed. I haven't recently taken
inbound Independence Expressway to see (and get a picture) of the
updated BGS.
-Stan