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Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2011

Overview: Rigid frame bridge over AL 149 (Lakeshore Drive) on US 31
Location: Homewood, Jefferson County, Alabama
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1942
Design: Concrete rigid-frame
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 139.1 ft.
Deck width: 50.2 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: US 31 Bridge
R. H. "Bob" Wharton Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +33.46841, -86.77772 (decimal degrees)
33°28'06" N, 86°46'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/520654/3703239 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Birmingham South
Inventory numbers: AL 2648 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 48329 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2010): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 53.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 29,890