Jefferson Avenue (St. Louis)
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| Owner | City of St. Louis |
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| Maintained by | St. Louis City Street Department[1] |
| Length | 5.1 mi (8.2 km)[2] |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nearest metro station | Union Station |
| South end |  Route 366 / Broadway in Marine Villa |
| Major junctions |  Route 30 in Benton Park I-44 in McKinley Heights Route 100 in Lafayette Square  I-64 / US 40 in Downtown West Route D in Downtown West |
| North end | Palm Street / Farrar Street in JeffVanderLou |
Jefferson Avenue is a major, seven lane wide, north to south thoroughfare in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. For much of its run in south city Jefferson Avenue and Grand Boulevard take a parallel course, separated by about sixteen blocks. In the northern city, their concurrence varies some.
Transportation[edit]
Jefferson Avenue does not connect to the Metrolink light rail service, but MetroBus route 11 (Chippewa) does travel along much of the route.
Places on Jefferson Avenue[edit]
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- JeffVanderLou neighborhood
- St. Louis Place neighborhood
- Carr Square neighborhood
- Midtown neighborhood
- Downtown West neighborhood
- Gate District neighborhood
- Lafayette Square neighborhood
- McKinley Heights neighborhood
- Fox Park neighborhood
- Gravois Park, St. Louis neighborhood
- Marine Villa, St. Louis neighborhood
- Benton Park neighborhood
- Benton Park West neighborhood
- Jefferson Underground Building (2400 S. Jefferson Ave.) now home of Arch Reactor hackerspace
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Street Department". City of St. Louis, Missouri. City of St. Louis. 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ Google (March 19, 2015). "Jefferson Avenue" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 19, 2015.