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
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
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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
References
- ^ "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.