List of streets in Portland, Oregon

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Interactive map of Portland

Much of the U. S. city of Portland, Oregon is built to a grid plan oriented north/south and east/west. However, the streets in the central downtown area are aligned to magnetic north—presumably at the time the area was platted—and so is oriented about 19.25° eastward.[1]

The city is rated highly in "walkability", bicycle-friendliness and public transport provision. Urban growth has been controlled by the Metro planning authority since the 1970s.

Principal streets

  • 82nd Avenue
  • Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
  • Broadway
  • Burnside Street, east–west, runs uninterrupted on both sides of the Willamette River, serves as the dividing line between North Portland and South Portland
  • Canyon Road
  • Capitol Highway
  • Cesar Chavez Boulevard, formerly known as Northeast and Southeast 39th Avenue
  • Cornell Road
  • Division Street
  • Harbor Drive
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., formerly Union Avenue (renamed in 1989).[2][3] Carries Oregon Route 99E.
  • Klickitat Street
  • Hawthorne Boulevard
  • Lombard Street
  • Naito Parkway
  • Williams Avenue, a north-south street that defines the eastern boundary of North Portland
  • Stark Street (part of which has been designated Harvey Milk Street)
  • Terwilliger Boulevard

See also

  • flagOregon portal
  • logoU.S. Roads portal

References

  1. ^ The magnetic declination as of 2015[update] is 15.19° which is decreasing at 0.10° per year. PDX data
  2. ^ Mayer, James (April 21, 1989). "City Council votes to rename Union". The Oregonian. p. D1.
  3. ^ Mayer, James (December 10, 1989). "Martin Luther King name change from Union catches on slowly". The Oregonian. p. E7.

External links

  • Media related to Streets in Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
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Streets in Portland
North-south streets
East-west streetsDiagonal streets
Multi-directional
  • Broadway
FreewaysNever-built highways