Dzerzhinsky Prospekt | |
Length Km: | 5.7 |
Location: | Novosibirsk Russia |
Metro: | Beryozovaya Roshcha |
Dzerzhinsky Prospekt (Russian: Проспект Дзержинского) is a street in Dzerzhinsky City District of Novosibirsk, Russia. It starts from Seleznyov Street and runs northeast, crosses Koshurnikov, Krasin, Shakespeare, Korolyov, Volochayevskaya and Polzunov streets. The prospekt ends near the bridge over the Kamenka River. The length of the street is about 5.7 kilometers (3.5 mi).
Dzerzhinsky Prospekt is one of the oldest roads in Novosibirsk. In the 17th and 18th centuries this road was part of Kalmyk Route which ran from Krivoshchyokovo (current Leninsky District of Novosibirsk) to Tomsk.[1]
In 1948, Dzerzhinsky Prospekt 1 was built.[2]
In 1957, the street was named after Felix Dzerzhinsky.
Entrance to Beryozovaya Roshcha Station is located between Dzerzhinsky Prospekt and Koshurnikov Street.