Grand Boulevard (St. Louis) Explained

Grand Boulevard
Other Name:Grand Avenue, Grand Drive
Type:Thoroughfare
Owner:City of St. Louis
Maint:St. Louis City Street Department[1]
Length Km:14.8
Length Mi:9.2
Width:5-7 lanes
Postal Code:63116, 63104, 63110, 63103, 63106, 63107, 63102
Location:St. Louis, Missouri
Metro:Grand
Direction A:South
Terminus A:Holly Hills Avenue in Holly Hills
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Hall Street in Near North Riverfront
Junction: in Tower Grove South
in Tower Grove South
in Compton Heights
in The Gate
in Grand Center
in Grand Center
in JeffVanderLou
in College Hill

Grand Boulevard is a major, seven to five-lane wide, north-south thoroughfare that runs through the center of St. Louis, Missouri. It runs north through Carondelet Park in the south portion of the city to the Mississippi River north of the McKinley Bridge, about midway between Forest Park and the Mississippi River. Neighborhoods that it runs through include Dutchtown, Tower Grove East, Tower Grove South, Compton Heights, Tiffany, Midtown, Jef-Vander-Lou, Fairground, and College Hill.

Mass-transit connections

Grand Boulevard connects with the St. Louis Metrolink light rail service at Grand Station. The station was closed in spring 2011 due to the demolition and replacement of the viaduct on Grand spanning the Metrolink tracks, industrial train tracks, and an industrial park. The new larger metro and bus station and viaduct with wider pedestrian sidewalks was later opened.

Grand Blvd also has the 70 Grand MetroBus, the busiest bus route in the St. Louis area.[2] The route number comes from a streetcar line that previously operated on track in the center lane of Grand Boulevard with that number.

Places on Grand Boulevard

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Street Department . 2011 . Stlouis-MO.gov. City of St. Louis . March 19, 2015.
  2. News: Wilson. D.J.. Best Bi-State Bus Route - 2000: No. 70 Grand. 9 April 2011. Riverfront Times. 2000.