List of streets in Portland, Oregon explained

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

• Terwilliger curves
• The Simpsons and Portland, Oregon – many characters in The Simpsons are named after Portland streets
• Transportation in Portland, Oregon

Notes and References

1. The magnetic declination is 15.19° which is decreasing at 0.10° per year. PDX data
2. News: Mayer . James . City Council votes to rename Union . . April 21, 1989 . D1.
3. News: Mayer . James . Martin Luther King name change from Union catches on slowly . . December 10, 1989 . E7.