Grand Boulevard (St. Louis)

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Grand Boulevard
Grand Avenue, Grand Drive
STL Tiffany Neighborhood 01.JPG
Grand Boulevard as it passes through the neighborhood of Tiffany between Interstate 44 and St. Louis University Medical Center
Type Thoroughfare
OwnerCity of St. Louis
Maintained bySt. Louis City Street Department [1]
Length9.2 mi (14.8 km) [2]
Width5-7 lanes
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Postal code63116, 63104, 63110, 63103, 63106, 63107, 63102
Nearest metro station Grand
South endHolly Hills Avenue in Holly Hills
Major
junctions
MO-366.svg Route 366 in Tower Grove South
MO-30.svg Route 30 in Tower Grove South
I-44.svg I-44 in Compton Heights
MO-100.svg Route 100 in The Gate
I-64.svgUS 40.svg I-64  / US 40 in Grand Center
MO-supp-D.svg Route D in Grand Center
MO-115.svg Route 115 in JeffVanderLou
I-70.svg I-70 in College Hill
North endHall Street in Near North Riverfront

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.

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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. [3] 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

Tower Grove Park is a refreshing oasis on Grand Boulevard. Tower Grove Park Scene 2.jpg
Tower Grove Park is a refreshing oasis on Grand Boulevard.
The national landmark Compton Hill Reservoir Water tower sits in Compton Hill Reservoir Park along Grand Boulevard. STL Compton Heights 01.jpg
The national landmark Compton Hill Reservoir Water tower sits in Compton Hill Reservoir Park along Grand Boulevard.

South Grand

Once a residential area, South Grand developed with numerous 19th and 20th century buildings remaining in the diverse area. [4]

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References

  1. "Street Department". Stlouis-MO.gov. City of St. Louis. 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. "Grand Boulevard" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  3. Wilson, D.J. (2000). "Best Bi-State Bus Route - 2000: No. 70 Grand". Riverfront Times . Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  4. https://southgrand.org/south-grand-historic-walking-tour/