Main Street (Vancouver)
Part of | Former Hwy 1A / Hwy 99A |
---|---|
Type | Street |
Length | 8.8 km (5.5 mi)[1] |
Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
North end | Waterfront Road |
Major junctions |
|
South end | Kent Avenue |
Main Street is a major north–south thoroughfare bisecting Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It runs from Waterfront Road by Burrard Inlet in the north, to Kent Avenue alongside the north arm of the Fraser River in the south.
Route
Beginning by the
Between 33rd Avenue and 41st Avenue, the street becomes decidedly more residential as it reaches its topographical summit. South of 41st Avenue, the street enters the
At Main Street's intersection with Marine Drive in southern Vancouver, its character becomes big-box commercial, notably including a Real Canadian Superstore supermarket. Between Marine Drive and its southern terminus, Main Street's neighbourhood is a highly miscellaneous commercial mix including office space, manufacturing, and warehousing.
History
The north end of Main Street is located just west of the historic site of
The thoroughfare was originally named "Westminster Avenue", since it connects to New Westminster Road (now Kingsway). It received its present name in 1910[2] at the behest of local merchants, who thought that it bestowed a more cosmopolitan air to the neighbourhood.
Main Street was previously separated into two segments by False Creek, with a bascule bridge linking the two.[3] The two segments were joined together after the eastern section of False Creek was reclaimed for railway lands in the 1910s and 1920s.
Neighbourhoods
Main Street passes through the following Vancouver neighbourhoods (north to south):
- Downtown Eastside
- Old Japantown
- Chinatown
- Strathcona
- Mount Pleasant
- Riley Park–Little Mountain
- Punjabi Market
- Sunset
Major intersections
From north to south. The entire route is in
km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.0 | 0.0 | Waterfront Road | |||
0.3 | 0.19 | Powell Street | One-way pair | ||
0.4 | 0.25 | E Cordova Street | |||
0.5 | 0.31 | East Hastings Street | Former Hwy 7A | ||
0.6 | 0.37 | East Pender Street | |||
0.9 | 0.56 | Union Street, Dunsmuir Street to Hwy 99 – City Centre | Former Hwy 1A west / Hwy 99A north; north end of former Hwy 1A / Hwy 99A concurrency; access to/from Georgia & Dunsmuir Viaducts | ||
1.0 | 0.62 | Prior Street, West Georgia Street | |||
1.5 | 0.93 | Terminal Avenue | Main Street–Science World station; access to Pacific Central Station and Science World | ||
1.9 | 1.2 | East 2nd Avenue | |||
2.4 | 1.5 | Kingsway | Former Hwy 1A east / Hwy 99A south; south end of former Hwy 1A / Hwy 99A concurrency | ||
2.6 | 1.6 | East Broadway (Hwy 7) | |||
2.9 | 1.8 | East 12th Avenue | |||
4.2 | 2.6 | King Edward Avenue | |||
5.1 | 3.2 | East 33rd Avenue | Access to Queen Elizabeth Park | ||
5.9 | 3.7 | East 41st Avenue | |||
6.8 | 4.2 | East 49th Avenue | |||
8.4 | 5.2 | Southeast Marine Drive | |||
8.8 | 5.5 | Kent Avenue N | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
|
References
- ^ a b Google (August 24, 2021). "Main Street (Vancouver)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ISBN 0-9692378-7-1.
- ISBN 978-1-895811-23-0.