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Famous Streets, Roads and Byways

ery often street and road names describe more than geography—they convey meanings and images far from any location. They become a shorthand for a history or situation or way of life. (Read about street names at “Saks Fawn Creek Chase”)

Here are 174 such byways. (Railways, canals and most bridges are not included with the exception of The Grand Canal of Venice.) The bias for American byways in this list must be forgiven since the compiler is more familiar with American name usage. If you know of any other roads in other countries which are considered famous or important, email me with the information.

Famous Streets, Roads and Byways
Road Name Sort by road name	Image cursor on image enlarges	Location Sort by country	Claim to Fame	Notes
2nd Ring Road		China Beijing	Runs close to where Beijing's city walls once stood and mostly follows the former moat that surrounded the city wall	The new road is simply an extension of the western and eastern parts of the original 2nd Ring Road.
42nd Street		United States New York, New York City	The name of the city's theater district	A successful 1933 musical and 1980s broadway stage musical about the depression in New York City; includes a song titled 42nd Street.
Abbey Road		England music album	Famous title of a 1969 album by The Beatles	Album cover shows the Beatles crossing Abbey Road in central London, England.
Albert Cuypstraat		Netherlands Amsterdam	On this street is the largest daytime market in Europe	On this street in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is the Albert Cuyp Market which is completely closed off to traffic during market hours.
Appalachian Trail		United States	The Trail is famous for its many hikers, some of whom, called thru-hikers, attempt to hike it in its entirety in a single season.	Approximately 2,184 miles long, the trail passes through several states from Georgia to Maine.
Appian Way (Via Appia)		Italy Rome	Known as The Queen of Roads	One of the earliest and strategically most important roads for ancient Rome.
Atlanterhavsveien (Atlantic Ocean Road)		Norway	Norway's second most visited scenic road after Trollstigen	View from the road are so spectacular that it quickly became a popular tourist attraction.
Autostrada dei Laghi (Motorway of the Lakes)		Italy	First automobile highway in the world	Begun in 1925, it is part of Italy's Milano-Laghi set of expressways, from Milan to Como on the border with Switzerland.
Avenida Nueve de Julio (9 de Julio Avenue)		Argentina Buenos Aires	The avenue's width spans an entire city block, in Buenos Aires, Argentina	Started in 1888, it honors Argentina's Independence Day, July 9, 1816.
Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue)		United States New York, New York City	A major avenue in the borough of Manhattan, New York	Although Sixth Avenue was officially changed to Avenue of the Americas in 1945, New Yorkers use the old name.
Avenue Q		None stage musical	A stage musical with mostly puppet characters	The show is largely inspired by Sesame Street with most of the characters in the show puppets operated by actors onstage.
Beale Street		United States Tennessee, Memphis	Home of the Blues, Memphis, Tennessee	From the 1920s to the 1940s, many blues and jazz legends played here developing the Memphis Blues style.
Bleeker Street		United States New York, New York City	Famous street in Greenwich Village in Manhattan	Today popular for music venues and comedy, but was once a major center for American bohemia.
Blue Ridge Parkway		United States Appalachian Mountains	Noted for its scenic beauty	Runs for 469 miles, mostly along the famous Blue Ridge of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States.
Boston Post Road		United States Massachusetts, Boston	Early mail delivery routes between New York City and Boston, Massachusetts	The road was trail-blazed in 1673 and, over the years, widened and smoothed for horse-drawn wagons or stagecoaches.
Boulevard Ring		Russia Moscow	One of two roads half encircling Moscow, Russia	The Ring replaced the medieval walls of the White City in the 1820s. The wall itself was razed in 1760.
Boulevard Saint-Germain		France Paris	Famous east-west street in Paris, France	One of the two major streets in the Latin Quarter of Paris, crossing the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
Boulevard Saint-Michel		France Paris	Famous north-south street in Paris, France	One of the two major streets in the Latin Quarter of Paris, crossing the Boulevard Saint-Germain.
Bourbon Street		United States Louisiana, New Orleans	An icon of festive times, Mardi Gras, night life	An historic street in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Broadway		United States New York, New York City	Pinnacle of American theater	An avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City with many theaters.
Burma Road		Burma	A famous road linking Burma (Myanmar) with China	At the start of World War II, the British used the road to transport war materiel to China before Japan overran Burma in 1942.
Calle Estafeta		Spain Pamplona	Major path for Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain	Bulls round the dangerous corner from Mercaderes to Calle Estafeta, a long and narrow street lined with shops and bars.
Canal Street (Manhattan)		United States New York, New York City	Main road through New York City's Chinatown	Borders Little Italy, the Tribeca neighborhood and the southern boundary of SoHo.
Canal Street (New Orleans)		United States Louisiana, New Orleans	The popular street is the dividing line between the older French/Spanish Colonial-era city and the newer American Sector	With three lanes of traffic in both directions and streetcar tracks in the center, it is said to be the widest roadway in America to be classified as a street.
Canalasso (The Grand Canal)		Italy Venice	The major water-traffic corridor of Venice	The S-shaped canal is about 2 miles long, and as the major throughfare of Venice, an exception of non-canal listings here.
Capulin Volcano road		United States New Mexico	The road spirals around the volcano	Capulin Volcano National Monument is a relatively young symmetrical cinder cone.
Carnaby Street		England London	Known for elite shopping	Fashionable pedestrian street in the heart of London, England.
Castro Street		United States California, San Francisco	Famous locale of lesbian and gay activisim	Commonly known as The Castro, the neighborhood is in San Francisco, California.
Champs-Élysées		France Paris	Known as "The most beautiful avenue in the world"	A prestigious avenue in Paris, France with cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops.
Chandni Chowk		India New Delhi	Famous street in the walled city of Old Delhi, India	The street is still choked with congestion, but it retains its historical character. Originally a canal ran through the middle of the street.
Charing Cross Road		England London	Renowned for its specialist and second-hand bookshops	Correspondence between a New York based author and the staff of a bookstore on the street was the inspiration for the book and movie 84 Charing Cross Road.
Col de Turini (Turini Pass)		France	Part of the Monte Carlo Rally which is held on the tight road with its many hairpin turns	The pass has beed featured three times in the Tour de France.
Crescent Street (Rue Crescent)		Canada Montreal	The street was originally in the form of a crescent	A popular attraction for both tourists and locals alike, street merchants hold an annual street fair during Formula One week.
Dalal Street		India Mumbai	A metonym for the Indian financial sector	The busiest street in Mumbai, India and home of the Bombay Stock Exchange and other related financial institutions.
Dalton Highway (Alaska Route 11)		United States Alaska	Parallels much of the Alaskan pipeline	One of the most isolated roads in the US, but is traveled by hundreds of trucks per day.
Davison Freeway		United States Michigan, Detroit	The first urban freeway below street level with overpasses	At 5.5 miles long, the freeway cuts across Highland Park, a city in the middle of Detroit, Michigan.
Der Graben		Austria Vienna	One of the most famous streets in Vienna's city center	Literally "the trench," Der Graben traces its origin back to the old Roman encampment of Vindobona.
Dixie Highway		United States Michigan to Florida	Old north-south highway in the United States Midwest	Inspired by the earlier Lincoln Highway in 1914, it ran from Michigan to Florida.
Donner Pass		United States California, Sierra Nevada	A high mountain pass through the northern Sierra Nevada in California	November 1846, the Donner Party was forced to spend the winter on the eastern side of the mountains because of snow and only 45 of 81 travellers survived to reach California.
Downing Street		England London	10 Downing Street is resident of England's Prime Minister	Located in Whitehall in central London, England, not far from the Houses of Parliament.
Easy Street		None idiom	Metaphor for wealth	A film, TV series and book title as well as several song titles.
El Camino Real		United States California	Historic road along the western part of California established by the Spanish beginning in the 17th century	Many streets throughout the American Southwest today bear the name of this famous road, often with little historical basis.
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro The Royal Road of the Interior Land		Mexico, United States	A 1,600 mile (2560 kilometer) long trade route between Mexico City and San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, from 1598 to 1882	The drivable route, mostly part of former U.S. Route 85, has been designated as a National Scenic Byway called El Camino Real.
Electric Avenue		England London	One of the first streets in London to have electric lighting	Also a popular song by Eddy Grant released in January 1983.
Elm Street		United States symbolic	A typical American street, now associated with horror	The film A Nightmare on Elm Street led to a series of horror films, TV shows, novels, and comic books. Also the street in Dallas, Texas, where President Kennedy was shot.
Falls Road (The Falls Road)		Ireland Belfast	The name is synonymous with the Catholic and republican communities in the city	The road was originally a country lane leading from the city center, but the population expanded rapidly in the 19th century with the construction of several large linen mills.
Fifth Avenue		United States New York, New York City	Symbol of wealthy New York, (Also in the name of a department store, Saks Fifth Avenue)	A street, candy bar, and used as part of many other kinds of names.
Fleet Street		England London	Symbol for British journalism	In London, England, home of the British press until the 1980s.
Fosse Way		England	An old Roman road in England	Also called The Fosse Way, many sections of the old road form parts of modern roads and many geographical boundaries.
Fremont Street		United States Nevada, Las Vegas	Once the main street in Las Vegas, now a pedestrian mall covered by lights, known as The Fremont Street Experience	The abundance of neon signs, like cowboy Vegas Vic, earned the street the nickname of Glitter Gulch.
Friedrichstraße		Germany Berlin	Checkpoint Charlie during the Cold War	From 1961 to 1989 the Berlin Wall crossed it at Zimmerstrasse. Today, a major culture and shopping street in central Berlin, Germany.
Gasoline Alley		None comic trip	Comic strip first published on 1918	Created by Frank King, it is the first comic whose characters age as the years pass.
Grand Avenue		United States Wisconsin, Milwaukee	An urban shopping plaza that spans three city blocks	Also a comic strip by Steve Breen. Also a major street in several American cities.
Grand Via		Spain Madrid	An ornate and upscale shopping street located in central Madrid	Building the road in the 19th century, required the demolition of many buildings, earning it the name of “an axe blow on the map” as well as many other historical names.
Grand-Trunk Road		Asia	One of South Asia's oldest and longest major roads	It has linked the eastern and western regions of the Indian subcontinent, running from Bengal, across north India, into Peshawar in Pakistan.
Great St. Bernard Pass		Switzerland	The most ancient pass through the Western Alps	The historic road winding over the pass, a few hundred metres from the Swiss-Italian border, is only passable June to September.
Great Trail (Great Path)		United States New England	A network of footpaths created by Algonquian and Iroquoian-speaking peoples	Connecting the Great Lakes region of Canada to New England and the mid-Atlantic, many modern highways in the Northeastern United States follow the routes.
Guoliang Tunnel Road		China In the Taihang Mountains	A road carved along the side of and through a mountain	Before the tunnel was constructed, access to the nearby Guoliang village was limited to a difficult path carved into the mountainside.
Hãna Highway (Hana Belt Road)		United States Hawaii	Scenic road with hundreds of curves, virtually all of it through lush, tropical rainforest	Hawaii State Routes 36 and 360 which connects Kahului with the town of Hãna in east Maui.
Haight-Ashbury		United States California, San Francisco	Origin of 1960s American counterculture	A district of San Francisco, California, named for the intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets.
Henry Street		United States song	A song in the musical Funny Girl as well as a famous street in Manhattan, NY	In the late 1893, nurses Lillian Wald and Mary Maud Brewster founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York City, New York.
Hester Street		United States New York, New York City	Historically a center for Ashkenazi Jewish immigrant culture in New York City. (Also a movie)	More recently, it has been absorbed by Chinatown, although some kosher and Jewish-owned stores can be found.
High Street		England	Like "Main Street" in America, the generic name of the primary business street of towns	Usually a focal point for shops and retailers in city centres there are 5,410 High Streets in the United Kingdom.
Highway 1		Australia	A network of highways that circumnavigate the entire Australian continent	At a length of more than 15,000 miles, it is one of the longest national highways in the world.
Ho Chi Minh trail (Truong Son Road)		Viet Nam	During the Viet Nam War, used by enemy infiltrators from the north	A complex maze of roads and paths for truck, bicycle and foot traffic, as well as river transportation ran mostly through Laos.
Hollywood & Vine		United States California, Los Angeles	Iconic label for movie production	Became famous in the 1920s for its concentration of radio and movie-related businesses.
J Street		United States political	An advocacy group named for the missing road between I and K Streets in the Washington D.C. grid	The organisation promotes American leadership to end the Arab-Israeli and Palestinian-Israel conflicts peacefully and diplomatically.
Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road		United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi.	Called the greatest driving road in the world by Edmunds.com. The road scales the mountain and ends at a parking lot with only a hotel and a palace	The road is a challenge for cyclists who attempt to climb the 8% average ascent of the mountain.
Jomfru Ane Gade (Virgin Anne's Street)		Denmark Aalborg	Denmark's most famous street, popular with both locals and tourists	The street dates back at least until the end of the 16th century, apparently named after Ane Viffert who in 1568 lived in nearby Skavegade.
K street		United States political	A common metonym for Washington's lobbying industry	Also a 2003 HBO series. Also, see K Road.
Karakoram Highway		Asia China and Pakistan	The highest paved international road in the world	It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of 4,693 meters (15,397 ft.)
Karl Johans Gate		Norway Oslo	Built in the 1840s, the main street of the city of Oslo	The gate is a composite of several older streets that used to be separate thoroughfares.
Khyber Pass		Pakistan, Afghanistan	A mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan	During the war in Afghanistan, the Khyber Pass has been a major route for resupplying NATO forces in the Afghan theater of conflict.
King's Highway		Middle East	A important trade route to the ancient Middle East	During the Roman period, the Highway was rebuilt by Trajan and called the Via Traiana Nova.
Krakowskie Przedmiescie		Poland Warsaw	A most impressive and prestigious street in Warsaw, Poland	Established in the 1400s as a roa to Krakow, it is one of the oldest avenues in Warsaw and the first part of the Royal Route.
Lærdal Tunnel		Norway	The longest automobile tunnel in the world	Completed in 2000, the auto tunnel is a part of the E16 main route between Oslo and Bergen, Norway.
Las Vegas Boulevard		United States Nevada, Las Vegas	Known as the Las Vegas Strip	In Las Vegas, California, many of the largest hotel, casino and resort properties in the world are located on this boulevard.
Ledo Road (Stilwell Road)		Burma	Built during World War II so that the Allies could supply the Chinese as an alternative to the Burma Road	Built by 15,000 American soldiers and 35,000 local workers. 1,100 Americans and many locals died during the construction.
Lime Street		England London	Home of the world's largest insurance market, including Lloyd's of London, named for the nearby production of lime during mediaeval times	Lime Street is also the name of one of the 25 ancient wards in the City of London. (See Lime Street Ward.)
Lincoln Highway		United States	The first road across the United States of America	Dedicated October 31, 1913, the Highway was the first national memorial to President Abraham Lincoln.
Lombard Street		United States California, San Francisco	Crookedest street in the world	In San Francisco, California, it is famous for having a steep, one-block section of tight hairpin turns.
Lover's Lane		None idiom	Poetic term for a romantic location	Not necessarily a street, any secluded area where people kiss or make out.
Lunalilo Freeway (Interstate H-1)		United States Hawai’i, O’ahu	Hawaii's first and busiest freeway	It is the westernmost and southernmost Interstate Highway in the United States.
Madison Avenue		United States New York, New York City	Synonymous with American advertising	The avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, New York where many advertising agencies were located.
Magic Roundabout		England Swindon	In 2009 it was voted the fourth scariest junction in Britain, in a poll by Britannia Rescue	The roundabout is built over a section of the old Wilts and Berks Canal.
Main Street		United States symbolic	Emblematic of middle America	The primary or central street of many American towns typically in place of First Street.
Makkah Road (Road to Makkah) (Road to Mecca)		Saudi Arabia Mecca	One of the main roads leading to the holy city Makkah (Mecca)	Also Road to Makkah, a book by Muhammad Asad; Road to Mecca, a play by South Africa's Athol Fugard, later a film.
Market Street		England and U.S. symbolic	A major street in many cities	An important street in San Francisco, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Cambridge, England; Manchester, England; Oxford, England; Melbourne, Australia; among others.
Marsimik La		India In the Chang-Chemno Range	The highest drivable pass in the world	Extremely dangerous unpaved road.
McMurdo Highway (South Pole Traverse)		Antarctica South Pole	A compacted snow road in Antarctica linking the US McMurdo Station to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station; about 995 miles or 1,601 kms.	The road is not paved; flags mark its route.
Melrose Place		United States TV show	An American TV series	A fictional street in a posh part of Los Angeles, California in a TV drama first appearing in 1992.
Michigan Avenue		United States Illinois, Chicago	The major downtown street in Chicago, Illinois	Sites include the Chicago Water Tower, the Art Institute of Chicago, Millennium Park, and the Magnificent Mile.
Mohawk Trail		United States New York	A Native American trade route in upstate New York	Today the Trail is part of Massachusetts Rte 2, which was created as one of the first scenic highways in the U.S.
Mulholland Drive		United States California, Los Angeles	A winding road along the ridge of the Santa Monica Mountains and the Hollywood Hills in southern California	Also a 2001 neo-noir movie.
Nanjing Road		China Shanghai	The main shopping street of Shanghai, China, and is one of the world's busiest	The entire length of Nanjing Road has been a center of commerce in Shanghai for more than a century.
Natchez Trace		United States	An historical path that extended roughly 440 miles from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee	It was a traditional Native American trail and was later also used by early European explorers as both a trade and transit route in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Nathan Road		Hong Kong Kowlon	Known in the post-World War II years as The Golden Mile	This main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong is lined with shops, restaurants and tourists.
National Old Trails Road		United States	Coast to coast United States highway established in 1912	Also known as the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, it follows the old National Road and the Santa Fe Trail.
National Road (Cumberland Road)		United States	First major highway in the United States	Begun in 1811, the highway connects Vandalia, Illinois to Cumberland, Maryland.
Nevsky Prospekt		Russia St. Petersburg	The major and oldest avenue in St. Petersburg, Russia	Planned by Peter the Great, the road has been immortalized by such Russian authors Gogol and Pushkin.
Newbury Street		United States Massachusetts, Boston	Emblematic of high style	Located in the Back Bay area of Boston, Massachusetts, home to many expensive stores.
O'Connell Street		Ireland Dublin	Historic and main thoroughfare in Dublin, Ireland	One of Europe's widest streets. Site of The Spire of Dublin.
Ocean Drive		United States Florida, Miami	Known for its Art Deco hotels	The street is the center of Miami, Florida's Art Deco District, home to about 800 preserved buildings.
Old Pali Road		United States Hawai'i, O'ahu	An old Hawaiian road on O'ahu, the settings for many ghost stories	Hawaii Route 61 replaced the old road, but portions still exist, although closed to traffic.
Old Plank Road		United States Arizona	Historic road in California built in 1915	Once connecting San Diego, California with Yuma, Arizona, only fragments remain today.
Orchard Road		Singapore	Popular place for shopping and entertainment in Singapore	Begun in the 1830s, the road was named for the orchards that formerly lined the road.
Oregon Trail		United States Oregon	19th century route to the American Northwest Territory	Travellers journeyed 4-6 months by land and river routes to reach the Oregon Territory. (Painting by William Henry Jackson.)
Overseas Highway		United States Florida Keys	The part of U.S. Route 1 through the Florida Keys	Large parts of 127.5 mile long road were built on the former Overseas Railroad, the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway.
Oxford Street		England London	Europe's busiest shopping district	A major thoroughfare in London, England with over 300 shops and stores.
Pall Mall		England London	A major thoroughfare in the St James' area of London, England	The name of the street is derived from "pall mall", a mallet-and-ball game that was played there during the 17th century.
Pan-American Highway		North and South America	Inter-continental highway	Spans 29,800 miles, from Alaska, in North America to Chile and Argentina in South America.
Park Avenue		United States New York, New York City	A boulevard in New York City borough of Manhattan, emblematic of high style	Also a Buick car model and the name of many other things.
Park Place		United States New Jersey, Atlantic City	A street and hotel-casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, symbolic of luxury and fine taste	Also a location in the game Monopoly.
Park Row (Newspaper Row)		United States New York City, New York	During the late 19th century the street was known as "Newspaper Row" because most of New York City's newspapers were located on the street near City Hall	Also the name of a movie by Samuel Fuller.
Parliament Street		England Exeter	The narrowest street in the world	In the city of Exeter, Devon, England, it is about 64 centimetres (25 inches) at its narrowest and approximately 1.22 metres (48 inches) at its widest.
Paseo de la Reforma (Reform Promenade)		Mexico Mexico City	Major wide boulevard in Mexico City	The road was built during the Second Mexican Empire by the Austrian military officer and engineer Ferdinand von Rosenzweig.
Pennsylvania Avenue		United States Washington D.C.	Called "America's Main Street"	A major street in Washington, D.C. joining the White House and the United States Capitol.
Penny Lane		England song	A song by The Beatles	Release in February 1967, the title comes from the name of a street in the band's hometown, Liverpool, England.
Petticoat Lane		England London	A center for manufacturing clothes in London, England	By 1608, the area had become a commercial district where second hand clothes and bric-a-brac were sold and exchanged.
Pilgrims' Way		England	The historic route supposed to have been taken by pilgrims in England	Much of the traditional route of the Pilgrims' Way is now part of the modern road network.
Primrose Path		None idiom	Symbolic of living a life of luxury	The title of a song by Jerry Wallace.
Promenade des Anglais		France Nice	A celebrated road along the Mediterranean at Nice, France	The Promenade was first called the Camin deis Anglés (the English Way) by the Niçois in their native dialect Nissart.
Red Rock Scenic Byway (State Route 179)		United States Arizona	Passes through spectacular red rock and sandstone formations.	Designated The All-American Road by the US Dept. of Transportation in 2006.
Rheinhöhenweg Trail		Germany Rhine Valley	A popular hiking trail on the mountains of the Rhine Valley.	The trails, following the course of the Rhine, passes a vast number of famous castles and are probably the oldest known walking routes in Germany.
Ridgeway, The		England and Wales	Britian's oldest road.	One of fifteen long-distance National Trails in England and Wales, The Ridgeway passes near many Neolithic, Iron Age, and Bronze Age sites.
Rodeo Drive		United States California, Beverly Hills	Famous shopping district in Beverly Hills, California.	Pronounced Roh-DAY-oh, the name generally refers to a three-block long stretch of boutiques and shops.
Rodovia dos Imigrantes (SP-160)		Brazil	The highway connects the city of S�o Paulo to the Atlantic coast.	The two carriageways are fully reversible and traffic can flow either bidirectionally or in the same direction, depending on demand.
Rose Street		Scotland Edinburgh	A narrow street with many pubs and bars in Edinburgh, Scotland.	Famed for Rose Street Challenge, having a drink in every bar, pub, and restaurant on the way.
Rottenrow		Scotland Glasgow	Dates back to the city's medieval beginnings, and once connected the historic High Street to the Cowcaddens area.	A common street name in towns and villages throughout England and Scotland.
Route 66		United States	Icon of carefree driving.	Once a important U.S. highway across the nation; a TV series and song title.
Royal Road		Crete	First built road, a 50 km paved road from Knossos in north Crete through the mountains.	Consturcted by the Minoans in about 2000 B.C.
Royal Road		Iraq	An ancient Persian highway.	Rebuilt by the Persian king Darius I of the Achaemenid Empire in the 5th century BC.
Royal Road		Poland Kraków	Passes some of the most prominent historic landmarks of Poland's royal capital.	The Royal Road starts outside the northern flank of the old city walls in the medieval suburb of Kleparz, now a central district of Kraków.
Rue de Rivoli		France Paris	A commercial street whose shops include the most fashionable names in the world.	The Paris street was created by Napoleon Bonaparte and named for his victory at the Battle of Rivoli.
Rue Morgue		France movie	Fame from the novel by Edgar Allen Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue; also a Canadian magazine	The story surrounds the baffling double murder in the Rue Morgue, a fictional street in Paris.
Saint Catherine Street (Rue Sainte-Catherine)		Canada Montreal	The primary commercial artery of Downtown Montreal	A Gay Village extends along the street in the east end of downtown.
Santa Fe Trail		United States	19th century transportation route through central North America	First used in 1821, it served as a commercial and military highway until about 1880 with the coming of railroads. (Painting by Wayne Cooper.)
Second Avenue (Second Street)		United States	Most common street name in the United States	Since the primary road in many towns was named "Main" or "Front" or something else, "First" is third most common street name. "Second Avenue" or "Second Street" is also part of many business.
Sesame Street		None TV show	A children's TV program	An educational children's TV series known for its Muppets characters.
Shuto Expressway		Japan Tokyo	A network of toll expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan	The roadway network has many long bridges over water, tunnels, and sharp curves.
Silk Alley (now Silk Street)		China Beijing	Old shopping alley in Beijing, China, where many stalls sold mostly knock-off luxury items	In 2005, the new street replaced the old alley-based Xiushui Market, and has more diversified businesses.
Silk Road		Eurasian continent	An appellation for trade routes across the Eurasian continent	The interconnected routes cover over 5,000 miles enabling the transportion of silk and other fine fabrics as well as other sought-after goods.
Skid Road (Skid Row)		United States Washington	A run-down or dilapidated urban area with a large, impoverished population	Originally referred literally to a path along which working men skidded logs.
Stelvio Pass ( Passo dello Stelvio)		Italy Alps	Named "greatest driving road in the world"	The highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps.
Strand (The)		England London	A old and famous street in London, England	Many famous buildings, churches, and historic places can be found along this street.
Sunset Boulevard		United States California, Los Angeles	Once a synonym for the glamor of Hollywood	A street in western Los Angeles County, California, a 1950 film, a TV series, a song and musical title.
Sweet Track		England Somerset Levels	One of the oldest engineered roads known	An ancient causeway in the Somerset Levels, England, probably built in 3806 BC.
Thunder Road		United States Kentucky and Tennessee	Title of a 1958 drama-crime film with Robert Mitchum	Also the name of other things, including a coffee brand.
Tin Pan Alley		United States idiom	Any city's musical district	A name given to New York City music publishers and songwriters beginning in the late 1880s.
Tobacco Road		United States North Carolina	The tobacco-producing area of North Carolina and often used when referring to sports teams among North Carolina universities	Also a novel by Erskine Caldwell, a film, and a song title.
Tornado Alley		United States metonym	A term refering to the middle United States where tornadoes are most frequent	The area generally includes northern Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska, parts of Iowa and South Dakota.
Trans-Canada Highway (Route Transcanadienne)		Canada	One of the longest national highways in the world	The system that joins the ten provinces of Canada, the main route spanning 8,030 kilometers (4,990 miles).
Trans-Siberian Highway		Russia	The unofficial name for a network of highways in Russia	Spans the width of Russia from the Baltic Sea of the Atlantic Ocean to the Japan Sea of the Pacific Ocean.
Tverskaya Street		Russia Moscow	Route of the Tsars' procession on official visits to Moscow	Moscow's main street, on the north end of Red Square, was originally the main road out of the medieval city.
U.S. Route 17 (Highway 17)		United States South Carolina	A scenic, rural two-lane road with dangerous and deadly sections	The route was part of the 1926 approved plan for a national system of highways,
Unter den Linden		Germany Berlin	Famous boulevard in Berlin, Germany	The heart of the historic section of Berlin dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Váci Street (Váci Utca)		Hungary Budapest	The most famous street of central Budapest	It features a large number of restaurants and shops catering primarily to the tourist market.
Varvarka Street (Ulitsa Varvarka)		Russia Moscow	The oldest street in Moscow	Though a short street, it has the most churches of any street in Moscow as well as many interesting sights that characterize medieval times.
Via dei Fori Imperiali		Italy Rome	The road in the center of Rome running from the Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum	The road, original named "Via Triumphale," was built during the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini and courses through much of the ruins of ancient Rome.
Via Dolorosa (The Way of Suffering)		Israel Jerusalem	The path Jesus walked carrying his cross on the way to crucifixion	The remnant of a main east-west route through Aelia Capitolina, an ancient city once on the site of Jerusalem.
Via Maris (The Way of the Sea)		Middle East	An ancient trade route dating from the early Bronze Age	Linking Egypt with the northern empires of Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia, its earlier name was Way of the Philistines.
Via Sacra		Italy Rome	The main street of ancient Rome	Runs from the top of the Capitoline Hill through the Forum to the Colosseum.
Via Veneto (via Vittorio Veneto)		Italy Rome	One of the most famous streets in Rome, Italy	The street was made famous by Federico Fellini’s classic 1960 film La Dolce Vita and turned it into a center for upmarket cafes and shops.
Victory Highway		United States	An early road across the United States	Begun in 1921 and dedicated to American forces who died in World War I, the road was to run from New York City to san Francisco.
Voie Sacrée		France Verdun	The road played a vital role for the Battle of Verdun in France during World War I	Along the 72 km of the Voie Sacrée, day and night during the war years, 3,500 trucks were on the move, ferrying men, armaments, and supplies to the beleaguered city of Verdun.
Wall Street		United States New York, New York City	An American stock market moniker	Street in Lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located.
Wangan		Japan Tokyo	A Japanese manga series and a stretch of expressway	The series has been adapted into live action films, video games, and TV series. The name derives from the actual street racing that occurs on part of the expressway known as the "Wangan," the longest, straightest road in the entire country.
Wangfujing		China Beijing	One of the most famous shopping streets in China	In the Qing Dynasty, aristocratic estates and princess residence were built here. The street was previously known as Morrison Street in English.
Watling Street		England	Old Roman road parts of which are still in use with varying names	Part of the route was the site of the Roman victory at the Battle of Watling Street in 61 AD.
Woodward Avenue		United States Michigan, Detroit	The first mile of road in the world to be paved with concrete and an historical and important street	The annual Woodward Dream Cruise takes place in suburban Detroit during the summer attracting thousands of classic car owners and admirers from the entire country.
Yellow Brick Road		None symbolic	Dorothy's path to Emerald City	In the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, based on the novel by L. Frank Baum.
Yonge Street		Canada Ontario, Toronto	The longest street in the world	A major arterial street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, it is home or close to many attractions.
Yungas Road (Death Road)		Bolivia	It is estimated that 200 to 300 travellers are killed yearly along the road	The North Yungas Road (alternatively known as Grove's Road, Coroico Road, Camino de las Yungas, El Camino de la Muerte, Road of Death or Death Road) is a 61-kilometre (38 mi) or 69-kilometre road leading from La Paz to Coroico.
Zaibunnisa Street (originally Elphinstone Street)		Pakistan Karachi	One of Karachi`s oldest and historic streets	Site of the city's most renowned shopping districts.