Lincoln Way (San Francisco)

This article is about a street in San Francisco. For other uses, see Lincoln Way (disambiguation).

Lincoln Way

Intersection of 43rd Avenue and Lincoln Way
Namesake	Abraham Lincoln
Length	2.9 mi (4.7 km)
West end	Great Highway in San Francisco, California
Major junctions	Martin Luther King Junior Drive in San Francisco, California SR 1 in San Francisco, California Kezar Drive in San Francisco, California
East end	Arguello Boulevard in San Francisco, California

Lincoln Way is a major east–west thoroughfare in western San Francisco, California. It has two lanes for traffic and two tracks for streetcars.

The street's eastern end starts at Arguello Boulevard and runs westbound through the Sunset District to the Great Highway at Ocean Beach.

Lincoln Way runs along and defines the entire southern side of Golden Gate Park.

Route description

Lincoln Way starts at the Great Highway near the western coast of San Francisco. It then intersects with several major streets, including Martin Luther King Junior Drive, California State Route 1 (19th Avenue/Crossover Drive), and Kezar Drive. It crosses over Sunset Boulevard without an interchange. It then terminates at Arguello Boulevard, becoming Frederick Street.

History

Lincoln Way was originally called H Street before 1909. In 1917, there was a railroad running through the road's median. H Street and the railroad were the first routes to the Outer Sunset area. These were later removed.

References

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