Grand Boulevard (St. Louis)

Grand Boulevard

Grand Blvd as it passes through the neighborhood of Tiffany between Interstate 44 and St. Louis University Medical Center
Other name(s)	Grand Avenue, Grand Drive
Type	Thoroughfare
Owner	City of St. Louis
Maintained by	St. Louis City Street Department
Length	9.2 mi (14.8 km)
Width	5-7 lanes
Location	St. Louis, Missouri
Postal code	63116, 63104, 63110, 63103, 63106, 63107, 63102
Nearest metro station	Grand
South end	Holly Hills Avenue in Holly Hills
Major junctions	Route 366 in Tower Grove South Route 30 in Tower Grove South I-44 in Compton Heights Route 100 in The Gate I-64 / US 40 in Grand Center Route D in Grand Center Route 115 in JeffVanderLou I-70 in College Hill
North end	Hall 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.

Grand Boulevard connects with the St. Louis Metrolink light rail service at Grand Station. The station was closed in spring 2011 due to demolition and replacement of the viaduct on Grand spanning the Metrolink tracks, industrial train tracks, and an industrial park. The project is expected to take 18-24 months and will include the replacement of the Grand Avenue station. As of August 20, 2012, the new larger metro and bus station and viaduct with wider pedestrian sidewalks is open.

Grand Blvd also has the 70 Grand MetroBus, the busiest bus route in the St. Louis area. The route number comes from a streetcar line that previously operated on track in the center lane of Grand Boulevard with that number.