Leninsky Avenue, Moscow

Coordinates: 55°41′04″N 37°32′23″E / 55.68444°N 37.53972°E / 55.68444; 37.53972

Leninsky Avenue (Russian: Ле́нинский проспе́кт) is a major avenue in Moscow, Russia, that runs in the south-western direction between Kaluzhskaya Square in the central part of the city through Gagarin Square to the Moscow Ring Road. It is a part of the M3 highway which continues from Moscow to Kaluga and Bryansk to the border with Ukraine, and provides connections with Kiev and Odessa. It is also a part of the European route E101 connecting Moscow and Kiev.

It is the second widest street in Moscow after Leningradsky Avenue. Its width varies between 108 and 120 metres.

Leninsky Avenue continues north beyond Kaluzhskaya Square as Yakimanka Street and southwest beyond the Ring Road as Kievskoye Highway. Oktyabrskaya, Leninsky Prospekt, and Troparyovo are the only three metro stations located at the avenue, the second one being named after the avenue itself. Troparyovo is located at the southern end of the avenue, at the intersection with Ostrovityanova Street.

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